Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-28

foVrU0 on llllN 'RAllhA4f
Ashore from lts vessels OF war
bd,pdng to the North Atan-
ue and Pacific squadrons'
rocons forcIbly to mind the tur'
hnont days Of the spring Of 1885, wneh
wo United states was compelled to as
natcb a strong expeditonary force TO
tGo Istbmus Of Panama to Quell DIS
tnrbonces at colon and Panama ana IN
tbe territory lying along the railroad
hetveen these terminl Of the trans
ietbmlan line Of communication
conparadyely few persons In TINS
country are thoroughly well Informed
NE IN me position which the United
s,otos occupies toward this narrow
nocl NJ land connecting the two great
continents Of the western hemisphel.,
Agreeaby 20 the usages ana customs
of international law, this nation pos,
sesses the right, In common WIN an
nj the great powers, TO throw ashore
y landing party from IT'S ships OF war
in tbo oyont Of uprisings on the 18TH
mus ieopardl2ng It's interests or en-
1oncerlng the lives and property II ils
rlUzrns. This right universal IN us eX-
tont he almost daily enforced IN some
MART of tbe world and examples Of us
nvorclse are Of too common an occur
ronee 10 excite surprise on comment
mn quite apart from this general ilshl
~ rrotpctlou however, there exists q
,roaty obligation upon the United
s,ates IN the case Of the lsthmus OF
psnotna 10 keen open the transit OF lhe
panama Railroad connecting the At-
IantIc and Pacific shores OF the
is,h,,ua this duty having been M
posed by the convention OF l5lo eh'eIe9
mo between the United states ana
New Granada, now me Onltel SU'leS
of Colombia That treaty contains pro
visions granting TO America the PRIV
nelpe at constructing railway across
bo 1sthmus OF Panama, and IN CON
liberation Of the rights thus given TINS
copntry assumed the obligation OF
molntalning the neutrality or ne roau
ava ~ preserving the transit whenever
tbn national authority OF COLOMBIA
should be powerless to effect these ends
I'm 1SI me occasion first arose when
,hh government of the United states
wos called uron to carry out lts part
~ the agreement and the condition OF
tbs lsthnus at that time and the mea'
snres taken by This nation for the sup
nrssson of the troubles then existing
form an interesting chapter IN the MS
tory OF the country especlaiiy III W.
of the extremely unsettiea s'a,o
of affairs NOW preNallihs ~
the lshman territory ana tne
Act that active steps are now
being taken BY the administration 10
maintain our rights and discharge our
Conventional obligations with regard TO
the transit Of the Panama railroad I'M
posed by the treaty Of lSlS'
POLITICS THE CAUSE.
Then as now. partisan politics ana
The Unsuitable greed for pubic Place
lie bane of the southern republics
onve birth TO the serious uprsings WIN
which the state Of Panama was brought
10 face, and in order 10 make pam
the political status Of the country az
that time 1t becomes necessary 10 rsler
lreny to the election Of the precedlhs
summer Of 1854 and the subsequent
events arising thereirom leading 70
Intervention by the United states. In
tat election two candidates for the
calce OF presldent Of the state of Pa
rama were haldte1 for and the results
dlsputed throwing the decision upon
the constitutional assembly which de-
creed that there had been no election
end proclaimed as president a certain
Gen. via. who was duly installed IN
office. During the latters absence IN
March, 1855, those who were discon-
tented with the result Of the action OF
Tie assembly took the opportunity to
attempt revolution with Gen. Ai2puru
es their leader. On the 18th of March
they made q demonstration against the
government Of Panama and caused us
chief officers to take refuge on the
british man-Of-war Heroine, then lying
IN the harbor of Panama; took posses
sion OF the Offices. assumed the reins
" government and effected a tenn
Torary revolution During the dis
turbances the insurgents broke open
oars INSTRUCTED traffic, cut the tele-
Graph lines, destroyed railroad prop
erty, ana, In shor. made II necessary
20 close the transit The Colombian
general at Colon, learning OF this at
,Ack upon Panama, fastened to the
latter place with a force OF national
troops and speedily drove the rebels
from the city.
COLON SEIZED By INSURGENTS.
Meanwhile, Colon being left without
troops. was seized by the insurgents
Under one Pgestan, q Haytlan negro,
Wd the government troops having re-
lCyed Panama retr7oel their steps in
The direction OF Coon and attacked the
.nsGrrettos under Prestan at n place
known as Monkey Hill, about two miles
outside the city After an engagement
Of several hours duration on the morn
ms OF the lgt Of April, the rebels We're
dioIodged from their lurenched posi-
Ton and put 20 licht by the federal
forces During the conflict the city was
fred by the Insurgents and the entry
ui the victorious Colombian soldiers be-
Ing too late % effect the safety Of the
town Colon was soon devastated by
disastrous confederation. the results Of
which may st.l Do seen I'm the charred
and blackened remains OF many OF It's
buildings
In this brief interval the absence Of
he national troops from Panama again
embodened TO action the rebels on that
side OF the lslhmus and the town once
more fell into the hands of the revolu-
tionlsts under Ai2puru
At This iuncture. with Colon held by
less than one hundred Colombian
troops and the rest Of the ithmus In
cluaed In the zone OF transit dominated
by the rebels under Ai2puru. o force
81 seamen ana marines sent out from
New YORK made its appearance at
colon and proceeded 10 disnmbark from
lhelr transports, the steamers city OF
tara and Acapulco Of the Pacific Mail
steamship company, which had been
chartered 10 convey the expedition to
jhe isthmus
THIS force organized early IN April
az the New York navy yard unde' CAPT.
lthen commander Bowman II Mccall
a. L, 5. ~ IN anticipation Of the lrob-
aDle need Of Intervention hy the United
STATES consisted Of two battalions OF
marlnes OF about two hundred and
twenty-five men each, and similar
organization Of bluelackets numbering
lW men, the latter being specially
uf.led as light artilerymen. and equip
win Gai'lngs and 3-inch breech-
loading rlned field pieces.
AMERICANS DIsEMBARK.
l3e command having arrived az Co
ION dlstmharked oori,, on th. ,,,.,t,,, d,