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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-12-10
Revolution In ranama.

factory treaty from them.
Revolution In Panama.
The people Of Panama had long been
dlscontented with the republic of Co
lombla, and they had been kept quiet
only by the prospect OF the conclusion
OF the canal treaty, which was TO them
a matter Of vital concern. When II be
came evident that the treaty was hope
lessly lost the people OF Panama rose
literally as one man. Not shot was
fired by single man on the isthmus
In the interest of the Colombian gov
ernment. Not life was lost In tho
accomplishment OF the revolution. The
Colombian troops stationed ON the lsth
mus, who had long been unpaid, made
common cause with the people of Pan
ANA, and with astonishing unanlmity
the new republic was started. The
duty of the United States In the prem
ises was clear. In strict accordance
with the principles laid down by See
retnrles Cass aud Seward, the United
States gave notice that Il would per
nit the landing of no eXpeditlonary
force, the arrival of which would mean
chaos and destruction along the line OF
the railroad and OF the proposed canal
and an interruption OF transit as an
inevitable consequence The de factc
government of Panama was recog
nzed.
Under such circumstances the gov
ernment OF the United States would
have been guilty OF folly and weak.
ness, amounting In their sum TO "A crime
against the nation, had Il acted other.
wise than II did when the revolution of
Nov. last took place In Panama. This
great enterprise OF building the inter
oceanic canal cannot he held up tC
crafty the whims or out Of respect tC
the governmental impotence or to the
even more sinister and evil political
peculiartles Of people who, though
they dwell afar on, yet, against III,
wish Of the actual dwellcrs on the 18th
mus, assert an unreal supremacy over
the territory. The possession OF ter
rltory fraught with such peculiar ca
pacltles as the isthmus In question ear
ries with II obligations to mankind
The course OF events has shown thai
this canal cannot be built by private
enterprise or by any other nation thar
our own therefore II must be- built by
the United SHtcs.
New Trenty with Panama.
Every effort has pcon made by the
/ government of the United States 10 per
suade Colombia 10 follow n cours,
which was essentially not only 10 0uI
} interests aud to the interests Of th'
world, but TO the interests OF Colon
bin Itself These efforts have failed
and Colombia. by her persistence Ia re-
J pulsing the advances that have beer
/ made has forced us for the sake o
our own honor and Of the interest an,
well being. not merely " our own peo
| pie. but Of the people OF the lsthmus o
Panama and the people Of the clylllze,
countries Of the world. to take decisive
steps 10 bring 10 an end condition %
affairs which had become intolerablc
The new republic of Panama immedl
ately offered 10 negotiate a treaty witt
rs. This treaty ! herewith submit
Iiy II our interests nrc better safeguard
ed than In the treaty with colombo
which was ratified by the senate at 10
last session II is better In its term
than the treaties offered 10 us by th
republics 0f Nicaragua and Costa llca
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-12-10


Tie effect OF the laws providing a
general staff for the army aud for the
more effective use OF the national guard
has leu excellent. Great improve
ment has been made IN the efficiency
OF our army In recent years. Such
schools as those erected at Fort Leav-
enworth and Fort Riley and the insti-
tuition Of fall mancuyer work accom-
plish satisfactory results. The good ~.
feet Of these maneuvers upon the ma
tional guard Is marked, and ample ap-
preparation should bc made to enable
the guardsmen Of The several states 10
share I'm the benefit The government
should as soon rs possible secure suit
able permJ1ght camp sites for military
maneuvcrs in the various sections Of
the country.
heartily congratulate the congress
upon the s,eudy progress In building
up the American navy. We cannot
afford lctup In this great work TO
stand still means TO 20 back There
should be no cessa ton In adding TO the
effective units OF the fighting strength
OF the fleet Meanwhile the navy de-
partment and the officers Of the navy
are doing well their part by providing
constant service at sea under condl-
tons akin TO those Of actual warfare
Our officers and enlisted men are learn
ing 10 handle the bnttleships, cruisers
md torpedo boats with high efficiency
IN fleet and squadron formations, and
the standard Of craftsmanship is being
steadily raised The best work ashore
IL indispensable, but the highest duty
OF n naval officer Is 10 exercise com
mand at sea. II is eminently desirable
that n naval general stan should be
established
Isthmihn Canal.
by the act Of June ~. 1902, the con
grcss authorized the president TO enter
into treaty with Colombia for the
building Of the canal across the 18TH.
mus OF Panama, II being provided that
In the event OF failure to secure such
treaty after the lapse Of n reasonable
time recourse should be had to build
ing n canal through Nicaragua. II has
not been necessary 10 consider this al
Tentative as I am enabled 10 lay be
fore the senate a treaty providing for
the bdllding OF the canal across the
isthmus Of Panama. This was the
route which commended itself TO the
deliberate judgment OF the congress
and we can now acquire by treaty the
rlght n construct the canal over this
route. The question now. therefore, Il
not by which route the isthmian canal
shall be built. for that question has
been definitely and irrevocably decId
ed The question Is simply whether OF
not we shalt have an lsthmlnn canal.
when the congress directed that WI
should take the Panama route under
treaty with Colombia the essence Of
the condition, OF course. referred moi
10 the government which controlled
that route. but 10 the route Itself: to The
The Washington times., 1903-04-07
ROYAL ARCANUh
ELECTS OFFICERS
Thomas NJ. Hays Selected for Grand
Regent.

The opening session of the annual
concIave of the Grand Council OF Royal
Arcanum of the District Of Columbia
was held last night a the Scottish Rite
Hall, on G Street northwest The meet
ing was devoted TO the election OF oH-
GERS for the ensuing year.
a short business session. followed by Il
banquet at the Hotel Johnson. will be
held tonight Tomorrow will be taken
up with unfinished business and the in
staIlation OF officers
The principal objects before this years
meeting are the maturing of plans for
the erection of an Arcanum building and
The establishment Of q hospital bed fund
association.
The officers elected last night are as
follows. Grand regent, Thomas " Hays.
past grand regent. W H Brigham:
grand vice regent. John D. Biddis; grand
orator. J. Ed Swain; grand chaplain. J.
I. Beatie; grand guide, ". I. Slaymaker;
grand warden. ". J. Evans; grand treas
urer. J. N Copenbaver: grand secre-
tary. Benjamin White; grand sentry,
". s. ToIson. and grand trustee. O. B,
BelIingeT.
The Washington times., 1903-04-07

Southern Pacific Hammered Down Seveal Points, Caused
Retrograde Movement in Nearly All Stocks,
Business Light

troversy has been sheIved for an in
definite time.
The iron and steel stocks We're some
what stronger. Sugar improved trac-
tionally. and Amalgamated Copper was
a shade better. Union Pacific failed 70
reflect the legal victory won by the com
pany in The Southern Pacific injunction
decision at Cincinnati yesterday. There
was. however. considerable pressure on
Southern Pacific from me start. and
prices drifted downward until it scored
a loss from last night of nearly , per
cent This movement had an unfavor-
able influence to some extent, and the
railway list reacted in small fractions
from the highest prices The speeula-
tion was extremely narrow and profess
sional during the first hour, Business
was light, and traders appeared some
what uncertain as to the outcome OF
the Southern Pacific situation. as a re
suIs of the setback gixen to the Keene
faction.
Government bonds we're unchanged,
and railroad bonds We're dull. but steady.
The Washington times., 1903-04-07
AMERICANS CONTROL
PHILIPPINE RAILWkY
Syndicate Backed by 100000, 900 to Ex-
tend It's Operations.

Mail received at the War Department
this morning gives additional details OF
the plan for the street railway system
20 be established by the Swift West
iHghouse Syndicate. which was the sue
eessfuI bidder for the franchise about
u month ago. Three lines are proposed.
one Of which viii lead eastward from
Manila, through the province OF Rial,
d second will run south TO Cavite and
the naval station and the third is TO
connect Malabon on the north with the
capital
The syndicate is said TO have st its
command a backing Of $50 600 ,00G. and
viii gradually extend its operations
throughout he whole islands including
in its scope electric light plants as well
as electric railroads. So far as con
dItions viii permit these lines viii re
semble suburban and city lines of
American cities carrying mail freight
and express. At the time OF mailing
the company had already purchased the
originafStreet railway Of Manila. which
was provided for in the franchise grant
ed 10 il by the Government.
The Washington times., 1903-04-07
LECTURE on COLORADO BY
THE REV. D. W. SKELLENGER

An interesting illustrated lecture on
Denver and the mountains in Colorado
was given last night al the Vermont
Avenue Christian Church by the Rev.
D. W SkeIlenger. of the Sixth Presby-
teriau Church The entertainment was
under the auspices of The District Chris
tian Endeayor Union. and was given IN
order 10 show It's members the pictur
esque country they will visit when The
international convention of the society
will be held in Denver IN July. Each
illustration was accompanied by an in
teresting description from DT. SkeHen-
ger. who made the trip through that
country
Previous 10 the lecture short devo-
tIonal service was conducted by the Rev.
A. Homrighaus, of the Zion Lutheran
Church Following this came the rega-
lar monthly business meeting OF the So
ciety- President owen P. Kellar. OF the
District Union. announced the resigna-
tion of Second Vice President J ".
Butcher The Washington Heights Pres
byterian Christian Endeavor Society and
the Intermediate Society Of the Church
Of the Covenant were taken into The
union vote Of greeting TO Mr.. Won
ogden Vogt. the new general secretary
of the United Christian Endeavor So
cieties. was adopted
The Washington times., 1903-04-07

NEW YORK. April THE stock mar
ket opened with the trading in light vol
ume and showing small declines IN
nearly every quarter, chiefly in SYM
pathy with the weakness in American
stocks in the London market. Soon after
the opening Of Business, however, a de
cidedIy frmer tone appeared and the
trading developed greater animation. St
Paul and Union Pacific were the leaders
in the recovery. and The anthracite coal
shares were frmer than for some time
past. Delaware. Lackawanna and West
ern advanced a full point. Among the
speciaIties there was unusual activity in
Mexican National Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit continued the strongest and most
active feature Of the railway list The
industrial and miscellaneous shares
moved generally in line with the railway
list, The rather more cheerful tone OF
speculative sentiment was apparently
based on the belief that the worst Of the
monetary st-ingency has been passed.
and there was also a general sense OF
relief that the Southern Pacific con
The Washington times., 1903-04-07
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Connecticut Avenue northwest. be
tween II and 1 Streets Louise e. Hitch
cock et yir Thomas, jr, 10 Francis H
DuehaE. lots - 30 20, square lS6. SO.
F Street northwest, between Sixth and
Seventh StTeets-Jane S Fowler TO Ed
ward A. MaCOmbeT and Grace B. Mott,
part Of original lot :. square +56. SO.
Massachusetts Avenue northwest be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth Streets
James u. Green ct ux. TO Patrick Shu-
sgTue. lot A. square 2S3, 81 200
Twentieth and E Streets northwest
John H. Nolan ct uN 10 Jesse z. Wilson,
lot %. square 109. SIG =
Eleventh Street northwest. between T
and W Streets-Robert E Scott ct uX.
10 AIonzo c. Barnett. lot 80, square 505.
$40
Thirteenth and L Streets southeast
Bates Warren. executor. ct al 10 Mar
SaTet NJ Fitzhugh. original lot Il, square
1913 .l0
Eleventh Street northwest, between T
and L Streets-Alonzo C. Barnett ct al
TO Robert b. Murdock. lot 80. square
605 sl0
Y Phillips ct yir Leon r. to Frances E
Chase, part of lots l and II. square I7t,
So
g Street southeast. between Third and
Fourth Streets-Charles II. Cragin at
al. trustees, to William II. Bohannou,
part original lot ,. square 395. $3.50
North Capitol Street and Hanover
Place William s Phillips
to Anna B. Howell, lot 131, square
6I7, so.
Thirteenth and I. Streets southeast
Bates Warren executor. ct al. TO Mar
garet NJ. Fitzhugh. original lot II,
square 1913. $40.
+ Street northeast. between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth Streets-CharIes
\. Obenchain ct uX.. TO John R. Thomas,
lot 156. square 1929. $40.
Fourteenth Street southeast, between
B and c Streets-Mslcolm Hufty ct al,
trustees. to Joseph A. Williamson. or
iginal lot 2, and part original lot 3,
square 1893, S3,100.
North Grounds Columbian University
-Theo. A Harding ct ux- 10 Martina
Scott. lot 80, block 40, SO.
Columbian Hetghts-AlfTed L. White
et ux, to Edgar s. Kennedy and Isaac
y Davis, lot 3, block a, SO.
South Observation-Disclosures Y Barnes
ct vir Russell TO Mary \. KeefeT. lots
and g block 13, SIC.
Widows Mfte-Caroline r Nash tc
Harvey T. Winfield. lot Il. SO.
Widows Mite-Joseph +. Saum ct ux
10 Russell p Belew, lot 90. $40 600
Mount Pleasant and Pleasant Plains
Douglas Edmunds ct ux- 10 John 2. Ruf-
fine part of lot H. block II, $l00
Asbury Park-ThOmas j. Giles TO FL
mer s. Robey. lot Il. block 2. SO
The Washington times., 1903-04-07
HEARD G0RHET SOLO
AND TRIED SUICIDE
One Of Musicians Auditors Strangely
Affected in Church.

BALTIMORE. Nd. april Charles
Schmidt. son Of Pastor Schmidt, Of The
Otterbein United Brethren Church, had
just finished q eoruet solo IN The choir
loft last nlghi, when his eye sought
those Of his brother in the family pew.
near the center OF the big auditorium.
Directly behind the brother sat James
H PurseIay. twenty years old, and
JUST as Young Schmidt glanced his way
Parseley drew a razor across his throat
and sank down upCn the cushion Of the
pew.
Young Schmidt IN his excitement al
having Witnessed the attempted suicide
shouted 70 his brother.
For Gods sake. look behind y0u,'
Instantly the big congregation was in
an uDroar and the entrance Of TWO po-
lice officers. attracted by the noise. did
dot tend 10 reduce the excitement. The
officers lifted the injured man. and with
the blooe rushing from an ugly wound
in the throat hUrTiediy carried MIN out
Several women tainted
Purseley was found not 10 be danger
ouEIV wounded
The Washington times., 1903-04-07
SEEKING A POSITION FOR
THE HON. JAMES R. YOUNG
Senators Quay and PenTose Solicitous
About Former Congressman.

Senators Quay aud Penrose were in
Washington yesterday seeing what could
be done in the matter of procuring a
Government position for James r.
Young. x-Representative from Pennsyl-
vania They looked over the division OF
salaries and allowances OF the Post0ffice
Department. which is now without a
chief. but were told that the division IS
under the civiT service rules. and that
Mr.. Young is not eligible. The same re-
ply was received when tentative in
quiries were made about the position OF
chief of he rural free delivery system
Having been foiIed twice by he civil
service rules, the Two Senator'S are going
10 push Mr. Young for The vacancy il
the Civil Service Commission caused by
the resignation OF Commissioner Gar
field.
The Washington times., 1903-04-07
EVANSVILLE NOTES.

HYATTSVILLE. Md. April THE
April term of the circuit court for this
county met al Marlboro yesterday,
Judge Merrick on the bench. Judges
Brisc0eI and Crane are expected today
The grand jury was drawn and received
the charge OF the judge. The bonds ana
recoguizances were noted and the appeal
cases were taken up and the first one
was under consideration when the court
adjourned. It is expected that the ap-
peal cases will be disposed Of today.
and that tomorrow the criminal cases
viii be taken up. The most important
OF these is hat against Cons table Scagg%-
OF Laurel, for shooting fatally one Me-
Ger while fleeing from his custody, ana
that Of Sheriff Hardesty, who was in
dicted at the October term for allowing
a prisoner. one John Hayes. 10 escape.
and also for persuading witnesses from
attending the sessions of the grand
jury. This session will be short unless
The grand jury develops an unexpected
amount OF work The attorneys present
from this part of the county were
Charles Benedict Calvert. ElbeTt Dent.
William II. Levin, James c Rogers. ana
Robert ". Wells. OF Hyausville; c. Il.
Stanley, Ct Laurel. and Fillmore Beaii.
OF Beltsville.
The general fair committee of St
Jerome's congregation, r. e White,
chairman and Herbert Smith secretary.
met last night "a the pastors residence
and transacted a large amount OF rou
tine work in furtheranCe OF the fair for
the benefit of the church. Besides those
mentioned there were present Mesdames
J. W Aman. NJ II. Erwin. William
Giacchetti John Hurley. and r.
White; Misses Carrie BIundon Edyth
Gallant and Marguerite MattingIy. ana
J. c Beau. E. b. DarneIi. John i'aintor
Herbert Fleishman. John F. Hickey.
Paul Higdon. Dr.. Mudd. and J. b. Wa
ters.
The Washington times., 1903-04-07
Five Ribs Broken.

Five ribs fractured and the collar bone broken
are Tire result of . fail from 4 ear by James
Baker. q negro iaborcr ia the Pennsy ivaHia
Railroad Yards he attempted "a board gut ont
going freight rrajn last night bat fell in irving
10 catch q projecting handle Baker uas re-
moved 10 Providence Hospital, where his in
juriez ere dressed
The Washington times., 1903-04-07
2 n. INNEs MARRIED.

CINCINNATI Ohio. april IF X.
Innes. the widely-known bandmaster,
wes married here last night 10 Frances
Boyden. Of this city Miss Boyden ae-
companied the InBes band on its tour
last winter.
The Washington times., 1903-04-07
TREAsURY sTATEMENT

United States Treasury receipts for
April : we're Se9g. .TiI.I9 Of which S642.
625.55 was customs. s297, ,997.S5 internal
revenue and S5g. Gag - miscellaneous re
ceipts. The expenditures were 81 sos. 600
The Washington times., 1903-04-07
AUCTION SALES.

AUCTION SALE-Dou't fsil TO attend the aUc-
tiun sale Of furniture. mattings carpets refrig-
orators and household effects generally. among
which is Iue old Colonial mahogany sldeboard
and other rare old mahogany pieces, al 1929 g
st. nv. on Wednesday. April :. st 1880 d. m.
WILSON E MAYEBS AuCti0neeTS. ap6-2J
The Washington times., 1903-04-07
PROPOSALS.


PoSTOFFfCE DEP ARTMENT. Washington. ID.
G, March - IgJ2- Sealed proposals viii be re
ceived at this department until MONDAY, NAY
!. 1903. * O'CLOCK Z. Nj for furnishing for
the uSc Of its Mail Equipment Shops such sup
plies. consisting Of wire, rivets. burFs. small
ualleabie iron castings, steel, oils, leather,
thread. laciug cord. etc. in such quantities Of
the different articles. respectively, and al such
times and from time 10 time as they may be
ordered. during the fiscal wear beginning July
/. 1908 complete list of the articles desired
with fun speciiications and form Of proposal,
viii be furnished upon application 10 the See
und Assistant Postmaster General. R. J..
NYNNE Acting Postmaster General
apis, =, 3u
OFFICE COMMISSIONERS, DISTRICT or CO.
LJMBIA, Washington, April ). 1873 SEALED
PROPOSALS viii be- received at tins Office until
p We,lHesa1y April Il, 1888. for construct
ing e wharf for proposed nov mOrgue on the
Water Front between the north line OF Street
and the south line OF Street ) ", d. e.
Forms. specifications. and necessary Intorna
tiCn may hc obtained aJ this office HENRY
b. r. MACFARLAND. HENRY L. WEST JOHN
BIDDLE. Commissioners Of the District of Go
lurubia. aPi-6t,exSu
The Washington times., 1903-04-07
CHIcAG0 GRAIN MARKET.

especial TO Tie Washington Tmes-}
CHICAGO. April The Chicago Board
OF Trade is closed today on account Of
election day
The Washington times., 1903-04-07

So many trust companies were formed
in 1902 that some OF them have found
that the aggregate capital OF the new
companies was a little in advance OF the
present demands. few companies
have been talking of reducing their cap
ital and surplus 10 fit their present aud
prospective needs. one OF the first TO
take such q step is the Guardian Trust
Company. which will hold special
meeting of the stockholders on Tuesday,
April p, to vote upon the proposition
to reduce the capital stock Of the com
pany from 81. 900 900 TO $50oo0o and to
reduce the surplus Of the company from
81 .o0e 600 10 500, 600. which the directors
estimate will be adequate for the bus.-
ness of the company for some time
The Washington times., 1903-04-07
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

Sales-U. 5 reg. $1,000 l0SI4 Capital
Traction, $t.000d 1868, $l.000a Ice zs.
81 .G60g I667s, $1,000 1863, 81 .OOod1O67s /;
Washington Street Railway, 81, ,G0Gq 771s.
81 .0O0nTT Peoples Fire Insurance
Company, 19d67s. 20@6%4; MergenthaIer,
10a1S1%s. 10G1S13s; Lanston, 1909 1012
Cbuyer COZ After ealI-LanstOn, I00H
10is, I00I0 tbuyeT CO..
The Washington times., 1903-04-07
FINANCE AND COMMERCE..
CURRENT NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF INTEREST 10 INVESTORS

pean business of the Worthington and
Blake companies. in addition TO others.
Two factories VIII be erected. one in
Germany and one in Russia. The di-
rectorate viii be jointly American and
English. Mr. UnterUeyer has also ar
ranged to repurchase from their English
holders four large American breweries,
according to dispatches from London.
George J. Gould and party reached
Pueblo. Col. today on their tour OF iG-
spection They looked al The plans Of
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company,
which gave rise 10 a rumor that Mr..
Gould now owns controlling interest,"
and viii name the directors at the next
annual election Of the company. Ru-
NOR also has il that in the last Few
months Mr., Gould has acquired large
blocks of stock in the Colorado and
Southern Railway.
James J. Hill. who gave cut an in-
terview in London recently to the effect
that more railroads were needed IN
America. is expected to reach this city
from abroad tomorrow. With Mr.. Hi
homecoming there is a revival Of the
rumor that he intends to invade Van
derbilt territory by building a line from
ashland Neb.. 10 Sioux City to connect
the Burlington with the Great Northern
Railroad prominent railroad man
says Of Mr. Hills plans. 1T is Mr.. Hill
plan to have links connecting the Great
Northern and Ehe Burlington. so that
other roads cannot get the short haul
on the immense volume OF traffic un-
changed between the two systems
1T is entirely consistent for the Bur
lington and Missouri in Nebraska tc
build these links instead of the Great
Northern. The latter will not build
from O'Nen. but the Burlington viii
from Thedford to O'Neil. The CONNER
/ cial Club of Omaha has become inter
ested in the situation and Will try to
/ induce the Burlington to build from
Omaha instead Of Ashland. This would
Intensity the interesting condition, a;
a loss OF north and south business woult
/ be a damaging blow TO the Omaha gate
/ wav. The Thedford and O-Neil link would
n1agrify and add to the trouble. for over
lir wouIc pass all the business between
the twin cities Of Minnesota and the
Black Hills and between those points
and Denver"