Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-11-19
Reception of VariIIa
to Hasten Canal
Negotiation
BOCATA IN D|SPA|R
SITUATION IN COLOMBIAN cAP,.
tai EXTREMELY CRITICAL
president IN DISGRACE.

Panama, Nov. 1.-the Associated
Press correspondent yesterday COM
municated to Jose Augustin Arrange,
president of the junta, the first news OF
President Roosevelt's reception of M.
Philippe BunauNarilla, as minister OF
the republic of Panama Arrange ex-
pressed great qualification, saying this
act of President Roosevelt made pos
sible the negotiation of a canal treaty
and that such negotiation would prob
ably be completed before the Panaman-
ians held a convention to elect legis-
iature and adopt constitution.
1t is rumored lne situation at 30
gotta is extremely critical and that
there is a continuance Of the manifes-
titations of furious despair over the
loss of the isthmus. The feeling
against President Marrouquin is grow
ing in intensity and one rumor has it
that he has been deposed. The popu-
lace of Bogota is talking of sending a
big expedition to recapture the isthmus
at any cost, in their excitability losing
sight of the futrty of such an attempt.
Will Suppress Traitors.
Lima, Peru, Nov. 1.-THE Colombian
minister to Peru has published here a
cablegram received from his govern
ment saying Colombia has taken meas
ures to suppress 1.-The isthmian trait
ors" and that all parties and all classes
have offered the government their lives
and properties in defense of the ma
tional territory.
Reports Large Army"
GuayQuil, Ecuador, Nov. 14.-Gen-
eral Fuaza, president of Ecuador, has
cabled President Marrouquin of Colon
bia, sympathizing with him in the re-
cent events On the isthmus OF Panama.
Marrouquin has replied thanking Plaza
and adding that Generals Reyes, Cabal-
leros, Spina and Holguin are marching
on Panama with large army to sub
due the isthmians.
Cuba viii Go Slow.
Havana, Nov. 14-It has been decid-
ed by the cabinet that no recognition
will be given by the Cuban government
to the new republic OIL Panama until
that republic has been recognized by
some of the other Latin-American gov
ernments.
Scare at Colon.
Colon, Nov. 14.-Cutters from the
American warships here were des
patched yesterday morning to stop the
German steamer Markomannia, which
was seen towing a launch toward the
harbor. 1t was thought the Mako
MAMMA was coming from a Colombia
port but it appears she had been char
tered at Bocas Del Tordo to bring the
Alcalde of that port to Colon. There
was big scare at Bocas Del Tordo on
receipt of the news that the Colombian
government was sending 5000 troops
to retake the port, which recently de-
clared its allegiance to the new repub-
lie and the Alcalde left on the Mako
MAMMA for Colon for the purpose of
obtaining arms and ammunition with
which tc equip 500 volunteers to resist
the expected Colombian attack. The
Alcalde, however, has returned to
Bocas Del Tordo to allay the fears of
the populace and give assurance that
the landing of Colombian troops there
will not be permitted.
Violent Washington Rumors.
Washington, Nov. 14.-Both Secre-
tary Hay and General Young, chief of
staff of the army, had retired when
the bulletin announcing that an army
from Colombia was marching against
the isthmians, came, so that it was
impossible to learn what action the
government might take to meet the
issue which will be raised Rumors
were current yesterday that the gov
eminent intended to send United
States troops to the isthmus but posi-
tive official denials were made that
such were the intention of the admin
istration. which some time ago assert
ed its purpose to prevent fighting that
would endanger the free transit of
the isthmus.