The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-08
AGENT APPOINTED
TO WASHINGTON
Development of New Govern
ment of Panama.
BUILDING Of HE CANAL
an Arrangement is TO be Made With Panama b,
Which the Canal is to bs Rushed 10
Completion at an EARLY
BUILDING Of iHE CANAL
Date.
(By the Associated Press }

10Y iut <AS5OCidtSI tTeSS)
Washington, Nov. 7.-Todays advices
to the State Department indicated a reg
ular development of the new govern
ment of Panama. The most important
announcement indicative of speedy as
tablishment OF full diplomatic relations
with the new republic WAS the appoint
ment OF NJ. Bruneau-V -Varilla as the agent
| OF Panama to Washington.
| With him the United States Govern
ment will transact any necessary bust
ness IN an unofficial way, pending the
! appointment of regular ministers plenipo-
tontlary. With the full and explicit IL
structions furnished to him by Secretary
| Hay, Mr.. Gudger, the United States con-
sui general TO Panama who sails toner
row for that post. may be regarded as
fully qualified to discharge any diplomat
ic duties that may devolve upon him. Mr.
Gudger called at the State Department
! today for a further conference with Sec
retary Hay at whose instance he later
conferred with the President over the Sit
uation.
The British government has formally
requested the State Department TO look
/
the isthmus, and similar requests from
other European nations are expected, all
OF which will be promptly granted. There
are reasons why it is desirable that
large foreign naval representation in the
| isthmian waters should be discouraged
just now, and until the new government
is permanently established. 1t Is expect
ed here that there will be little delay
Pahout such establishment and as soon as
there Is regular government at Panama
bin place OF the present junta the State
! Department expects to take up negotia-
tons for the execution of the canal pro
ject. The State Department has decided
that so far as it is concerned, il regards
the treaties that governed as TO Colon
hia or as 10 New Granada, as still IN
force and that therefore all of the con-
cossions including that of the Panama
Canal Company are in force.
The State Department has also decided
that notwithstanding the fact that the
Spooner Canal Act i'll terms required the
4 United States government, before begin
ring the canal, TO conclude treaty with
Colombia, the spirit of the act will be
met by the conclusion of an arrangement
with the new State OF Panama on the
lines OF the Spooner Act and it will pro-
ceed TO this end In this view il will be
unnecessary to obtain further legislation
to authorize the construction of the Pana-
ma Canal.
Significant of the strength of this decis-
ion was the appearance at the State De-
partment today OF Read Admiral John G.
Walker, U. s. N. retired, president of
the Isthmian Canal Commission, who has
| baar, Il &bo
ident and Secretary Hay in the past three
days. Upon him will probably devolve
the initiation of the practical working out
OF the canal project and he is keeping
himself fully posted as to every develop
ment here in Washington, while Colonel
William NJ. Black, of the engineer corps
OF the army, who happens to have been
engaged in looking after the physical as
poets of the canal problem on the isthmus
for the past few months had been furnish
ing information from that quarter.
From Colon oCnsul Malmros reported
under today's date as follows:
Absolute tranquility in Colon. Por-
fro Melendez has been appointed COVER
nor of Colon and proclaimed at ten o'clock
yesterday. English French and American
Consuls present Launch has been sent
to Bocas Del Toro to proclaim independ-
ence there"
A cablegram from United States Min
lister Beaupre dated at Bogota November
3, stated:
There are rumors in Bogota of serious
disturbances on the lsthmus and it is
thought there will be an immediate move
ment for independence 1t is very difficult
TO obtain trustworthy information
Washington, Nov. THE battleship
Maine has been ordered 10 Colon. She
has sailed from Marthas Vineyard where
she has been engaged in target practice.
Ter Hampton Roads, where she viii coal
and proceed to her destination.
II was stated at the Navy Department
that the sudden dispatch of the Name
to Colon is not because there is any par
ticular necessity for the presence there
o. the big battleship. The navy, 1t IS
stated, is deficient in squadron move
ments and the navigation bureau desires
TO remedy this deficiency wherever prac-
ticable. The Maine, 1t is further said.
has been at the Navy yards during
good part OF the past year and the cruise
20 the isthmus will be beneficial to DIS
cipline. If the trouble at the isthmus
is over before the Maine arrives there
she may be diverted to Culebra where
Admiral Barker's North Atlantic squad
ron will be engaged in practice about
Christmas time.
Admiral Coghian, who sails from Wash
ington tomorrow morning With Consul
General Gudger for Colon. has decided
tc retain the Mayfower as his fagship
while at Colon until the arrival of MS