The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-25
COLOMBIAN TROOPS
ARE D|SbAND|NG
IN CAUCh STATE
Consul General Gudger
Reports That Volunteer
Army IS Scattering.
ENGLAND'S RECOGNITION
Minister Buchanan to Be Re.
ceived With Military Cere-
monies in Panama.
ENGLAND'S RECOGNITION

United States Consul Gudger. at Pan
ANA, has sent a dispatch TO the State
Department informing Assistant Secre-
tary Loomis that the volunteer army In
department of Cauca, Colombia, is dis
banding
This informa ton was received by Con-
sui General Gudger from Henry J. Eder.
United States consular agent at Call
Colombia
To Remain Here.
General Reyes will remain in WASH
ington until he receives an answer 10
his protest TO the State Department. and
IL is probable that he will then leave
for Colombia
Preparations continue for the protec-
ton Of she new republic against the
threatened assault By Colombia. On
Monday. the Dixie viii sail from League
aand. with Brigadier General Elliott
and an imposing stafT from the Marine
Corps, and 900 men These will be land
ed at Colon. and employed for the RELIEF
Of those who have been on duty there
Attorney General Knox IS again ex-
amining the concession given b. COlom-
bia to the Panama Canal Company,
with a view to determining just what
effect recent Developments have had.
The contract provided that the COM
pany could not transfer It's properts to
any foreign power. save by the consent
OF Colombia. and this Is ;he point now
being particularly investigated.
Great Britain Acts.
An official announcement was received
by the State Department this rnornif.S
from the London embassy to the efrsct
that Great Britain had formally recog-
nized the new republic OF Panama
dispatch from Panama announces
that c. Mallet the British consul. has
F, been advised - his horze government OF
the recognition OF the new reD1b..c.
The destre Of British bcrdholdsrs 20
/ have assurances of the payment Of pcrt
OF Colombia's debt by Panama = sup
! posed TO have been responsible fo- Creatg
Britaia's delay in welcomsc cg Panama %
the family OF nations
Brigadier General Elliott command
ing the Marine Corps. and the officers
stationed in Washington. who have
been designated for service with the
battaliOns of marines which viii sail
for Panama from Philadelphia on Mon
day. Will leave Washington tomorrow
They viii join the battalions at Phila-
delphia. and sail on the Dixie at noon-
The two bSttalions. eco in number. were
recruited at League Island fC- service
on the Isthmus of Panama
The list of officers who will go with
thc marines is officially announced AZ
the Navy Department as follows:
Brigadier General Elliott, Captain
Leonard. Lieutenant Evans Major Rad
ford, Captain Mathews Capta.n Powell.
Lieutenant Colonel Biddie. Lieutenant
Colonel Waller. Major Mahoney- Major
Cole: regimental adjutants Capt. A s.
Williams and c. II. Lynn; b.stallion ad-
jutants. First Lieut. L. b Miller, First
Lieutenant Mccormick. Captains Reid,
Bootes. Hopkins. Jolly. c. c. Carpenter.
and Wallace Second Lieutenants Willis.
smith. Kilgore. Merriam. T. Yates. and
I Hamilton
( Surgeon d. y. Carpenter has been de-
tached from the naval hospital in this
city, and ordered 10 duty with the Pam
anna marine brigade.
Views cf General Reyes.
1T is 2 satisfaction to me that an
able 10 spend Christmas with t:se reai-
: ization that at iSast. l have been able
/ TO prevent wa so FAR. have held my
corntrynen in check until now. bat how
+ long il VIII last I do not know Even
the women and children in Colombia
+ are claraoilng for war My mission has
caused a stay in the proceedings.
These were the words expressed TO
I representative Of the Times yesterday
| by General Rafael Reyes. CO!Ombion
/ minister on a special mission. who yes
\ terday presented his note Of protest %
/ Secretary Hay and is spending Christ
mas Day quietly at the Arlington Hotel
/ General Reves stakes great hopes on
4 the outcome IF the fight between the
3 stockholders of the old Panama Canal
Company and the new company. the lat
\ BunaU-Narillt treaty.
/ re lays great stress on the open letter
1 published in Paris by BonaDarte NTyse.
! the French engineer TO whom Colombia
! granted the ORIGINAL concession for the
construction OF the canal.
The Administration, however. does not
I lay much store on this effort OF the dis
+ gruntled stockholders OF the old COM
many to block the ratification OF the
sale, as the new company controls prao-
/ ticalIy all the necessary shares
Buchanan Received.
W. ]. Buchanan. envoy extraordinary
I and mirister plenipOtentiary 10 Panama
on special mission. VIII present his
Z credentials and be formally received
( at Panama this afternoon. The recep-
ton will be at the palace. and the street
from the minister's home TO the palace
will be lined with troops. All the for
! eign representatives at PanauAa have
been invited TO the reception CT Mr..
/ Buchanan.
The failure OF the Senate to Fatify Ar.
/ 6uchan2n's appointment as regular min
ister does not affect his appointment
/ by the Prc.3IGent as minister on spe-
I Gle, r.szsioI
. The cruiser Olympia has been ordered
/ from Colon 10 Cartagena 70 escort Mr..
Beauore. the United States minister 10
! Colombia. 70 Colon. where he will take