Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-12
NEWS Of Washington
samoas Feeling Toward Govern
ment NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Sympathy Appreciated
OPPOSED TO THE RATIFICATION
Three Elements In Colombia Are Re-
ported Opposed to the Ratification of
the Panama Canal Treaty-speciaI
Session of Columbian Congressional
and Mouth Disease In Argentine.

and Mouth Disease In Argentine.
Washington, May 12.-Commander
Underwood. in charge of the naval sta
ton at Tutuila, reports that the Sam
oans celebrated April 18th the third an
nfversary of the raising of the Amer
lean flag on Tutuila, as public holi-
day. with games and dances Com
mander Underwood recently commun-
icated President Roosevelt's sympathy
with the Samoan people to the principal
chiefs. He says in his report:
The feeling in this district towards
the government is of friendly charac-
ter"
The hurricane of Jan. 1, and to a
greater degree that of the middle of
February, he says, have caused con-
siderable damage to property. Hurri-
canes severely damaged tie crops.
blowing cocoanuts, breadfruit and
many of the trees. Because of the
scarcity of copra, in which taxes are
paid, reduction in assessor ent Will
be necessary. Acting Secretary Darl-
ing of the navy department. nas made
with the secretary OF
agriculture, for the delivery of a guam
tity of seeds and plants, suitable for
in Tutuila, in exchange for
plants of that island
Foot and Mouth Disease.
Washington, May 12.-The state de-
partment has notified the department
of agriculture that the foot and mouth
disease has again broken out, in the
Argentine Republic, and that Argen-
tine has prohibited expectation of ami
mails from that country. Secretary
Wilson views the outbreak with great
concern. and says that if the disease
once gets footliold on the open ranges
in Argentine, the results Inevitably
must be serious to the livestock indus
try there. A pa.rt of the fight against
the epidemic in New England has been
made with view to keeping the dis
ease from spreading into the west,
where the greatest danger would exist.
Secretary Wilson yesterday received
word of a fresh outbreak of the dis
ease in herd located at Farningham,
Mass. 1t was believed by the depart
ment officials that the epidemic has
been wiped out in New England. Sec
'etary Wilson said yesterday that he
had contemplated lifting the quaran-
inc altogether, from New England, in
, fnrfrN;Uhf h1tf la will f,e.
postponed indefinitely.
Opposed to Ratification.
Washington, May 12.-Private ad
ices from Colombia state that there
ire three elements opposed to ratifica
ion of the Panama canal treaty. One
clement antagoniZes the feature giving
he United States perpetual control, an
,ther urges that the indemnity and an
luity is not sufficient and the third
clement consists of revolutionary spirits
Who fear with the Colombian treasury
by ten million dollars the gov
strength will be SO increased
Us to destroy all hope of success from
my revolutionary movement.
DIR. Herran, the Colombian charge
,affaires here, is without official in
oAb}dllbll Va
he majority OF the members elect To
he congress. When the Colombian
congress is convened June 20, there
will be just one months consideration
or the treaty and such other matters
s may be called before it by the pres
dent, as the regular session meets |
uly 90. If the president sends the
reaty to congress under Colombia's |
ules of procedure. no other subject can
e considered until that is disposed OF |
reorganization of the finances is the |
ext most important matter before the |
Colombian government, and as the de- !
of the question of the |
reaty has an important bearing on the |
nances, 1t is assumed here that the |
reaty viii be sent to congress first in
RIDER that ii may be known whether
he governments finances are to be en-
lched by the addition of ten million
ollars, or whether the congress must
roceed on the basis of the govern
lent's present fiscal condition.
Colombian Congress.
Washington, May 12.-Mr. Beaupre,
he United States minister to Colombia,
esterday confirmed by cable the re-
ort that special session of the Col
mbian congress had been called for
une 90.
The state department knows nothing
of the reported offer of the
olombian government to ratify the
anal treaty upon the payment to it
Y the Panama Canal Company of a
lm yariously stated at $10,000,000 ana
Il 100000. An impression has prevail
4 here for some time that the Colom-
ians have felt that the French COM
any was getting the best of them III
ecuring s40,O00,O00 for the franchise
nd properties. The United States
overnment does not feel called upon
, interfere between these parties.