Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-25
THE |STHMUS QUIET
Gable Message From Rear
Admiral Glass.
WILL TAKE NO CHANGES
MORE MARINES WILL BE SENT TO
COLON.
The Olympia to Escort Minister Beau
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WILL TAKE NO CHANCES
The Olympia to Escort Minister Beau
pre- From Cartagena-Great Brit
ain Recognizes Panama.

perfect quiet No news" Such is the
condition of affairs in the new republic of
Panama on this Christmas day, according
to a cable message received at the Navy De-
partment this morning from Rear Admiral
Glass. commanding the naval forces on the
is, mus The message was dated at Pan
anna, December -, am.
Capt. Pilsbury, who is acting chief of the
bureau of navigation, and Commander Win
slow of the same bureau, were on duty this
morning as usual. to attend to any busi-
ness that might arise. large number Of
kilograms were received from various parts
of the world regarding the movements of
ships but none of them was of any special
interest. save the one from Admiral Glass
That message was posted for the benefit of
the few newspaper men on duty.
Decision to Send Marines.
Notwithstanding the pacific assurances
of Rear Admiral Walker regarding condi-
tions on the isthmus the Navy Department
has decided to send about 600 more marines
to Colon on the Dixie. These marines are
now being assembled at the League Island
navy yard. Philadelphia, and the Dixie
will start south with them next Monday
morning. The list OF officers who will ac-
company this marine battalion is announced
at the Navy Department as follows:
Brigadier General George F. Elliott, COM
mandant of the Marine Corps; Captain
Leonard and First Lieutenant Evans as
aids-de-camp; Captain Matthews, Captain
Powell, Major Radford. Lieutenant Colonel
Biddle, Lieutenant Colonel Waller, Major
Mahoney, Major Coe, Captain A. s. Will
liams, Captain c. II. Lyman, First Lieuten-
ant Z. b. Miller, First Lieutenant McCor-
mick, Captains Reid Bootes, Hopkins, jolly,
c. c.. Carpenter and Wallace and Second
Lieutenants Wills, Smith, Kilgore, Mer-
riam, Yates and Hamilton.
To Escort Minister Reaunre
1t is also announced at the department
that the cruiser Olympia, Rear Admiral
Coghlan's flagship, has been ordered to
proceed from Colon to Cartagena. Colombia,
for the purpose of escorting United States
Minister Beaupre, who has been granted
leave of absence, from the latter city to
Colon, where he will take a passenger
steamer for New York. Minister Beaupre
has notified the State Department that he
will arrive at Cartagena between the 21th
and 90th instant. At his request the Co
lombian government provided him with an
armed escort from Bogota to Cartagena.
The Olympia has been ordered to be at
Cartagena on the 9th instant and in order
TO do so, will probably leave Colon today.
In view of the statement that United States
warships will not allow Colombian war
ships to remain In Panaman waters, it is
possible that the proposed visit of Admiral
Coghlan's flagship to Colombian territory
may not meet with the entire approval Of
the colombian authorities or people.
1t is not believed however that any hos
tile demonstration will be made by the Co
lombians against either the American war
ships or such of her officers and crew as
may go ashore at Cartagena. Every pre-
caution will be taken to guard against any
act on the part of the ships company cal
oulated to arouse the anger or resentment
of the populace, who, according to recent
reports, are in state bordering on frenzy.
1t is learned that the Navy Department
is receiving every day dispatches from the
isthmus relative to the situation there, but
little of this information is given out The
administration is doing Its utmost to mini
miZe the seriousness of the situation, and
still hopes that through the efforts of Gen.
Rafael Reyes and DIR. Thomas Herran ac
tual hostilities may be averted.
Consul General Gudger's Advices.
Consul General Gudger at Panama has
telegraphed the State Department that the
consular agent at Cali, Department of Cau-
ca, reports that the government of Colom-
bia Is disbandins its volunteer soldiers 60,
and that at present there are no Indications
of attack on Panama. Consul Gudger
says he has advices of a similar character
from the consular agent at Cartagena. The
volunteer soldiers referred to are supposed
to be Colombians who had offered to serve
In the army in the event of war to put
down the rebellion in Panama.