Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-27
JUNTA WILL ACCEPT.
Panama Will Ratify the Canal Treaty
 Without Question.

" ANt4A-NNr lN-N. NOV. -i. - A ulS- patch to the state department says the junta, composed of Jose Augustin Arango, Tomas Arias and Manuel Els pinosa, has held a session here, all the ministers of state and councillors being present, and unanimously decided to Iatify the canal treaty so soon as it is received and authorize Minister Bunau- Varilla to officially communicate the jrgntas decision to t.-1 United States government.
 The decision of the junta was receiv- ed with great joy throughout the isth- mus, without distinction of parties or classes.
 Rear Admirals Walker and Glass have been informed of the action taken by the junta.
 Official confirmation of the determi- nation of the Panama junta to ratify the HayBunau-Varilla Panama treaty has been received by Minister Varilla. MT. Varilla communicated the news informally to MT. IIoomis, who is act ing secretary in the absence of MT. Hay. The minister's dispatch, which is signed by J. A. Arango, Tomas Ari- as and Manuel Espinosa and counter signed by the minister of foreign af- fairs, De Ia Espriella, is as follows:
 ''In view of the appreciation given by the delegates Amador and Boyd, the commissioners who were sent by the government of Panama to confer with MT. Varilla, to the Hay-Bunau-Varilla treaty you are authorized to notify of ficially the government of the United +l,o Ses received by the junta of the govern ment of the republic of Panama it will be ratified and signed"
 Minister Varilla calls special atten- tion to the fact that the message re- ceived by him is signed not only by the members of the junta. but also by the minister of foreign relations, which, he says, gives the communication the character of formal decree of the government.
 A dispatch from Colon says the Royal Mail steamer Trent has returned here from ports on the coast. She landed some of the Boliyarian commits sioners at Savanilla shortly after the arrival of the decree closing that port to vessels to and from Colon was pub lished and sailed thence for Cartagena, where she was alSwed to communicate with the shore because she had the Cartagena commissioners from Colon on board. The authorities refused to clear the Trent for Colon, but sug1 gested that she clear for Port Limon, Costa Rica, which the Trent accepted, knowing there would be no difficulties a@ Colon. No mails. passengers or freight from Savanilla or Cartagena destined for Colon were permitted to be taken on board.
 The German steamer Scotia on her arrival at Cartagena was not allowed to communicate With the shore and turned back.
 A report from Panama says Dr. Man. uel Amador, minister of finance of the republic of Panama. is the only possi- ble candidate for the presidency of the republic.
 Municipalities throughout the isth- milan territory coNtinue to pass resolu- tions declaring that Dr. Amador is the ''favorite son of the republic" It is firmly believed that Dr. Amador will be elected the first president of the re- public, if not unanimously, at least by an overwhelming majority.
 General Dionisio ,JimineZ, head of the commission from the department of Bolivar, Colombia, which recently arrived here. has prepared for publicG ton a statement which smacks some thing Of the defiance uttered by Paul Kruger on the eve of the Boer war with Great Britain. General Jiminez rhn te { hi Sf h hisr1, Iinc admits that in the event of a war the United States forces would vanQuish the Colombians but declares that vic tory would only follow vast ezpendi- .ure of life and treasure.