Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-05
THE DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED.
Commander Hubbard Reports Landing
Force From the Nashville.

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Commander Hubbard Reports Landing
Force From the Nashville.
Warships of the United States are being
rapidly assembled on the Atlantic and Pa
cific shores of the Isthmus of Panama
Conferences between the officials of the
State and Navy Departments resulted in
the dispatch yesterday of telegraphic orders
to Rear Admiral Henry D. Glass, COM
manding the Pacific station. who is al
Acapulco, Mexico, with the cruiser Marble
head, the monitor Wyoming and the gun
boat Concord to proceed to Panama. He
was told to stop at San Juan del Sur, Mic
aragua, for instructions for his guidance al
Panama. That port is 1.60O miles south Of
Acapulco, and Admiral Glass squadron will
hardly be able to make the trip in much
less than eight days. On his arrival al
Panama Admiral Glass, by virtue of hi:
rank will assume supreme command of al
the American land and naval forces on the
isthmus and In its harbors.
On the Way to Panama.
The cruiser Boston arrived at San Juan
del Sur yesterday morning, and in pur-
suance of orders from the Navy Depart
ment awaiting her at that port sailed away
in the afternoon for Panama, where she
should arrive Saturday. The first duty OF
her commander will be to notify the com
manders of any Colombian warsnips in that
harbor that there must be no further bonn
bardment of the city, except after due no
tice of such purpose, sufficient in time to
permit of the departure of non-combatants
The training ship Dixie, which left Kings
ton, Jamaica, Tuesday night, is expected to
arrive at Colon today. She, carries battal-
a
full factor in maintaining the position OF
the United States for the free transit of the
isthmus.
The cruiser Atlanta, which has also beer
ordered to reinforce the gunboat Nashville
at Colon, left Guantanamo Tuesday fol
Kingston. where she took on coal and pro.
visions and left this morning for Colon
where she should arrive Saturday morning
Warships of the size of the Atlanta are
of disadvantage at Colon, being obliged
from their draft to keep at least ten miles
off shore in an open roadstead a condition
which greatly hampers and delays landing
operations in an emergency.
Showing how thorough are the plans OF
the Navy Department. it was learned this
morning that the big collier Hannibal
which arrived at Guantanamo Tuesday full
of coal, all of which was destined for the
opening of the new coaling station there, is
now held in readiness for instant departure
for the strmus to coal the American ships
there If they promise to be detained any
length of time.
Forces Landed and Withdrawn.
The Navy Department received a cable
gram from Commander John NJ Hubbard
of the Nashville, dated Colon, yesterday
saying that he had landed forces, sucf
being necessary to protect the lives and
property of American residents
Subsequently another message was re-
ceived from Commander Hubbard of the
Nashville. as follows:
Colon.
Secretary Navy:
Have withdrawn forces landed WedneS.
day afternoon. No bloodshed.
HUBBARD"
The two naval dispatches were declared
to be the only ones that had reached either
the State or Navy Department over nigh
or in the forenoon today. The officials of The
State Department accepted the press state
| ment that the blue jackets had been with
drawn from Colon. the effect of which wa.
to leave the town technically in the pos
session of the Colombian government thu.
maintaining the conditions as to ownership
ot either end of the line which may lead t,
clash at any moment.
The Situation at Colon.
1t was pointed out in one of the depart
| nlents that the speedy departure yesterday
fl lom Colon Of the Colombian gunboat Car
thagena for Savanilla, presumably for rein
forcements, would be of little avail If th.
revolutionists are I'm the force described OF
the isthmus, because the ship would Con
sumo fully a week in making the trip. in
SIDE of which time Colon would doubles:
pass into the hands of the revolutonists
If the Carthagena returns with Colombian
troops, finding Colon in that condition, til,
United States warships would certainly no
allow the Colombian contingent to Land t.
the landing involved conflict with tht
revolutionists, thus jeopardizing free transi
across the isthmus.
The situation at the two ends Of the rail
| way, Panama and Colon, is anomalous, ant
II has developed that the Colon situation |.
the result of plans of the Navy Depart
ment miscarrying. The dispatches to tn,
Nashville which should have reached hal
Immediately upon her arrival at Color
| November 2. were Intercepted and were no
received by Commander Hubbard unit
| after the Colombian gunboat Carthagens
| had arrived at Colon with 400 Colombian
| troops aboard when 1t was too late to pre-
| vent her entrance to the harbor. The ex
| etution of the original scheme would hay,
| eliminated the Carthagena from the SIT
| uation at Colon and the present complica
tons might have been avoided.
| State Department Notified.
| The Secretary of State has been advised
, formally of the action of the junta at Pan
| anna in seizing the reins of government ant
| separating from Colombia. but the depart
ment has not taken any steps yet toward
| recognizing the new order of things, though
the United States consuls have large dis
cIeton in that matter and may alread,
| have recognized the defactoral power of tn,
| junta at Panama. 1t is pointed out how
| ever. that no such action on their par
| would affect the political relations of tn,
new government with the United States
| In due course of time If 1t shall appear tha
! that government is able to maintain itsel
| and preserve order the State Department
would effect a formal recognition, but there
] is no particular reason for haste 1t is said
| 1t is assumed that there will be no disposi
| tion on the part of the new government tt
repudiate the concessions heretofore grant
| ed to individuals or corporations by the gov
| ernment at Bogota.
/ Yesterday a telegram was received at tn,
State Department from the New York man
/ agement of the Panama Railway Compan,