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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-25

The 45O Colombian soldiers were quartered in the Colon barracks, a large buildlng formerly used by the railroad as a pas senger station, and these soldiers at once assumed a threatening attitude. Colonel Torres, who was left to command when Tovar and Amaya went to Panama. was most obdurate, insisting that what had been done should be undone and the mis- chief repaired, and promising to visit up- on all concerned the direst penalties The situation looked black for the American and other foreign element in Colon, for the number of men who could be must cred to oppose any attempt by the Co., lombians to work vengeance upon the town was so small as to be almost insig- nihcant in the face of the Colombian bat talion, which was well armed and eduip- ped.
 The United States gunboat Nashville. with her tackles aboard, was swinging at anchor in the harbor; but the one thing for which the secessionists and their American allies on the Isthmus were most desirous-actual Amreican intervention had not been accomplished. Captain Hub- bard of the Nashville had, it is true. ls- sued on the evening of the Sd an order to the Panama Railroad forbidding it to transport armed men in either direction across the lsthmus; but no American force had been landed It was at this juncture that Governor Mollendes exc euted a little coup of his own, to which
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-25

about twenty employees of the Panama Railroad and other foreigners volunteered for this service.
 The Americans Were Cool.
 The situation Is pronounced by Colonel Shaler, a Civil War veteran, who has been in more than one close place, to have been the most desperate he has ever known. Against force of 450 Colombian soldiers there was opposed not more than sixty American sailors, marines and civilians. A brave dash had it been attempted by the Colombians might have put them in command of the situation, by enabling them to overwhelm the defending force; but for some reason the dash was not attempted. All of the after noon of the 4th the antagonists waited. The Colombians were kept closely in their garrisons, while the American force did not stir from the barricaded freight house. The latter realized that if they should be assaulted victory would al- most certainly rest with the superior numbers; but they were prepared to sell their lives dearly, and their department at this critical stage was such as to de- serve the admiration of the nation. The little company of forty tackles was there to do the work necessary to keep transit on the isthmus open, and never for mo ment did they falter in their determina- ton. Colonel Black and Lieutenant Com mander Witzel were cool throughout the ordeal, directing operations as calmly as though they had an army back of them. and Captain Hubbard of the Nashville. did not hesitate for one instant.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-25

While the American sailors and civil
 fans were preparing to defend themselves and all American interests on the Colon side of the Isthmus, Governor Mollendes was continuing his negotiations with CoLp onel Torres. Earlier in the morning Col onel Shaler had played his cards SO adroitly as to have cleared the situation of the menace offered by the presence of the Colombian gunboat Cartagena When that boat reached Colon on Tuesday
 morning she was short of water There
 was plenty of coal in her bunlSers; but of
 water there was virtually none, and the
 entire available supply of fresh water for
 stocking ships at that port Is controlled by the railroad company, which maintains and operates its own waterworks Wish ing to refill his water tanks the Carta- gena's commander called upon Colonel Shaler to negotiate for the needed sup- ply Colonel Shaler is a most kindly dis
 posed gentleman, always ready to beIp a fellow being out of a dilemma: but
 when the Colombian commander made his
 desires known, the Colonel happened, just
 at the moment, to remember that the Co.,
 lombian government was indebted to the
 railroad company to the amount of s7O00
 (gold) for coal, water and other sunnlies
 furnished Colombian naval vessels from
 time to time. Knowing what had trans
 pired at Panama Colonel Shaler thought that 1t would be wise to collect the debt and exact payment for the water neeued
 by the Cartagena before assuming the
 role of benefactor to the Colombian ma val establishment He remembered too.
 that he had received positive orders not to furnish further accommodation to Co., lombian naval forces, and with much re- gret' he explained his inability to aid tho Colombian commander.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-25

American intervention is directly trace able. Mollsndes invited Colonel Torres, the Colombian commander, to meet him in conference at the Hotel Washington, another Isthfnian institution which is controlled by the Panama Railroad. Em- ploying all his persuasive abilities, Mol lendes urged Colonel Torres to re-embark his troops and sail away, leaving the Isthmus to pursue its own course. This line of argument only increased Torres bitterness. He became more defiant, even bombastic, and at half past F made a vehement threat that if Generals Tovar and Amaya were not given their liberty by 2 o'clock he would turn his battalion loose and Slaughter every American in Colon. Nothing could have suited Moi lendes better than this threat. Mollen6es waited not minute after hearing Tor rcs's avowal. Despite his excessive avoir- dupois, he broke from the conference room in the Hotel Washington, and run ming all the way, covered the 300 yards to the general offices of the Panama Rail- road in remarkably fast time
 An Excuse for Intervention.
 There he communicated to General Su- perintendent Shaler the nature of Torres's threat. and in a moment more a signal was going from the small tower on top of the railroads general office, by wigwag, to the Nashville to the effect that the lire and property of all Americans in the city were endangered. The long-desired excuse for American intervention had at last been discovered by the secessionists.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-25

and before Torres could have communi- cated with his force tackles were going over the Nashville's sides, constituting a landing party small in numbers, but matehless for grit and ability to shoot. There were forty men in this party un- der command of Lieutenant Commander Witzel. executive officer of the Nashville. and they cane up to the railroad wharf with the long swinging oar-pull common among men-of-wars men. They landed with a rush and double-qucked to the freight shed of the Panama Railroad
 This buildns-a heavy stone strcture- was admirably fitted for purposes of de- fense. It faces directly down the street, along which the Colombian troops would have to come to attack the Americans in Colon, and the only entrance to it is a large arch, through which the trains pass
 Into this arch was run common fiat car
 with bales of cotton laid across the end
 Other bales of cotton were used to close the remainder of the opening, and the entire front of the building was banlcad ed with the same material. This part of the work was superintended by Colonel Black. U. s. A, who happened to be III Colon from Culebra and who cheerfully rendered to the naval force the benefit of his engineering skill. The Nashville's landing party had brought with them arms and ammunition for those civilians who might be disposed to assist in the work of defending American interests. and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-25
All Very Neatly Done.

The latter opined at once that Governor Abaldia, at Panama would undertake to see to it that the delinquent bill was paid and after some discussion upon that point asked permission to telegraph to Obaldia. Colonel Shaler was quite willing to facil- itate the Colombian commander to at tainment of his desires; but glancing out of his window he saw rolling into the railroad yards the morning train from Panama. The time had come when cen- sorship over the telegraph and telephone was useless to prevent knowledge of the secession from Colombia being communi- cated to the troops from that republic. so when the Cartagena's captain was about to telegraph to Governor Obaldia, Colonel Shaler remarked. almost casually:
 There Is no Governor of Panama"
 The Colombian captain was naturally dumbfounded at this statement, and ask cd for an explanation, which was readily given him by Colonel Shaler, who main tained his placid demeanor and quality of gentle speech. Carefully and quietly he detailed the circumstances attendant upon the revolution of the day preceding and clearly demonstrated to the Carta- gena's commander that there was no gov- ernor of Panama, hence there was nobody on the isthmus who could guarantee the payment of the railroads bill for S7.OO0 It
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-25
BY MERRILL A. TEAaUF.

From a Stan Correspondent of The Ad-
 vertisar.
 Letter No. 5.
 Panama, R. F., Dec. H-All the nec- essary formalities for the establishment of a Republic, when. the prime considera- ton was the securing of the commercial advantages to be derived from the ship canal, having been completed at Panama on Wednesday, the scene of action was suddenly shifted to Colon, where the lead- ing officials of the Panama Railroad were keeping close watch upon events. On the morning of the Sd of November Clues day), when the gunboat Cartagena ap- peared at Colon, these officials sent a mandatory order by telegraph to Capt. John R. Beers, the company's represent ative closest to the Panamaians, direct ing that under no circumstances should the scheme to win independence be aban- doned or allowed to miscarry because of the arrival of force of Colombian sol diers. This order was obeyed, and Cap tain Beers and Superintendent Prescott wielded an influence in forcing the orig inal clique of conspirators to proceed with the execution of their project.
 Of what happened in Panama that day, when Governor Obaldia and Generals To- var and Amaya were arrested and the in dependence of the Republic proclaimed, Colon was kept in entire ignorance. All of these happenings were delayed in the execution until after the departure of the last train from Panama to Colon on that day, so that presons arriving at Colon on Tuesday evening had nothing of im- portance to report. The only other me- dium of communication across the Isth- mus Is by the telephone and telegraph lines controlled by the Panama Railroad. The officials Of this corporation exercised a close censorship over all messages pass ing back and forth, and 1t is a fact which cannot be disputed that while the inGe- pendence of Panama was practically pro- claimed on the evening of the Sd of No vember the people of Colon, only forty seven miles away, were in total ignor- ance of what had taken place until the arrival of the first train from Panama at II o'clock on the morning of the 4th of November.
 When that train arrived. bringing pas sengers from Panama with more or less exaggerated reports of the occurrences in the metropolis of the Isthmus the day before, Colon prepared at once for the shock she had reason to expect because of the presence of 450 Colombian soldiers within her limits. The train from Pan anna brought an order from the governing junta dismissing General Cuadros from the office of Governor of Colon and ap- pointing Senor Mollendes, mulatto of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-25
YOU WILL BE ALL
 SMILES AGAIN
Forget Your Stomach and You'll
 Have a Santa Claus Face.
HOW TO DO IT.

If there is one thing more than all oth- CTS that will give man a foriorn and friendless appearance and make him nor bid and cranky" and disagreeable, that thing is dyspepsia. It makes one forget his friends and become morose and irFi- table. He IS so wrapped up in his own misery that he is inconsiderate of every one else. Relieved of this terrible and depressing affment. he again becomes a good fellow and a man among men.
 Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are beyond question the most effective and popular remedy ever offered to the sufferers of this terrible disease. The thousands and thousands of cures they have brought about and the enormous increase of their sales fully attest the truth of this state ment.
 They are, above all, a natural remedy They possess exactly the same properties that the gastric juices and other digestive fluids of the stomach possess and they ac- tually do the digestive work of the ston- ach and enable that organ to rest and recuperate and become sound and we'll They act in mild, natural manner and cause no disturbance in the digestive or gans. They prevent any fermentation of the food which causes sour stomach. In fact. under their influence the subject forgets that he has stomach and his re- suItlng cneerIulneSS presents great con- trast to his former dejection.
 Millions of boxes of Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets are sold annually and they are but in the dawn of their popularity. Ev- cry mail brings letters of thanksgiving from grateful ones who have been cured of this terrible disease. The following IS one of the hundreds received each week:
 Rev. J. R. Hoag of Wymore, Neb.. writes: For six years I have been troubled with dyspepsia. Last fall I be- came very much alarmed at some symp- toms of heart trouble and came to believe there was a sympathetic relation between the two diseases. or rather that the stom- ach trouble was the cause of the heart disturbances. l hit upon Stuart's Dyspep- sia Tablets for a remedy and invested a dollar and a half for three boxes which lasted me three months and can eat any kind of food I want and have good vigorous appetite. Although I am IT years old, now feel perfectly well and without being requested by anyone I make this statement as compliment to the virtues of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets"
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-25
JACKIES CAME
 AT THE SIGNAL
Threat of Torres Made Possible American Intervention on
 the ISthmus.

it was arranged that he should be ap- pointed Governor of this province, and he was directed to stand ready to assume the office the moment the order for his appointment should be communicated to him.
 Looked Black in Colombia.
 Mollendes needed no great amount of en- couragement, and when the train arrived from Panama at II o'clock on the morn- ing of the 4th he immediately announced himself Governor of the province by ap- pointment of the Junta, and took charge of the local government. This had hard ly been done when Colon was thrown into a state of great excitement by the gen. eral circulation of the news that Gener als Tovar and Amaya had been arrested and were even then in prison in Panama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-25
TO PAY OFF THE DEBTS.
Dr. Clifford will Reimburse Sun
 Companv's Creditors.

Buffalo, N. r., Dec. 2S.-Attorneys repre- senting Dev. Dr. c. B. Clifford tonight an- nounced that s4,OO0 has been deposited in d Buffalo bank to liquidate the indebted ness of the Buffalo Sun Publishing Com pany.
 The publishing company started out to raise a capital of $1,OOO 600 by means of a chain scheme. It was stopped by the postal authorities. Dr. Clifford, who is pastor of the Delaware Avenue Baptist Church. claimed that he had been induced to become an officer of the company through misrepresentation.
 Believing that many persons had been induced to put their money into the scheme because of the use of his name, Dr. Clifford has decided to shoulder the entire liabilities of the company.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-25
Militia Sent Home.

Salt Lake, Utah. Dec. 2s.-On account of the peaceful condition of affairs in the Carbon County coal district, two compa- nies of militia were today relieved and ordered home. All the mines in that dis trict are being operated by non-union men and unless trouble should arise 1t Is be- lieved the remaining troops will soon be urffhdraWO
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-25
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-25
Man shoots Actresg: Then seIf

San Francisco. Dec. 28.-Ethel Penny, a variety actress, has been shot and se- riously wounded by Daniel O'Hare be- cause she had deserted him for another man. O'Hare then shot himself in the head. It iR believed both will rseoyeTs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-25
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-25

some ability. to succeed him. This was in accordance with scheme arranged on the second of the month. when Mollendes was called to Panama by telegraph to meet the conspirators, at which meeting
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-16
MRS. THOMPSON DYING.
Life Of Prominent Club Woman
Despaired Of.

Mrs A H. Thompson. one of the
most prominent club women in To-
peka, is very i'll at her home at 607
West Tenth street. Mrs. Thompson is
affected with complication of trou-
bles following an attack of diphtheria
and during the past twenty -four hours
has experienced a decided change for
the worse. The gravest fears for her
recovery are entertained by her family
and physician, Dr. c. A. Mcclure.
About two weeks ago Mrs Thompson
became i'll of diphtheria but the prompt
administration of anti-toxin checked
the progress of the disease so that
within four or five days she was great
~ improved At that time there set in
an abcess of the mastoid bone, situated
behind the right ear. The formation
was very painful as we'll as dangerous
on account of its location and an op-
Grafton upon it had to be performed.
At the time when the abcess was at it's
worst erysipelas set in. The last COM
plicatiOn has been in progress since the
latter part of last week At eleven
O'Clock Sunday night a change for the
worse was noticeable and until ? a. m.
today she sank. After that there has
been but slight change and none for
the better. DR.. Mcclure stated at noon
that he did not expect Mrs. Thompson
to recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-16

and the cause of the personal feelings
in the matter was a result of the wives
of the jurors being permitted to visit
them on Sunday, February 8. Mrs
White ard Mrs. Lingenfelter had con-
versed concerning the trial before they
saw their husbands, and when they
went to visit the jurors Mrs. Lingerfel-
ter it is claimed. told her husband that
Mrs White. had told her that Mr.. White
would be foreman of the jury, and that
he had been warm personal friend OF
Prosecutor Ruckelshaus. After the jury
resumed deliberation of the case Nh.
Lingenfelter accused Mr.. White of hav-
ing come into the case with his mind
prejudiced against the defendant and
told of the conversation with his wife.
Hot words ensued and the matter al
most resulted i'm blows before the inter
ference of others stopped it, This had a
disQuieting effect on Mr.. White and Ia
ter in the day when ne engaged in a
heated argument with Jurors Brown
and Theising, who were in favor of &C
qufttal. he was attacked with heart fall
ure-
The perplexing question in the minds
of the jurors. they say, was whether
DR. Alexander had guilty knowledge Of
the fact that the body of Rose Heidlin-
ger had been unlawfully taken away
from the grave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-16
some time.

The authorities have known of his To-
cation for some time, but it was not un-
til peremptory order was given by
Judge Harrison that steps were taken
to have him returned to Minneapolis for
trial. He is accused of offering bribes
to county commissioners in order to
have his secretary, T. r. Brown, elected
sheriff to succeed Former Sheriff Me
garden, who was removed by the COVER
nor for malfeasance and also of accept
ing money from abandoned women
There are four of these indictments. A
sixth charges him with conspiracy.
Or. Ames fled from the city in July
and for long time was at West Baden,
Ind. When he was due to appear for
trial he was still in Indiana and was
reported in. Later he went to Louis
vile KY, and was under surveillance
for some two weeks. Just before Sheriff
Dreger arrived in Kentucky Anes was
warned by some of his Minneapolis
friends and fled to New England He
was in Boston for time and later went
to Hancock, n. II. where a sister of his
wife resides.
Tt has been represented here that his
health was such that he could not be re-
turned to the city excent at the risk OF
his life. His bondsmen were the least
concerned of anyone regarding his con-
tinued absence from the city and they
are not the persons who are defrayins
the expenses of the sheriff in his pur-
s1lff