Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-11-19

QUICK WORK ON CANAL TREATY
PANAMANs SAY NEGOTIATIONS
CAN NOW BE COMPLETED
WITHOUT DELAY.

Guayaquil, Ecuador, Nov. 15.-Gen.
Plaza, president Of Ecuador. has
cabled to President Marroquin of
Colombia, sym~pathizing with him in
the recent events ON the Isthmus OF
Panama. President M~arroquin has re-
piled, thanking Gen. Plaza g. .dding
that Generals Reyes, Caballeros.
ospina and Hol~tin are marching on
Panama with a large army TO subdue
the isthmians.
Rie Scare at Rocas del Toro.
Colon, NOV. lS.-Cutters from the
American warships at Colon We're dis
patched yesterday morning to stop the
German steamer Markomannia. which
was seer two miles of. towing a
launch toward the harbor. IL was
thought that the Markomannia was
coming from a Colombian port. but IL
appears that she had been chartered
at Bocas del Toro to bring the alcalde
of Del Toro to Colon.
There was a big scare al Becas del
Toro on the receipt of news by way
of Port Limon. Costa Rica, that the
Colombian government was sending
5000 troops to retake the port, which
had recently declared its allegiance 10
on the Markomannia for Colon for the
purpose of obtaining arms and ammu-
milton with which to equip 500 volun-
teers to resist the expected Colombian
attack. The alcalde. however, ha re-
turned to Bocas del Toro to allay the
fears of the populace and to give as
surance that the landing of Colombian
troops there win not be permitted.
Will Not Send Y. S. Troops.
Washington, Nov. 15.-Both Score
tary Hay and Gen. Young, the chief OF
staff of the army, had retired when the
bulletin announcing that an army from
Colombia was marching against the
isthmians came, so thai it was impos-
sible to learn what action the govern
ment might take to meet the issue
which VIII be raised. Rumors were
current yesterday that the government
intended to send United States troops
to the isthmus of Panama, but positive
Official denials were made that such
was the intention OF the administra-
ton, which some time ago asserted its
purpose to prevent fighting that would
endanger the free transit of the 18TH
mus.
Birth of the Republic.
President Roosevelt yesterday for
mally received M. Philippe Bunau-
Varilla. the newly accredited envoy ex-
traordinary ana minister plenipoten-
fiary OF Panama to the United States.
The reception OF the minister marked
the birth of the new republic Of Pan
anna into the family of nations and
paves the way for negotiations be-
tween the United States and the In
fanr republic precisely as they may be
conducted between any two sovereign
nations.
Quick Work on the Canal Treaty.
Panama, Nov. Is. - The Associated
Press correspondent yesterday CON-
municated with Jose Augustin arrange.
president Of the Panama junta, the
first news OF President Roosevelt's re-
ception OF M. Philippe Bunau-varila
as minister of the republic of Panama
Senior Arrange expressed qualification.
saying that this act of President
Rooseyelt's made possible the negotia.
ton of a canal treaty and that such
negotiation would probably be COM
pleted before the Panamans held a
convention to elect a legislature and
adopted a constitution. Senior arrange
confirmed the statement made by the
Associated Press correspondent at
Colon Thursday that Gov. Melandes or
Colon
Would Not Permit Gen. Reyes.
who is coming from Bogota on a q
mission. to land unless he came as the
envoy of Colombia. accredited to the
republic OF PanaraE, and that, In no
other capacity would he be received
by the government.
II is rumored that the situation 1t
Bogota is critical and that there ID q
continuance OF the manifestations Of
furious despair over the loss of the
isthmus. The feeling against Presf-
dent MarroQuin Is growing in intensity
and one rumor has 1t that he has been
deposed. The populace OF Bogota is
talking OF sending an expedition to re-
capture the isthnau AZ auv cost