The sun., 1903-11-06

Hubbard's dispatches which the NAVY
Department aid not give out. Colon 10 -
q state of intense ga ,itement. and It is
feared that there will be trouble. Ihe
Colombian Government troops there know
Of the arrest of their two Generals. Tover
and Arias, IN Panama.
A marine battaron, $50 strong, 10 to
be assembled at League Island, Pa"
for embarkation on the training ship
Prairie, which has orders to leave not later
than Tuesday next. The intention is to send
these marines to garrison the United States
naval station at Guantanamo, Cuba, to take
the place of the 400 marines who were sent
for that purpose on the Dixie. but who
were ordered on Tuesday to Colon.
Should the situation on the Isthmus re-
quire it, however, The Prairie will go to CO.
lon and land the marines there. She ia
to stop at some port on her way down
for any instructions which the Navy De-
partment may decide to send.
The officers OF the Navy Department
have been prompt to recognize the condi-
ton of affairs on the Tsthmus, and within a
few days there will be a formidable naval
force there. The Boston, which has been
in San Juan del Sur, on the coast
of Nicaragua, sailed yesterday under or
ders from the Navy Department to go
direct to Panama, and the Atlanta. which
reached Kingston last night from Guam
tanamo, left there his morning for
Colon.
INDEPENDENCE INEVITABLE.
Capt c. d. Humphrey and Lieut.. Il.
Mop Murphy, OF the army, who spent some
time investigating the conditions on the
Isthmus of Panama last September. were
in conference to-day with Rear Admiral
Taylor Chief of the Bureau Of Navigation
The officials Of the Navy Department have
shown particular interest in the strength
Of the Notifications at Panama and Colon
and consulted the officers regarding them
and as to the strength Of the Colombian
naval forces.
According to the reports made by Capt,
Humphrey and Lieut.. Murphy the indepen-
dence = the Isthmus of Panama is inevitable.
as the people of the Isthmus are IL unit
for separation from Colombia. In fact,
it is the officers opinion that all the recent
revolutions have had but one ultimate
object in view the Independence of the
State Of Panama. They were in Panama
on the day set for the ratification Of the
Canal Treaty and were able TO judge OF the
intensity of feeling aroused over tho action
of the Colombian Congress
So strong is the feeling for Independence
that it is the belief of Capt Humphrey and
Lieut.. Murphy that even though Colombia
should finally ratify the canal project the
people OF the Isthmus would not be content
under Colombian control. 1t is pointed
out that all the money on the lsthmus Is
the result of independent trade and that the
Isthmians are compelled to pay share Of
this to the Colombian Government. for
which they get no return This, 1t ~
thought. would continue to be the case
should the canal be built, and under these
circumstances revolutions would continue
to break out until the Independence Of the
lsthmus was assured.
Capt. Humphrey and Lieut.. Murphy pre-
seuted to Admiral Taylor this morning
sketches Of the gunboat Rogota and also
described very fully the gurhoats Carthn-
gena and Pinto. The two latter vessels
are on the Atlantic side Of the Isthmus
and, it is believed, can carry considerable
JORGE of troops