The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-06
WILMINGTON, N. G. NOVEMBER g. 1903.

state department from the New York
mana cement Of the Panama Railway |
stating that the property of
the company was in danger and asking !
for protection. In addition message |
came from the cable company in effect |
that there was no telegraphic commune |
iation for points in Colombia outside |
of Panama and Colon by way Of the |
Isthmus.
There are at the stations named on
the Atlantic coast approximately the |
following numbers of marines:
Norfolk 200: League Island 800; New
York 300; Washington 800; Boston 200; |
Portsmouth, N H, 100; Annapolis go.
In a case of emergency 800 or more
Of these could be spared for service on
the Isthmus. AT Port Royal and Char
lesion only s4 Ill detachments are sta
toned, just sufficient to meet the needs
of those two stations.
The Colombian warship Bogota is a
vessel of 1,4OO tons displacement, carries
a fairly heav3 sheathing of armor and
battery of one IA FOUNDER, six g.
FOUNDERS and two machine rapid-fre
guns.
The Carthagena at Colon is in every
way a superior boat to the Bogota.
MORE WARSHIPS.
Tonight Acting Secretary Darling re-
ceived a dispatch from the captain of
the cruiser Atlanta at Kingston, ia
maica, saying that he would sail with
his vessel tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock
for Colon. The Atlanta has been TAX
ing on a supply Of coal at Kingston.
AS soon as the Pacific squadron, con-
sisting of the Marblehead, Wyoming
and Concord now at Acapulco finishes
coaling, it will proceed to Panama to
join the Boston.
Colon, Colo, November 4.-Gen-
eral Cuadros. the prefect of Colon
and the senior officer commanding
the troops which arrived yesterday
on the gunbOat Cartagena from Sa-
vanilla, are maintaining their position
Of refusing to acknowledge the au-
thority of the provisional govern
ment of Panama and the troops still
refuse to return to Savanilla.
The lives of the American resi-
dents are threatened. A number of
foreign families are f1ocking for shell
ter to the railroad buildings.
There is great commotion here.
The Colombian gunboat Cartagena
has just left the harbor headed
northeast. 1t is surmised that she is
going with all speed to Savanilla.
The Colombian flag still flies over
the prefecture. The flag of the new
republic has already made its ap-
pearance in Colon.
Panama, Colombia, November 4.-The
revolution which occurred yesterday
and which resulted in the proclamation
Of the independence of the Isthmus of
Panama was not unexpected. Since
Sunday last, all kinds Of rumorS had
been in circulation but it was not until
Tuesday night that the hour so long
looked forward to by the inhabitants of
Panama arrived For two days previ-
ously groups of people had been gath
ering about the town discussing the
situa ton, which caused alarm upon
the part of the authorities for the hous-
es of DR.. Mauel Amador, Jose Arrange
and Frederico Boyd and other leaders
of the popular movement were watched
by the populace but the reVOlutiOniStS
fearlessly went in and out of their resi-
dences, issued their orders and their
plans were carried out
The revolutionists decided upon p.
M as the hour to proclaim the indepen-
dence of the isthmus, but a change oc-
Cured in their plans and word was sent
TO Anto where 1000 men had congre-
gated for the revolutionists to disperse
until : p M. but they We're already
marched towards the Plaza Chiriqui
cheering enthusiastically for the indie
pendence of the isthmus. ThereupOn
signal was given to General HuertaS,
Of the revolutionary forces, who, in the
name of the Republic Of Panama, ar
| rested General Tovar and his staff and
escorted them to police headquarters
amidst wild cheering for the new re-
public for DR.. AmadOr and for the
| other leaders Of the revolution. The
| flag of the republic of Panama was
| then formally hoisted.
The cause Of the revolution may be
briefly summed up as being the result
| of the action of the congress of Colon
bia at Bogota in rejecting the Hay
| Herran canal treaty. The Panamaians
are almost to a man in favor of the
| construction of the canal by the United
| States and it had repeatedly been pro
| phesied before and after the meeting
of congress that Panama would secede
if the treaty was rejected and would
| pIODdDlS COIIlS " lCl 4llS W LII IAAC Ct4A~o~
States for the building of the grea
| isthmian waterway.
The revolutionary junta is composed
of Jose Augustin Arjano, Frederic
| Boyd and Tomas Arias, who haV'
charge of the government. the compo
sition Of the provisional cabinet is a
follows:
Minister of the Government-Eusbi
| Morales.
! Minister of Finance-Dr. Manue
Amador
Minister Of Foreign Of Relations-F
V. De La Esprilla.
| Minister Of Justice-CarlOs Mendoza
Minister Of Public Instruction-N
| Victoria.
| Naripe-TDo On