The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-04
People on Isthmus of Panama
 Rise Up in Wrath
SITUATION GROWS SERIOUS
News Reaches State Department at Washington and There Is Great
 Activity Among High Officials.
 Conference at White House.

Washington November 3.-Sensational advices were received here tonight rom the Isthmus of Panama to the effect that revolution was in progress and the h. dependence had been proclaimed. Presi- dent Roosevelt at o'clock sent for Sec retary Hay, Acting Secretary or the Navy Darling, Assistant Secretary or State LooNis and Rear Admiral Taylor, chief of the bureau of navigation to come to the White House. where after a con- ference lasting nearly two hours orders were dispatched to the Dixie and Atlanta on the Atlantic side and the Boston on the Pacific coast to proceed with all pos sibe speed to isthmian waters to aid the Nashville in protecting American inter- ests and maintaining free transit across the isthmus in accordance with the treaty of iS46 Orders were also sent to Rear Admiral Glass commanding the 1 Pacific squadron consisting of the Con- cord, Marbehead and Wyoming at Aea- pulco to hold themselves in readiness to proceed on moments notice to Pan- anna. When the Baltimore reaches San Domingo. orders will be cabled her ta go to the isthmus if the situation de- mands her presence
 Canal Treaty Is Responsible.
 The rejection of the Panama canal treaty is generally supposed to be the moving cause of the revolution. but no official information on this subject was obtainable.
 The associated Press. after the con- 1 .f,ta I.at tt.. sole purpose of the dispatch of the vessels was the protection of American interest and the maintenance of open transit on the isthmus.
 The most explicit instructions are being l cabled tonight to the American consuls at Panama and Colon. and to the com- mander of the Dixie, who would be in 1 charge of the vessels on the Atlantic side to direct all their movements with this end in view
 | The further statement was authorized that the state department regards the sit- uation as serious. but the arrival of the Nashville today and the immediate dis patch of the other vessels insures the pro- tecton of American interests. Dr. Thomas Herran the Colombian charge. received his first information of the revolution ut Panama from the Associated Press. He was much interested but not surprised as ne mas Dttn bWdit lbl SOHic lliHt pl lHo desperate feeling of the .eople of the district. and had gone so ar as to warn his government that some such occur renee was likely to take place.
 Will Not Interrupt Cables. Dr. Herran expects to get information from his government very soon. as. In | his Judgment, the revolution will not n- terrupt cable communication with Bogo- l ta According to his estimate, there arc ! less than 1000 government troops in the state of Panama at the present time. But. according to his latest information, there are three Colombian government war | ships on the Pacific side of the isthmu5 and three or four on the Atlantic side
 The government has 500 troops under arms in the Interior and on the western | coast and these can be moved by trans | ports to Panama or vicinity. but could | not sent over land.
 Dr. Herran does not expect any speedy recognition by the United States of d government formed at Panama, but re- azes that this government will keep the transit open on the railway and may find it necessary in so doing to support any government in the city of Panama that Is in control. which would be great ly to the advantage of the revolutions ists.
 The state of Panama has a population of about 250,0o0 people and it is declared really the poorest portion of the republic of Colombia. There has been some sym pathy with Panama and a trend toward independence of the estates west of tho mountain on the Pacific side and bor- derng on the Carribean sea on the Att lantic states These states are also h. terested in the construction of the canal. and the people of Panama think the canal Is life and death measure for their suc- cess.
 Independence Proclaimed.
 Panama, Colombia, November 3.--The in- dependence of the Isthmus was proclaim ed at p. m. todaS large and enthusI- astic crowd of all political parties assem- bled and marched to the headquarters of the government troops. where Generals Tovas and Amaya, who arrived this even- ing, were imprisoned in the name of the republic of Panama. The enthusiasm was immense and at least 5000 of the men in the gathering were armed.
 Government Not Alarmed.
 Colon Colombia, November 3-There Is persistent rumor here that during tho last few days a movement has been on foot looking to the independence of the isthmus.
 Noon of yesterday was the time men tioned for it's active inauguration but no one event publicly anta gonistic to the gov- ernment of Colombia took place. The ru- nor is prevalent today that developments are expected tonight
 The government. however, is not alarm ed and apparently no steps have been taken to quel any anticipated disturb ances This seeming inactivity on the part of the government Is looked upon as showing confidence in the reports made by General Obaldi. the governor of the de- partment of Havana, who has issued manifesto thanking all political parties for the adhesion promised to the government when il was reported that a revolutionary force was marching in the vicinity of Penomeme. In this manifesto the gov ernor also thanked the inhabitants of the 
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