Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Ga1ette.l
Washington, d. c., Nov. Is.

inc of the new canal treaty than has at
tended the revolution of the isthmus and
the formation of the youngest OF the
American powers, the republic of Pana-
ma. So great was the speed that the
official seal which Minister Bunau-Va
riIla affixed to the document was land
while YOU wait" evolved from the genius
and imagination of Sydney Y. Smith,
chief of the diplomatic bureau OF the
State Department, only an hour or 50
before it was put to use. This morning
il was said, and apparently with show
of reason, that the ratification by Pana-
ma of the treaty will follow at an equal
~ whirlwind gait. FREDERICK Boyd, one
Of the commission which reached wash
ington at midnight, is one OF the three
consuls selected to govern Panama
ad interim, and it is said that both
he and the other member OF the
commission, DIR. Manuel Amador, have
been given special legislative authority
to ratify the treaty right here in Wash
ingion. Similar rapidity of action, how
ever is not expected of the United States
Senate. In most respects the treaty ioi-
lows the lines of the Hay-Herran docu-
nent. The four small islands in the
Bay of Panama are practically granted
to the United States for occupation and
fortificatior and Panama agrees not to cede
or lease any part of her territory to any
foreign government for similar purposes.
70 facilitate the building OF the canal
Panama agrees to the tranfer OF the prop
erty of the new Panama canal company.
NJ. Bunan-V arila, the Minister from
Panama, called at the State Department
today to arrange to present to Secretary
Hay at 10 a. m, tomorrow, Messrs. Boyd
and Amador. the Panama commission
srs. In the afternoon they will be re-
ceived by the President. tits announced
now that the commissioners will leave
here December l, taking the treaty with
them. and that it will be ratified in Pana-
ma about December 10. A message
from Minister Beaupre, at Bogota, was
received at the State Department today
which is said to contain nothing new be-
yond the statement that Columbia still
insists on knowing the full meaning of
the attitude of the United States toward
the new government at Panama.
AT four o'clock this afternoon roll
call in the House will determine the fate
of the Payne bill to carry out the pro-
visions of the reciprocity treaty with
Cuba, and, so far as the House is con-
cerned the purpose for which this Con-
cress has been called in extraordinary
session. will have been accomplished.
There is no question as to the result.
The "debate'' which has been in prog
ress since Monday, has been throughout
a perfunctory one and but little OF the
spirit of the "insurgents" of the last
session is in evidence. When the roll is
called this afternoon the passage Ofthe bill
will be by practically unanimous vote.
Democrats generally will support the
measure because they deem it step in
the direction of tariff reform; republicans
will vote for it because, they say, 'the
faith of the nation is pledged to it,"
The democratic votes that will be cast
against it will be the votes of those who
do not think that the bills goes far enough
or of those who represent interests ad-
versely affected by the concessions grant
ed to Cuba, or of those who profess to
believe that the measure favors the sugar
trust. The republican opposition comes
entirely from the representatives from
beet sugar states-principally Michigan,
Colorado and California. 1t is not be-
lieved that there will be more than a
score of votes against the measure on
either side of the chamber.
Carrie Nation, the Kansas "smasher,"
was forcibly erected from the White
Honse this morning after vainly endeavor-
ing to see the President. She created
quite scene on the streets afterwards.
Holding up her right hand she shouted
"I'm going to pray for a prohibition
President, one who will represent the
people and not the brewers She
called at the White House about 10
o. clock and asked to be admitted to the
Presidents Office. Secretary Loeb sent
ont word that the President was busy.
"Pll wait" she said, and sat down on
one of the sofas in the front Office. AT
ter remaining about half hour, during
which she kept up running fire of COM
ment regarding various other visitors
who were being admitted, she walked
INTO Secretary Loeb's Office. 81 demand
to see the President. am another and
represent the mothers of America" she
shouted. ~ want to ask the President
WHY he brought a dive into Kan
sas. when be took his western tour
I demand to see the President" she
reiterated in still louder tones. "This
is not your Office it is the Office of the
people. You will not let me see the
President? You are no gentleman. l
want to ask the President why he smok-
ed cigarettes on the steps of the Capitol
at Topeka. will see the PresidentY'
Mrs. Nation then began to lecture the
visitors who had been in the Presidents
Office and we're returning through Secre-
tary Loeb's Office. MADAM, you will
have to 90 outside, soothingly remarked
the Secretary. II will not go, replied
the ''smasber." The Secretary then call
ed in two officers and ordered them
to eject her.. She resisted removal
and they were compelled to drag
her out by the arms. Mrs. Nation
came here last night from Baltimore
where she is playing an engagement.
She later went to the Capitol and entered
the Senate gallery where she hurled oppro-
brious spithets upon the dignifed but