The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-29
REYES ABOUT
TO DEPART
WIN Close Colombian legation g
SOOn a. he Hears From Ray.
MORE WARsHIPS FOR PANAMA
EavaI Re-enforcements Dispatched
to both Sides of the 18TH
mam-Caatine Reaches
Colon safely.

Washington, Dec 29.-Although Sec
rotary Hay has not yet replied to the
note Of General Reyes. preparations are
rapidly going on for the closing Of the
Colombian legation here and the de-
parture Of Colombia's representatives
for home 1t is clear that they do not
entertain very much hope of a salts
factory response by this government.
Already most OF the legation files have
been packed and arrangements com
pleted for placing them in storage here
General Reyes for several days has de-
MED himself to callers. 1t is believed
here that while the reply OF Mr. Hay
has not been made sufficient informal
ton has been obtained by the Colon
bian representatives in the interviews
they have had with the secretary to
enable them to forecast its conclusions.
The preparations going on for clos
ing up the affairs OF the legation
would seem to indicate that General
Reyes and DR.. Herran are awaiting
only as matter OF form and diplomat
ic courtesy the official communication
OF Mr.. Hay setting forth the reasons
why this government cannot accept
their view Of the Panama situation be
fore severing diplomatic relations with
the United States.
It was stated at the navy depart
ment that the removal Of the marines
from the Prairie from Yaviza to Bias
obispo, a point on the Panama rail-
road, a. told in press dispatches from
Colon, is but a movement directed by
Admiral Glass in the execution Of a
general policy and was not directed
from washington. 1t is stated further
that the move is without significance
as suggesting any change of policy
here. Two dispatches received from
the isthmus advise the navy depart
ment that there is news" to report
| 1t IL understood that party Of twenty
marines has been retained at Yayiza
for purposes Of observation.
naval Re-eaforeoments.
The hoots of warships on both sides
Of the isthmus Of Panama will shortly
!, be REINFORCED by several vessels now
on their way to that quarter. The gun
! boat Topeka OF the Atlantic training
squadron has left Key West for Color
by way of Kingston az convoy Of tht
torpedo boat destroyers Truxton and
Stewart, which have been assigned K
patrol duty on the Caribbean coast Of
the isthmus. The gunboat Castine ar
rived at Colon from Philadelphia nont
the verse for her recent grounding OF
q bar In the Delaware river. The bis
collier Cesar has left Culebra fer Go
lon with coal for the aest. The con
verted cruiser Dixie has left League
Island for Colon with the Panama ma
!. rine brigade, numbering about 600 men
in command sf nrigadier GeaeFal al
! lott.
Naval movements In the direction o
the isthmus have been almost equal.
4 active en- the Pacific csast. The gun
: boat Petrol, bound for Panama, arrives
at Acapulco, Mexico, en- the 26ta Inst
: and undoubtedly has left there by thi
time. The flagship New York, the cur
= boat Bennington, the torpedo boat d.
Atroyers Preble and Paul Jones and th
collier Saturn have been ftted out a
San Francisco for service In the viciI
!" ity Of Panama. and it Is expected ths
4 all Of them will start south In = da
9 or two.
Commander Francis Fl. Delano Of th
q Nashville, who rendered consplcuoJ
u service at Colon at the time Of the r
= cent revolution in Panama, has bee
- = promoted to the rank Of captain. OV
4 ing TO physical disabilities, which hay
= now been removed, the promotion {
" Captain Delano has been deferred IA
til now
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!. Mrs. Alexander Sullivan Dead.