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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17

tee the independence of the republic, the revolutionistS now place all their trust in America. For themselves they are helpless in their ignorance of ways and means and in their distrust of their own people To no other reason is attributable the decision to permit ratification of the Canal Treaty by the Junta instead of waiting the election of Congress and the formal creation of a Republican govern ment Upon such q contingency as an election the revolu.ionists dare not wait. The treaty will, therefore, be ratified by the Junta, which has no existence in fact so far as the Republic of Panama Is concerned, and the Panamanian ratifica- ton will have been deposited at Washing ton by the timc this letter is published. Why such haste? Simply because the revolutionists lock forward to only one thing beyond whsE they have already &C., complished, and that one thing is to get the United States so bound by contract that it win be compelled through self
 interest to protect. the republic against
 invasion from without and against inte- riOr disturbances.
 So keen is this desire that it is not stretching fact in \, slightest to say that once the treaty is ratified. and contractu-
 ral relations with the United States as- sumed, the revolutIonists will practically lose interest in the fate of Panama. They will a matter of course, be compelled to proceed with the erection
 of a regular government, but that duty will be one in whic'e they will have little
 enthusiasm The tIssaty will insure the | canal; the canal is all that Panama wants | and with it assured, the Panamaians
 would be content to drift along for an indefinite period without proceeding fur
 ther toward realizing the fruits of inde- lpendence. Proof of this lackadaisical in- terest in the republic itself is nowhere concealed. Everybody in Panama, lnclud- ing the members of the Junta and the cabinet, will declare if interrogated upon the point, that Panama wants nothing except the canal ;that the United States can have anything it wishes if it will only construct that waterway. So free are admissions of this nature that I have
 had 1t from those high up in the gov ernment, that had the United States de-
 handed sovereignty over the entire re- public it would have been ceded without question. As a matter of fact. the rama maians would very gladly have relin- ouished the duty of organizing a govern | ment and attempting it's administration. 1 It is to this sentiment that the certainty of immediate ratification of the treaty
 Is due.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17

across the isthmus played for that ad- vantage, instead of for any real improve ment in the condition of their govern ment. The riches they will realize from the construction and operation of the canal were more weighty considerations with them than was thought of political liberty; and fortunately for their purpose they found the United States ready to join hands with them. The effect of bringing a republic into existence under such circumstances Is daily becoming more and more apparent. The instiga- tors of the movement for independence. having no such thing as Panamaian patriotism to appeal to, where forced, in order to carry out their project, to wield an influence as sordid as were their own motives. These men, who figure now as the responsible heads of the republican government, will very frankly admit that they proceeded with the scheme for in- dependence not by addressing them selves to the desire of the isthmians to be free from Colombia, but by secretly corrupting those who were in position to hinder execution of their purpose.
 So freely are admissions of this nature made that last evening one of the mem- bers of the governing junta, frankly and without hesitation, and in return for the simple asking, gave to your cOrrespon- dent a list of the men who we're bribed to support the revolutionary movement
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17
THE MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER

and. the amount paid to each one. These bribes are termed bonuses here. and the payment of them Is freely talked about in the streets and hotels; nor does any Panamanian seem to think that the men who sold their influence for stated sums in Colombian currency have in any, man ner compromised themselves. To such an extent was the plan of winning by corr ruption carried out that every dollar of public money In the former Department of Panama was attached by. the revolu- tionists and has since been paid out to those men who accepted bonuses from the instigators of the movement for inde- pendence. Nor was this sum sufficient to insure the success of the plan. It was used as far as 1t would go, and when 1t was exhausted the revolutiouists re- sorted to promises. which have since been redeemed by the payment of sums taken from the loan of ssoo,0oo made about the middle of the month to the new republic by, J. P, Morgan & Co.,. of New York.
 Faith in the United States.
 The promoters of the revolution are. therefore, compelled by experience to dis
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17

and in self-protection we must device some scheme whereby not more tran S2,- O00,OOO in cash comes Into our hands for current use. The remainder must be so invested and so secured and held out of the country that 1t will stand as q revenue producing asset for the govern ment, no matter what changes may take place or who may be in charge"
 Their Unusual Position.
 The spectacle of an independent nation being afraid to assume responsibility for the handling of such a sum as s10,O0O,000 in cash Is doubtless unique in the history of governments. but 1t affords an accu- rate key to the situation on the Isthmis of Panama. Starting with that sum fin it's treasury. having no funded debt, and but $3OO,00O of a floating debt. with the taxes at @ nominal figure, revenues sutfi- cient for all requirements guaranteed by the canal treaty, and the peace and in- tegrity of its domain assured by United States protection, Panama is actually helpless. Her helplessness Is born of an absence of patriotism; knowledge among the more intelligent classes of the corrupt and interruptions character of the ma
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17

ington to give moral and physical sup port to the revolutiopists. There is reason for this belief. for it was not actually decided to attempt the coup which result ed in the creation of the republic until advices were received from the States to the effect that if it should be attempted the United States would back 1t up. These advices were not official. so far as the administration was concerned, but they were of such character. as will be shown in subsequent letters, as to con- vince the revolutionists that all they had to do was to take the initiative and then rely upon the United States to insure the success of the project. This they did. and their earlier confidence in the support to be afforded by our government was justified by the occurrences of the Sd and 4th of November at Colon. when ma rines were landed from the Nashville and employed to prevent Colombia's military interference for the suppression of the revolution.
 The Canal All They Want.
 Having, therefore, had ample proof that the United States stands ready to guaran-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17
Afraid of Too Much Drouey.

{ The Panamaians wish to be relieved of responsibility for the integrity and se- curity of the republic they have created. and although the treaty is more liberal fin its concessions to the United States than was ever anticipated it would be, the Junta has not for a moment consid- cred such @ thing as rejecting 1t. or ca- wiling over its terms. We would have been entirely willing to have signed our names to blank paper" said a member of the Junta last evening, "and to have left it to Secretary Hay to fill fin over our signatures whatever he wished to write, stipulatlng only upon our part, that the covenant should contain pledge by the United States to build the canal" That statement exactly expresses the state of affairs in Panama to-day, and in the hope that subsequent negotiations with the United States may result in that government assuming even moro respon- sibility than it has assumed under the Canal Treaty. the Panamaian revolution ists are proceeding with haltlng steps to- ward the organization of the republic.
 They are afraid of themselves, of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17

people with whom they will have to deal and thoroughly suspicious of their own abilities. Senor Espanoza, one of the members of the tunta, exposed the na- ture of this trepidation yesterday. when he said to your correspondent that Pana- ma has only one substantial objection to the canal treaty.
 We are in a dilemma" said Senor Es- panoza, because our revenues will be re- duced about three-hfths by that clause of the treaty which makes Colon and Panama free ports, thereby cutting of the import taxes now collected, but our chief objection to the treaty is that by its terms we are compelled to accept the $10.O0O GOO canal payment in cash. We must, in some way or other, by subse- quent negotiations relieve ourselves of that requirement.. It is too much money for us to undertake to handle; it is cer- tain to be wasted and misspent if 1t Is turned over in bulk to the government,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17

for the opportunity which stretches away before a people whose independence haa' been so easily won; pity for the moral physical and personal conditions which. combine to make 1t almost impossible for this people to avail themselves of their opportunity.
 Any other people would. under such cir- cumstances, bring themselves very uuicl@ ly to the enjoyment Of an indeterminath season of prosperity and dignity. Cuba, with fewer substantial advantages than Panama enjoys. is doing that very thing. while here in Panama there is nothing more inspiring or admirable than an al- legged republic in which the leaders have no more patriotic sentiment than a wish to avoid responsibility and a hope thae. the United States may do for them that which other people from the begins ming of time have glorted In doing for hemselves-secure and preserve their political independence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17
ISTHMIAN REPUBLIC
 ITS BIRTH ano FUTURE
Today the Worlds Newest Nation is
 a Land of Indecision, Hesita- tion and Chaos.

Justification, than it is statement of ndependence-provokin grievances.
 Money Was Their Motive.
 The motive underlying the creation of the republic was. consequently, more self. ish than patriotic; more sordid than sen- timental The people of Panama, know ing better than do any other people the enormous value to them of a ship canal
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17

jority of the people of all Iatih-Ameriean countries, and of the thoroughly mercen- ary motives for her own creation Into a republic. Envy and pity must, therefore, play equal parts in any consideration of the state of affairs on the isthmrs. Envy
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17

try in the annual football match, Ruyoy rules. at the Queens Club here today.
 Large crowds of people witnessed the play, which was fast throughout and pfo@' lihc in scrimrnages. The betting was lo on Cambridge,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17

Oxford Defeats Cambr1dge.
 London. Dec. 16.-Oxford University de- feated Cambridge University by three golds and try to the two goals and a
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-08-21
Powers Had to Be Called Down.

At Georgetown. Tuesday, Caleb Pow
ers continued to explain his various acts
and conversations in January, 1900.
The pros. cution objected and Judge
Robbins said to Powers: You will
greatly prejudice your case by continu-
ing to do this. You are a lawyer and
you know that you must give direct
answers and not indulge in argument. "
"We did not understand the ground
of the objection said Attorney Nor
ton.
'Mr. Powers seems to think he knows
more about his case then his lawyers, "
said Judge Robbins, "Mr. Powers will
have ample time to argue his case to the
jury If he wishes to do so after all the
testimony is in. but now he NUT answer
questions without arguing
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
1t is announced a. Georgetown that
Caleb Powers has decided to make en-
argument to thu jury in his own def nse
before the close of the trial now % nd
ing. The drf-nse introduced rine wit
nesses We3n sdAy, and the Common
wealth introduced Henry Broughton, of
Bell coun'y. Brough'o on testified that
Powers asked him on January %. 1900.
to furnish the names of several men to
'.do the killing or to edo the work.
and that he complied with the request.
The most notable of the witnesses for
the defense was former United States
senator W. j. Deboe, who denied state
nents attributed to him bv Henry
Youtsey.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-08-21
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
SWIFT CHAMP, EDITOR AND OWNER
Wills Probated.

The following is copy of the will of
the late Horace Miller, which instru-
ment was Tuesday probated in Judge
II. O. Smiths Court:
s'I, Horace Miller, of the county of
Bourbon and State of Kentucky, do
make, publish, and declare my last will
and testament, hereby revoking any
former will.
ST direct that all of my just debts be
paid out of my estate by my admins
traitor as soon after my decease as
possible.
81 direct that a monument, such as
that over Mr.. Lockhart or Colonel
Stoner, be placed on my lot in the ceme-
terry. would prefer the red Tennessee
marble.
81 direct that my residence here in
Paris be sold and the proceeds to be
paid on the farm debt, which with the
other property ought TO leave the 568
acres of land free of debt.
81 give, devise and bequeath the farm
of 568 acres equally to my wife, S. b.
Miller, and Emily Miller Clay, and
Fannie Miller Depue. The property
left to my daughters, Fannie Depue and
Emily Clay, is to be theirs during life
and then to their bodily heirs. Should
either die without heirs, then the prop
erty shall go to the other for life and
then to her children
eff deemed advisable the farm can be
sold and invested and entailed in other
real estate for them and their heirs. My
wife being old, direct that at her
death, her portion shall go to Fannie
and Emily in equal portions for life az
then to their children, and all carried
out as above stated.
ST give $4,000 two hundred dollars)
to my namesake, Horace Miller Clay.
II desire this simple inscription on the
monument:
Horace Miller,
"Born, October 81, 1881; Died.
"He was the Orphans friend.
'tAll the other property of every de-
scription left by me shall go as above
provided, that is third to my wife,
and one third each to my daughters for
life with rem inder to their children,
and if either dies without children. then
to the other for life with remainder to
her children.
SIN testimony whereof, have here
unto set my hand and seal this the 18th
day of March. 1902.
HORACE MILLER.
Witnesses:
ROBT. c. TALBOT,
GEO. ALEXANDER.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-08-21
Wednesday. September 10th, 1903,

the farm of Mr.. Geo. G. White, known
as the Gilt, Edge Stock Farm, situate
on the Paris & North Middletown
Turnpike, near Paris, and bounded on
the North by said pike and the Paris
pistilling Company's property, on the
East by Geo. w. Wyatt, on he South
by Stoner Greek and on the West by
Stoner Greek, the Maysville Railroad
and the said Distillery property, and
contains by survey SAT acres, roods
and II poles Of land, NO CREEK IN
CLUDED IN BOUNDARY, the line along
the creek following the creek "as it
meanders on the bank at the distance
of about poles from the water in said
creek"
This is a No. I Bluegrass farm. 1t
lies adjacent to the City of Paris, and
has on it one of the best farm residences
in the county
1t is well watered and has all neces-
sary outbuildings, including a fine
large stock barn with box stalls and
good training track adjoining barn.
Besides main residence there is
good two-story tenant house on. the
farm near the distillery property.
1 will first offer the tenant house
WILL 10-AOO dC1CS VI AouO, DIS SuOWu
by survey attached, and then the bal
ance of the farm containing 542H acres
separately, after which I will offer the
entire farm as a whole, reserIing the
right to accept either bid or reject all
bids.
There will be about us acres for corn
including about 70 acres now in hemp
and which lessee may cultivate either
in corn or hemp at his option; about 90
to o5 acres for wheat and IS to 20 acres
for oats, and right will be reserved to
seed said farm in fall of 1904; and to
SOW grass at proper time on said wheat
and oats land. The balance of said
farm is well set in bluegrass
Said renting is subject to the right of
the Paris Distilling Co. to maintain
their pumping station near the Rail
road bridge, and to deposit ofall from
their cattle pens in the sinks on said
farm in rear of disti1lery property.
If tenant house is rented separately
right of ingress and egress to and from
same over balance or farm will also be
reserved.
TERMs:-The above lease will COM
mence March I, 1904, and extend until
March I, 1905, and lessee will be re-
quired to execute two negotiable notes
we'll secured, each for one-half of said
rental one due in six months and the
other in one year f. ON March I, 1904,
and both bearing interest from March
I, 1904, at 6 per cent.
VIM MYALL,
Committee of Geo. c. White.
A. I. FORSYTH, Auct1oneer. Ioaug
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-08-21

THERE ARE OTHERS. on the
new Logan county courthouse has been
stopped. R. P. Manly of Atlanta, Ga,
is the contractor, and he and the COM
mite have been at loggerheads for
some time. Work was begun about
April 1 and the first story has hardly
been completed, and part of that will
have to come down, as.the committt e
claims that it is not according to con-
tract.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-08-21

POPULAR LANDLORD. Mr.. D. D.
Conner. the popular hotel man, will
take charge Of Hotel Fordham on Sept.
9Th for himself. The house has been
leased to other parties for the past
eighteen months. With the affable
Dan in the office and his excellent wife
as housekeeper, is enough to insure the
public that no better hotel can be
found in Kentucky. (tf)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-08-21

o y. uIIG.
A. I. FORSYTH, Auct1oneer. Ioaug
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-08-21
New Wall Paper.

Having recently returned from a
months rest in the North, 1 wish to
announce to my many friends and
patrons of Bourbon, that am ready to
show them all the latest styles and most
complete assortment of Wall Paper ever
shown in Central Kentucky.
CHAS. COOLEY,
ISau-2t Phone 3o7, Paris, KY.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-08-21

BARGAINS fruit cans 10 cents
per dozen; Mason's quart fruit jars. so
cents per dozen.
ct JAS. ARKLE.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-08-21
Bacon and Lard, buy it
now. Best Bacon y ID
cents per pound. Best
Lard 10 cents per pound.
DAVIS & FAIRS.

FANCY CHAIRS. = Nice new lot of
fancy chairs and rockers just received.
See window display. They are beauties.
1t J. T. HINTON.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-08-21

AS Committee of Geo. 8. White,
will rent publicly at the Main Street
entrance to the Courthouse yard, in
Paris, KY, at IL o'clock, noon, on
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-08-21

DECLARED OFF.-The first race of In
tsrnational Yachting series was decIar-
ed off on their not being enough to
finish. The Reliance was two miles in
the lead
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-08-21
MRS. ovERBEY's WILL.

The will of Mrs Sophia Overbey
wife of W. G. Overbey, was probated
Tuesday. She leaves her residence on
Seventh street to her husband for life,
and at death to her children. Cash in
bank ($762 40) was left to her daughter,
Miss Hazel, for educational purposes.
w. T. Overbey was appointed guardian
of Miss Hazel.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-08-21

THE VERY BEST.-The Windsor Hotel
Bar sells the very best brands of WHISTLES,
Wines, Beers, Cigars and everything
that is handled by only first-class houses.
Call and get bottle of the celebrated
Budweiser beer, the most refreshing
beer sold anywhere. ct
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-08-21

WANTED.-BuYer for first-class, high
grade piano. Apply at NEWS Office.
Purchaser can get bargain. If
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-08-21

VEILINGs. New styles in Yeilings Can
be found at
1t HARRY SIMoN's.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-10-17

at 10 cents He will have plenty Of cars
next week 10 acconlmodat. all who want
TO dispose Of their Greeley heaters
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-10-17

Arizona VIA the New Dalbnrl- El
Paso route. For further par,lcu-
lars write +. l.. Fisher. q. =, A..
Colo. x southern Ry. Denver.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-10-17

FoE Rent Small house. fur.
nished. Also fresh milk COW for
sale. Inquire Mt g. q. Kennedy-.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-10-17
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We can swear to it.
GRAY has a fine
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We can Prove it.
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TONIC

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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-09
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

WANTED, POPLAR WOOD,
round sticks, cut in lengths of four
feet; we pay 81 per cord for this wood
delivered at our factory. Write for
specifications. Pierpont Mfg. Co., Sa-
Vannah Ga
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-09

Waycross, Ga. June S.-The first
match game of baseball of the season
was played here this afternoon be-
tween the Waycross and Douglas
clubs. The result was a victory for
Waycross by a score of to 4. There
were few errors in the game, and it
was one of the best seen here in sew
eral seasons. The Douglas club were
accompanied to Waycross by about
thirty Douglas people, many of whom
were ladies. The score by innings of
this afternoons game was as follows:
Waycross ............0 0 OO110E As
Douglas ..............0 90 2 0 0 o.
Batteries-For Waycross, Petermann
and Haywood; for Douglas, Martin
and Cook.
Strike outs, by Petermann 9, by Mar
tin 9; base on balls, by Petermann l,
by Martin 1; two-base hits, Bailey and
Deyo of Douglas; home runs, Cook of
Douglas.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-09
RACES AT GRAVESEND.

New York, June S.-August Belmont's
Magistrate won the Manhanset stakes
for .2-year-olds at Gravesend to-day.
The big son of Hastings now stands
hndefeated, and has proved himself TO
be one of the best 2-year-olds of the
year. Summaries:
First Race-About six furlongs, SELL
ing. Ascension, 10 to 5, won, with Eva
Russell, to 1, second, and Lass O'Lin-
den, 20 to l, third. Time I'LL 1-5.
Second Race-One mile and seventy
yards. Red knight, to 1. won. with
Yardarm. to 10, second, and Ink, 60
to l, third. Time 1:45 3-5
Third Race-The Manhanset stakes,
five and one-half furlongs. Magistrate,
to 20, won. with Luxembourg, to
l, second, and Andrew Mack, 20 to 1,
third. Time 1903.
Fourth Race-Handicap one mile
and furlong. Herbert, to 5. won,
with Torchlight, IL to 1, second, and
City Bank, II to 8, third Time As 2-5.
Fifth Race-One mile and furlong,
Continued on Fifth Page.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-09

Continued on Fifth Page.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-09
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