The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-10

full factor in maintaining the positionI
Of the United States for the free transit
of the sthmus Warships on this side
of the isthmus are at a disadvantage I'M
this ports being obliged. owing tol
their draft, to keep at least ter miles
off shore in an open roadstead, a con
dition which greatly hampers and del
lays landing operations in an emer-I
gency.
The big collier Hannibal which arr
rived at Guantanamo Tuesday full of
coal which was destined for the open-i
ing OF the new coaling station there. is
now held in readiness for instant de-
parture for the istmus to coal theI
American ships there if they promise to-
be detained any length of time.
TOVAR SUBMITS.
Panama, Colombia, November Gen
eraI Tovar and his staff have at last
been convinced Of the useleSSnesS of
their resistance to the provisional gov
eminent and have accepted the terms
offered by the junta. They VII EMBARK
this afternoon for Colon Oh an expressE
train and will leave Immediately On the
royal mail steamer OrinOcO for Carta-I
gena. This arrangement to this enc
| was made through the efforts of CON-
mander Hubbard of the United States
gunboat Nashville, superintendent
Shaler and Assistant superintendent
Prescott of the Panama railroad who
guarantee that both parties will fulfill
the agreement.
There is great rejoicing all over the
city because the stability of the ~republicl
now seems assured The fact that
Parma troops were already moving to-
No rl tn J;,n rrDha I1r lnIilnl T,-
eral Tovar and his staff to accept theI
terms Of the junta.
PEOPLE JUBILANT.
Colon, November 5.-After a ~confer-l
ence this afternoon Colonel Torres,
commander of the Colombian trOopsI
here, seeing that the situation was hope
less, agreed to embark his soldiers on
the Royal Mail steamer Orinoco, sailing
for Cartagena at $50 p. m. \ special
train from Panama will bring General
TOvar. who will also sail on the OrinOcO.
The people of Colon are now jubilart.1
The flag of the new republic flies from
the railway stations at Gatun and Ba-
hio Sollalo. near Colon. Troops from
Panama will doubtless take charge of
the city tomorrow.
Part of the troops have already m
Dd4 81 Oh TIE Vi lIOOo dIld nc IIEIl LII
ton has been taken aboard.
The municipal council of Colon has
just notified the provisional govern
new republic.
THE TROOPS DEPART.
Colon, November 5.-7:3O p. m.-The
Royal Mail steamer Orinoco with IS
officers, 49, men and 30 women has sail
ed. The United States auxiliary cruis-
CT Dixie has just arrived.
Panama. November 5.-General H. Q.
: Jeffries. a graduate of West Point, has
been appointed commander OIL the Pa
cific flotilla by the provisional govern
ment. Carlos Constantine ArOsemena
has been made assistant secretary of
foreign relations.
AS soon as the Colombian troops leave
Colon, troops of the new republic will
be sent there.
The provisional government has al
ready organized the military division
of Panama, commanded by General Do
mingo Diaz. All the soldiers forming
the division fought either with the gov
or the liberal army during the
last revolution They are, therefore, al
ready trained and accustomed to mill
tary discipline.
THE UNITED STATE BEHIND THE
SCENES.
Berlin, November 5.-Germany, the
Associated Press is advised, will observe
complete Indifference to the political
side of the Panama revolution. Both
the reVolutionists and the government
forces, it is assumed, will respect the
personal and property rights of German
subjects living at Panama.
The United States is recognized as
the power having dominant interest or
the isthmus. Germany has no inclina-
ton or object for the least interference
and certainly would not do anything
without knowing in advance that it
would be agreeable to the United
States.
The theory as to the cause of the rev.
olution which is currently accepted here,
is that the United States brought it
about, with the object of building the
interceanic canal.
The Vossiche Zeitung in taking this
view, says:
The reason why the president wait
ed two months after Colombia rejected
the treaty without negotiating with
Nicaragua is now clear-the United
States was finding an effective way of
attaining its ends by working behind
the scenes"
GREAT BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE.
London, November 5.-The British Of
fetal attitude towards the events at
Panama is that it is entirely the Unit
ed States affair. This, with the con-
sequent comparative apathy, appears
to be shared in all diplomatic quarters
in London. Except in the unlikely pos
sibility Of some outside interference no
action is contemplated by the British
or so far as the Associated Press is
able to ascertain at the various embas-
sizes mere, by any other government.
The question of the recognition OF
Panama's independence entirely de-
ponds On the action of the United
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