The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-12
TO ATT TACK
COURSE OF
PRESIDENT
Democrats Consider the
Panama Matter.
GERMANYi WITH
UNITED i. STATES
Assured Of Her Full Sympathy
in Restoring Order il,
the Isthnlus.
REPORT oFsASBlG
RIOT IN B0G0TA
REPORT oFsA8BlG
RIOT IN B0G0TA
Colombian Authorities Are Busy
Building Entrencllm
mama Envoy to be Received
by the resident-France
Gives ASSURANCES OF
Her Good Will.
(By Associated. Press.)

wAsHINGTON.s 4 Nov. 1.-THE Demo-
cratic Steering Committee was in session
before the Senate met to-day. and again
considered thet Panama situation. No
conclusion wasB reached, but the indica-
tions are that tho Democrats will attack
I the course OF the administration on the
ttsthmus, ith reference to hesestablish-
}ment OF the new republic OF Panama, 5
It Is stated Acrc on authority: that It is
too late for Colombia to make any effort
I to resurrect the canal treaty. with the
United States, and beyond preventing a
hostile clash between Colombia and the
new. republic or Panama. the proposed
visit Of General Reyes to Panama will be
without result. The same authority
points out that the United States gov
ernment. having recognized Panama as
an Independent State. cannot now pro-
ceed to negotiate with Colombia on any
terms for canal rights in q State over
which Colombia II exercises no political
control. so any future canal negotiations
will ;be between ths X lied States gov
arnment and the gdferninent OF PANAMA
Germany HandsAOf.
IN1r.sIOReI,ytO bSli1iis
has GA bledf the State Department that he
has been requested by Baron .Richthofren.
the Gernnan foreign secretary,Sto<inform
the Washington government that THE re-
port that Germany intended to become
involved lin the isthmian situation Is en-
tirely without foundation. Mr.. Tower
adds that ne was further assured by the
foreign secretary In a most earnest and
E!ncere manner, that the question Of Ger
manyga interfering In Panama simply did
not exist. me reply of the State De-
partment T to the protest filed by Dr..
Herran,; the Colombian charge. was for
warded to. him to-day. 1t was merely a
formal acknowledgment that the protest
had been received.
Receive Panama Envoy.
After q conference with Secretary Hay
to-day Mr.. Bunau-yarilla. the Panama
envoy, announced that he would be re-
ceived by the President at the White
House on Friday as minister plenipoten-
tiary and envoy extraordinary OF the re-
public OF Panama to the United States.
This he said, will mark the passing OF
the de facto government to de jure
stage.
Bunau -varina will first Gull ut the
State Department upon Secretary Hay,
who Will accompany him to the White
House and make the presentation. The
CerernOny VIII occur VI TUG oioc tooh''
A Riot at Bogota.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-The State
Department has received a cablegram
from United States Minister Beaupre at
Bogota. dated Noysmber 9th. in which
the minister states that large crowds
we're y parading the streets on the Sth
instant. crying: Down with Marroquln." :"
There was mass meeting denouncing
the President. and calling for change
OF government 4,
Hundreds gathered at the palace. and
the orator, prominent national general.
called for the resignation Of the Presi-
don't, The gathering was dispersed by
the troops, several people being wounded,
but there were no fatalities, 'lue city
was under ma rtial law, and we'll guarded
by soldiers. The legation OF the United
States was unuer the protection OF the