The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-04
MARINES TO PANAMA.
Two Companies of Them Go, With
Food and Supplies for a Long
Stay in the Tropics.

New York, Dec. Equipped for q
long stay in Panama, two companies
of marines are ready to sail on the
supply ship Culgoa tomorrow. They
have been fitted with clothing appro-
pirate to a tropical climate. There are
$50 men in the companies. The Culgoa
is bound for Colon and will carry
100000 pounds Of meat and fowl for
Christmas dinners Of the marines and
the sailors now doing duty at the 18th
mus.
Colon, Dec. 1.-The next event of
political Importance to the new repub-
lie of Panama will be the ratification
Of the canal treaty and it's retu to
Washington, which is looked forward
to with much interest as conclusive
ly settling Panama's status. The rati-
hcation OF the treaty appears to be con-
sidered by the government as the final
step, so far as Panama is concerned,
absolutely binding the new republic to
the protection Of the United States.
thought on the isthmus that there will
remain nothing for Panama to do ex-
cept to proceed under the security Of
the protection Of the friendship of the
United States with the development of
her internal affairs. The possibility of
a war with or armed trouble from Co
1ombia is not taken into serious con-
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and never is heard discussed, officially
or otherwise.
The government officials seem to
think that in the event of any difficult
situation arising they will have moth.
e to do but turn to the United States
for wise counsel and guidance, and hat
II help issneeded by Panam the United
States will supply it.
The provisions Of the canal treaty
providing that the yearly payments of
$3.50, 600 shall not begin until nine years
have elapsed. and the clause Ge-
claring Colon and Panama free ports
have aroused some fears regarding the
republics ability to raise sufficient rev.
enue to meet it's expenses. The making
Of Colon and Panama free ports will
deprive the republic each year of about
$780, coo in silver or s12e, $50 in gold-this
amount being th%ree-Gfths Of. the total
revenue Of the republic outside Of the
railroad and canal payments. Hence
the government is particularly anxious
that $s,0eO,oe 0 OF the SIC. 600, 600 to be
paid on account Of the canal shall be
SO invested as to bear interest and be
safeguarded from possible future as
sault and reckless expenditure by less
scrupulous officials who may succeed
those now holding office.
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Reyes at Washington.
Washington, Nov. 2S.-Gen. Reyes,
envoy from Colombia to the United
States on a special mission. arrived In
Washington today. A conference with
the Colombian charge is scheduled for
today, but beyond this no program has
been arranged.
Reyes in an interview said:
You will readily admit the propriety
OF my refraining from discussing my
mission, which is a confidential char
acter, but I desire to say that my en-
ergies and those Of my followers will
be devoted to the granting of the canal
concessions to the United States, with
out payment Of a cent. l cannot say
more about this now"
Reyes denied emphatically that he
had come to Washington to defeat the
ratification of the treaty with Panama.
Austria Recognizes Panama.
Washington, Nov. 2S.-The Austria
Hungarian ambassador has informed
Minister Bunau-Varila that his gov
eminent has recognized the republic
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