The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-01-16

those MHO nave SHOWN lntnTtlNto VIZ
friendly the power TO undo what they did
pass by the Question as To what assuf-
anCe we have that they would now keep
heir pledge ana not again refuse 20
ratify the treaty II they had the power
for, Of course. | will not for one moment
discuss the possibility OF the IN Ted
States comm thing an act or such base,
ness as to abandon the new republic OF
"rhird FINALLY the congress definitely
settled where the canal was 10 be punt
n was provided that treaty should pc
made for building the cana acroS ne
isthmus Of Panama; and H. after reason
able time IL proved Impossible 70 secure
such treaty, that then We snould 20 ~
Nicaragua. The treaty has been made,
for a needs no argument 10 show that
the intent Of the congress was 10 insure
a canal across Panama ana that whetn,s
the republic granting the tue was cailcd
New Granada Colombia or Panama m
tered not one whit. AS events turned
ont. the question OF reasonable time a
though as the months went by, y be-
c1me. Increasingly improbable hat tho
Colombian congress would ratlfy the
trcntv or take steps which would be
cGuIvalent thereto vet an chance for
such aciton on their part did not vanish
nutIl the congress closed ~ INC end ~
Oatobcr; ana within three DAYS there,
inter tho revolution in Panama hnd
broken uut. Panama became an ndo-
pculcnf state and the control Of the ter,,
fl' ry necessary Tor hN.Id;r% lh' su ~.
ur1or WHICH alone we could have gone
rs Nir1rlruh thereby became limos NE
~ fulGlmcut 7 the pending irc7,H W
r1upma should not be ratified ny ihe
syrato. this would npt alter tho f7ct th1t
we could uot.g % Ntctracua The cor
gross haa ic'ilnl 'he r"u'" nP' ''.t
30 vlicrnul $40 nndcr oyistng ler algt0a -
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fbr pr~,sIgf,t .na ycs'nd IS. Vim by tho
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'.''t'''H 49, IL tt,,,.i does. in Colon
'H|L ~, t,.trtfiiy irwin. the
=, ,.,i',,,, nttantin1 40 those Of the
81 F.li w Il, t' y o,..y,in,s 4 which
80 49,. ~. ~ - ,r',i mic me making of
MA, ,,r,i,t ibn Tnstsd states bv the
W." ~ " ,,,,,,,,.,,5 of mo C'olombian
,, e. ,.rI.,T A. mo O'clock u m. on
~ t9P2 ~ N,.. -, ,n.ro,l' ~, shore nv n
ll.HL ~ a ,,i,,,,ai a "a IN iondinr met
- y q 20 rongni ,,ice consul and
ny tL ~ gCncral eIncr5ntrudent
- -, 81, ,,a r,firn9d The consul in
- - - tbat h@ bad rereived notice
S,I,,t Inc 1oiccr commanding the Colom-
IoIl .uc o'''0' - rrnrrt,s tbrouph tho
pun po0pS, w ~ ~, 20, f;t,., tboH - Inc
l, .I,,,t i ", oGitcrg Gems Tobal and
4 ~. -, -, . "a Laa,, gniycd in Panama
on no cvcn5ng OF Inc 81 Of November by
H ~ ~. H,,,isnc,,drnts and held AS prisoners
~, '', ~ rio,efd ~, two- o'clock n m
~, ~ 80, ,,.n,,ld oi,., fre an the town
~ Cninn ond Kin cyerv United States
,i,t., p''t =, he riarc and nv advice and
o ,,ti ~ rci,,@siCd adyiecd that ali
~ I-ritGd States tItizcns should take
rnf,,cc IN Tho shed of Tho Panama Rail-
800 co,nnsn,, a stone building srlsrept-
Nj Nj n hr{ri,p' I,ut INTO GOOD stale for de-
~ ,Dd ~ a. /, wn,ld inmedIatcly land
suth hlj,, ~ mon v,ifh rxtra- arms Tor
hn tit ne n
- ths ebin vo,,id hermit This was
o,r,cd "a ana / fnnnedIatelV returned on
GSard orri,,frp NJ I.i5 n IN The order
Cor Iandinp vas immed'ntcIv riven and
AZ IA ~ T., tbe hoats left Inc shin with
- ,,a,t,,' al a. mon und.r thf command Of
I inut Coumander II Nj WitZcl with
IiIje6p,,nnn i y Jacl.son as second in
E'unn,auI Time being pressing. l. gave
ycrboI .ordors 10 MIR Wit2ol 10 take the
buiiding above referred to TO put IL into
the b.st state of defense POSSIBLE and
protect the lives of the citizens assembled
ihcre-not firing unless fired upon .
Tho Colomb!auS surrounded the build
ing Of tho railroad company almost I'M
mCdiately after we had taken possession
ana Tor about one and a half hours their
attitude was most threatening, il being
seemingly their purpose to provoke an
attack Happily our men were cool and
steady and while the tension was very
great no shot was fired At about 1915
H. m. Col Torres came into the building
for an interview and expressed himself
as most friendly to Americans, claim n Z
that the whole affair was a misapprc-
heuslon and that he would IKE TO send
the alcalde OF colon TO Panama to see
Gen, Tobal and have him direct the dis
continuance of the show OF force. a spec
Cial train was furnished and safe conduct
guaranteed. At about $3.50 p m Col
Torres made the Proposition of withdraw
ing his troops 70 Monkey fIlll, n | would
withdraw the Nashville's force and leave
the town in possession OF the police until
the return Of the alcaldc on the morning
of the 5th. After an Interview with the