The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-05

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treaty was menace to the national in
~tegrity. Senior Marroquin protested
against the action of the senate.
President Marroqun succeeded in calm
ing the congressman. 1t appears that he
was able to give them satisfactory rea-
sons for Governor Obaldia's appointment.
He appears to realize the imminent peril
of the isthmus of Panama declaring its
Independence.
Senior Deroux, representative for Pan
anna constituency, recently delivered a
sensational speech in the house. Among
other things he said:
In Panama, the bishops governors
magistrates, military chiefs and their
subordinates have been and are foreign
to the department. 1t seems that the
government, with surprising tenacity,
wishes to exclude the isthmus from all
participation in public affairs AS re-
CARDS international dangers in the 18TH
mus, all can say is that if these dang
ers exist they are due to the conduct OF
the national government, which is in the
direction of reaction.
If the Colombian government will not
take action with a view to preventing
disaster, the responsibility will rest with 1t
alone"
Expedition Had Landed.
In the New York Herald of October 26
1t was reported that revolutionary expe-
, dition of about seventy men had actually
landed on the isthmus. In the Washing
ton Post of October 20 1t was reported
from Panama that in view of the impend-
ing trouble on the isthmus the Bogota
government had gathered troops in suf-
ficient numbers to at once put down an at
. tempt at secession. In the New York
Herald of October 80 1t was announced
from Panama that Bogota was hurrying
troops to the isthmus to put down the
projected revolt In the New York Her.
aid of November ii was announced that
in BogDta the congress had Endorsed the
energetic measures taken to meet the
situation on the sthmus and that G000
men were about to be sent thither
Quotations like the above could be
multiplied indefinitely Suffice 1t to say
that 1t was notorious that revolutionary
trouble of a serious nature was impending
upon the isthmus But II was not neces-
sary u rely exclusively upon such gem
eral means Of Information. On October Is
Commander Hubbard Of the navy notified
the navy department that. though things
were quiet on the isthmus, n revolution
had broken out in the state of Cauca.
on October 16 at the request of Lieuten-
ant General Young, / saw Capt c. b.
Humphrey and Lieut. Grayson Malet-
Provost Murphy who had just returned
from four months tour through the
northern portions OF Venezuela and CO.
lumbia. They stopped in Panama on their
return In the latter part of September.
At the time they were sent down there
had been no thought of their going to
Panama and their visit to the isthmus
was but an unprecedented incident of
their return journey; nor had they been
spoken to by anyone at Washington re-
garding the possibility of revolt. Until
they landed at Colon they had no knowl-
edge that a revolution was impending.
save what they had gained from the
newspapers
Reported to the General.
What they saw in Panama so impressed
them that they reported thereon to Lieu
tenant General Young according to his
memorandum--that while ON the isthmus
they became satisfied beyond question
that. owing largely to the dissatisfaction
because of the failure of Colombia TO rat
ify the Hay-Herran treaty, revolution
airy party was In course of organization
having for It's object the separation of
the state Of Panama from Colombia, the
leader being DR.. Richard Arrange. for
mer governor OF Panama; that when they
were on the sthmus arms and ammuni-
ton were being smuggled into the city
of Colon In piano boxes. merchandise
crates etc, the small arms received being
principally the Gras French rifle. the
Remington and the Mauser; that nearly
every citizen in Panama had some sort of
rife or gun In his possession. with am
munition therefore; that In the city 81
Panama there had been organized Ere
brigade which was really intended r.r
revolutionary military organization; tnat
there were representatives of the rcvolu-
tiorlary organization at all important
points on the isthmus; that In Panama.
Col2n and the other principal places Of