The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-14

water harbor. He had many aues- Alabama.
 Did you meet Judge Kyle. former ly of Alabama, while you were in PanamaT I asked Secretary Taft.
 T did," he replied. and was inn pressed with him. Judge Kyle was very busy, however, and we did not see much of him. He has asked for leave of absence and 1t is his purpose to visit Alabama in the near future
 Judge Thomas G. Jonesc lives in your city of Montgomery does he not' Do you know I have watched his career with interest and have admired him since he put down with a firm hand that outbreak of lawlessness at Birmingham when he was Governor several years ago. The President esteems him highly and greatly values his advice"
 A distinguished party is aboard the Eumenes with Secretary Taft. It in- cludes Rear Admiral Walker, chairman of the Panama Canal Commission, Min ister Obelda of the government of Panama to the United States, N. W. Cromwell, the able and brilliant lawyer of New York who conducted the nego- tiations between the United States Gov ernment and the Panamians in the crisis immediately preceding and im- mediately following the birth Of the republic, a service for which he is said to have received fee of a million dol lars He Is now attorney for the Panama Railroad. In the party, too, were Judge Magoon. attorney for the Panama Canal Commission; Messrs Bailey representing the Associated Press. Elwood, the Publisher and Scripps McRare Press and Johnson of The New York Tribune, Mir. Fornham, private secretary to MT. Cromwell and Mir. Carpenter. secretary to the Secreta- " of War.
 Dr. Amador son of President Amador of the republic of Panama is in the party. He was contract sur geon in the United States army in the Philippines He is en route to New York where he will practice medicine of Panama.
 The names of the party were called over to me by Secretary Taft not for getting his negro messenger and Joe Mini the party's interpreter. And put down the name of Captain Clomow, of the general stan of the United States Army said Secretary Taft Captain Clomow was engaged in some important secret service work in Panama at the time faudmd was seeded from Colombia, and the new Republic was formed"
 Captain Clomow engaged in secret service work" reepated, and thought of the charges that had been made that Washington was familiar with every move that had preceded the revolution. and that the Panamians knew just what to look for and ex- pect from Washington, and Captain Clomow was there on secret service. I looked at the reserved and gentle manly army officer and said to myself I'd give a months salary to be able to write the story that you know, the story of things that lie hidden when the great game of making new na- tion Is to be played out" But l knew | the story was never to be written. As I left the Eumeses and was walk ing back through the dining car two oi the negro walters were setting the ta- bles for supper.
 Say said one of them to the other Did yo' know we got de biggest mar in de guvment back dah in da private cRhTr
 Who Is dat?' asked the other. shalf' ing out table cloth. | "oh. he's 'Turney Gen'ul, or Gen 'u sunlfin. But he's de bigges' man ir de guvmsnt. Dey tells me he weighs S2o,"