The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-20
A FALLING OUT IN
 PANAMA OFFICIAL FAMILY
On the Eve of the First Anniversary of Independence the Machinery of Government Re-
 CeiveS Fearful Jar.

has, or has not any, the fact remains mat there is no better-posted citizen in the new Republic today concerning the needs and possibilities of the new est of national lives.
 The successor to Mir. Arias has been quickly determined on. He was found in the person of Gen. Santiago Guardia. born Panamanian, but who has not lived in his native country for twenty five years. Gen Guardia is the accredited representative of Panama at San Jose. Costa Rica. The notification of his appointment was cabled to him this afternoon. and his acceptance is being awaited at the time of this writing.
 Mention of General Guardia brings up the resignation of MT. Victoria, Minister of Public Instruction. Although General Guardia is . Panamanian by birth. his children are not natives of the country. Some time ago when some scholarships abroad were given by the Panamanian Government, Gen. eral Guardia requested that one of his sons be included in the selection for these honors. Knowing that the young man was not a native, Victoria ques- tioned the propriety of granting the request, in view of many other native- born applicants. In the end 1t was turned down, which action was very disappointing to the new Secretary of State. Mir. Victoria recognizes that the situation under the circumstances would be somewhat awkward. and be- ing a pacific man, anxious to avoid any
 further friction. among members of the
 official family, he desires to step down
 and out. Mir. Victoria has proven, however, such a valuable man in his capacity, having devoted heart and soul to the upbuilding of the schools
 of the republic. that the President has so far declined to accept his resigna-
 tion.
 Since the quarantine has been lifted at the port of New Orleans the manage ment of the United Fruit Company are bestirring themselves to get share of the passenger traffic between the Isth- mus and the States. The rate for em- ployes of the Commission, and their families. for passage on the Panama Railroad Company's steamships from New York to Colon, is $25 for each per" son one way, as against the normal rate of about $100. The passenger tariff of the United Fruit Company be- tween New Orleans and Colon, is nor mally $50 for each person. They have now met the rate of the Panama Rail- road Company. and beginning with November 1. will carry people connect ed with the Commission for $25 also. They will in addition maintain a more regular service than heretofore. and to that end will put the Ellis, one of their best boats in the trade.
 Montgomerians who expect to visit the Isthmus during the coming winter should defer such a trip until after De- cember 15. The best time to come would be between that date and Jan uary 1b. The month of January is To- cally considered the best of the twelve. The rainy season. as a rule, ends its session about December 15, and blue skies then prevail until May. This pe- riod is Panama'S summer, and but for the dust that Is kept in circulation by the north winds. the climate would ap- proach the ideal. If water Is not brought into the city in time, some at- tempt at street sprinkling will proba- ply be made, using sea water. The mention of north winds" and sum mer" in one breath, may seem a little inconsistent, but old Boreas who starts from his icy home in the Arctics, muf- fled in furs from head to foot, is the victim of deep-laid conspiracy some- where on the blue Caribbean, and when he arrives on these shores he has lost his identity in a sun umbrella ana a suit of duck.
 Work on the Panama sewer system was begun last week, with the pierc- ing of the sea wall on the citys front It Is the plan to run the main dis charge pipe out to the limit of low tide. and in this manner the waters of tha bay will at once take care of the sewage. The water of the Pacific at this point Is very heavily impregnated with salt, so much so, in fact, that the bather is buoyed up to a considerable degree. The saltiness of the water causes quick action on all decomposed matter, and therefore is quite an aid to sanitation. The beach has always been the dumping ground for the re- fuse and garbage of the city, and as the tide here rises twenty-four feet. it makes a clean sweep to the sea-wall every time.
 The peninsula upon which Panama is built is almost solid rock, and A vast of blasting will have to be done in the work of excavatinR for both sewers and water works.
 Mrs. osceola Kyle of Decatur. Ala. wife of Judge Kyle, arrived on the IsthmuS last week. The Judge has a Colon, and there they will continue to reside.
 Mir. E. c. Tobey. Chief of Material and Supplies leaves tomorrow for the States to be absent six weeks. On his his headquarters will be es- tablished at Cristobal, the receivfnr F point for all material entering the Canal Zone on the Atlantic side. Mrs. Tobey will accompany him back.