The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-03-04
'ENT MAKING
up A CANAL BOARD
five Men Are Reported to Have
Already indicated Accept
ance OF Places.
LIST WILL BE READY SOON
Roosevelt Anxious That There Be Just
as Little Delay as Possible About
Getting to Work on the
Great Ditch.

Washington, Feb. 27.-President
Roosevelt has received definite accept
lances from five Of his appointees on the
new isthmian canal commission-name-
Wy: Rear Admiral John G.. Walker,
United States navy, retired; General
George w. Davis. United States army,
retired; Colonel Frank Hecker of De-
itroit. director Of transportation during
the Spanish-American war; William
Barclay Parsons, engineer Of the New
York subway; and William H. Burr.
professor OK engineering at Columbia
university, New York. and one time a
member Of the walker isthmian canal
commission.
The president hopes soon to complete
the personnel of the Panama canal COM
mission and send the appointments to
the senate for confirmation. He Is ex-
tremely anxious that there should be
no unnecessary delay in the practical
work of digging the canal by the United
States.
other Men Slated.
1t is quite likely, although it has not
been determined absolutely yet, that
the remaining members of the commi-
sion Will be Benjamin M. Harrod Of
New Orleans, an engineer of the Mis-
sissippi river commission, and c. Ewald
Grunsky of San Francisco, a dis
tinguished hydraulic engineer. 1t Is be-
lieved Mr.. Grunsky will accept.
It was hoped by the president that
Alfred Noble, engineer of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, would accept one Of the
appointments, but 1t is understood that
he has declined. His work for the
pennsylvania system Is In such shape
as practically to preclude the POSSIBLE
ity Of his undertaking the ana work.
DR.. Amadon, the president Of the re-
pubic OF Panama, has replied to the
no - ~ rN~+ 4~ It-. ~ NV n
Bunau-Varilla, the minister at Wash
tngton. informing him Of the ratification
Of the Panama canal treaty. He says:
I beg you to convey to the noble
American government and to the great
and generous American people the ex-
preston of u sentiment of deep graf
itude In the name Of the government
and OF the people of u new horn re-
public.
THE inestimable service rendered by
you to his nation will live always in
the hearts of its citizens, and Will last
even longer than the bronze of the
STATUE of the great Frenchman, at the
erection Of which you contribute so
generously"
President Sends Report.
The president today sent to the SEN
ate a. report of the secretary of state in
response to q resolution introduced by
Senator Morgan calling for such in
formation as is in the possession of the
government of the United States as to
the present state of the organization OF
the republic Of Panama, and a copy or
the constitution Of said republic Of
Panama, and such information as to
the provisions thereof as may have
been received by him.
2 The resolution also calls for II Or
finance or other proceedings of the
constitutional convention, recently in
session at Panama, relating to the
Hay-Bunau-Varilla treaty.
Secretary Hay in his report to the
president sends a translation of the
draft Of the constitution Of the republic
Of Panama as substantially adopted
February Ii, which, he says, serves to
show the permanent form to be given
to the government.
The constitution, which provides for
the Intervention of the United States to
preserve peace, consists of 141 articles,
making thirty typewriter pages. II
solves the question as to what the citl-
zens OF the isthmus are to be called i.
all article, declaring what classes al,
or shall be admitted as "Panamanlans.''
In this class are Colombians who par
ticipated in the achievement Of Pana-
mas independence, also foreigners de-
claring in support Of the new republic,
and who have completed ten years res
idence in the territory embraced in
Panama. Six years Of residence will
suffice If they are married and have n
family in Panama, and three years If
they are married to a "Panamaniap