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ffi 'TIS ALL OVER. General Torres and His Army Abandon Colon. 3J PRESIDENT R008EVELT 8AY8 HE WIL'L RECOGNIZE NEW PANAMA REPUBLIC TO DAY. J. COLON, Not 6 After a conference lliln afternoon.

Colonel Torres, commander or I ho Colombian troope hero, seeing that tho situation wu hopeless agreed lo embark his soldiers on tho royal mall steamer Orinoco, Balling (or Cartagena at 6 m. A special train from Panama will bring Oinrral Tuvar who will also sail on tho Orinoco Tho pcoplo of Colon aro now Jubilant Tin' flag of tho now republic fllos from tho railway station, at Gatnn and Ilohlo Soldado, near Oolon. Troops from Panama will doubt leu take charge of Colon to morrow. Part of the troops have already embarked on tho Orinoco and the ammunition has boon taken aboard. The municipal council of Colon baa Just advised the provincial government at Panama of Ita adherence to tho now republic.

THE COLOMBIAN TROOPS SAIL. COI)N, Nov. 5. 7 p. Tho royal mall steamer Orinoco, with twonty oight offlcora, 435 men and thirty women has sailed Tho United States auxiliary cruiser Dlxlo, has Just arrived.

GENERAL TOVAR ABANDONS PANAMA. PANAMA, Nov 5. 2. p. Oon eral Tovar and his staff have at last hefln oonvinned of the useless ness of their resistance to the provisional government and havo acceptod the terms offered by the Junta.

They will embark this afternoon for Colon on an express train and will leave immediately on the royal mall steamer Orinoco, for Cartagena. The arrangement to Ibis end wan made through the efforts of Commander Hubbard, of the United States gunboat Nashville, Superintendent Shaler and Assistant Superintendent Prescott of the Pana ma railroad, who guarantee that both parties will fulfill the agreement. There Is groat rejoicing becauso the stability of tho republic now sooms assured Tho fact that troops wero already ynovlng toward tho lino probably decided (lenoral Tovar and his stall to accept the terms of the Junta. Military Officers. General II.

Jeffries, a graduate of Weetpdlnt, has boon appolntdd commander of the Pacific flotilla by the provisional government. Carlos Constantino Arosomona has been made assistant secretary of foreign relations. The provisional government has already organised the military division of Panama commanded by General Domingo rla. All the aoldlors forming the division fought either with the government or the liberal army during the last revolution. They aro already trained and accustomed lo military discipline.

tt fe a UNITED STATES VOTES TO RECOGNIZE NEW. GOVERNMENT. WASHINGTON. Nov. 5.

Secretaries Hay and Moody had a conference with tho president to day on the situation on the Isthmus of Fanama. Later Assistant Secretary Ixwmla and Ad rniral S. Taylor, chief of tho navigation bureau, were sent for and Joined In the conference. Tlio Associated Press was Informed that the prosldont probably will make a statement to morrow regarding the provisional government or the republic of Panama, of tho establishment of which this government was officially Informed to day. In view of the latest advices rrom Colon, to the effect that tho Junta haa succeeded In gaining control of tho situation it la currentr ly expected that this government will recognise the newly established statu, but official Information on this point was not given out to night.

Tho decision to make announcement to morrow, was 'reached after a conference at the white houao to night of the president, 'Secretary Hay, Secretary Moody, Assistant Secretary Lodmls, near Admiral John Q. Walker, (retired,) and Rear Admiral Henry C. Taylor, chief of the bureau of navigation. Secretary Hay and Secretary Moody dined with the president and later were Joined by the other officials The conforenco endod ahortly after 11 o'clock. A cablegram was rocclvod to night from the American consul at Colon, saying that tho 400 Colombian troops, which arrlvfcd there Monday on tho Carthagena, had aalled away.

Unci Sam Maana Bullosas. The Associated Press la enabled to state that tufa government will conduct affairs with a firm hand In the execution, ot the. treaty ot 1846. Orders nn ran VVn Lawyer Guthrie Went Alter Hiii) Pretty Rough. SCHWAB INTERESTS, HE SAYS, ARE TRYING TO PLACE HIM IN FALSE LIGHT.

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 At today's session of the hoarlng In tho United States shipbuilding raw, an attack was made by Nixon on William I) Guthrio, counsel for tlio defend ants and representative of tlio Interests of CharloB Schwab, for his methods of cross examination leading questions were put by Mr. Unter mcye counsel for tho complainants as to the ahsenco of comictltkn between the Ilolhlohcm Steel company and tho Carnegie plant of the United States Stool corporation in govern ment contracts for Armor plato. An entire cbango of front was mado by Mr Outhrlo, who heretofore had aimed to bring out tho fact that tho valiln of Iho conHllutont plants of tho Unitoil Statos Hhiphuldlng company was not overestimated. To day Mr Guthrie adopted a lino of questioning designed to show that tho estimates of value were made by the promoter, tho venders and other Interested or inoxport appraisers, and were almost without weight In determining tho exact value of the plants and asHcta of tho consolidation.

Mr. Nixon was on. tho aland all day. His cross examination was finished and the rellroct examination partly completed. At the opening of the afternoon see Sion he presetted a personal protest lb Which he declared that Mr.

Guthrio In conaultatlok with Max Pam, had adopted a line of questioning designed to place him In a false and discreditable position regarding the sale of hie plant to the shipbuilding consolidation. Tha protest was angry and blttor In tone and Intlmatod that Mr. Guthrio had been unfair In asking him to answer from momory questions about J.ho finances of his company without opportunity to look up the details while Guthrie had had the benefit of a full Investigation of the figures, Ity agreemont of rounsol, tho protest was stricken from tlio record, but Mr. Nixon during tho lioarlng. Insisted that if he wero to answer questions, ho should be allowed to make tho ne essary explanations.

llesldes asking Nixon about tho organisation of tho shipbuilding company, the valuations put on the oon Stftuont companies and the methods by they were reached, Guthrie took up the alleged withholding of dividend, hy the Bethlehem company, an action which, according to the charges of Receiver Smith, contemplated the wrecking of the company. Outhrlo placed In contrast Nixon's altitude In demanding by letter to. President Mcllvain, of the Ikitalehom company, that tho Bcthlohem direr tors declare a dividend to save tho shipbuilding' company, and later at (wo subsequent meetings of tho Ileth lehoni directors, in acquiescing In resolutions, declaring It Inexpedient lo declaro such a dividend. Ho also brought out that Nixon had votod for the resolution for tho expenditures for betterments This was tho means, so Receiver Smith charges, by which oarlpgs wore dlvertod from dividends for needless Improvements. Outhrlo took up figures from tho financial reports of the Bethlehem company to show Its Inability to pay dividends.

Mr. Untermeyer from tho same reports attempted to show that expenditures for bettermonts and new material wero excessive and that tho company might well nave declared a dividend had It been so desired, He was questioning Nixon about the trip of examination made by both the Hethtehem and the Carneglo officers to determine means of Improving the Bethlehem plant when the hearing closed for the day. It I BH0 MB. SMITH DISCUSSES CHAMBERLAIN'S POLICY FITCHBURO, Nov. ,5, Former Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith was the speaker at the annual banquet of the Fltchbnrg Mer ohanta' association at the Johnsonla to night.

Mr Smith said In part: "Mr Chamberlain's plan proposed to put a ring fonce around Great Britain, and then give a tariff preference to her colonies. We cannot be unmindful that this policy may have serious concern for lis, but If we keep our rightful trade weapons" In our hands we need not tear the Issue. WW Canada be content to sacrifice her own Interests for the Interests of English manufacturer. Will she consent to re 1 nounco her own right ot inaspenaani FRIDAY MOBNING, NOVEMBER 6. 19(K.

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A 0 p4q THEV. MEET. Pn iMiiirjjniii I i I 'l' 1 fii 1 1 hi! I I 1 THEY ATTEND THE OPERA. THE DECORATION. and his imperial majesty Nicholas III, BERLIN, Nov.

6. The greeting of bis imperial majtstyr Wllhelm was most cordial. Thslr majesties embraced three tlrnse, kissing ach other on the cheek three times. After ward they attended the opera, where they absorbed all attention. After the performance the oxar conferred a High Russian decoration upon the director.

Cable Newt Item. 1 action for the sake of an empty Imperial connection. "We do not seek the annexation of Canada Wo would nut trammel the political freedom of aspirations of our neighbor. If tho two countries which stretch e'du by stile for i.nfK) nillos shall ever eoino together, it will lie with free and full consent by tho natural law (if gravitation, but, while politically distinct, the two American lands of kindred blood and law may well havo closo comrucrelal relations Why should they not In mutual Interest havo an Intelligent and statos man llko aystons of broad reciprocal agreement. "Wo have drawn a circle around the Americans and made the Mnnroo doctrine Its dominant law.

No extension of European power within that circle will be allowed. It Is only deduction of that doctrine that nti Ekiropeas war shall bo suffered to wage within tho American roalm. Herein Ilea the true safeguard of Canada In consulting and protecting her own Independent Intorests, reo from Imperial restraints and burdens, and It will bo wise and well for her lb understand and appreciate tho broad American spirit." 1 K0l SALE OF INDIANAPOLIS SENTINEL HOT CONFIRMED (Special to the Journal Gaxolte.) INDIANAPOMB, Nov. 5 Nothing definite has beep given out regarding tho change of ownership or tho tsonu nel Marty rumors have been floated but no statement can be made authorl tlvely It lq known positively that Thomas Taggart; Crawford Fairbanks and a few other who cannot positively ho Identified with the deal, have negotiated fof the purchaso of tho plant. It Is believed now that tho negotiations are at a Standstill.

Tho Sont'lrtel Is being conducted under tho management ot the executors of tho Moras estate, and no prediction can be made safely as to the final disposition of the paper. 11. O. UROWN. TALK II MIKE lis a Result off the.

Wreck on the Big Four, TRIAL OF NAVAL HAZERft ENDS. ANNAPOIJS, Md, Nov. 6. Tho court martial of First Class Midshipmen John 11. Ioflarjd, of Oskaloosa, Iowa; Joseph D.

Little, of Springfield. and Kktrle W. Chaffee, of Rhine land. Wis who are charged with hazing rourth Class Men W. Ijiw renco, of Colorado, and Churchill Humphreys, of Kentucky, closed to day Evidence Introduced, to day was to tho effect that the accused wero guilty of misdemeanor.

decision la not expected until next "week. In tho mean tlmo the alleged culprits aro confined aboard the prison, ship Santee at the naval academy1 wharf. Tho first class men are said to have compollod tho younger men to stand on their heads and to undergo certain other physical contortions. The accused. It Is said.

signed aft agreement tome, months ago, regarding the condition of the injured promising tosabstsln from haxlng in, in the Purdue Bpeclal wreck Indicated RAILROAD MEN FEEL THAT COMPANY WANTS TO SHIFT BLAME ON THEM. INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 5 Believing thomselvos to bo backed by public Hohtlment, trainmen of the 'Tilg Tour railway and of other railways entering this city are expected to enter a protest against tho action of tho officers In holding the crew ot the Lafayette sHM ial responsible for the wreck of last Saturday If tho belief that tho railway ulUcura bavo misplaced tho blame should bo substantiated by Ihe verdict or Coroner Tntewller, It la thought that the Illg Four wilt have a difficulty on its hands, unless it recedes from Its position. Many members of the Drotlu'rhood of Railway Trainmen havo expressed themselves on the subject. The majority of tho men hold that the Rig Four officers' sttltudo Is unfair.

Tho fact that a strik'o has never been called on this ground dims' not losson the probability now, thetf say. Jesse A. Sllgar, secretary of tho brotherhood, said to day that nothing more than Informal discussions among members had taken plaoo as yet, and that there would be no mooting for several days It now appears that the coroner's Investigation will not be completed bofore the middle of next week. Secretary Stgar stated that he knew of no similar case In the history of the organisation, but the lack of proeodont would not prevent the order's standing by whatr It considered Justice The Investigation Uy Coroner Tntewller of tho causos of Saturday's wreck on tho ltlg Four railroad developed pome Important evidence to day, ho believes. It Is thought that the one person responsible.

If It can be shown that only one was to blame, has been located, and that it Is not any ono before Indicated Tho res lit of tho Investigation, which Is presumably open lo the public, was withheld by the coronor, and tho greatest sucreiy tosslblo was maintained Tlio coronor thought It might front rat bis plans If tho evl denco were mado known now. Condition of the Injured. The latent reports from the hospitals 1 IV vra i h. all fprma at the naval academy. The evidence In the case, of the three men has been submitted to the navy department at WMhlnfcton.

vvn, o. lit. that all the victims ant Improving fast and are welt on the road to recovery with two exceptions. The exceptions ar U. o.

Wright, ut Pendleton, who Is at St Vlni cut's hospital, and () Taugenian, of Cincinnati, at Dr CiuininKliam's sanatorium These young men havo shown Ini provemont and may recover, hut the physicians In whone charge they are say that their ihancus of living are uncertain Taugenian to day, Waft about holding his own without the gradual Improvement shown heroto foro He hns a rinttiiro at tb base of the brain and the uncertainly of the outcome of I lie Injury 1h causing the gravest apprehension Wright is gaining strength dally, and there In strong hoim that hie life, which at first was despaired of, will lie spared Wright Is suppoHod (o havo a broken baik It Is posnlblo that tho vertebrae are not out ot place and that the young man la suffering Trom a Hood clot on the spine If this proves to lie true no oporatlon will be pcrfurmod Hendricks Johnson, ot Rvansvllle; A. llHer, OlMirlln. Ohio; 8. V. S.

Miller, of Nineveh, I ml and L. (1. Hmlth, of Lafayelto. who wero In tho Iktt of critically Injured, are improving and it Is thought that they aro out of danger All tho other injured aro getting well rapidly. Insists That Postal Scandals Be Probed, REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL LEADERS MEET AND DECIDE TO DO LITTLE OR NOTHING.

FUGITIVE JOHN BRODIE IS NOW IN CANADA (Spcc lsl to the Journal (tsxpttc.) AI'Oin fud. Nov 5. John Dmdle, former prison director, ox post master of Valiwralmi, president of tho lorter County Agricultural socloty and politician of stale republican fame, who mysteilously disappeared Irom Portor county, leaving liabilities now figured at $70,0011, has been ((Mated In Canada, wbero he was seen ny a ChoBterton woman, who Is poeltivo in hor Identification. It doveloped to day that tho missing man sold, without authority, Immenso quantities of wheat stored In elevators by farmers, realising a large Bum fTom this sourie. It Is said that Hrodio will bo criminally Indicted and that an effort will be mado to extradlto him.

THEY CARRIED GUNS BUT WERE NOT BAD. OfDoor Stevons yesterdsy locked up two lads who alighted from a Nickel Plato train. A revolver was found on each, though neither had the appearance of a "bad man." At the police station they gavo tho names of K. Moor and Cla'ido Colvor. They said they were from Ixiraln, and that they canto hero to securo work in tlio new rolling mill COMPLETE RETURN8 IN PENNSYLVANIA.

rillLADRLI'IIIA, Pa, Nov. Complete returns of the vote cast on Tuesday for state treasurer give Matheus. republican, Hill, democrat, 228,611 Matheus' plurality, 285,161. For auditor general, Snyder, republican, 00,411 Dowalt, democrat, JJ0, SOB. Snyder's, plurality, 28J.S0I.

WASIIINtlTDN, Nov It seems doubtful if (he minority 111 congress will be willing lo accept Iho suggestion of the repuhllt nil leaders that congrcH slonal Investigation of tlio pimtoflico siniidalH be poHlpoueil until Hie gov ernment has had opHrtiinlty to try tho men under Indictment RcprcHciilativo ItolilllHon, of the Twelfth Indiana district, said today that he believed the minority would Insist on a Ihoroitgh airing of the scandal ui mioii hh eongresH met I think an investigation 1h needed, and necMled at once," said he "It is tlio republican svatcm that In bad Tlio president may bo trying lo do every thing possible to eradicate tlio graft He1 Is powerless to accomplish that It's tlio system I mil persuaded that the scandala are much more wide spread lhail we have yet Been This bad system of government will be a legitimate matter of discussion In tlio campaign nexl year Tho people havn a right to know about It and to ex press their opinions about It Republican Leaders Confer. Senstors IMhoii, Aldrb Sissuicr and Plait, of Coimoc ticut, arrived 111 Washington tonight and went Into conference at the Arlington hotel At Ihe conclusion Senator Allison said be believed that the Oulau treaty would be made operative, by Joint rofloluttoui Ho cited tho method adopted by con gross In relation to the Mexican treaty as a precedent. The special committee appointed by Uio sonato at the last session to prepare a financial bill lo lie submitted for of tlio fifty eighth session of congress, has not prepared a drart of Its Ideas and Senator All! son ssld to night he did nut look for much financial legislation Tho Bcn ato (Inanco committee will meet tomorrow anil somo deflnlto program may be made Republican Caucus Saturday Evening. Call for a caucus cr Ihe republican mcmlicrH or Iho houso was Issued today to take place Saturday evening, November 7 It is slgneil by Messrs Cannon and liuilenslagcr and Tawney Two Judges Named. The president to day aiipolnlod Dun lei Thow Wright, of Cincinnati, to bo Justice of tlio supreme court for Iho District of Columbia, vice Justice Hag nor, resigned.

He also re apiointod James II. GUI on tho supremo bench of Indian Territory. Chew an Applicant. The appointment division of the treasury department has received and placed on file tho paper recommending the appoiutmonct or Chow, of Noblesville. lnd to auditor for tho poHtofflre department It Is announced that the vacancy will probably lie filled within the next week.

Several etates havo candidates POSTMISTRESS AT HECLA. Indiana postmasters wore appointed to day as follows Alaska, Morgan county. James A Harrlgan. vlco John II Cable, dead. Ilecla.

Whitley county, Madge A Kline, vice John A Jones, rcelgnod, State Line. Warren county, (leorge Windsor, vlco Clydo A WU Hams, resigned. JOHN LINK GOT MAD, Sat on Somtf Dynamite, Lit the Fuse and His Frlenda Are Doing the Rest MARgUKTTB, Nov. 5 Following a family quarrel, John Link, a farmer, wont into a Hold, seated him self on two sticks of dynamito and lit the fuse. A searching rty to day gathered up his body in a basket.

THE CANAL Lobby Responsible For Pan ama ALLIES HAVE BEEN PREOICTlNQ A REVOLT SENATOR MORGAN TALKS. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH CONFERENCE KANSAS CITY. Mo, Nov. 5. The general committee of church extension or he Methodist Kplscopal church, now In session here to day.

by a veto or twenty seven to eight, rejected tho plan to consolidate the home mission and tho church extension This doou not carry with It a rejection of tho plan to consolidate other charitable departments of the church which will omo up for consideration later Tho committee also rejected by a vote of almost two to one tho plan submitted yesterday to remove tho rule of the church that provides that the society canjuot assist any church whose bulliilng costs more than $10, 000. The Oh Ion wero desirous of aa rlstlng In tho building ot a church at Oberllo to cost $25,000. Nov There Is little doubt hero In well informed elr les that tlio revolution for secession in tlio state of Panama was caimod through tho agency of tho Panama anal lobby Heveral newspapers which aro actively allied with the Panama canal ring havo for tho past two weeks been predicting Just such a revolution, giving It editorial in ilorsement and severely criticising tho action of the Colombian senate in falling to ratify tho treaty There was, therefore, little surprise manifested in Washington over tho statement given out at tho white house that independence hacl been proclaimed and that the liberals had ousted the Co lomhjan government officials. The advocatoH of tho Nlcaraguan canal hero aro not at all cast down by the latest developments. In fact, many of them state that tho revolution should force tho president, no matter what he believes to be the advantages of the Panama routo, to declare for Nicaragua Morgan Anticipated Revolution.

Senator Morgan, of Alabama, the leader of tho Nicaragua canal advo cates, said to nlgtit that he had anticipated I tie revolution, and it was an other strong argument in favor of the Nicaragua route "The duty of the president," Bald the senator, "Is to at once open negotiations with Nicaragua and Costa Itlca Tho Hpoouor act provided than In the event of a failure to arrange terms with Colombia wo should, after a reasonable time open negotiations with Nicaragua and Costa Rica Now, what Is meant fy a reasonable time? That term certainly did not mean to Include a long war Panama has se ccdod and deolared Its Independence. Colombia will naturally attempt to force hor lo romaln in tho republic How long war will lio waged no one knows It msy be for years. "In the meantimo. tho government of tho stato of Panama is a do facto government It will not pass into a stato of de Jure government until alt fighting has ceased and It liecomos a permanent government As "a defacto government wo cannot deal with It. No treaty between the two countries can be made.

With Colombia holding out against tho independence of Panama, cannot bo seriously claimed that tho United States should enter Into an agreement with Panama for the construction of tho canal. The prosldont has been co operating with the Jesuits, or the Colombian government. I do not bellevo that he wilt now Join forces with the liberals In Panama. A Reasonable Time. "While all this is going on, bow ever, whst becomes of the 'reasonable time' In the Spooner bill? I regard tho revolution as a pronounced step In advance for the construction of the Nicaragua canal It Is a pity, however, that such a meritorious project should have to depend upon a revolution It has tho approval ot the most eminent engineers, commissions have passed favorably upon It.

Politically and physically there could bo no doubt of Its suncensfiil beginning and completion Of course, a great many people will rejoice ovor tho present com' plications and attempts to continue negotiations with elthor Colombia or Panama Among these might be men tinned a numlwr or residents of Paris, Franco; tho representatives of the transcontinental railways extending from Canada to Panama, and the stockholders or tho Sues ranal, whb are yoarly drawing 17 per cent, dividends "It will come sooner or later, however. Tho people are In favor of a canal over the Ilraragua route, and unless there is action la that direction they will show their choice at the isdls in no uncertain tones." Contest Will Be Short. Capt Joseph I'carcy. of Tennessee, United States consul to Colon In the last Cleveland administration, adds testimony to the probability ot the war between Colombia and Its rebellious ntate Panama being a long drawn out affair While I havo no definite Information on tho subject," said Captain Poarcy lo am satisfied that tho revo litllonary soldiers in Panama have been plaimlffK ccsslon for several months past, and aie probably well armed and ablo to maintain a war for an Indcflnlto period. About four fifths of the residents of Psnama are liberals.

They tho bitter against the gov erjimont for its failure to ratify the canal treaty, and they Will do their beat to act up Bome kind of a governs ment with which the United States 4r 15 fi Ml a "1 rfl '( va tm fa Hi' vi rfl A 4 Mi fvl jW v. (Continued on rage FlvaJ frfriAx V.n:J fe I .9 tr r. hf a 'a "f7.