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PRICE TWO CENTS. TUESDAY EVENINGh -DI&EMBER 1,* " 1903. * h URGE GOV'T NOT T O BACK DOWN 4_K1* Iff Mass Meeting of the Japanese Ma- -y jority Party Declares for Speedy Action. Resolutions Denounce Delay and Call Upon the Government to Oppose Russia. ' Chilean Warships, Which Russia May Purchase, Have Their Of- \ \ ! ficial Trial Trips. _tti ^ Tokio, Japa n, Dec. 1.A mass meeting of the Metropolitan sec tion of the Seiyukal party to-day pass ed a resolution denouncing the delay in the negotiations with Russia^ and urging their speedy prosecution. m , The Seiyukai party formed by ,the Marquis I to in 1900 has a clear majority in the diet over all other parties. - - -yjj HP S t Glasgow, Dec. 1.-The battleship Libertad, built for Chile, and which, it is claimed, Russia, is trying to pur chase, with the battleship Constitu tion, built for the same country, has left the Clyde on a forty-eig ht hours' continuous steaming trial and also to test her gun s. Admir al Simpson of the Chilean navy was on board. H e declined to discuss the negotiations with Russia, bu-fett is understood that the latter will decide the question of the purchase of the Libertad after the present trial of that vessel. # in TRIEP T O KTLIi ITO T|ie Bismarck' of Japan Has Narrow Escape from Assassination. Yokohama, Dec. 1,^.^Japanese medical student was arrested to-day oh suspicion' of an attempt to assas sinate the Marqu is Ito. H e carried a dagger concealed under his kimono when arrested at the marquis* villa at Miso. * !-': It is believed this attempt on the etatesman's life was the outcome of recent suggestions in the sensational newspapers of Japan that a ministe rial assassination would be a patriotic action, tending to produce a more .warlike policy on the part of the gov ernment. a* JHt+- , " Viceroy Wants Peace. : Port Arthur, Dec. 1.Admiral Alex leff, Russian Viceroy of the far east, in addressing h is staff, said war with Japan was not desirable, because Rus sia has not sufficient docks here and at Dalny, as existing curcumstances would enable Japan to annihilate the Russian fleet in a second encounter. The Russian warships are bad ly in need of repair. WILL HEATH RESIGN PLACE? \ That Is the Problem Republican Managers Would Like to See Solved. His Retention as Secretary of the National Committee Viewed With Disfavor. New York Sun Spaolal Service. - Washington, Dec. 1.Leaders of the republican party here fear that the party is facing a crisis as the result of Perry S. Heath's declaration to the effect that he would not resign the secretaryship of the republic an na tional committee. President Roose velt believes that Heath will step out in view of. the Bristow report, and Senator Hanna is of the opinion that Heath is honest, and knowing him to be an efficient officer of the commit tee, thinks he should retain the place. " It has been intimated that Hanna might resi gn aa chairman if the fight on Heath is kept up. The senator, it is said, thought that the president and the postmaster general were not jus tified in making public the evidence which had been collected abo ut the former assistant postmaster general. Mr. Roosevelt, however, when he was shown the details contained in the Bristow report, was firmly convinc ed that nothing could be gained by hold ing back that part which related to Heath. Those who view the matter as the president does point out that if Heath had made specific replies to the charge s, instead of making only gen eral denials, he might have convinc ed the authorities at "Washington that he had been assailed unjustly, and in .that event the publication of the charges would have been withheld. e THEY ARE WARY Great Britain and France Would Like to Intervene, but Are Fearful. St. Petersburg, Dec. 1.The French ambassador, M. Bompard, has re turn ed to St. Petersbur g, but the re is nothing here confirmatory of po rt published abroad of a new An glo-French movement for concerted | ' action in the interests of a peaceful solution of the Russo-Japanese diff iculties. It is well understood that \ both countries are anxious for an t Wmicable' settlement which will fairly 'safeguard the interests of their re spective allies and are ready to do all in their power to this end. But the views of each being known at St. Petersburg and. Tokio it is pointed out that it is an extremely delicate matter to offer unsolicited Ad vice. The case of attempted media- - tion *etweeb the United States and ..Spain, prior' to the Spanish war, is cited as an illustration. Russians Active. Peking, Dec. 1.On the pretext of suppressing brigandage,.Russian troops are patrolling the country around Hsin Min Tun. the termination of a branch line of the railway between the great wall and Niu-chuang altho the region is perfectly quiet and peaceable. Hsin Min Tun is only one day's ride from Mukden. The Chinese are daily expecting to hear that the Russians have occupied the railway the re and have resumed military occupation of the country down to the great wall. POSTOFFICE CHANGES. From the Journal Bureau, Colorado Building, Washington. Washington, Dec. 1.Rural routes 1 and 2 will be established at Henning, Ottertail county, Minnesota, on Jan. 1. William L. Chapin was to-day appointed postmaster at Wade, Morton county, North Dakota. W. W. Jermane. A RECORD- BREAKING MONTH In November The Journal carried 197 6 col- umns of advertising. This is the biggest month's gjj, 0 advertising in the history of the newspapers of the fli Northwest, and has been equaled but few times in the entire United States. . &II The previous high record for advertising in the Twin Cities for any one month was made by The !!' Journal, in April, i9o3. That record was beaten in the month just passed by 256 columns. The Journal, in'November, with its zS issues, carried 4oo columns more advertising 'than its on. fc - f A1 '-.nearest competitor, with its five Sundav and 25 ^daily, issues ppmbined.Ul ^':"^'" ^ -s^^^v?***- M'iikf* i P m \ ,., "!|i PRINCESS ALICE SEEKS A DIVORCE Declares Her Husband Started Palse Story of Her Elopement With a Coachman. Berlin, Dec. 1.Th e divorce pro ceedings of Princess Alice of Schoen berg-Waldenburg against her husband, Prince Federick, began at Dresden yesterday. The princess return ed from Sori, ne ar Genoa, in an aggres sive state of mind. She openly declared the prince was responsible for the shameful charges made against her and said her hus band was seeking revenge because she refused to continue paying his debts. The princess also threatens to bring proceedings for calumny, claiming that the newspaper stories of her al leged elopement with a coachman were traceable directly to Prince Frederick. AsheTllle, N. 0.Dr. J. V. Pay was to-day found guilty of murder in the second degree and sentenced to thirty years at hard labor. He murdered his three children. His mind is thought to he affected. ^ TO ADJOURN O R NOT T O ADJOURN Mr. De Armond of Missouri Com ments Upon, the Alphonse and Gaston*Political Situation. Declares That Alphonse Senate Is Saying to Gaston House* - "After You." New Bills' Introduced by North western Members of Interest to NEW WANTS I T Indiana Man Liaying Wires to St ep into Heath's Shoes. New York Sun Special Service. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 1.Harry S. New, member of the republican na tional committee of Indiana, is mak ing an active canvas for the secre taryship of the committee, and h is friends expect to see a change made at the meeting of the committee at Washington. Dec. 11. When New be gan his canvass it was with the un derstandi ng that Perry S. Heath would not be a candidate for re-election, and he and his friends are now convinced that Heath will not only not stand for another term, but will likely offer h is resignation at the coming Washing ton meeting of the committee. Republicans who have known Heath intimately here and have been among h is closest friends in the past, say that he cannot afford to remain with the committee as secretary, nor can tbe copnmlttee /afford to/ retain him* - They ^ay. he has' escaped indict ment on ly by' a^ technicality^but' J^fc is tthdet' irio^ctmeWM tbre ^uMicTnin*p' and his connection with the commit tee in the preliminary stages 'or the campaign would tend to'cripple it in its work. It is understood here that Heath will be advised to offer h is resignation on the ground of private busine ss in terests and that New will be appoint ed to the vacancy and will serve till the new national committee is selected. H e will then be a candidate to suc ceed himself. t the re- L Their Constituencies. Washington, Dec. 1.When the house convened to-day Mr. Williams, the minority leader, asked that thirty minutes on a. side be given for de bate, whereupon Mr. Payne asked that unanimous consent be given as desired by Mr. Williams. *- Mr. D e Armond, (dem., Mo.) was then recognized. H e amused the house for ten minutes by likening the present procedure of congress to the Alphonse, Gaston and Leon scheme of politeness. On the question of ad journment of the extra session, he pictured Alphonse of the senate as saying to the Gaston of the house: "After you, my- dear Gaston," and the Gaston of the house as saying to the Alphonse of the sentate, "After you, my dear Alphonse." And Leon standing off at a distance, saying, "How mag nificent, how magnificent, how stren u ous !" But, remarking in an aside, "I Wish I had four years of my own in that dear White House at Washing ton, D . C."., _________ truth, of the statements. SCENE SHIFTS NOW TOiELENA So-Called Fair Trials ill, Sought by the Amalgamated, Is the Chief Issue. ' Heinze and Scallon With Their Backers and Lobbyists Are on the Ground. Special to The JounutU ."liJ^VrV ' ' ., Helena, Ment., Dec. iv-*-Pursuant to the call of Governor Toole the eighth legislative assembly met in extraor dinary session here to-day at noon. The legislature was convened for the purpo se of considering two meas- HE LAUGHS BEST WHO LAUGHS LAST The Bern DonkeyHa Ha, the Cat Is Out of the Bag. The Strenuous Bepublican BoyYes, but It Will Soon Be a Dead Cat. HARD O N WOOD ' One Witness Says H e Wouldn't Take the General's Word. Washington, Dec. 1.Horatio S. Rubens of New York, former ly a mem ber of the Cuban junta, was the first witness to testify before the senate committee on the appointment of Gen eral Wood yesterday. H e corrobo rated the statements of Major Runcie in reference to the knowledge General Wood is Said to have had of the Run cie magazine article criticizing unfa vorab ly the administration of Major General Brooke as governor general of Cuba. The witness detailed the relation ship between General Wood and news paper men, saying it Was understo od that he attempted to use the newspa per men to exploit his own deeds. Regarding Generals Ludlow and Wilson, Mr. Rubens said General Wood was quoted as saying that he had to get. rid of them. While this was hearsay evidence,.it was admitted, as the witness told the committee how it could obtain evidence to prove the ? Wouldn't Believe Wood. ' A t the conclusion of Mr."Rub'ens'' testimony a member of the committee asked him h is opini on of General Wood's veracity. H e asked that the question be made more explicit, and was then asked if he would be willing to accept the word of General Wood in any matter in.which the general had a personal - interest. Mr. Rubens answired he was sorry to say that he could trot accept Gen neral Wood's statement under such circumstances. Major .General John R. Brooke, re- tiredT former - governor , general of Cuba, was before the committee more than two hours and_ occupied the en tire time in telling of-General- Wood's conduct at Santiago. .._- HOne-of the charges made by. Gen eral Brooke is that General Wood vio lated the order which required him, in making improvements .in Santiago, MfeMMMWi Continued on Second1Page^ T ures, one the so-called fair trial bill which, upon a litigant showing to the satisfaction of the supreme court that the trial judge is biased or prejudiced, will give that body authority to desig nate another district" judge to try and determi ne the case. The other measure mentioned in the call of the governor is one giving the supreme court the right to inquire into facts in cases of equity. These two bills were made the basis Of the resumption of operations in its various .plants by the Amalgamated Copper company, which contended that F . Augustus Heinze owned two Butte district courts, where' all the vast Heinze-Amalgamated litigation has its first airing and from which Heinze has never received an adverse decision. The decision of Judge Clancy in denying the rig ht of the Amalgamated to hold stock in the Boston &. Montana company was the immediate cause of the rece nt shut down in Montana and that com pany declined to reopen its properties unle ss the legislature was convened to enact legislation whereby justice, as it asserted, could be secured.. Both Sides on Hand. The session giv es every - promise of being one of the liveliest in the his tory of the state, not .even excepting the famous gathering when W . A . Clark was being opposed in his, sena toriar aspirations by the late'Marcus* Daly. Heinze came over from Butte last night, accompanied by many zealous lobbyists, while the Amalgamated con tingent is headed by President. Seal Ion of the Anaconda company, and consists of nearly 100 members. The house and senate met in joint session at noon, Governor Toole read ing his message to packed floors and galleries. { THREATEN HIS LIFE Attorney for Aldermanic G-ri vestigation Committee in Chicago Receives Threatening Letters. Chicago, Deo. 1.Attorney Brode B. Davi s, counsel for the aldermanic graft investigation committee, has re ceived nearly 100 letters threatening h is life since he began the campaign against gambling and violators of the saloon ordinance. V*.e fact, which has been concealed carefully by Mr. Davis himself, became known when' he was advised by h is friends to-guard against attack s. " BaltimoreUnder the will of William1 *u * the philanthropist, last probated here. Johns Hopkins .university will receive his estate, valued/ at oyer. $C0O,00Q. Dnoa thejietta of bis daogh*, MRDER MHE *$ i FIRST DEGREE i?i* * ,f" v $&/ Extraordinary Session-, * the. Mon tana State Legislature Met JJ at Noon To-day^ Regarded as Certain That the Grand f^^Jury Has Indicted Cal-jO f/V- WitSessiss Called at Morning Session . ? \ Tell of Battalia's - ^ * Murder. . . I Indictment Will Be Made Public '2 ":'- Soon as Calderone Is in 1 "' "'-j '.-. .* . Jail. . Tony Calderone must face' a^ charge of murder. _ - V^ means that an indictment has been found or is being drawn* Competent legal authorities say a charge of .murder in the first degr ee would, be the- proper accusation on the known evidence The: coroner, the chief of police, the chief deputy sheriff and Mess rs Helin and-, Hanson were .summoned to tell their stories of the crime but were not needed. The coroner and chief of po lice and Detecti ve Helin were before the investigators. LEMIMOU LB " G O TO CONGRESSfl Bryan's Son-in-Law, However, Hopes to Get There on the Repub- * lican Ticket. New York Sun Special Service,' ' St. Louis, Dec. ..1.Miss Zoe Akins, daughter of Thomas J. Akins, chai r man of the state republican commit tee, to-day received a letter from Mrs. Ruth Bryanriieavltt, who with her artist husband is visiting at Mr. Akin s' country home at Humansvllle.Mo ., an nouncing that Mr. Leavitt has decided to remain in Humansville and run for congress on the republican ticket next year. Mr. Leavitt is a pronounced re publican and took occasion to state, soon after his marriage to William J. Bryan 's accomplished daughter, that he did not sympathize with Mr. Bry an'fi political views to any degree Since their marriage Leavitt and his bride have been constant ly guests of the Akins family. The announcement that they intend to remain at Humans ville another year was a surprise to Miss Akin s. She said she could not say whether Mi*. Leavitt expects her father to support him in his political aspirations and as her father is now in Washington she could not state what view he will take of the young artist's plans. - rs^Vv' :"S?S" ^ In- Aim-rOERIALISTS PROTEST Filipinos Should Be Free and Independent, -.-- Tho Not Bern So. Boston, Dec. 1.An immediate, definite official promise of "the entire independence of the Filipinos was demanded at the an nual" meeting of the New England Anti Imperialist league held here yesterday. Former Governor George S. Boutwell of Massachusetts was re-elected president. Irving. Winslow was. chosen secretary, David'Greene Haskins.'Jr., treasurer, and the following were elected to the executive committee: A. S. Parsons, Rabbi Charles Fleischer, John Ritchie, Julien Cosman, Archibald M.Howe, Charles Warren and -Flk Warwn. -. Wyman, "i. - . "."*--.' **'".# "I " * " ' ' w^i OPPOSE EITHER Republican Leaders in Congress Per f isuaded That General Bristow's,^ *# deronet **** mftft t * * Work Has Been Thoro.. *. i * : JS. , "*- - - - -.. i Many of the Men Accused in His ^Report Indignantly Deny^pg jt[:-*r -. Charges. ! v This morning the 'grand jury exam ined witnesses against the confessed slayer ot'Salvatore Battalia. This aft ernoon no witnesses were called. This ' / ' " further investigation. The officials of the postoffice department seem to have unearthed alrea dy more than two con gressional investigations dug up in the past. The postal frauds appear to have been pretty well sifted by the postoffice authorities." W . Hi Landvoigt, formerly superi n tendent of the classifications. division of the postoffice department, resents the way Mr. Bristow's report handles the question of the supply of registry books by the General vibe .purchaJsing oC or v^ay^ng for^thesis nooks," _~. v.. v Michael W . Louis, former superip-. tenrient' ofthe Tilvision -'of: Baldwin Also Denies. Canton, Ohio, Dec. 1.In-emphatic terms Judge Baldwin, consul at Nur emburg, German y, now here on a fur lough declared that the statements of Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow that he (Baldwin) knows much abo ut the postal affairs and bribery are absolutely false and un warranted.- ? .,- " Trial in Progress. Baltimor e, Dec. 1.Sixty witnesses, including Postmaster General Payne, have been summoned to testify in the trial of Thomas - W . McGregor and C. E. Upton, rural delivery clerks, for conspiring with Charles E . Smith to defraud the government of 40 cents each on 20,000 leath er pouches sup plied . for rural free delivery service at 90 cents each. Smith was exam ined yesterday at the commencement o the trial, which was adjourned un ti Wednesday. ,. BABREDFROMRUSSIA American Jews Compelled to Obtain Special Permission for Even a Temporary Visit. . Berlin, Dec. 1.American Jews are no longer permitt ed to cross the Rus si an frontier without a special per mit in each case from M. Von Pleh we, the Rusian interior minister. Mo st Americans travel to Russia by way of Germany. The practice until the last two weeks was for the Rus sian consul general here to vise the Jews' passports upon receiving state ment of their purpose to visit Rus sia and that their stay the re was to be temporary. A reputable Jew of San Francisco, bearing a letter from the state de partment at Washington, was assured at the Russian consulate here that he could not be admitted to Russia now without a special order from Minis ter Von Plehwe. The Rusian em bassy made the same statement. A n order was obtained ultimate ly from M. Plehwe thru the American embassy at St. Petersburg. This new restriction is an extension of the pol icy initiated by the recent withdrawal of the vise powers from the Russian consulates in America. . + - 1 ' FULLERT0N IS POSITIVE Official Corruption and Abuses In National Park Affairs. Special to The Journal. Omaha, Neb., Dec. 1.James Fullerton of Red- Lodge, Mont., national president of the Sportsmen's Game Protective asso ciation, was in Omaha yesterday on his way to Washington, and in an interview boldly eharged that official corruption and abuses exist in the Yellowstone national park, and declared that he had taken steps i* brings th^matter before congress. . ..^^Nmd -FIVE &OUOG&' PIRATICAL Sir '^- ", /_'.' - - - - - J - . United States Warships Are Search* - ing for Colombian Gunboat Dis- . /gowned by Its Government. f -" ^h ,. ^ -- ' tali - . - The Bogota Has Been Pronounced a Pirate$50,000 Offered for S^Its Capture. :t V \ J -^Washington','' Dec. 1.Republicans in both the house and the -senate 'Seem to be opposed to any further .congres sional investigation of the postoffice, on the ground that no good could be accomplished. Representative Payne of New York, the republican leader in the house said: igU ^ "I do not see the need" ?._V ' It Is Said to Have Held Up Two v i British Merchant Vessebsr-^W- - * 'Whereabouts Unknown., if ^fe| 4"for Louis Kemprier denies the truth of the charges, made by Mr. Bristow against himself, and said he would is s ue a detailed statement showing this. "The statement of General Bristow that Manifold books were lavishly used during my administration," he added, "cannot be borne out by the records of the office of the third as sistant" postmaster general, and furthermore I have no means of veri fying the matters named in the re port, as I shave nfever Tiad anything to 06,rwlti. any : j T o B e Signed To-morrow. * ''''"Panama,, Dec. ."l.It is-considere fL ' probable .here that the canal treaty will not be signed until to-morrow. " Ramon Vallarino has be $n ap* PQinted confidential agent of the re^ .public of Panama to Ecuador. h, 'Manuel Corball es has been ap ' "pointM^cj6nndentiaI agent of Panama, toiCvLtisL "postomfee supplies, made the following statement concerning the references to himself in the Bristow report: Iiouis Wants to Sue. ' "Mr.-Bristow has taken an unfair advantage, relying upon the Immun ity that h is position affords him. I, however, challenge him to make the statement contained in the report ov er his own signature and have the same published, so it will give me oppor tunity to ent er suit against him for libel, so that the .case can be properly heard and witnesses examined. I will in return for this -guarantee not to acce pt any damages that a jury may award me, but will be satisfied to sim ply show the baselessness of his stat e ments. ..AS PEACE ENVOY ..." f , S I n This.Capacity Only General Reye -' - : Will B e Received. , t ' Washington, Dec. 1.Dr. Herran, the Colombian charge d'affaires, called] at the state department to-day for th# first time in many weeks for the pur pose, he said, of informing Secretary Hay of General Reyes' arrival here, of the object of his mission and to pay a friendly call upon the secretary. Dr. Herran was accorded the usual cour* tesy of being received in the secre* tary's private office inste ad of the reg ular diplomatic room. Dr. Herran made a long visit and altho at its close) he said there was no announcement to make and that no cTaTa for the re ception of General Reyes had beett arranged it can be stated that he was advised of the ex%ct attitude which the Washington. government will as sume toward the special envoy. I f General Reyes is pleased to meet the state department officials for the purpose of. arranging peace terms be tween Colombia and the new republio of Panama he will be cordially re ceived. Otherwi se h is visit to the de* partment will be fruitless and h is mis* sion to Washington a failure. "The United States stands ready t. extend its good offices to effect a set tlement between Colombia and Pana ma, but with this exception it is not interested nor can it consider any "other proposal from Colombia regard i ng the isthmus," said a high official of the administration. The delay in the progress of Gen eral Reyes' mission is due to the fact that the various Colombians in the city are making a stro ng effort to agree on some program. Dr. Herran, as the), only Colombian official with whom the state depsVtfhent will deal directs ly, is naturalfy the prime mover in this effort to get h is countrymen to gether, but thus far he has been un successful. General Reyes himself has a number of propositions and th commission from Bolivar has as many more. The Colombians will have an other conference to-day. - *' " 4 5 Germany Grants Recognition.' *'"' '- Washington, Dec. 1.Germany has recognized the republic of Panama as a soverei gn and independent state. *iiX FOR THE ORIENT Immense Cargo of Cotton and Flour About to Leave Seattle. Seattle, Wash.. Dec. 1.Forty-five hun- %' " ' " dred bales of southern cotton, the largest ^- ? , shipment ever carried by one of the Nip- &I * * pon Yusen Kaisha boats from Seattle, will ^ leave on the Rio Jun Maru to-morrow JV morning. It is worth about $250,000. The , vessel also takes 3,000 tons of flour, worth Si5f' ?120,00. .'-,-' W*_s Mfihanoy City., Pa.-A private car containing officials of the Philadelphia & Reading railwav crashed into a gang of workmen at Gilberton. near here, to-day, inatantlj killing one maa fatally injuring twr ' .-St* nv *" Thi gun* New York Son Speoi&l Service. San Francisco, Dec. 1 boat Bogota, which left here Oct. 7, 1902, for Panama, to sweep the seas of all enemies of the Colombian gov ernment, has become the prey of United States men-of-war. A letter received from an officer of the cruiser Boston, dated Panama, Nov. 16, states that the cruiser ha4 just returned from a three days* search'for the-Bogota, which had been declared a pirate. Qn Nov. 5, when the new isthmian republic hoist ed its flag, the Bogota,' controlled by the Colombians, hastily weighed anchor and, after firing upon the city/put to sea. The Bogota was at last accounts believed to be hover ing somewhere in the vicinity of Pa nama bay, # Manifold com pany. When he tendered, h is resignation, Mr. liandvoigt" says, he was assured by the postmaster general that there was no charge whatever against him, exce pt that his son was employed by the Manifold company. Mr. Dand voi gt declares' tHat it is not true that the employment of his son was pro posed or used'in any way to affect his" judgment as to the Manifold paper. "If Mr. Bristow," continu es the statement,'"will look into the depart ment and its dependencies he will find that his-ioWn son and the sons' of othe rs quite as prominent in the postal service have been drawing salaries for service *that was either not rendered at all or certainly not an equivalent for the money received by them. ^^Paid. for Reading Trasb.^w ""' cannot quite understand^ ' the principle bX"which he .should.'.force me to resign because my son was em ployed at Franklin and yet he (Bris tow) should remain and draw a good salary when he,-knows that h is own son during the school vacation of 1902 drew*$.?ft a . year for sitting in the room-bf the assistant postmaster at Washington, D.. C., reading detective stories." 1 for reports were received at the isthmus that the vessel had captured two English merchant ves sels. A reward of $50,000 for the capture of the Bogota was immediately of fered by the British government. The gunboat is disowned by'the Colombian. government, which sees in -her aot#! of piracy no end of trouble, - TREATY ARRIVES ife*. The Document I s Turned Over to Paa*i ama Officials. Colon, Dec. 1.Th e steamer City of Washington, from New Y-otlc, havins* on board the canal treaty, arrived at^_. Colon early to-day... Sen or Bspirilla,r^ the minister for foreign affairs of th! l' republic of Panama, arrived here from.' Panama last.night and the treaty was - turn ed ov er to him. H e then boarded the train for Panama, taking t$ft treaty with him. * The United States cruiser Atlanta! and the auxiliary cruiser Mayflower " arrived here 'last night. The United States cruiser Nashville reached thi port early to-day. p" The United States battleship Main and the auxiliary cruiser Dixie are* ' also here. ::^:/r, ^ r.. m 1 t *, '*'**'. v*t~* - v jJJa&S t 7 The American, consul here hajf - asked for the pen that will be used irij$ signi ng the treaty, and it will be^s?, \ given to him. H e will keep it as a'" 1^3 memento. . _ . . , j- "- . v &* :1 "w. f Nl/ - Commissioners Leave. , New York, Dec. 1.Dr. Manuel Amadir and Frederico Boyd, special commissioners from the republic of Panama, will sail for Colon to-day on the steamer Seguranca, having com pleted their treaty mission to this count ry in two weeks. It is expect ed that as soon as they reach the isthmus a constitution will be framed and arrangements will be made for the early election of presi dent and other permanent officials for the republic. Carlos Arozemena, who also was a member of the commission, remains at Washington as secretary of the new legation. . .,"' ' , '+* \ f^.4"' 4~'"'