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No. 15,819. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1903-TWENTY PAGES. TWO CENTS.
THE EVENING STAR.
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WILL RECOGNIZE if
Our Attitude Toward New
Panama Government,
TELEGRAM TO EHRMAN
CONSUL MAY TREAT WITH PRO
VISIONAL AUTHORITIES
Consul General Gudger Will Depart
Sunday for the Scene. With Personal
Instructions From the President.
At the cairn t meeting today the publica
tion of a statement setting forth the atti
tude of this government as to the revolu
tion in Panama was discussed, and the
decision was reached that such a state
ment should be issued. Secretary Hay. on
leaving the cabinet session, announced that
the statement would lie given out so soon
as it could ??e prepared. The formal state
ment was not laid before the cabinet, but
the facts were discussed and agreed upon
The Panama situation was about the only
one discussed at the cabinet meeting, cer
talnlv the only one of importance that
was taken up. and the advisers of the
President appeared to be harmonious in
their conclusions. .
Recognition of New Government.
I? rdat.ee with the decision of the ad
minisjratlon the following telegram wn
sent by the State Department toda> to ^
Kl.rman. the acting counsul general ot the
I'nlted states at Panama:
??The iHM.ple of Pananm have by an ap-]
parently unanimous movement d ssolved i
their politic il connection with the republic
of Colombia and resumed their independ- I
ciice. When you are sitisfled that a de
f,.cto government, republican in form and
without substantial opposition fiomnts own
people, has been established .n the state of
Panama, you will enter into relations with
it as the responsible government of the ter
ritory. and look to il for all due action to.
protect Hie persons and property of citizens
of the V'nited States and to keep open the
isthmian transit in accordance with the
obligations of existing treaties governing
the relation of the I'nlted States to that
territory."
Immediately afterward an Instruct on was
sent by telegram to Mr. Heaupre. the m n
jster of the I'nited States at Bogota, in the
following terms:
"The people of Panama having by an ap
parently unanimous movement dissolved
their polit'cal connection with the repitbi c
of Columbia, and resumed their independ
ence and having adopted a government of
their own. republican in form, with which
the government of the I'nlted States of
America has entered into relations, the
President of I lie United States, in accord
ance with the tics of friendship which have
to long and so happily existed between the
respective nations most earnestly com
mends to the governments of Colombia and
of Panama the peaceful nnd equitable set
tlement of all questions at issue between
them lie holds that lie is bound not merely
|.y treaty obligations, but by the interests
of civilization, to see that the peaceable
ir.tfllc of the world across the Isthmus of
Panama shall not longer be disturbed by a
constant success'on of unnecessary and
wast ef nil civil wars.
Instructions to Mr. Gudger.
Tnder personal Instructions fr ?m the
President. Consul General Gudger v ill leave
here Sunday for Panama to assume charge
? C*RTAG?N
of the American consulate there. These in
struction* will lie of the most specific char
acter. though, of course, much will be left
to the discretion of Mr. Gudger. in whom
the administration has the fullest confi
dence. Cpon the arrival of the Mayflower
at Colon Mr. (ludger will make himself
known at once to the representatives of the
de facto government and the usual formali
ties In such cases will be observed. He will
do business directly with the republic of
Patiama which in Its provisional form at
present consists of an executive board, but
which soon after his arrival may take the
form of a permanent government. Some
? officials acquainted with affairs on the isth
inuw are strongly urging the administration
to extend full recognition to the new gov
ernment at once.
Many Kinds of Recognition.
Assistant Secretary I?omis of the State
Department announced this morning that
an official statement on the Panama situa
tion would undoubtedly be Issued Imme
diately after the cabinet meeting. He had
an early conference with the President on
the situation and on leaving was asked if
g this statement meant rccogidtlon of the
new government and replied that it un
doubtedly did. He suggested that th?r*
were many kinds of recognition and the
United States probably would recognize a
defaoto government with which our con
suls could transact current business. As it
is, without recognizing a defacto govern
ment and as Colombia has withdrawn, there
is now no government at all there that we
can transact business with. Mr. Loomls
said that it is probable that a permanent
government will soon be established.
Protest From Colombia Expected.
Although the statement is madevat the
State Department today that no formal
protest has been received from the Colom
bian government against the attitude of
the Cnited States forces on the isthmus as
an infringement of the sovereign rights of
Colombia, the e Is no doubt that such a
protest will be made. It is asserted by
some that If the United States interferes
with the Colombian forces in their efTorts
to regain isthmian territory and suppress
the insurrection an ajipeal will be made for
the arbitration of the questions at issue
between Colombia and the United States.
It is not regarded as altogether improbable
that Colombia, if necessary, will appeal to
European governments, Germany in par
ticular, for aid in recovering her lost terri
tory. Such an appeal would hardly receive
serious consideration, but it might possibly
delay the execution of the plans of the
United States in the matter of the con
struction of tin projected canal at Panama.
Colombia's Contention.
A special dispatch in the New York
Tiinesxof today says that the Colombian
government has already protested to the
government at Washington against its
encouragement of the insurrectionists in
Panama. According to this report, the
Colombian message of protest is signed
by Senor Rico, Colombian secretary of
state.
The right of Colombia, tinder the treaty
of 1K4?1. to maintain order by her own
forces on the isthmus is insisted on. and
the obligation of the United States to
undertake to preserve order only in the
event of the Colombian government be-,
ing unable to do so is pointed out. Co
lombia demands of this government the
absolute observance of her sovereignty
over the isthmus and rests her demand
011 treaty agreements.
Colombian Sovereignty.
C >lombia's protest quotes a clause from
the treaty of 1S40, which reads: "The
United States also guarantees in the same
manner the rights of sovereignty and prop
erly which New Granada possesses over
the said territory," and argues thai this is
a guarantee in perpetuity of the recognition
of C olombian sovereignty over the isthmus.
Under the treaty of lM4?t with New Gra
nada the United States guarantees the nue
trallty of the isthmus and free transit
across it. The Colombian government con
strues the United States' guarantee as a
protection fiom insurre?:ion as well as :rom
invasion, and insists that no other sover
eignty can be recognized upon the isthmus
without complete violation of treaty stip
ulation.
Use of the Railway.
Equally vigorous is the protest against
the usurpation of sovereignty by the United
States in denying the Colombian govern
ment transit over the Panama railroad for
its troops. It is asserted that the insur
rection could be quickly suppressed by the
fiee movement of loyal forces over the
railroad end that the United States, in de
priving the government of the use of the
railroad, is exceeding Its treaty rights, is
indirectly abetting the revolt, and is de
nrivlng Colombia of the power to defend
itself.
Talk of War With United States.
it is understood from advices received
frcm Bogota that there is tremendous ex
citimeni throughout Colombia, and that
ti.lk of war with the United States is to be
heard op. all sides. The Marroquin govern
ment seems confused by the sudden turn
in affairs, and the opposing factions are
wild with recrimination.
It is said that the idea of calling the
reicntly adjourned congress in special ses
sion is urged by friends of the canal treaty,
with the purpose of ratifyihg the Hay
Herran treaty as a means of averting the
lo>s of the Pacific states by secession. This
tiie Marroquin government will not do be
cause of the apprehension that with the
as:*t mbling of the opposing political fac
ta 11s in congress the situation would be
come more dangerous and a widespread
revolution would be the result.
It Is evident that the conservative por
tion of the Colombian government will en
deavor to avoid war with the United States.
There will be none the less a positive stand
taken against this country's interference
01: the isthmus, and an efTort will be made
to shape the issue so that it can be made
the subject of arbitration.
Colombia is Powerless.
Commander Hubbard of the Nashville re
ported to the Navy Department today that
the Colombian government troops under
Generals Torres and Tovar at Colon. 450
strong, had departed on a merchant vessel.
He stated that the isthmus from one side
to the other was in the hands of the revo
lutionists. That statement is of the great
est importance. The United States govern
ment being bound by treaty to maintain or
der ar.d preserve free traffic across the
Isthmus is now under the obligation, it is
asserted, to prevent any hostile collisions
either along the line of the Panama rail
way or at the terminals, Panama and
Colon. Thus the future attitude of the Co
lombian government toward the new re
public of Panama becomes of little impor
tance, for it is practically impossible for it
at this time to go to war with Panama.
Officials here familiar with the country
declare that it is Impossible to move a Co
| lombian army overland to the isthmus ow
ing to the character of the country. On
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
King Phil p's Mammoth Pal
ace Near Madrid.
ON A COLOSSAL SCALE
NINETY-SIX MILES OF ROOMS
AND CORRIDORS.
The Many Purposes for Which the
Palace Was Constructed ? The
Escurial and the Armada.
Speeliil Correspondence of The Evening Star ar.d
the Chi(j,ig" Itecord-Herald.
MADIillJ, Ociober 2 >, irO '..
Ir the gloomiest gorge lhat he could tin<l
In the Guadarrama Mountains, about an
hour and a half's ride by rail from Madrid.
Philip II, the remarkable ascetic, King of
Spain, in 1503-84, built a stupendous struct
ure, "a leviathan of architecture," as It has
been called by some, "an architectural
nightmare, as it has been called by cithers
part palace, part fortress, part monastery,
part church, part prison and part tomb.
Some claim it to be the largest place of
residence in existence, even larger than the
\ atican. ami it is certainly one of the most
remarkable. Its purpose and significance
cannot be fully understood without a close
study of the character of King Philip?
which many Catholic writers insist has
never been properly understood by histo
rians?and the spirit of the time in which
he lived. Soma writers have called him in
sane, and there must have been something
wrong in the mind of this cruel yet devout,
superstitious yet brave, gloomy yet affec
tionate character, who seemed to care more
for the extirpation of heresy from his do
minions than for the glory of his nation or
the perpetuation of his name. Those who
disagreed with him on questions of theol
ogy were sent to torture and burnt at the
stake?and he argued in justification of his
hideous atrocities that through the mercy
of our Lord Jesus Christ an unbeliever
would find salvation if he was made to suf
fer martyrdom. Accepting that extraordinary
theory as true, Philip II must have sent
more souls to paradise than any other
agent of the church.
According to his own statement his rea
sons for building the Escurial were to have
an appropriate burial place for his father.
Emperor Charles V of Germany and King
Charles I of Spain, and his descendants, and
to express his gratitude to his patron, St.
Lawrence, to whose intervention he attrib
uted the victory of his armies at San Quen
tin, which happened on his anniversary, I
August 10, 1557. He placed the palace under
the care of the monks of the order of St.
Jerome, "on account of our especial affec
tion and respect for this order and that
which was also bestowed upon it by the ^
emperor and king, my father." He provid
ed that daily masses and prayers be said
at the Escurial for his father, his mother, I
himself and for all his successors, which
instructions are carried out daily by the
monks who occupy the monastery. The
records show that more than 49,000 masses
had been celebrated up to the first of Janu- I
ary, 190-3. for the dead kings and queens of
Spain and over 17,000 for the imperial house !
of Austria.
Selecting a Site.
For two years Philip sought for a .sublime
and imposing pedestal upon which he could
place this monument. After surveying the
topography of the entire range of the Gua
darramas he finally decided upon the spot
w het e it now stands as being most appro
priate for the purpose, a bleak solitude, sur
tounded by rocky peaks whose slopes are
sprinkled with granite bowlders, furrowed
by the dry beds of torrents, and for seven
months of the year capped with blankets of
snow. An eminent architect. Juan Bautista
de Toledo, found in Italy, was intrusted
with the work of supervising the building,
but the king himself was the real designer.
He endeavored to develop certain charac
teristics and general effects, simplicity,
unity, harmony, massiveness and grandeur,
and no other structure expresses them so
well. Everything is on the most colossal
scale. The building is a rectangle parallelo
gram, 744 by 5S0 feet In size, and covers a
surface of 500,000 square feet.
The walls are sixteen feet thick in the
lower stories, of granite quarried out of the
mountains that surround it. There are six
teen large courts or quadrangles, 1,11! win
dows on the outside and 1,562 on the inside;
980 rooms. 1,202 doors. 15 cloisters, 80 stair
cases, 3,(XX) square feet of fresco painting,
89 fountains. 40 altars and 90 miles of rooms
and corridors.
From its angles spring eight towers two
hundred feet high,and the center is crowned
by the dome of the church. Three of the j
four facades are majestic, and a French
architect described them as being "of an
awful simplicity." The general ground plan
Is a gridiron selected as appropriate for a
building dedicated to St. Lawrence. It Is
called in Spanish "El Escorial," after the
name of the mountain behind it, which Is
sprinkled with vestiges of scoriae from
some extinct volcanO.
How and Where the King Died.
The building is divided Into four parts
one being fitted up for the accommoda
tion of the royal family, and when it was
finished Philip deserted his capital and
made it his residence, devoting four hours
of each day to prayer and flagellation with
the rest of the monks, and boasting that
he governed two worlds from this moun
tain solitude. None of his successors has
occupied it as a residence. He was at
Madrid when he felt the approach of death,
and insisted upon being borne hither. The
Journey took six days in a litter carried
upon men's shoulders. A few hours before
he died he commanded his servants to
carry him through the building in order
that he might take a final survey of the
monument he had erected for himself.
Then, being borne to his small, bare cham
ber, like the cell of a monk, he summoned
his children to embrace him, confessed his
sins, received the sacrament, and, with his
eyes fixed upon a crucifix which his father,
Charles .V, had grasped In his dying hour,
waited for the last summons. "She scene of
his death has been portrayed many times
by famous artists. You see the picture in
almost every art gallery in Spain.
Dominated Nearly the Whole World.
When Philip II came to the throne Spain
was at the height of its power and glory.
His father left him the absolute and auto
cratic master of an empire greater than has
ever been known since the fall of Rome.
(Continued on Fifteenth Pa**.)"
CAUCUSES TOMORROW
MR. BABCOCK TO BE PROPOSED AS
REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN.
Democrats to Meet at Two O'Clock in
the Afternoon, Republicans
at Night.
When the caucus of republicans of the
House assembles tomorrow evening at 8
o'clock Representative Babcock is to be
proposed as chairman of the c.tucus to fill
the vacancy to be caused by the elevation
of Mr. Oarinon to the speakership. Mr.
Babcock's friends have been urging his
selection since yesterday, although Mr.
Babcock himself did not reach town until
late this afternoon.
Mr. Overstreet of Indiana is one of those
favorable to the selection of Mr. Babcock
to be chadrman of the caucus, and he
said this afternoon the sentiment seemed
to be general, and he thought Mr. Babcock
would be named by acclaim.
"The members realize." said Mr. Over
ftreet this afternoon, "that bo man has had
more to do with making it posaiblT1 to hold
a caucus of a republican majority than Mr.
Babcock. As chairman of the congression
al campaign committee for live great cam
paigns he has been brought closely into
relations with every member of the House.
"I would like to see my colleagues pay
him the compliment of naming him for this
place, although I have not talked with him
about it."
Mr. Loudenslager of New Jersey, secre
tary of the republican caucus, has issued
his cill for the caucus to meet at s o'clock
tomorrow evening.
Democratic Caucus.
Representative Hay of Virginia, chairman
of Hie democratic caucus, and Representa
tive Robinson of Louisiana, secretary, have
called tlie democrats of the House to meet
in the hall of the House at 1 o'clock to
row afternoon. At that meeting Repre
sentative John Sharp Williams of Missis
sippi will be unanimously nominated to re
ceive the democratic vote for speaker,
thereby constituting him the leader of the
minority. The caucus will designate the
same men for the minority appointments
who now hold them.
Probably at this meeting there will be
some discussion of policies, but the disposi
tion of leading democrats is to postpone
definite action on policies until a later date.
Democratic congressional headquarters,
by common consent, is just now temporar
ily established at the Metropolitan Hotel,
where Representative John Sharp Williams,
the acknowledged leader of the minority,
is stopping. Mr. Williams' rooms were
thronged throughout this morning and un
til long past the lunch hour this afternoon
with democratic members of the House.
Dt mocratic plans were discussed informally
in preparation for the caucus tomorrow. It
was announced during the informal con
ference of today that the caucus had been
dffinitely set for tomorrow afternoon at 1
o'clock.
The time for the holding of the demo
cratic caucus has been tiie subject of much
df ubt and speculation- during the past
twenty-four hours. It was th? general im
pression yesterday that the democrats
would get together this everting in the
House chamber. The fixing ?Jft-that time,
however, was conditioned upopEtbe arrival
of a number of prominent"representatives
whc were expected last night.?'
The tardiness of these merrrt>ers and a
large majority of tlie rank and file as well,
made an early caucus impossible. It was
rumored last night that the qaucus would
be held tomorrow at noon, and this morn
ing there were statements In circulation to
the effect that the hour was 4 o'clock to
morrow afternoon. In talking the matter
over today, however, the democrats decid
ed upon 1 o'clock tomorrow as the best
time for their meeting, and It is believed
that this arrangement will stspd.
On account of the delay in the arrival
of democratic representatives It Is not be
lieved the party council will be largely at
tended. The caucus is creating but little
Interest. Mr. Williams will be chosen as
candidate for Speiker by acclamation, and
the nominations for the places given over
to the minority are all cut and dried. As
to a definite policy, it is believed that this
will be shaped according to the course pur
sued by the republicans, and will therefore
be deferred for the time being.
E. L. WENTZ IS ALIVE
KNOWN TO BE CAPTIVE IN CUM
BERLAND MOUNTAINS.
BRISTOL, Tenn., November 6.?Edward
L. Wentz, the young Philadelphia million
aire, who mysteriously disappeared from his
home at Big Stone Gap, Va., October 14, is
alive and a captive in the Cumberland
mountains. A letter has Just been received
from him addressed to his parents, In which
he says that he is well and asks that the
ransom of $100,000 demanded by his captors
be at once paid so that he can get his free
dom. ,
Had Talk With Father.
A strange, well-dressed mna appeared at
Big Stone Gap last Friday and inquired for
the Wentz offices to which he was directed,
and there had a talk with Dr. John S.
Wentz. the father of the missing man; D.
B. Wentz and the chief detective under
whose directions the great search was being
carried on In the mountains of southwest
Virginia and eastern Kentucky. The strange
man told them that E. L. Wentz was still
alive and that for $100,000 he would be de
livered to his family.
Wanted Evidence.
Dr. Wentz-Informed him that if he would
bring back a letter from his son or some
evidence that his son was still alive he
would then consider the proposition.
The man said he would do so. and that
night left on a Louisville and Nashville
train for Esserville, Va.. from which place
he went into Stony mountain.
The stranger has just returned to Big
Stone Gap bringing a letter from young
Wentz. who In his own handwriting as
sures his family that he is alive, Is being
held captive, and asks that they at once
pay the ransom and effect his release.
Known Young Man Is Alive.
Dr. Wentz has left here for Philadelphia.
When the negotiations are to be completed
and Edward L. Wentz restored to his fam
ily cannot now be told but it Is known that
ily cannot now be to'.d, but it is known that
his release are being made.
HAS BEEN COUNTERMANDED.
Deutsche Bank's Intended Listing of
B. and 0. Stock.
BERLIN, November 0.?The Deutsche
Bank's Intended listing of Baltimore and
Ohio stock on the boerse has been counter
manded, owing to the premature publica
tion here of Its Intention to do so; which
caused speculators to buy ahead, with the
design of selling as soon as the stock was
listed.
Taft Denies Protest.
MANILA, November 6.-Gov. W. H. Tart
has just denied the protest of the foreign
consuls against the action of customs offi
cials In supplying samples of goods shipped
to the St. Louis exposition.
New Panama Republic Firmly
Established.
STRONG- STAND TAKEN
OLD OFFICIALS KAY HANG ON
TEMPORARILY,
But Only by Swearing Allegiance?
Nashville Saved the
Situation.
COLON. Colombia, November 0. 9 a.m.?
The government of the republic of Pana
ma last night appointed Senor Porferio
Melendez civil and military governor of
Colon, pending the appointment of new
officials.
Those of the old government have been
impotent since the troops left. The pre
fect, Senor Cuadros, and the alcalde,
Senor Guerrivo, are now nonentities.
They have not been arrested.
Must Swear Allegiance.
Gov. Melendez has notified the officials
that they may remain at their posts for
the present if they swear allegiance to
the new republic.
He has also notified the steamship
agents that Colombian ports on the At
lantic are closed to all arrivals. This re
fers only to their non-acceptance of
troops from coast ports.
A steam launch was dispatched last
night to capture Bocas del Toro in the
inlet est of the new republic. No diffi
culties are anticipated there.
Nf:W Republic Firmly Established.
The new republic doubtlessly is firmly
established. There are no Colombian
troops on the isthmus, and satisfaction
is everywhere expressed at the new or
der of things.
The American employes of the railroad
and others have been armed with .rifles
and revolvers supplied by the United
States cruiser Nashville.
Nashville Saved Situation.
Toy ether with the hitter's men, the vol
unteers presented a bold front Wednes
day and Thursday afternoons to the Co
lombians, who were threatening the lives
of Americans. Thanks to the stand taken
by Commander Hubbard of the Nashville,
the situation was saved.
To Capture the Bogota.
PANAMA, Colombia; November 8.?Gen.
H. O. Jeffries, a graduate of West Point,
who yesetrday was appointed commander
of the Pacific flotilla by the provisional
government of the republic of Panama,
left here last night on board the gunboat
Padilla with orders to capture the Bo
gotp. It was reported that the latter had
arrived at Buena Ventura, but later the
report was contradicted.
Nearly all the municipalities of the
isthmus have now joined the republic.
FRENCH CONSUL'S REPORT.
No Disposition to Repudiate Canal or
Other Rights.
PARIS,' November <1.?The French foreign
office today received a dispatch from the
French consul at Panama confirming the
Associated Press dispatches of yesterday
from that city and from Colon. The consul
says:
"Colon has now followed the course of ;
Panama and is passing into the hands of
the revolutionists. The transfer followed .
extended negotiations between the Colom- j
bian troops and the revolutionary element.
This culminated yesterday evening when
the Colombian troops surrendered and im
mediately embarked. The change occurred
without bloodshed.
"The United States gunboat Nashville
and the transport Dixie, with 450 American
marines, are co-operating with the railroad
company in maintaining order."
Another dispatch from the consul says:
"Frederico Boyd, Jose Arjano and Tomas
Arias, representing the provisional govern
ment, have communicated to the consuls of
the foreign powers that the new state has
bien constituted."
The consul adds:
"The province of Cauca shows no sign of
revolution nor has the revolution thus far
spread to other provinces.
"The new state assumes all the lormer
treaty and legal obligations of Colombia "
The last information is regarded by the
officials here as being most important, as
showing no disposition on the part of the
new republic of Panama to repudiate the
cunal or other property rights acquired J
from Colombia.
NOT TRACED TO NEW YORK.
Senor Duran Denies Any Knowledge of
?. the Revolt.
The New Tork Tribune today says: Al
though there Is lacking positive evidence
that the plans for the Panama movement
for secession were formulated In this city.
It was learned that several ot the men in
terested In It have been here in the last two
months. The best man of these was Dr.
Manuel Amador, who is named as minister
of finance In the cabinet of the embryo re
public. He left this city about three weeks
ago for Panama. There was no reason at
the time of his visit to suspect that his
mission had to do with the uprising. Josj
Gabriel Duque, proprietor of "The Panama
Star and Herald," came here about the
same time. He made a statement to the
effect that a revolution would follow the
defeat of the canal treaty.
Senor Arturo de Brigard, Colombian con
sul general, said yesterday that he had no
proof that these men came here In the in
terests of the revolutionists.
Senor F. Mutis Duran, ex-governor of
Panama, who was mentioned in a dispatch
as one of five men who have been plotting
in this city, at the Hotel Hygela, last
night, denied this Imputation, saying:
"The statement that I came to New i'ork
by way of Washington Is utterly false. I
came directly by steamer from Colon, and
since my arrival in New Tork I have not
been a party to any conference concerning
the affairs of the Colombian government or
the situation in Panama. If there has been
any plotting or intrigue, I know absolutely
nothing about it. I have been too long In
honorable relation to the government to be
accused by those familiar with the facts of
such methods as are unjustly Imputed to
me.
"I have been constantly In favor of the
canal, and a year ago. at the request of the
Colombian minister, 1 went to Washington
and appeared before the conference then
being held to determine the conditions of
the treaty. I favored the project. 1 have
always been favorable to the influence of
the I'nited States in the affa rs of the Span
ish-American countries for the reason that
I am confident that they are for the l>etter
ment of the economic and industrial inter
ests of the people of those countries.
Finally, I think that the political troubles
and bad government in the interior of Co
lombia. In addition to the discontent that
has resulted from the defeat of the treaty,
has found its expression in the uprising In
Panama."
ENGLAND TO FOLLOW SUIT.
Without Doubt Will Recognize the
PnnaniA Government.
LOXDON, November 6.?The announce
ment that the I'nited States had recognis
ed the independence of Panama was receiv
ed here too late to secure an official ex
pression on the subject from the foreign
office. There is no reason to doubt, how
ever. that Great Britain will eventually fol
low the same course.
SING SING FOR PARKS.
Walking Delegate Sentenced Again for
Extortion.
NEW YORK, November 6.?Sam Parks
was today sentenced to two years and three
months in Sing Sing prison. This sentence
was passed on the charge of extorting
from the Tiffany studios.
It was alleged that Parks, as walking
delegate of tlte Housesmiths and Bridge
men's I'nSon. forced the Tiffany studios to
pay him $."?(*? lo call off a strike.
This was Parks' second sentence for ex
tortion. On tlie first ne was released from
Sing Sing on a certificate of reasonable
doubt.
Consideration for Prisoner.
In impbsing sentence today Judge New
burger said he took into consideration the
physical condition of Parks, who is said by
physicians to be suffering from consumption
in an advanced stage.
Parks, whose customary air of defiance
has entirely deserted liim, heard the sen
tence without a movement of feature or
outward suggestion of emotion.
Former District Attorney James W. Os
borne, Parks' counsel, said that he would
in all probability appeal, but that no cer
tificate of reasonable doubt would be ap
plied for.
Sam Pa? ks was taken to Sing Sing prison
this afternoon.
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
Two Persons Killed and Seven In
jured.
COI.I'MBI'S, Ohio. November C.?While
students of the Agricultural College at the
Ohio State I'niversity were witnessing the
harvesting of a field of corn for ensilage
purposes by a machine o|??rated by an old
traction engine today the boiler blew up
and pieces of iron tore through the crowd
of students.
The force of the explosion was terrific,
and was felt throurh all the university
buildings. The most intense excitement was
caused, atid the students came running In
all directions from class rooms and dormi
tories.
Charles Pepper, married, engineer, was
killed. Ills body- was terribly mangled.
Thrown 100 Feet.
John Delgarn. assistant engineer, was fa
tally injured. He was scalded, gashed and
bruised, and thrown 100 feet by the explo
sion.
The injured:
Vernon H. Davis, assistant professor In
horticulture. han<} badly cut and mangled.
Edgar Burt. Bethel. Ohio, student;
shocked and bruised.
N. E. Shaw, student, scratched and
shocked.
George Denny, janitor, shocked atid
bruised.
Mrs. F. I.. Mantor. shocked and bruised.
Sherman Hawley, teamster, burned and
bruised.
H. B. Shephard, spectator, slightly hurt.
LANDSLIDE COVERS TRACKS.
Travel Will Be Interrupted for Several
Days.
ASTORIA, Ore., November A land
slide has occurred at Bugby's Point quarry,
near this place, and the Astoria and Co
lumbia railway track is covered with sev
eral thousand tons of rock. Travel will be
Interrupted for several days.
Bugby's quarry is the point where the
reck for the I'nited States government
Jetty at the mouth >f Columbia river is
being obtained, and where a mountain was
blcwn to pitces by sixty-ton blasts of giant
pewder last week. The landslides are the
result of the blasts and recent heavy
rains.
MEREST ROT. SATS BEVERIDGE.
Refuses to Talk of Hanna's Candidacy
for President.
Special riifiml'li fo The Evening Star.
INDIANA POMS, Ind., November "I
know that (ids talk about Senator Hanna
being a candidate for President is the
merest rot, unqualified rot," said Senator
Albert J. Beveridge today.
"I know personally that he would not he
a candidate and would not accept It. He
Is for the re-elction of President Roosevelt"
Gov. Durbin aiso said:
"There is nothing in this talk. Hanna
would not run for President."
M0R0S WERE FRIENDLY.
Visited Gen. Wood on Recent Trip to
Lake Lanao.
MANILA, November C.?Maj. Gen. Wood
reports that during his recent trip to l^ake
Lanao, the hitherto hostile Moros of that
region came in to meet him In a very
friendly spirit.
He will next visit Jolo, where there has
been trouble recently through some Moros
attacking and wounding two American sol
diers.
POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY.
Hearing of Request to Inspect Certain
Government Records.
Hearing of the motions of August W.
Machen, Samuel A. Groff, Diller B. GrofT,
George E. Lorenz and Martha J. Lorenz,
Jointly indicted for conspiracy to defraud
the I'nited State*, for an order of the court
directing that they be allowed to Inspect
certain papers and records now In posses
sion of the government, set for today, was
postponed until next Monday. The post
ponement was due to the fact that a mur
der trial is in progress today before Justice
Pritchard in Criminal Court No. 1.
Movements of Naval Vessels.
The Detroit has arrived at Buenos Ayree
and the Scorpion at Newport.
The Osceola left Isabella de Sagua, Cuba,
yesterday for Sun Juan.
For reputable advertising no
medium is so good as a news
paper with a full fathilv or
household patronage; and no
other newspaper in the world
has so large a regular perma
nent house-to-house circula
tion in the city where it is
printed, in proportion to the
population thereof, as that of
The Evening Star in Washing
ton. '
TERMINAL BUILDING
Statement Covering Plans for
New Union Depot.
IMPOSING STRtfCTURt
CHANGE MADE IN THE FORM OF
THE PLAZA.
Conveniences Provided for President of
the Union and His Guests?
General Outline.
The :irchiterts of the new union i.ilrmd
station for Washington this afternoon gave
out an official statement relative to fl.e
plans for the terminal building This state
nnit constitutes the first aptlienth ainl
complete description of the proposal ter
minal building proper that has been given
to the public, and it embodies all the
changes in the plans which have recently
been made, including the change 111 he
immense plaza from semi-elliptical form to
semi-circular.
Architect Pierce Anderson, who is asso
ciated with I>. H. Burnham & Co. of Ou
cago, who have charge of the construe i'
ot the union station, received the plai?
and specifications from Chicago toda>. and
tomorrow morning they will I*- foi.n.it'V
submitted to the District Commissi .nets
fot their approval. Hepresentatlves ..t Hie
Pennsylvania and the Baltimore ami mi i
railroads and the architects Will ^
present at Hie District building tomoi.aw
morning when the specifications ar, j?ti
sentc.l to the District authorities. .t is
stated that as soon as 1 he Commissi ?!>?
have given their approval of the l <"?
work on the project will commence mime
dinU'ly. - . *
The truly monumental character ??f in
proposed terminal building is yet forth In
the d-scriptioii of the immense st.uctuie
elve i 1 \ those who have prepare! tin p ans
and specifications, and who will also sunei
iutend the construction of what is d-- ? ubeil
as th. greatest railroad station in Hie world.
An interesting feature of the new station,
as shown by the drawings, is the provision
which has l>een made for the accimmoda
tion at the depot of the President ..1 the
1'nlted States and his official giN-^ts I lie
whole pavilion at the east end of lh. sta
tion has been set aside for the use ot the
chief executive of the nation, and will be
called the state entrance. In this portion
of the building will be a large reception
room and several private rooms, and the
entrance will be private. There will also be
a private driveway to and from this part
of the structure. This provision is made by
the railroad companies, with the Id- i of
facilitating the handling of crowds on atate
occasions, as well as for other reasons.
Public Pavilion at West End.
At the west ind ot the station will be a
public pavilion. The ccntral vestibule and
end pavilions are connected by ail open
air portico or loggia, which extends the
entire length of the station. The passenger
concolirse is larger than any Other tialn
lobby In the world, and there are several
other features about the new terminal
building which make It exceptional in con
struction and different from other buildings
erected for a similar purpose.
The site for the new station, at the in
tersection of Delaware and Massachusetts
avenues, although Involving serflius changes
of street grades, is regarded as In every
other respect an ideal one, and it is con
sidered as one meeting all conditions of
utility and beauty. Tiie natural advantage
of the site as a center of distribution has
been furthermore greatly enhanced by tl??
creation of a plaza 300 feet wide by about
1,0(>? feet long. Into this magnificent space
come nine distinct streets, three of w hlch
are new and two are old streets whose di
rections have l>een slightly altered for .4
short distance by way of adjustment to the
plaza. The station thus lies at the center
of just such a system of radiating avenues
as would have been provided for it in Gen
eral Washington's original plan of inore
than a century ago had the railway sta
tion been at that time, as now. the one gate
way to the city. Through these converg
ing avenues large bodies of people can
leave or enter the station without difficulty,
while the plaza, with ample space for mass
ing troops and spectators, affords adequate
space for those public ceremonials that
take place In front of the gateway or a
Vestibule of Capital.
The station faces south, directly toward
the dome over the Capitol of the Culled
States, which is half a mile distant, and
the terminal building will be treated in ail
architectural style in conformity with its
character as the vestibule of the capital of
the nation. It is considered that a freely
interpreted classic has become the recog
nized architecture for public buildings m
Washington, since many of the Kovern
ment buildings have been inspired b> tl^
architecture of Greece and Home. 1 lie new
union station Is regarded as the one SJlee
way of the capital, and for this reason its
architectural motives have been
from the triumphal arches of Koine, llw
plaza itself, sloping gently away from the
station, will be decorated witli balustiadea
and fountains, and a tmces, par at ...g U
from the fore court, about 10o fed wide,
surrounding the building itself.
Constructed of Granite.
The station building proper is to l>e tai
feet long and fiom 0T> to 12 > feet in height,
and, according to the plans, will !?? coii
sttaeted of Bethel white granite, a descrip
tion of which ston2 was given in yester
day's Star. It is further stated thai gran
ite will also be used on the Interior. Or
dinarily, It is said, the interior walls would
be of plaster. The th ee entrances a ches.
llftv feet in height, far exceed in ?aletheir
Roman prototypes. The columns f the
m,m entrance wiu |K- Ionic in style, and
afoou- the arches will be numerous l'*"1"*"
and Pieces of statuary. The central door
wavs lead into a vaulted open-air y^
blue and thence Into the main wilting
r<The 40-foot arches of the end p.vilion.
are both carriage entrances. I ue >?
toward the east !s for official us. and
leads to a suite of apartments exclusively
for the President and the guests of the
nation. The central vestibule and end p?
vilions are connected by an ??|?"*ji,i l th
co or loggia with railway offices in tha
second story above. The portico and the
vestibules together constitute a continuous
covered porch running along the front or
the entire building, affording at every Point
nrrttprt'on from the elements. mattei at
what point one approaches the WuimiiiK. he
can at once be under cover?no ins
matter In a building measu.- ng 1.10O feet
on the sidewalk line of the front and two
\ Roman barrel vault ninety feet high,
and decorated with sunken cofTe.s or
uanels. after the manner of the baths of
Diocletian, covers the general wa'tiug room,
which has a clear w:dtli of 120 feel and a
length of 22i> feet. It is lighted by a semi
circular window seventy-five feet in dia
meter at eseh end arid by five semi-circular
windows of thirty feet diameter on each
side. According to Mr. Anderson, the archi
tect. not even Imperial Rome at her great
est possessed a hall of sucfi proportions.
Around this hall are grouped the dining
room, lunch room, telephone, telegraph,
parcel room, smoking room and wotnen'?
waiting room, while the ticket offices and
baggage rooms are on opposite side# of I