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focati and
?Personai
Miss Annlo Louise/ Reinhardt, the tat
fnted violinista, nnd her pupils, Miss Roso
finydor, .Miss Alice Glonvos, Miss Avis
Grant and Mr. John Morris Anderson,
gave a delightful violin recital Monday
evening, December ?.'1st, nt Miss Rein
hnrdt's studio. No, ?G.0 West fJraCO Street.
These, her most advanced pupils, show
grenl' promise for the future.
The following programmo was nriiMI
ciillv rendered:
Duo. Allegro.Pleyel.
Mlssos Snytlcr und Reinhardt!
Solo, selected .Weiss.
Miss Avis Grant.
Duo, Andante .Ma*u8.
Mr. Anderson nnd Miss, Reinhardt.
Solo. Fifth Air and V?rlntlons....Dnncha.
Miss Alice Glcaves.,
Bolo, Serenade .Schubert.
Mr. John Morris Anderson.
Duo, Rnmauce .Plcycl,
Misses Grant and Reinhardt,
Solo, La Straniera.Daileln,
Miss Hose Snydor.
??1?(/ Golden Wedding.Miarle Gabriel.
Miss Glcaves.
Santa Claus at Masonic Home.
On Thursday. Christmas Eve, ? most de?
lightful entertainment will he given by
the children of the Masonic J IoineJ
Mr. Reginald Walker, as 'Santa Onus,
will conduct tho exercises with his usual
pnico and skill. At the close of the .en?
tertainment he will distribute presents
from the Ladles' Auxiliary to each In?
mate of tho Home. All frlonds of Hie In?
stitution are cordially Invited. Tho cars
will leave Twenty-ninth and G Streets at
i\ p. M.
Hubard?Sims.
Thoro was a quiet but very pretty mar
rlngo yesterday morning at No. 11U North
Beech Street, when Miss Carrie Louise
Bims became the bride of Mr. Willie .1.
Hubard. The marriage ceremony was
performed by ' the Rev. Henry Penice
Atkins, of tlio Christian Church.
The parlors were filled with tho grace?
ful foliage of palms. At 10:30 o'clock tho
bride and groom entered to the spirited
Strains of Mendelssohn's wedding march
from the "Midsummer Night's Dream,"
performed by Master Winston Boiling. Tho
bride was handsomely gowned In white
organdy, her veil caught W 'with 'Hires'
of the valley. Sho carried a shower boti
nuet of the tame tender blossoms.
She is a very sweet nnd attractive
young lady.
The music during tho ceremony and the
wedding march at the conclusion were
performed by Mr. Ernest Boiling.
Among those present were Judge Wll
mer F. Sims, Dr. George K. Sims and
Mr. John H; Sims, brothers of the bride;
Misses Mary and Ella Sims, sisters of the
bride; Senator Moon, State Treasurer ??.
W. Harman, Mr. and Miss Harris, Mrs.
Ernest Boiling, Judge and Mrs. Gooch,
Miss Margaret Morton G?i'dheiy 'Miss
Mills, Messrs. Anderson nnd Upshur. ?
Mr. and Mrs. Hubard left cm the noon
train for a bridal tour No'th. .
Hancock?Raymond. ???;?'?
Mrs. Louise Clark, ?I Louisville,-Ky.?,
has announced tho engagement ot her
daughter, Fanny Raymond, to Mr. Wil?
liam Edward Hancock, formerly engaged
In business with Mr. R. ?. M. Harrison,
this city, but during the past four years
traveling agent for the Kuasiley and Mitt
tlson Company, of Ambler, Pa.
The wedding will take place January
12th, In tho home of the bride, on East
Broadway. Louisville.
Miss Halllo Matthews will bo maid of
honor and Mr. John Demoss, of Louis?
ville best man. After their marriage the
young couple will mako their home In
Baltimore. .
Mr. Hancock, who Is spending several
days in Richmond, Is very" popular, nnd
has hosts of friends here,- who are of-,
fering their congratulations. Ills fiancee
is nearly related to United ?tales Senator
Beck, Is a beauty of the brunette type,
and Is it fine vocalist, having spent threo
years in the New York Conservatory of
Music.
Historic Lexington.
(Fifty copies of the booklat . gotten
out by tho Mary Custls Lee Chapter,
Daughters of Hie Confederacy, at Lex?
ington, Va., and entitled' "Historic Lex?
ington," have been placed nt the State
Library, with Mrs. D. M. Burgess, for
sale at the moderate price of fifty
cents. '
The Da lighters hope from tho sale of
the booklet to add materially to the fund
which they are raining for the purchase
of the StonewwH' Jackson homo In Lex?
ington, and its equipment as a memorial
Confederate hospital.
The booklot Is an exquisito piece ot
work from its covers of Confederate gray
decorated with a picture of Mrs. Robert
K, Lee, from whom the Lexington chap?
ter took Its name, the badge of the Con
federate Daughters and tho book title?.
Wltiifn Ilio covers aro beautiful pictures
and explanatory text, showing among
others the ruins of Liberty Hall, near
Lexington, erected in ?9.?; tho picture
of the homo of the first president of
Washington nnd Leo University; ???
scene of General Stonewall Jackson's
marriage and the first home of Cenerai
Lee in Lexington; tho pictures of Cen?
tral and Mrs. Lee, from paintings by
West, dono soon after their marriage;
pictures of tho exterior and interior of
the Lexington Lee home, a beautiful
picture of Loo Memorial /Chapel, In
W?shington and Leo campus, showing
Valentino's recumbent statue. Also
others of General Peiidleton, Lee Memo
rial Church. General Jackson, the Jack?
son ntohument, tho New Market Rtittuo,
General Smith, tho Virginia Military
institute barracks, Commodore Mnury
and his home, Colone] John Mercer
Brooke, the Washington statue, Governors
McDowell and Lotohor and tliolr homes,
Mrs. Margaret J. Preston. Judgo prock
rnbrough. Hon. .1. Randolph Tucker and
the Natura] Bridge.
The booklet Is ono of the choicest noil,
day souvenirs, and must bo destined to a
large sale, for all who sec it will a.lniin.?
11 and desire a ropy.
Personal Mention.
MIbf Baille Ciarli Ctillen, of G?p???????,
Vs., is the guest of her cousin, Mis?!
Rosalie Tottis.
Mies Sophie While will attend tho mar?
riage of Miss Mary Sells Lana Han. which
lakes place in Baltimore, early ill Jan?
uary.
Mrs. Percy ?.?.G???',. 0? Norfolk, will
?pend Christmas weck wiih Mit. Lash?
mother. Mrs. Mary Taylor 1'orresi of
No. ]i<22 West Main Street,
Mr, Randolph Curdoen v.ni return to?
What Shall We
Have for Dessert?
This question ?rises In tho family
everyday. Lbt us answer it tu day. Try
a delicious end healthful dessen, Pro.
pared in two minuta. No boiling | no
I'Sking J add boiling water un? (,et to
cool Vl&vutiu?hw.on, Orange, k^sp.
berry end Strawberry. Get u packe?!
it your grocers to-day, jo cU
Established ever ? Century? 1802-1903.
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and other Gems mounted in the
newest and most artistic settings,
SPECIAL PIECES made to
order from originai assigns,
[?????? correspondence Riven very prompt
nnd careful attention. Roods sent on _p
iipioviil to nil responsible persons. lixpresa.
prepaid,
Gait & Bro.,
Jewellers, Silversmiths, Stationers,
H07 Pennsylvania Avenue,
Washington, D. C.
dny ol? to-morrow from the University of
Pennsylvania lo bo in Richmond for
Christmas with his parents, Mr. nnd Mrs.
Jtinlus Mosb?.
Dr. Ooorgc Bon ?ohiislon has returned
from an enjoyable hunting trip, in Dr.
Johnston's party on tho trip were Alt'.
Gasiseli, Dr. Gayle, of Roan oit ci Dr. Rich?
ardson, of Boston, and Dr. Coley, of New
1'orlt.
Mrs. John McKeofroy, of No. 123 Clor
titont Avenue, Brooklyn, ?? ??. 8?a?? a
dinner nnd theatre party In honor of her
guest', Mrs. Minnie Griffith Ronntree, t>f
Richmond, Va,
Miss Annie B. Mills, of tho Beaver
Dam High School, who has been spend?
ing a few days In Richmond, has return?
ed to Braver Dam.
Miss Irene Tric?, of*Bucltnor's Station,
loft for home on Monday last, after, a
abort visit to her uunt, Mrs. Slbert, ?(
East Grace Street.
OE HUMAN INTEREST;
STORIES OF TO-DAY.
A Macedonian Amazon.
' Katarina Arnttutova, a Macedonian wo
,rann, has participated In a great deal of
lighting during the insurrection against
-Turkey. A correspondent describes her
as about twenty-six years of age, of mid?
dle .height, well sot up and strong-looking.
with bluo eyes and brown hair, which
she wears long, but done up under her
black fur cap. She wore also a gray
tunic of a mllitarv cut and metal buttons,
? leather belt, gray trousers, and leggings
o)' a dull violet-colored wool. A Whistle
lor giving signals- was attached to her
wat,ch chain, and in her pocket sho had
?some poison wrapped up In paper In case
ir.ho. should fall Into tho hands of tho
Turks. Sho said sho had been In six Im?
portant engagements and others of less
importance, was a good shot, und knew of
live Turks that had f?llen boforo her
? rltie. '
' Church Advertising.
Recently., the Hough Avenue Congrega?
tional Church, In Cleveland, O., create?!
much comment by employing a presn
agent who had been formerly employed in
the same capacity by ? theatre, and now
the Franklin Circle Church of Christ, m
the same city, has inaugurated a novelty
in church advertisement m tho shape ot
a highly colored blotter. This blotter con?
tains an Invitation to worship at tho
?difice, a' picture of which appcnr.s.on the
largo sheet of. ink absorbent, tho invita?
tion being extended to-traveling men m
particular. These blotters will soon bo
found on writing tables of every hotel
and club In the city. The Rev. Edgar D.
Jones and ilia congregation expect much
from the innovation. They will be dis?
tributed by. Sunday school scholars.
England's Oldest Landlady.
Mrs. Mary Lee, who recently died ut
?White Ualilinm, England, was the oldest
public house landlady in the country, for
she was ninety years of age. The Bee
j live which she had superintended for
more than half a century, was believed to
bo the best conducted house 111 England,
for, no complaint was ever mado aguinst
it. Over the llroplace In the bar-room
stands tho notice: "No swearing or foul
language permitted in this room or inde?
cent songa allowed to be sung. Any ono
Infringing the above will bo expelled."
And otten the picturesque old lady, with
her cheerful, unwrinltled face would walk
Into the room on Sunday evening, bear?
ing ber old Bible, and read the Scriptures
to an and,mice that listened with respect
it? her explanations and comments.
Good Place to Avoid.
In tho Northern Shan States, on the
horder of Burma, there Is a tribe called
the Wild Was. These people propitiate
with human skulls the demons whom they
worship. Outside every village In their
country there are many posts, all In one.
line, deckeil with human skulls, A niche
is cut In the back of each post, with a
ledge, on which the skull can rest and
grin through a hole In front of It. Every
village has a dozen and some an many as
a hundred of these head posts. Fresh
skulls aro lu specilli request at harvest
tlm.?. and are purchusod for larga sums,
those of distinguished visitors being par
ticulurly desired.
HOW TO RENOVATE
OLD FURNITURE
rrocuro a can of potash from the grocer
and a cheap paint brush at tho 10 cent
store (tho potash will ruin the brush). Dis?
solve a tablcspoonful of potash In a cup
of cold water, carry the table, or, other
nit lelo of furniture, out of doors, or
somewhere whore tho potash will do no
harm If spilled. Apply the solution with
the brush to the varnish to bo removed,
tii.lang car? not to burn finger? er
clothes.
If,the varnish Is, not softened in fifteen
or tweniy minutes, apply another coat of
potash water or make Ilio solution
stronger.
When soft, scrape oft the vitrnlsh with
? dull knife, or with a scraper for lit?
purpose, procured at a paint sloro.
Riuso off the potash thoroughly after
M.-rnplng, u_ otherwise It may penetrato
the wood und make It spongy.
I .? t the tublo dry a tiuy or two nnd,
sandpaper till perfectly siiion.Hi.
Fill the pores of tho wood with on?
or two coat? of linseed oil, wall rubbed
In with u piece of flannel, or If lliu wood
Is dark enough, go over It with a coat of
while ?dicline iiibtoa.. of oil.
When thoroughly dry apply a coal ot
th.. best furniture varnish in tho rnur.
hot. Let dry twenly-four honra or longer.
In ?t warm room; sandpaper lightly and
apply another ?oat of varnish, if a plano
finish is desired, sandpaper and varnish
again, and yet again till four rout? have
beOIl applied. It Is Important that each
coul of varnish be perfectly dry und
hard before tho next Is applied.
With patience and care old furnllmo
muy be made to look as well ai; new,
Varnish should be flowed on, not rubbud
in like paint; It sets bo quickly care rnu-.t
he taken not to go. over a placo which
has become "tacky" or the luster v.Ill b?
spoiled.
Do not attempt to vanii?!' a" Plfl, dusty
piece of furniture; first make It perfect?
ly clean, and sandpaper well, otherwise
it will be dull and Sticky, and the la;;t
State worse than the Uv.".t.
? Varnish dries much he bK If put Oil wins
the ulr Is clear and di). and (ho sun
blight,
I hopa these directions ???jy help y..u
and you may have the pleasure and ?at
Isfactlon ii< renovating old lumini?
which havo be*n mine,
?VOfU USE.
ANIMAL STORIES
FOR OUK
BOYS AND GIRLS
The Little Bear's Overcoat.
Suld J-tother'Bcnr'to Mamma Sheep:
"Forgive- mo If litri bold;
But winter's' horo, and baby cub
is trembling With' the cold."
Said Mamma Sheen to Mother Boari
??'??? winds begin to blow;
l'Iti sorry,, but I havo no wool
To sparo'for him, you know."
Then Mother' Benr sho wont around
Through all tho neighborhood,
But no ono had an ove'reoat
To fit hor baby good.
"i' guess we'll crawl Into our den,
I think It Is tho thing;
Wo'll snuggle tight and go to sleep,
And wnko up in the spr.lng."
So Baby Cub he closed his eyoG
Safe there n.way from storm;
Ho didn't neod an overcoat
To keep him nice and warm.
??Horace Seymour Keller.
Over One Million Packages of
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AT ALL GROCERS'.
THE PANAMA"
REVOLUTION
(Continued from First Frige.)
Varilla, which actually precipitated tho
revolution, nnd that because the message
contained an assurance of American sup?
port. One version of the message given
to mo by ono of tho original conspirators,
who was present at tho meeting on No
vombcr 1st, when Its contents wore mado
known, Is that Varilla telegraphed, In
substance, addressing tho messogo to Dr.
Amndor:
"Go ahead. There will bo nn American
warship on either side of tho Isthmus
within forty-eight hours."
Tho other vetalou, for which another
of tho original conspirators stands, spon?
sor, is that tho message was In terme
about as follows:
"Go ahead. America will send ships nt
onco to either eldo of tho Isthmus to
maintain the freedom and security of
transit."
THE ARRIVAL OP A WARSIHP.
Whether Varilla spoke with anything"
llko authority, or whothor ho was merely
risking an assurance upon the known pol?
icy of the American Government In pro- I
tooting tho transit of tho Isthmus, is not .
discoverable hero; but his message con
' firmed the conspirators in their determi- |
nation to attempt the coup, and It was |
at that meeting decided to take the leap
toward Independence on tho 1th of Novem- I
bor. Tho plan was to turn out tho gar- |
rlson in Panama at 3:30 o'clock on the
morning of that day, and send It march?
ing, with bands, playing, through . the
streets to paste up printed copies of tho
declaration of Independence. Orutors were
-? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ?..???? m
POEMS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW
Wlmtever your occupation may be, and however crowded your hours
with affairs, do not fail to secure nt least a few minutes every day for
refreshment of your inner life with a bit of poetry,?Prof. Charles .Eliot
Norton.
No. 62.
INGRATITUDE.
By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, f
?:- ??'. ?A.! k . .
This sons, which Is one of the bast snow of Shakespeare!?' Hehler songs, is from
th? play "As You Like It." It is suns by Amiens, ono of the gontlomcn In attenuavi;?
on the banished Dulie, who has talton refugo In tho Fore'at of Arden. Tho portrait
and biographical sketch of Shakespeare have already been published In this scries.
LOW, blow thou winter wind,
Thou art not so unkind
As man's ingratitude;
Thy tooth is not so keen,
Because thou art not seen,
Although thy breath be rude.
Heigh, ho; sing heigh ho; unto the grobn holly:
Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly;
Then heigh, ho, tho holly;
This life is mQst jolly.
Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky,
Thnt dost not bite so nigh
As benefits forgot:
.Though thou the-waters warp,
Thy sting is not so sharp
As.friend remembered not,
Heigh, ho; sing heigh ho; unto the green holly;
mincit friendship is feigning, most loving mero folly;
Then hoigh, ho, the holly ;
This life is most jolly.
This aeries began In the Tlmes-Dlspatch Sunday Oct. 11, 1903. Ono Is published each daj, ip
.. ? ?-?? ? ?. ?. ? ? ? ??*-?? ? ? ? ? . . ? m ? * * * - t ? ? ,
LADIES' ONE?PlECE DRESSING SACK.
No. C0O0.?too woman can have too
many dressing sacques, especially
If they be j pretty and well mudo.
We all kno^v their comfort and thoy
are rightly! included in overy wo
man's wardrobe.? In .the prelty do.
sign shown hero simplicity and good
taste combine to mako It a most
attractive model.
It Is made In ono piece and sttit
ahlo for material nliko on both
sides, ,-???????????, if one prefers,
tho colini? m front and hack might
bo faced, If tho material is not
alike. Tho front falls In protty
Jabot style In the front, and the
fancy pointed collar slightly rip?
idi1? over the shoulders and buck.
The front Is madn ? littlo longer
than iho back, thus ' overcoming
tlin tendency of nutktng ono look
dumpy, as the ordinary dressing
succine does. The alcove might b?
gathered into a band, 'although tito
riowliig sleeve is very pretty. Rib?
bon-run bonding finishes tho ?ecle,
und bands of colored'embroidery
afford ihn trimming. Cotton or
woolen crepe Is a most satisfac?
tory material for sacones, and ono
<-.i)\ buy such pretty bands for It
.m well, French ilannel, silk, out?
lay or waslt materials are suited
to tho mode.
Sizes?Small, medium and large.
On rcrclpt o? 1? pant* tin-so pattern* will bo sent lo any uddross. AH orders
must be dlr.-ctid lo Till'; 1.ITTI.I?) KOI.iCH PATTKKN CO? No, 78 Fifth Avo?
rue, New Vork. Wiu.n ordering, plcn.se do not fall to mention number.
No, 0003.
N'unie.
Addle..,.
to accompany tho soldl?ts to harahguo the
crowd which would gather, nnd It Was
expected that by daylight Panama would
bo lu a forment of exaltement, when It
was planned to hold a mase mooting In
the Cathedral Plaza find, With tho people
thoroughly aroused, proclaim the Inde?
pendence, ' ? .
Fain thrcVtunad, howoVor, to tipsot nil
of the plans of tho < conspirators. Miss
Ossn had completed the flag, In regard to
tho making of which! there- Is'a separato
story. There was no longer any occasion
for secrecy about the plan?, and tho en?
tire Isthmus was alive with the rumore
of secession, Everybody;ut this timo was
aware that the plan was. to bo attempted,
and at tho meeting of tho original band
of o?nsplralors, held On the evening of
November 2d, In the office of the eloolrlc
lighting company, In Panama, It was
agreed that there should be no drawing
back, and that thu republic should he
launched tile second morning following.
Dismay took tho placo of conlldonco,
however, on tho morning of Novombor 8d,
when tho Colombian gunboat Cartagena
steamed Into Colon, having on board 4SO
Colombian soldlors. Rack of tho arrival
of this ship thoro Is a story, tho details
of which aro not clear.
COLOMBIA WAITED TOO LONG.
It Is stated that when the talk of seces?
sion became open, some four or five days
before the revolution took place, Javlaor
.Tanguito, tho Catholic bishop stationed at
Panama wired Information of the conspir?
ators' plans to the government at Bogota.
This chargo Is denied by Bishop Jangulto;
but Its accuracy Is Insisted upon by thoso
who are In the secret of tho details of
tho secession. Whether tho charge bo
truo or false, It Is certain ' that Bogota
had full and complete Information In ad?
vance of tho ?a????a?a? proposition to
secede; but tho spirit ot ma?ana, with
which tho wholo of Central and South
America Is afflicted, proved fatal to the
interests of tho Colombtr/i government.
She started to lock tho door after tho
horse had been stolen, Had tho Carta?
gena arrived on the eecond of November
,t!ie revolution would never have token
place. As It was, It came very near an
abortive attempt, for the conspirators, all
except Amador, halted when the arrival
of tho Cartagena was telegraphed to this
city.
Thero was good reason for this Inde?
cision, for tho garrison at Panama num?
bered only 200 men and would havo been
.no match for the forco delivered by the
Cartagena at Colon, So accurately had
Colombia discounted tho plans of the con?
spirators that she was prepared to balk
them at every turn, and speedy death
would have been the penalty for the mov?
ers In the enterprise, On board tho Car
Ugona was General Pompllla Guttterrcs,
who bore a decree appointing him gover?
nor of the Department or Panama, In
place of Joso Domingo de Obaldla, who
was unjustly suspected at Bogota of
bring Implicated In the plan for seces?
sion. Accompanying Gultterrez were 42
officials, clerks and others, the plan being j
for the troops on the Cartagena to arrest
Cbnldln, Install Gultterrez In tho gover?
nor's palace and then turn out of office
every man connected with the former
ndmlnlstrntlon. substituting In hie place a
tvusted Colombian, who could be relied
upon to show no lonlcncy In dealing with
tho Panamatans. Tho soldiers sent on the
grnboat were to do this work and were
then to relieve tho garrison at Panama,
which Is considered the flower of the Co?
lombian army. The majority of the men
In tho Panama garrison were recruited
I the southern departments of the Re
rubllc of Panama; but they have been
stationed here so long as to have become
Ptnamalans In fact. Thoy have married
here. Nearly every one has some little
b? slness enterprise to swell ble Income.
They have been paid fwhen paid at alT)
In Colombian silver, and are entlrelysat
?sf?ed with their lot. caring llttlo for any?
thing except an opportunity to romain
hero.
It was this desiro to bo kept In Panama
that eased the way for the secessionists
lo securo tho army's support, for some
weeks before tho plan for Independence
assumed definite shapo It was Intimated
In General Huertas. cop-|nnnder of the
garrison, that his battalion was to be
transferred to Barranqullla, on tho Car?
ibbean coast of Colombia. This meant
that tho men wero to bo taken from their
homes and sent to a.part of the repub?
lic where their arrearages of -pay and
current wages could be satisfied with tho
worthless paper currency which Is print?
ed by the millions at Bogota and without
regard to stability of value. Tho men
vere accordingly ripo for revolt, and their
support was secured by the secessionists
upon the promise to "pay up the arrear
p.?es due them, to pay them stoadlly in
tho future under tho republic and to keep
them In Panama. This promise has been
kept, tho amount already distributed
among the men of this garrison aggre?
gating more than $100.000
COLONEL SHALER'S DIPLOMACY.
But in laying this plan to Inauro tho
ecutinuanco of Panama as a department
of tho Colombian government Bogota
counted without estimating tho adroit?
ness of tho Americana on the Colon side
of the Isthmus. Tho troops landed from
tho Cartagena on the morning of Novem?
ber 3d nnd a demand was Immediately
made by General Tovur, who Avas In oom
mnnd, upon Colonel J. S. Slmler,
genomi superintendent of the Panama
Railroad, for transportation for tho en.
tiro body across the Isthmus. Colonel
Bhnler was most diplomatic In bla hand?
ling of the situation. Ho could not movi
tho troops unless ho had nn order from
the-Governor of tho department, upon
which ho could claim compensation for
his company for the Bervlco to be ren-'
dorad; but his telegraph wires were nt
tho disposal of tho two esteemed Colom?
bian generals, Amaya being tho boboikI
In command, to communicate with Gover?
nor Obaldla at -Panama and procure the
needed order; would they he so kind as to
avnll themselves of the telegraphlo fa?
cilities? Tho two Colombian generals
rteoded no second urging, and tho wires
wero soon carrying their demand for nn
order for transportation to Governor Oba
Idia. But Obaldla is a native Panamalan.
und, most' conveniently, he was unable
to understand why tho Colombian govern?
ment should be sending ?60 men to; Pan?
ama without first advising him of its
intontions; would the two generals kind?
ly take the train, como to Panama and
confer with him?
The dilemma was a serious one for tho
Colombina commanders; but with Shaler
suave but obdurate, nnd Obaldla 47 miles
away and equally obstinate, there who
nothing for them to do but leave their
troops und go in person to Panama for
tho necessary order for transporutlon.
Colonel Shnlor was more than pleased to
insist them In every way possible, Thu ?
regular morning train was just about to J
leave for Panama. He would hold it un?
til Tovnr and Amaya could preparo fm?
the journey, Ilo would, and did, attach
? special privato car to this train for
thu convenience of the two distinguished
travelers?and so It was that the two
commandera Journeyed across the Isthmus
in comfort. Arriving at Panama, they
were welcomed In u way becoming their
dignity. The battalion garrison, with
General Huertas In command, und with
the band playing it lively air, wuu at'tho
station to moat them and escort them to
tho Governor's quartors. The Governor
blnmelf was ut tho station with hie pri?
vate carriage to greet the two Colom?
bian soldiers and It was a brilliant pro
cesi?n that passed through the streeta
or Panama. Then cams tho consultation
with Governor Obaldla. Ho was obtuse
a nil could not understand tho motive in
sending the soldiers, but If the generala
would excuso bini he would go nnd write
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tho ordor. na what tho government at
Bogota ordered must perforce be right
and proper.
GENERAL HUERTAS TAKES A HAND.
Governor Obaldla left Tovar and Amava
and walked Into tho arms of a detach?
ment of Colombian soldier?, who quietly
arrested him and conveyed him to hie
rooms In a hotel, where he was keot ?
closo prisoner for two days. Tovar and
Amaya, having waited in vain for Obal
dla's return, and becoming suspicious, re?
paired to the barracke to be near the
soldiers, upon whom they could ?r- ?
talnly reply. They were received at tho
barracks with honors. Tho battalion waa
paruded for their recepUon, and Gen- I
oral Huorta's, of whom more hereafter,
escorted tl)em to his own rooms anil !
charmed them with hie conversation Until ?
about 6 o'clock In tho afternoon. But all ,
this palavor was lost on' Tovar and I
Amaya. They hud themselves been
through rovolutlons and know the signs!
that are currlod by the air, and they
demanded tho truth of Uuortas. Was
there on foot a revolutionary movement?
Huortas answered that no had heard
nomo talk of that kind. Was ho Im- '
plicated? The value of concealment wan
lost and Huertas answered: "To tell you
the truth, generale, I am." .
"Then consider yourself under arrest."
cried Tovar, to whloh Huertas replied?
"Very good, sir! I will step Into tho next
room to get. my BWordj.that It may- ba
surrendered to you."
Ononlng the door as ho spoke Huertna
disclosed to tho view of Tovar and
Amaya, now thoroughly amazed, half a
company of soldiers, fully armed. As ho ?
threw open tho door. Huertas cried to his
men:
"Arrest thoso two men!" and in an In?
stant Tovar and Amaya found themselves
prisoners of tho Colombian battalions'. Al?
most at the sume mument Jos? Tovar,
nephew of the General and commander of
the Colombian gunboat Bogota., stationed
at Panama, and a man whom tho seces?
sionists had not dared to approach, was
arrested as ho was passing through tho
plaza in front df the Cathedral. Tho die had
boon cast; secession was a fact, and there
was no drawing back. The seven original \
conspirators for independence immediate?
ly took charge of the situation. The flag
MlM Ossa had mado was sont for In
basto. Tho proclamation of independence
was produced, but as the occurrences
were secret to tho city of Fanama, it
wag not until the next day that a public
meeting was held In the plaza to declare
tho Independence of the Republic of Pan?
ama. Tho formalities of tho occasion woio
discharged by the City Council of Pana?
ma, the eleven members of which wer?
advised of what was expected of them,
and all of whom wore willing nnd eager to
join teh movement which meant the con?
struction of the canal.
AND ONLV ONE WAS KILLED.
Night was falling as this meeting was
convened. The proclamation of indepen?
dence wan read, and eacli member of the ]
City Council signed bla name to It. Tho
citizens wero then given an opportunity
to append tholr signatures, and a large
number availed thomsolves ot It. Imme?
diately .after signing the proclamation
tho members of tho City Council crossed
the Htrcet to tho municipal building, and
In {.heir regular ohambor went into formal
session. Tho proclamation had previously
been ongrossed in a Inrgo record book,
and tho Counellmen signed it again, per?
manent preservation being planned In that
form. Sitting behind closed door?, the
Council pansed a decreo appointing t?enors
Arnni?o, Arla? and Boyd as a provisional
governing Junta, and entrusting to them
the direction of tho affairs of tho now
republic,
Tho mornont, nceordlng to the reports
of oyo-wltnosses, was not ft particularly
Inspiring otta. Tho aa'alr was conducted
after ill? fashion ot any busmoss propo?
sition. The streets worn filled with peo?
ple, but there was nelthor shooting, shout?
ing nor enthusiasm, tho whole transac?
tion being viewed by tho populace most
phlogmatlcally, The City Council remained
In session during tho evening to deul with
any situation that might arise; tho sa?
loons worn ordered closed for tho eve?
ning; tho soldiers wero turnad out to do
patrol duty, but there waa no violence
or disorder, the Spanish population falling
ontirely to Ilvo up to Its reputation, for
excitability. '??? success of the movement
so far an tho city of Panama was con?
cerned, was oaslly assured? Ganoral Ru?
ban Var?n, commander ot Ilio gunboat
Twenty-first of November, hoisted the
flag of Ilio now republic over that ship
as the mooting In the pl??sa was in pro?
gress. The Bogota had not been fixait.
and when he learned what was In pro?
gress, Paymaster Martines, the only ntii
cer remaining on board, took command of
that vessel and steamed, out of the harbor,
returning about 10 o'clock the same ove?
rling to throw s|x or eight shells Into tho
city, ?aerlfIcing the Ufo of one/China?
man?tho only bloodshed In the/ revolu?
tion?and doing an ineousldorable amount
of damaeo to property.
From tliat time down to the present.
Panama lias hardly had an opportunity
to reali?? it le the capital of ah indepen?
dent republic. The governing Junta ban
been directing affairs, Obaldla having
been relieved of hie governorship; but,
uiide from this change in the direction
of the administration and tho pientltude
of money, duo to the payment of the
bonuses agreed upon, things are to^duy
In Panama exactly as they wer? before
tho secession from Colombia.
A DOCTOR'S CLOSE CALL.
Dr. Jesse Ewell Jumps for Life
as Train Strikes His Buggy.
(Bpeclal to The Tlmes-Dlspntch.J
RUCKERSVILLE, Dec. 22.-Dr, Jesso
Bwell. of this place, carne near losing hie
life about noon Saturday at a railroad
crossing about two miles south ot
Orange Courthouse Ho was on hi? way
to attend a session of the Piedmont Med?
ical Society, of which ho is a member.
Hearing no train, he undertook to cross
tit? rallcond track, and found to his hor?
ror a train approaching at full speed.
I|o succeeded In getting both horse and
buggy over the track when hie horse bo
came unmanageable, and turning around
rushed at a cattle guard over the track.
With both norsp and buggy on the truck.
the doctor jumped for his life Just before?
the buggy was crushed like an egg shell
by the flying train. Except a few ?light
cuts nnd bruises, the doctor Is unhurt,
and strange to say, the horse escaped
without a scratch.
CHILD KICKED.
Perhaps Fatally Injured by Pet.
Horse, Which She Loved.
iSpoclal to ??? Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
DOSWELL, VA., Dec. 22.?Llttlo Julia,
the seven "year old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Marshall Taylor, of Taylorsvllle,
was kicked on'the head by a horse to-day.
Her skull waa fractured behind tho left
car, and she has remained unconscious
since tho occurrence. "
The child was taken to Richmond to?
night to be treated nt tit. Luke's Hospi?
tal. ' It has boon tho child's bspeelni pleas?
ure to attend to the feeding of the horse,
which heretofore evinced a fondness for
Its Utile mistress.
It Is supposed that the horse became
frightened at tho sight of a bag of straw
the child was placing In the stall, and.
used Its heels ngninst ? supposed enemy.
Air, Krank Anderson and bride left to?
day for Quantico, where thoy will spend
the holidays with friends.
Th Ladles' Aid Society will give Its
onnunl entertainment at Society Hall/
.Monday night, December 2Sth. /
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DEPUTY SHERIFF DEAD.
Gautier Will be Brought Back
to be Tried for Murder.
(Special to The Tlmos-DIdpatch.)
RALEIGH, N. C, December 22.-Doputy
Sheriff B. G. E. Duughtry, ono of the men
shot by W. A. Gautier, arrested In Samp?
son county for destroying rural mall
boxcM, died this morning.
Gnutliir. having boon sent to the Fed?
eral prison at Atlanta, will be brought
back hero at tho next term of the Fed?
ora 1 court, six months hence, to answer
to tho charge of killing tho officer.
THOUSAND AN ACRE.
Mr, Vanderbilt Adds Sixteen
Acres to Biltmore Estate.
(Special to Tao Times-Dispatch,)
ASHEVILLJ3, N. C, Dec. 22.?Geo. W.
vnnderbuilt to-day added to his Blltmor?
citato by tho purchase of sixteen ucrM
of land lying on the Bwennanoa River
between Ashevllla and Biltmore. The lau4
was formerly tho property of Colonel John
Connolly, t'ho prlco paid wus $10,000.
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HONOR TO JUDGE MOSS.
Bar arid People Express. Regret
at Giving Him Up.
The bar and ottlisens of Buckingham,1
In muss meeting Monday, passed r?so?
lutions deploring the passing of th?
County Court and paying a High tribute
to Judge John R, Moss for hlsslntelll?
genco, Integrity nnd abilty In precidine
over tho court of that county, nitd ex?
pressing rogret at ???? necessity Cori sover
anuo of such pleasant relations,
Judge Moss replied in feeling term?.
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