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Ex-Secretary of the Navy Passes After an Operation for Appendicitis. HE HAD JUST TAKES ETHER For a Second Operation When the End i Came Was Taken 111 at the Opera. New York, Feb. 3. William Collins TVhitney, ex-secretary of the nary, died 41 few minutes after 4 p.m. yesterday -at bis home S71 Fifth avenue. He died while under the influence of ether ..administered preparatory to a second -operation for appendicitis, Fy his bedside were his son, Harry. Payne Whit.tiey, and his daughter, Dorothy WhitWilliam c. mr srr. ney, as well as Dr. William T. Bull, ihe chief surgeon in attendance. Wbit:ney was in his I4th year. He was taken ill Friday night at the performance of Itigoletto at the Metropolitan Opera House, and had to leave before "the oiera ended. Second Operation tLe Only Hope. Dr. Walter B. James, the Whitney family family, was summoned, and found that the condition of the patient was such that after consultation, .an operation was decided upon and Avas performed by Dr. Bull. The patient rallied fco well that it was fully .believed he would recover. Whitney's condition was very grave, however, on Sunday and Monday, and at a consultation held yesterday afternoon the conclusion was reached that the only hope for the patient lay la a second operation. Alarming Symptoms Appear. A bulletin issued in the morning stated that there had been a slight improvement in the patient's condition, but shortly before 3 p. m. alarming symptoms were noted and hurried preparations were made for a second operation. Whitney was placed under the influence of ether, but whether the operation was proceeded with or not is unknown. Direct Cause of the Doath. The direct cause of Whitney's death was peritonitis and blood-poisoning resulting therefrom. The funeral date is not yet fixed, but the Interment will be at Woodlawn, where his wife lies. The services will be at Grace church. FATHER OF OUR NEW NAVY He Began the Work or Building While a Cabinet Member. William Collins Whitney was born In Conway, Mass., on July 5, 1S41. He was descended from John Whitney, who came to New England in 1C35 with Sir Richard SaltonstalL On his mother's side, Whitney's descent was equally distinguished, beginning with Governor William Bradford, of Plymouth colony. His street railway and gas investments in various cities represent millions, and his battle for the traction supremacy of New. York city was the story of millions, in which the greater array ot millions won. Whitney was the father of the modern United States navy, haying been, while secretary of the navy, active In laying the plans which are still being carried out in the matter of building new ships of every class. Aside from his service under Cleveland as secretary of the navy, hl3 only other ' public office was that of corporation counsel in 1875 in New York city. .The Interests of "Vyhitney were many and xtensive. He had been the moving spirit in one of the greatest street railway combinations in the world. He had spent millions for art, and equally large sums in conducting racingstaWes and maintaining yachts. In addition to all of these varied Interests, Whitney had in the last few years, accumulated in enormous interest In various publications, dally, weekly and monthly, most of which were conducted from New York. Over these "he had kept a personal supervision, and had not spared money when he felt he could advance them by liberal expenditures. TIUCUTE OF G HOVER CLEVELAND Bay the Dead Man Was Calm, Forceful and EfT.clent. Princeton, N. J., Feb. 3. Ex-Ptesi-dent Cleveland was deeply, moved when he learned of Whitney's death. To an Associated Pres3 representative te said: "The news of Mr. Whitney's death has greatly shocked me. As I t-izi cf tin my mind, parcirs be-jcr.-l rcccut years, dwells xpen the Czyz cf rzj trr-cticn vrllh L!r in L! ;j cZcil CutT, cxd rec-llj tt3 tLzi 2 - Tcn I tad tl2 c-portu-Ity to er j zj I; zzz:77Zl Iziln-ey nr.d fii:-;:j - , r!: :""V Crx rcirj Lava

never changed, but the exigencies of life have forbidden recent close intercourse. . ' "Mr. Whitney had more calm, forceful efficiency than any man I ever knew. In work that Interested him he actually seemed to court difficulties and to find pleasure and exhilaration In overcoming them. His conquest over the obstacles he encountered In undertaking to build up our navy afforded him greater delight than the contemplation of the great results he achieved in his department of the government. Ilia Judgment was quick, clear and astonishingly accurate; and, when it was called into action his mental poise was so complete that neither passion nor irritation could lead it astray. T mourn the death of a friend of whom it can be truthfully sail that In his character were combined mental traits of a high order and loving qualities of heart that grappled him to his friends with hooks of steel." .

LIVERY DRIVERS LOSE Arbitrators at Chirac Give Them Ltu Than They Bad Before They Struck. Chicago, Feb. 3, The arbitrators in the strike of the livery drivers have announced their decision. The result is a'renewal of the old contract against which the men struck, . with the exception of two items which were eliminated in favor of the owners. These two items are that there shall be no more delegates of the unions posted in the stables, and the liverymen are not bound to have uniforms made by union tailors. The men are to receive f 12 a week for a twelve-hour day, with 2.1 cents an hour for overtime, with one day off Id each week. These were practically the conditions before the strike. FIGHTING ON THE ISTHMUS Ferhap. but There Is a Doubt at to Who Is lolng It Indians on One Side. Panama. Feb. 3. A report has reached the isthmus that Colombian troops are fighting with the Indians on the San Bias coast, which is in Panamanian territory. It is impossible, however, to obtain reliable confirmation of this. A letter was received here some time ago from Captain Torres, commanding the Panamanian troops at Chepo (on the south side of the isthmus and directly south of the San Bias country), saying he had decided )J cross over to the Atlantic side. There is a possibility that the Indians are fighting with Captain Torres ' command, mistaking them for Colombians. Senate and Ifonse in Brief. ' Washington. Feb. 3. Clark, the new Democratic senator from Arkansas, made his first speech in the senate, and announced his indorsement of every position taken by the president in connection with the Panama revolt and in the negotiation of the treaty with the new state. Fairbanks also spoke in support of the treaty. The proceedings of the day wove opened with prayer by Rabbi Phillipson. of Cincinnati. An executive session was lit Id. By unanimously agreeing to a resolution amending the rules of the bouse the resident commissioner to congress from Portp Rico was given additional authority equal in all essential respects to that of a delegate from a territory. Several hours were spent by the house in passing five private claims bills and the beginning of consideration of the omnibus claims bill. Dead President Criticised. Columbia, Mo., Feb. 3. In his convocation address at the opening of the second semester of the Missouri State university President It. II. Jesse, severely denounced James Buchanan, deceased president of the United States, as having been an enemy of education, and In the same vein he referred, to Presidents . Hayes and Filmore as having lacked appreciation of the Importance of establishing state universities. - Herriefe and the National Ticket. ' Columous, O., Feb. 3. "Governor Uerric-k. said Colonel W. P. Orr, of Piqua, while chatting with the executive, is Ohio going to demand your acceptance of second place on the national ticket this year?" Herrick's reply was quick and decisive: "I think not; Ohio knows that I am not ambitious beyond serving my state.'. Loud Call Shaw Will Make. Washington, Feb. 3. It is the general expectation in administration circles' that the Panama treaty will be ratified about the middle of the present month, and then Secretary Shaw will proceed to recoil $30,000,000 of the public funds from national bank depositories. . . Fire Costs Ciueinnatl $275,000. Cincinnati, Feb. 3. Fire which started in the five-story building occupied by the Great China Tea company, at 27 Vine street," totally destroyed .that building and partly destroyed seven adjoining buildings. The total loss .is estimated ot $270,000, fully insured. ,. St. Loals Convention Hotel Rates. Vit Louis, Feb. 3. The Democratic Ratiocar committee, which is in ses-" sion :aere, unanimously adopted a resolution expressing satisfaction with the arrangements made by the local committee relative to hotel accommodations and the rates to be charged. mil aa Anti-Ne-ro E:iL Fräckfort, Ky., Feb. 3. Ccnrlrra-ti-a cf the lief in till, which in epct zzzlis to disfranchis2 tho zzxro vctcr en the ground cf Illiteracy, has trea pcstpcr.cd tedjCsittly ' by Co t:r::. Thi3 vttIly fcii'j the treasure.-

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Governor Peabody Turns Cripple Creek Matters Over to tho .- Civil Authorities. BULL-PEN PRISONERS ARE FREE Scale Controversy at Indianapolis . , Continues Miners Are to Make Concessions. Cripple Creek, Colo., Feb. 3. GovOrner Peabody has revoked his order of Dec. 3 last proclaiming martial law. in Teller county. Military Commander Verdeckberg has issued a proclamation announcing that "peace and good order are being fully restored, and it has been shown that the civil authorities are able and willing to control tne situation, perform their legal functions, and to enforce the laws.". It is announced that a detachment of the National Guard will remain here for a time, but "will act In support of and in subordination to the legally constituted civil authorities Hall-Pen Prisoners Released. . All the prisoners in the bull pen have been delivered to the civil authorities. John M. Gloer, ex-rerresentative from Missouri, was arraigned' In the district court on a charge of haying attempted to kill Sergeants Dittemore and Smith on Dec. 21) last. lie pleaded guilty and was released" under a $000 bond. Sherman Farker, a leader of the Western Federation of Miners, who has been repeatedly rearrested by the military, after furnishing bonds on file l"i riia rriii rooe fi a rrn (net lilm yas also released on bonds. Farker and several other strike leaders who are still in jail were charged by the military with having cawed the Vindicator mine explosion, by which two men were killed, atd with having plot-, ted to wreck a train on the Florence, and Cripple Creek railroad. 'o Injunction for Exiles. Telluride, Colo., Feb. 3. In the district court Judge Stevens refused an application of the exiled miners at Montrose and other places for an injunction restraining the military authorities at Telluride from Interfering with their iersonal liberties or preventing their return to San Miguel county. It is reported that Governor Peabody will declare mar.tial law in this district at end in a day or two. LOOKS A LITTLE MURE UOPEFCL Oi.rtor and Miner Seem To Be Coming Closer Tog-ether. , Indianapolis, Feb. 3. After another d;iy of argument no agreement has been reached by the scale committc of the Joint conference between the miners and the operators of the central competitive district. The opera tors have abandoned their specific demand for a 15 per eenj, reduction In wage.s, but insist upon "a substantial decrease." The miners have, it is understood, decided to abandon their first demands, and w'll agree to a compromise renewing the present scale and conditions. A sub-scale committee of sixteen has been appointed consisting of two operators and two miners from each of the four districts. Both operators and the miners believe that the two sides have come down to the last concessions that they will nr.ke at this time. The general belief among the operators Is that the miners will make no further concessions, and that even if their officers and scale committeemen should report back to the 557 miner delegates from the four states who are being held in Indianapolis a recommi-iidatlon that a 5, 8 or 10 per cent reduction in wages be accepted the recommendation would be lost on roll call vote. The sub-scale committee will "report progress to the scale committee today and ask additional instructions, and possibly authority to settle the matter. If the Joint scale committee, chooses It will call the convention together again, that the sentiment of the miners and operators on' the proposals may be learned. I Still Supporting- the Colorado Strike. " Indianapolis, Feb. -3. Dispatches from Trinidad, Colo., stating that the United Mine Workers' organization has withdrawn financial support from the strikers in the big strike in Colorado, and had repudiated all bills and contracts-Of the district officers, were shown to President Mitchell, and he said that there was no truth in the report. Labor Soelety Condemns Parry. Topeka, .Kan., Feb. 3. The State Society of Labor and Industry, at Its annual meeting, adopted a resolution condemning D.-M. Parry, president of. the National Manufacturers' and Employers' association. ' Mortality In New York Stated " Albany, N. Y. Fel, 3. The state department of health in its bulletin of vital statistics states that there were 127,100 deaths during the past year in this state, which makes a mortality per 1.000 population of 1G.7. Comao Catbclic Pupils Arrested. St Petersburg, Feb. 3. Seventy pupils attending the Roman Catholic schools in this city have been arrested on charges of starting a secret revolutionary association. . . Clzrti irlih Kon-Unloa Ilea. ' Pittsburg, Feb. 3. The ten-inch bar mill cf the Cpang-Chaifant Company at Ctna t-3 t:c -tailed vith ncn-unlcoi rata. - .

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Only New Development in the Mystery of Miss Schafer's Taking Off. PUT OH THE SUSPECT LI3T As Something Dropped to Mislead Hiss Love's Protest Darbin Enters a Denial. Bedford, Ind.7 Feb. 3. It has become known that., the Investigation committee has In itv possession a percale cuff, of polka dot pattern, which was found in the cab sued a week after the discovery of Miss Schafer's body. Th initial 4M", which is supposed to be a laundry mark, Is written with indelible ink cn the Inner band of the cuff. Tbis is not the Initial of any one hitherto mentioned In connection with thj investigation. The officials declare that the cuff wrfs not in the shed, when ; the body was foimd. and " they believe it has been placed there to divert them from the present line of Investigation." Detectives Wholly at Sea. Miss Eva Love, rooninuTte of Sarah Schäfer, has been questioned by the detectives and has in their opinion told everything she knew of. any incidents prior to 'Miss Schafer's death that might have thrown light on the identity of the murderer. It bas developed that Miss Love knows nothing of value. Miss Love has been ill for som! days from the reaction following the excitement of the niurdcrV Having exhausted what they hafl hoped would be a source of some valuable information the detectives now admit that they are wholly at sea. j Miss Love has issued a signed statement in reply to insinuations made by one or two newspapers prior to her examination by the detectives. Says She Knows Nothing-of the Murder. In it she says: "I know absolutely nothing of the murder of my roommate. Miss Sarah Schufer. I have no knowledge of the least suspicious circumstances that would point in the direction of the murderer, or I would not hesitate to tell Jt. There would be no need of dragging me before the board of inquiry to get from me any statement that. would throw the least bit of light on the crime. I loved Miss Schäfer," and she loved tue. : Thinks There Should Ue a Limit. "If she had any secret that would cause her death she did not tell me. I am sure T had no secret that in any way could bring injury, to her. There ought to be a limit to the manner in which my name has been so recklessly handled and there must Le law that will protect a woman who is trying to earn her own living and acting in accord with the dictates of an upright conscience." GOV. DURU1N NOT AMBITIOUS Did Not Talk of the Vice Presidency When He Paid His Visit to the Prekident. . Indianapolis, Feb. 3. Governor Durbin was shown a special dispatch from Washington regarding his recent interview with the president and containing the charge that he went to Washington with a tale of woe regarding the increasing sentiment for Ilanua lu Indiana, and that his ulterior purpose was to get himself on the national ticket for second place. The governor said: "My visit to the president was one of the most pleasant I ever had. We talked over the situation, but there was no suggestion that Indiana was about to be lost to hlni. Tne state is reliably " Republican, and President Rooseveltwillcarryltby a big majority. There was no thought of the vice presidency, no mention of it and no suggestion that could lead up to iL" 1 Dead at the Age of 92 Tears. Kokomo. Ind., Feb. 3. Mrs. Ketsey Durett the first white child born in northern Indiana, is dead here at tha age of 92 years. When a very young child Mrs. D.urett was abducted by Indians and held In captivity until 19 years old, Avhen she was rescued by a militia company under command of Ctiptaia James Durett She subsequently became the wife of her rescuer. While with the Indians she was called by them the "White Angel of the Iroquois." , Many Students at Pnrdne. Lafayette, Ind., Feb. 3.--The spring semester of Purdue university opened with an enrollment of about 1,400 students, the largest in the hlstorj of the institution. Numbers of new students are in attendance, and many of the old ones, who have been away since the wreck of the foot ball train' last fall, have returned. New Traction LineProjected, Shelby vllle, Tnd., Feb! 3. The incorporation of the Shelby vllle, Hope and Columbus Traction company, with $100,000 capital stock, is being arranged. The line is to pass along Flat Bock cave, one of the largest noted resorts in this section of Indiana. Alleged Miscreant A:rrested. Petersburg, Ind., Feb. 8. Charles Sumner, aged 17, has been arrested and placed under.51.p00 boud fcr alleged complicity in the rape of Mrs. Lafayette Dedman In Gladdish chapel a few weeks ago. lie Is a son of a prcralcent farmer and politician.

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Mrs. Maybrick's Whereabouts Is a Mystery, but She Isn't in Prison. SHE CONTINUES UNDER GUARD Supposed To Be in Some Institution Recuperating Alleged Condi tlons of Her Release When It Occurs. London, Feb. 1. Mrs. Florence Maybrick, who Is serving a life sentence for the murder of her husband, has not been released, but was removed from Aylesbury prison on Jan. 25, presumably to a private Institution for the purpose of recuperation. She is still undergoing sentence under guard, and though apparently not MRS. FLOBENCT V AYBRICX. an inmate of any ii..m,u she still remains as much a 1 1.. ner in the eye of the law as when shu was at Aylesbury. On the authority of the United States embassy . here tht Associated Press is authorized to definitely deny that Mrs. Maybrkk has been pardoned. State Department's Latest 'ewi, Washington, Feb. L The last Information the department of state has regarding the Maybrick casev and this is now some months old, is that Mrs. Maybrick probably will be released late in the cominjj summer. London, Feb. 1. The newspapers this morning announcing Mrs, Maybrick's removal from Aylesbury prison express the belief that she will be released within two or tee months. DER WHEREABOUTS A MYSTERY Conditions Under Which, It Is Alleged, She Is To Be Set Free. Where Mrs. Maybrick has been taken remains a mystery,. but reports from Aylesbury are to the effect that she has been removed to some institution in Cornwall. The home office and the governor of Aylesbury prison refuse to make any kind of a statement on the subject. If the" ordinary course had been followed Mrs. "Maybrick would have been taken to Holloway if her immediate release were contemplated, but she is not there, and has probably been removed to some )ther prison of less rigorous discipline where she can recuperate prior to her release. Or, possibly she has been conveyed to one of the government home of detention, or to an asylum. -The Daily Mail this morning says that Mrs. Maybrick is now in Liverpool, and that the following conditions attach to her release from prison: That she will not appear on the public stage or write a book of her experiences, and shall in no way endeavor to attract public attention to herself. Florence C. Maybrick, the daughter of the lato W. G. Chandler, a banker of Mobile, Ala.; was convicted at Liverpool in 18S9 of having poisoned her husband, James Maybrick, a cotton broker, who lived part of the time In Norfolk and part in Liverpool, and sentenced to death. This sentence, however, was later commuted to life imprisonment. Many efforts have been made during Mrs. Maybrick's imprisonment to have her pardoned,-and it was announced on March 23, 1903, on authority of the home office, that she would be released in 1904. Segregation a Success. Chicago, Feb. 1. According to a report submitted by Dean Georca E. Vincent to President Harper, of the University of Chicago, the experiment of segregating the sexes in the junior college Averk during the past year has been a success. " . Canadian Statesman Honored. City of Mexico, Feb. 1. President Diaz gave a dinner at the national pklace to Postmaster General Sir William Mulock. of Canada. Social courtesies have been lavished on the Canadian statesman. Coo pan y Is Condemned. Victor, Colo., Feb. 1. The coroner's jury which Investigated the accident in the Stratton Independence mine in which fifteen men lost their lives, brought In a verdict . that cczdcüsa company. v

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CHICAGO'S BAD SIDEWALKS City Attorney Shows $38,666,952 in Peronal Injury Suits Pending Against the Town. Chicago, Feb. 1. Personal Injury euits amounting to $3S,GGG,952 are pending against the city of Chicago, according to the report of City Attorney John F. Smulski. The council, the legislature, and finally the people, are appealed to for relief. Sidewalk injuries caused the majority of the suits. Smulski in his report shows that the interests combining to get damages out of the city in this way amount practically to an organization. Names of lawyers mostly young men, and doctors, occur with great frequency in the list, of suits. The city attorney says the piling up of suits will Inevitably continue for some years, even should the city at once begin to tear up every wooden sidewalk.

PRESS SEATS AT CHICAGO Death Is Getting Applications Galore and Says They Will All Reeelve Proper Attention. Salt Lake City, Feb. 1. Secretary Perry S. Heath, of the Republican national committee, has received a great many applications from the newspaper publishers and editors of the country for reservations upon the press platform of the Republican national convention, and states in answer that all such applications will be laid before the committee at the earliest possible moment and will receive prompt attention. The committee in charge of the press and other facilities will meet in Chicago within a few days and all newspaper applications will receive replies soon thereafter. Nothing has yet been done in the direction of providing press and other facilities. TOWN IS AN ASHY WASTE tlollandale, Mitk, Wiped Out by Fire Except Two Dwellings Loss Is Over $150,000. Greenville, Miss., Feb. 1. Fire at nollandale destroyed every building In the town except two dwellings, and caused a loss estimated at from $150,000 to $200,000. The fire startd in a negro restaurant situated in a row of frame buildings, and a high wind fanned the flames to such proportions that the volunteer fire fighters could not stay its progress. We Get Preferential' Kates with BraiiL Washington, Feb. 1. Without the sacrifice of a single duty on products entering the United States, and in fact without any consideration at all, Minister Thompson, has secured preferential rates on several lines of staple United States products Imported into Brazil, the articles including flour in barrels and sacks, manufactures of rubber, still wines, paints, varnishes, condensed milk, clocks and watches. Bryan Lose Ills Race with Death. ' Chicago, Feb. 1. William Jennings Bryan is the third person within a week to engage in a race with death and lose. lie received word here that he was too late. Bryan's sister, Mis3 Nannie Bryan, of Lincoln, Neb., died In that city Saturday afternoon. Bryan had reached Chicago on his way from New Jersey to Lincoln, Neb. He had hoped to arrive at his sister's bedside before she died. Fireman Killed on Dnty. New York, Feb. 1. One fireman was killed and twenty-five firemen were overcome by smoke in a fire in a store house of the American Manufacturing company in Brooklyn. Nine of the men who were overcome were so seriously affected that they were taken to hospitals. One of them is expected to die. GOOD HAS A BAD ENEMY Blaffton Man Recovers from an Attempt to Poison' Dim by an Unknown. . r Bluffton,' Ind., Feb, 1-John Good, a business man of this city, who was found lying on the floor at his home, Jan. 17, by his wife, who had returned from a visit with friends at Indianapolis, thinks he is a victim of unknown enemies. Doctors who -worked with him when he was thought to be dead say that he was poisoned. He had eaten only a small amount the evening previous, and had left considerable food on the table. , When he was found unconscious al! the food had been removed and destroyed. Last night about 5 o'clock, during the absence of the Goods from home, neighbors saw a tall man with smooth face, wearing a long, black overcoat, a ttempt to gain et trance to the house by forcing the doors and windows. Good is of the opinion that another attempt to poison him will be made.. Destarc Derail a Train. Princeton, Ind., Feb. 1. A passenger train on the Southern railroad was derailed east of here. The .baggage caj and day coach xv ere thrown from their trucks and rolled down L e embankment There were seventy-five passengers on the train, but all escaped with slight injuries An examination revealed that a number of spikes and bolts had been removed from the rails, and the detectives allege that they have a clew to the guilty persons. Gowdy Is Kot a Candidate. Indianapolis, Feb. 1. A dispatch from Parisquot es United States Consul Gowdy as follows: "Some Indiana papers have mentioned me as a gubernatorial candidate. While highly appreciating the honor, I can, assure . my friends that-I have no intention of running fcr of3ce. When I return home I hope to retire to private life and enjoy the society of my, friends in comfort."

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Ten Thousand Colombian Troops To Be on the Isthmus in a Month. 3EN. REYES STILL LINGERING A.t New York, and News That May explain Why He Does Not 11 ike for Home. New York, Feb. 1. This cable dispatch has been received here from an official source in Bogota, according to The Sun: '"Government is helpless in effort to prevent war. In less than & month from now 10,000 men will be on the isthmus." This information, confirming rumors cabled from Panama that Colombia intends organizing and sending an expedition against GENERAL RAFAEL BETES. Panama comes as a surprise in view of the changed attitude of the Colombians, who had apparently accepted the Inevitable and depended on General Raphael Reyes, their special envoy to Washington, to save what he could from the wreck, says The Sun. Pecuniary Balm for Colombia. General Reyes was to have sailed Saturday for Barranquilla. but for the second time he deferred his departure. General Fedro Nclisphica and le Lucas Caballeo, colleagues of General Re3es on the Colombian commission, sailed Saturday. The story is told on seemingly good authority, it is stated, that General Reyes remains here because his negotiations with the state department at Washington have not been completely broken off, and that he has a tentative promise from this government that Colombia will be taken care of with a pecuniary balm for her injured feelings. Reyi la Through with t's. General Rafael Reyes said regarding the report that his country was about to send an army to Panama: "If Colombia is thinking of going to war I know nothing about it and have nothing to do with it." General Reyes expects to leave for home in a few days. He said that so far as he was concerned his negotiations with tho state department at Washington ended with his note of Jan. 13, delivered to Secretary Hay. .Negotiations terminated then," he added, "unless the state department reopens them. I have nothing further to add to that note. HAY EXPLAIN WHY HE LINGERS Beyes Has Not Been Elected President ol - ' Colombia. It Seems. Colon, Feb. 1. The steamer Versailles, which has arrived at Colon, brings the following authentic news of serious internal political troubles In the state of Bolivar: Francisco Insignares, governor of Bolivar, and Diego Castro, commander-in-chief of the army of that department, on the receipt of information about Jan. 18 that the government of Bogota was sending down the Magdalena river a Jarge force for the purpose of making possible the candidature of Joaquin Velez for thepresidency of therepublic, which it is known is unpopular in certain sections of the department ot rollTar, started a coup to resist. They prepared an expedition which was sent up the Magdalena on Jan. 22 on four river boats, to concentrate troops at Calamar in order to stop the troops coming down. This resistance was in the interest of the candidature of General Reyes, whom Bolivar and Magdalena alone are supporting. On the arrival of the Bogota troops mutual exphiiat'ons were exchanged by telegraph before the troops met, by the opposing commanders. As a result the Bolivar troors were induced to return to Barranquilla and accept the disposition (f the Bogota government. Iiarranquilla aiv'I Cartagena are now under the full authority cf the government. The result of. the presidential, election Is expected to be known about Feb. 10. It,. I believed that Senor Velez v:U be elected, with Senor Vasquez Cobo as vice President. The effect of the election of this ticket on the situation in the republic of Panama is difficult to foresee. Senor Velez Is strongly anti-foreign. Boot Dines with the Preside nt. Washington, Feb. 1. Secretary and Mrs. Root spent thoir last evening of official life In Washington in dining; with the president and Mrs. Roosevelt at the Whits House,

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