Interesting review of th>> most Important laborsof his patriotic career. Hh declared that fortwenty-eight years John Jay had been a goodfind faithful publicservant, and that to him. in-deed, public office had been a public trust.

Th'> hall of the Chamber of Commerce build-ing was filled with citizens of distinction, andamonej the guests wai Alfred Manetey, M. P.,

chairman of the English Educational Commit-tee bearing his name. Others in tbf hall woreJohn S. Kennedy, <Jeorpr<» O. Ward. Jacob H.

SchlfT. Isaac N. Seligman, ex-Mayor Charles A.Bchieren, Stewart L. Wood ford, John T. Terry,

John J. Sinclair. Oscar S. Straus. <V.rnellus N.BUaa, Whitelaw Reid. W. Bayard Cutting andJames B. Baker.

THE GOVERNOR ENTERS THE HALL.

if any more feasible course could be devised,

but a merchant marine should be obtained, by

any means.

Cheats and prolonged applause greeted theteJUng reference to the Panama Canal, and

when the secretary declared that the merchantmarine must be obtained by some means or other

this applause was renewed. Equally favorablewas the reception accorded to Bishop Doane'sspeech on "Capital and Labor." In which he de-clared that capital, as It was commonly under-stood, was only the result of the hardest kind oflabor, while the ability to la!x>r was in itself areadily available form of capital. The conjunc-

tion always used in the phrase, he said, had onlyrecently assumed Its proper meaning; it hadformerly been used ;ts if the two « pre offensive.

Instead f>f co-ordinate. There were only two

classes of men in the world, laborers and Idlers,

wh^th^r the idlers were found in clubs or cornergrocertea. Of the laborers, the brainworkersv. ci*» by far th" liarder worked class, and theirwork was for th° advancement of the ra c.whether in morals or manners or commerce.

r I> those -o-hr. a-lmir* th* bai-kr>*y?. who have*' r>*-*a therr- thmurh th" ri«e and fall of theirIn this cour.tr?" since th» time Presrott

».A*r«^ce brought m»r ihe wonderful Fashion.*\u25a0* morning hours must hivf l>een frsiurh* with

a ful •'.'\u25a0,".iK»r/»f The thinned ranks,"-» <-:ieses that had fs-led to a;t«-a-t any can-dssstea at aJ: clearly pointed -o the paecing ofT-»great. Sold, high roing animal that was once\u25a0aM tv such flattering esteem. Interest in theela»e* themaelcef lagged when Itwas seen that£•• Plymouth Hackr.ey Stud Farm, owned by£ d Jordan, had everything Its own -way.

'EXTLEMAN JOHN* WTN'S CUP.Out c? four classes the Jordan entries won

*fcr*» Drata. including the challenge cup for**>• best hackney stallion In the ahow. This

vevertfcees? one could not help wondering, as\u2666*>• exribit* being paraded, vheth»r thelodges would have selected old Fllemaker. Rich-Timfl. Vulcart nr » dozen others that have ma(hfe narri*, famou* in the ring and hi 'v - fleldhad th»r be*- amr-r.5 the number Taken as a

«\u25a0£?* (hi aajhrfa hunters were rather <llsap-

r>^:r.t::;(t. »R.i »he ii]dg*» r.nd diWrultv not In

-f-:':-.f CttflflfctM bDt ;- Ml '||ft"> material•*-«t was wcr»vv

HACKNEY? IN THE MORNING

1•* the exception of an hour devoted to the

»'«#i"iijg out of » class of horses suitable to ha-r*:r" hunter*, th* entire morning was giv^r,

m W to the hackneys The Englishman's ac-r ifaticn That the hunters In "the State?" arer^sde and not bred no doubt has a great deal «f'TTth '.v it.snd the < ias* for horses suitable tn

-«. aaja hunters rjnubtle** will rend to irrproie•

>\u25a0« bnai

<" ':ler:ng the total number of entries. Wtll-•v,—i H. \ion'»'f showing in a four-in-hand class

\u25a0ar teams over 1.% hands high might almost bepr.*rfcs<*. To one oaaah he. put Plc.kwaM.

(onqueror. Mark Antony Octopus, and to

s'-'o'Jier vehicle another four almost equslly is

tshrw>-. The first four rer*»lved Urn prize overT> G Reid's Water. Ardslev. Captain Bar andH -rrr.-rter. TT E Wooden d's four, driven by<*Carles Fmi-nes. th» rrofe^sionaJ L^ndoi r« hip.

Tcer* third

Mi:S. GERKEN TAKES CHANCES.r.-r- KadM li undoubtedlj- one of the•

little hortl that has ever l>een brought

i:ao This < ountry. Mr?. Orken Imported the,

\u25a0 «(pi r<nil lie has yet to learn what

is or this side of th-^ water. His owner<*rove him yostcrday. and although she seemedto take danger. chances in sending him at

tt.f. ppt-M. tbe Htlle «-hap co-jld not be forced off:.;• Bfet. and thf faster ne travelled the more

he dpv<"-loped. It was a foregone rnn-cii;s-ir.r! iv,at he would receive the blue ribbon.

Those who knew th» pony in England and•™ V> Raw his performance yr^terday agT"* that

he hap Improved wonderfully since Mrs. Gerkentejran driving him.

The asiaill lir.nJiy we.it to the former colt. Of

thr Bte hunters m this class, there wajs scarcely

tlirrap 01Ihoof heard on the bars, aiid. except

for an unfortunate refusal by Solant, the ninelis<! th- ir performance -dead letter perfect. 1

Tbe presence of Mrs. John Grrken's wonder-

ttle \u25a0 juirie ir..r.!.ature. Doncaster Model. :nI . '.a«s for r»fJ'i'>J! oiher than Shetland*, under

twelve hr,n.i=. DO) gave an inter-st to thev. liii-h 'A might not have possessed other-

•\ ta ..(t-:;Jly a flSftDdtW feature Of

dw <;.

horoughbred qualified

saaeial* ciFt-inguished them-snaa »s near per-

plexity the

to give firstor to hi?

FIRSTS FOR MRS. HITCHCOCK\u25a0.<\u25a0 hunter classes, the two thoroughbreds

Jruac King nd Kingsman. exhibited by Mrs.

Wtmam Hitchcock, Jr., were as conspicuously

puperior to their competitors as ere some of

Mr. Jordan' 6performers

Both these animuls are clean bred hackneys.-r :hf words of the birds, they put it

• the trotting brod Ftock that competed

h< :r In tli" chestnut ecldir.g Mars Will-

Moor* had a very showy one acting

..! by « ontrast the wheeler— the chest-. •

\u25a0—

seemed a little deficient, arid

? was not perfectly balanced. Itreceived

tbl red ribbon, third poing to Jay F. Carlisle'sritrr end Promoter.

Tt as actually possible to make the entirerjreuit of the great promenade without hearing

the «aper exclamation, •'That's her." or "That's

Mm" more than thirty-six times.

PH. NIGHT NERVOUSNESS LOST.It was a pity, too. that the weather should

r ept away the spectators, because theaejasVe cast had lost its first night nervous-titaa. snd The performance, taken altogether.

was a marked improvement over the first day.

In the quest for -he blue rosette, E. D. Jor-

'. Boston, vas by far the most successfulof fell The exhibitor?, with his hackneys in ther'-i:ir.g he rwfpt even'thinp before him. andi|Q this rame material he «on in harness and

• classes later in the day. With Lord Bel-fast tnd Lord Burleigh be put together as

• a harness tandem as has been seen inthf Garden since the days of the lamentedTatty" Bate*.

T*ie dreary rain which began in the morning

and continued with scarcely an interruption all«!ay. «v wholly responsible for the failure of

the ticket speculators' crop. It prevent**! those,

\u25a0who po to the Horse Show to see the horses

from wearing the raiment that the people who

I»atmr!lze the show go especially to see, and theresult w«n inevitable At no time In the even-fiaj «a» the irarden more than comfortably wellfiled, c.rd there were great blotches on theaaasesj gorpeous picture that reaches up from

the ring.

fihue Ribbon for R. C. Vanderhilt's

White Oak Maid. %The r-nfew.onal hat rpeculators. who In

Mtar pern ****,ooked'm Horse Show week as

th. mrar look* upon the hardest moon, stood

shru, ,,heh c entrance v. Madison Square Garden

lust night In wet. bedraggled and disconsolate

frroups. on>rirC to fell their investments below

met And they were still standing there withtheir sssfMi fu'l of tickets when the last bugle

valley] the la.«=t issBI of the day into the tan-

hark arena

The Revolution which taxed the strength. th»loyalty and the resources of the Colonies, left at itsclo«e many evils, which were to become the bur-densome charges of future generations of men.Freedom had come, but democracy was looked at

B.kanc" The despotism s»f George 111 had beenoverthrown.but hid b^r, replaced by ambitionand uncertainty of povrrnrr.em. The nation wa*

one of loyal States, but with crude ideas of ulti-mate and fl authority. Aristocrac' had no: yet

learned tl.o USSOPS "f equality. Education nowthe h>rit;iee snd requisite of all. was unknownexcept to the Qivond few. From the cmsh of armshad COOM liberty, but its enjoyment was mpos><lbl«

pxrepi through the wisdom an>l conservatism of allthe people Here. indeed, was the g.Tn of truegovernment: but it needed gr*at*r ••>.My amidevotlori than that which h i<i f'>u^ht i.- battws toInsure It. growth and stability. To those, there-fore t ,o hnd parti.-ii.ated In the MriiKßlen ofthe \u0084i,,ti«.n 10 th-ir children who had learnedof victories l«y oft repeated Ules Of the past. »>»

(oulinard on fourth pa*r.

GOVERNOR ODELL'S ADDRESS.

Governor Odell followed Mr. Jesup .with an

address on the lifeof D? Witt Clinton. H» said

in part:

\VhPii they had taken the!i seat! on the «p"^k-

ers" platform Mr Icsup introduced th«* Rei Drt L. C«3"ler, who offered the opening prayer.

In his ai<i- of v.^lcome President Jeanp said.The Chamber r;f Commerce of the State «f N«t\ -

York welcome* its distinguished guests \u25a0• thairime, .-nd we ar' happy tha they ran unite withD? in <ioinß honor to tfi« memories of those IHus-tuous men" whose ptstuej *!"•> \u25a0•\u25a0» t.. he un'-'-ii^d.and whose lives and a- Movements in to be

—••I\ed in our hf.'irinE

Fellow m»rnber«. you will recall th«. fs»,-t t^^t ntth* opening of this building on November 11. 1902,

ore year nerv Iventured to *r.'• th.v thr b'illd!ng\u25a0wo were dedicating, to the uses of the Chamber irasnot complete. .in<^ uld not he until upon itsfacade. In places prepared for their settings, therewould V"1 placed the marble statues of I>e WittClinton. Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. Thishas DOW been \u25a0lone, and we meet to-da>- to r*eriv»them ?ip gifts from tin" of our membersInow announce the building complete, ;m<l ->m

clad that our work has b<r!i crowned in such anhistoric manner The rhnmher h^ine -< State h»-Ftitutlon ii Is flttlriK that it should be associatedwith throe of u>« State's most Illustrious <-inzfns.who have <l«rie to much to place the country in

th- front rank of commerce, finance -•^•i j'iri«-prudence. If^ei surf- the Chamber will remainal'rai I tru« to its history an.l traditions, an.i will<-ontin''i- to meet its new duties and responsibilitieswith the same fldf-ltv and patriotism thai has al-ways characterised Itsi action?

At 12:0."i o'clock Governor Odell »iu°r"il the

hall of th" chamber, escorted by President Mor-ris K. Setup. After them came Judge Parkerand Mr. Falrcbild, and the committee 0:1 ar-\u25a0 .\u25a0iiippm°nt?. J. Edward Simmons, chairman;

John Haraen Rboadee, Ousts H. Schwab, A.Barton Hepburn. A Foster Higgins. Anton A.Riven. James G. Cannon. Charley S. Smith andAlexander E. Orr.

\u25a0\u25a0 Home.Mnftoa. « ' tober 16. inoß.

Gentlemen: It is with sincen- regret that I

tlnd myself unable to accept your invitation.If1 oould leavi- Washington for any such p«r-pose it would certainly l>e to attend > o\;

quet: but Congress meets in BPeetaJ aratilMl on

I..uiiiKir.lon fourth , ..4-

The large dining hall at Pelmon'cos wasfiHed with tables, ranged at right angles fo.».,- Prealdenfa table, at which sat Leslie M.Shaw. Secretary of the Treasury; Henry CPayn<=. Postmaster General. Senator William P.Allisr-n. Governor-elect. Herrick. Lletitra-

«.nt General Samuel B. M. "oung, I.8 A .Major General Henry C. Corhin. U. P. A.; Rear

Admiral Frederick Rodgprs. I". B. N , Gov-

ernor OdeO, Chief .Judge Alton H. Par-

ker. < pit Beharm. and Whttetaw ReM, hon-orary members of the Chamber of Commerce;

President Morris K.Jesup, ex-Presidents CharlesS. Smith and Alexander E. OtT, Thomas Bir-tlay. Hishop Potter. Bishop Doane, the Rev.Dr. Donald Sage Mackay. Albert Ballin, Charlesn Miller. John Foord. William Dods'vorth. St.«^ift.!r McKelwav. Pamuel S. Fontaine, Cha'incey

P. F. Miller and Alfred Moseley.

The decorations were elaborate. Above thePresident's table was the seal of the Chamberof Commerce in colored electric lights, around\u25a0<*-hich "ere draped American flags. A silk em-broidered ooat-of-arms of the United States ar.dcroup? of the flags of England. Germany, Bel-gium. Spain. France, Holland, Russia and Italy,

with the American flag even' where, festoonedthe walls. Mingled with the national nags werebanners of the various States. The tables were

banked with pink roses. The menu cards hadpictures of Hamilton. Clinton and Jay. with apicture of the steamer St. Louis, and the se'.s

of the Chamber, the State and the city, against

a background of wheat, grapes and leaves.

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT.

Before the speaking began. President Jesup

read the following letter from President Roose-

velt :

As in the afternoon, the speeches were nrt-

r;«ually good. The list of speakers was fully tip

to the usual high standard of the Chamber ofCotumerue Cecretary Shaw. Senator Allison.Fl«bop Donne, the Rev. Donald Page Mar-kay.

'rereral Young. Admiral Rogers and ThomasBarclay, ex-president of the British Chamber of"ommerfe in Paris.

••< #or>ervnt:ves. Utendi Mid Vt'-'-; --\u25a0•

aaattaaai Seflor Bovd. "are all united now T^r*fl-e province?. PaniiT>i Colon <-r>. ;i. v«ris*Vfcnml Chirio.ui. wHftel COMtttafes rhe --^public, ar »* unit. We stand for progress and v;v;!ltiti"n«

In a few we#k« a convention willre railed, 9 bt^lfar time for the SeNttaa Of IPreslden' WMI b3de.M,>d upon Our consritnnorj willbe modaUedlafter that of the Unife-i States vr» Trill hav>»free suffrage. free spe^cn and all other »n«?r(tMfiors cherished In tb^? reyimtrr

"

WNEXATK'N T,\TER. PEFHAP3s**or Poyd tnj nsked ho.v the P»narres%

would consider the «u;«»'- j.-in nf annexation f>

the ratted St !t'« \u25a0 N'.-vt nn-r- ;• h« \u25a0 Per.haps later

'

Ore of th* *rriva'« from Pararr.a tcVl y*«-

terdav the full story ,->f Dr ATiii'rs deter*iiilration. to which 'he Republic ef Paaam*owed its life. General Pompt Guiterrez hatbeen sent to Panama to tuc-rccd General Obald!»as Governor. In some way tIM details *t th»plot on the istamu.* had reached Bogota. Gen-eral G'literrex. i* was >amed. had orders to

arrest and execute the leaders of the movementas 'ors. He would have arrived at Panamain two days Dr. Amador urged Immediate ac-tion, and this saved the day.• President Marroquln.' said the same parsoa.had been warned of the results that tie sov-

ernrnertfs action toward the canal treaty Hillhave. Ifthe treaty had been approved Panamawould not have revolted. It was a matter <-,;

money— nothing more Colomb:^ J.lisjv**??«hole Department of an4a%;fi -' f2.yMX>.Q(U

The question of sovereignty w jniya pretext.'

The Panama CommUsion. 1'

expe.t to 90 fov *shin*ton In a few dar rhev will prota-

lilt '?main in this country ;.oou» imonth.!»efW»r Boyd U a banker of Panama and for-

merly owned "The Star and Herald."" Dr.

Amador. who is pron»!nently m»ntior!*»d for tinfirst Presidency of the repubUi-. '.vjs formrrl-r•lovrrnor of Panama. He Is a leading; svrasnts

of the country. Cerla* AraasßM secretary ti»th* commission. wh > Is M^.tf.! to s>^ apn>inte I

Dr. Amador was one of the first paaaaaaavaidown the gangplank. Despite his seventy years.he walks with the surcfootedness of a young-

man. The Panama Minister of Finance bear*a most striking resemblance to General MaximoGomez, the Cuban patriot. He Is about fly»

feet seven Inches in height, with gray hair and |mustache, and particularly keen dark eyes.

THE STEP JOT IN TIME.Itwas Dr. Amador who Insisted that the blet^j

for independence should be struck on November3. a day before the schedule time. As things

happened, the carefully laid plans would hay*

been frustrated and he and his fallow revolu-tionists would have been killed had there beer*a delay of twenty-fo&r hours.

As soon as the commissioners could disengage

themselves from their friends they gave orders

to be taken to the Fifth Avenue Hotel. There.from the time of their arrival until late la*tnight,a steady stream of callers kept them con-tinually occupied. One of these was Dr. MutiaI>uran, ex-Governor of Panama. SasVsr Boyd.

like colleague Dr. Amador. is especial rreticent. Although the mission of the Panauieae)

commissioners to this country. Is presuraab!:-

to negotiate and ratify a canal treaty, for which,

they have plenipotentiary powers. Setior Boyd

refused to confirm the report. Sefior Boyd is anative of Panama, though his father was Irish.He speak? English with a peculiar accent. Th»

commissioner is about fifty-seven years old andhis black hair Is tinged with gray.

"Of course, Icannot discuss at this time," b.9

said last night, "the object of our trip North.Iwill say that the people of the Isthmus ara»happy and contented over the outcome of ourbreak for independence. We knew that as soon,

as the uprising started the United States wouldsend warships to keep uninterrupted the trafßaacross the isthmus. This country has recog-

nized our republic because It appreciates thr»Justice of the cause that actuated our step.

Nicaragua has informed us that «he would soonfollow the initiative of the United States. Wa>are well able to maintain peace.

PLAN FORMED FOUR MONTHS AGO.

"The plans for CM step that gave us rmr lib-erty were formulated four months ago W-»

knew we could rely on th«» patriotism of tho

Isthmians to carry them out successfully. T>.«j

sir-al for the revolt was the blotr'.ng of bugle*

by the 'homberos' (firetner.i. This occurred ai

dusk on November •".. On that same m-->rninsfive general* or the CoTombian army arrived at

Paaaasa Thr»» «>f th^m «*JM Generals Tnv.i-.Castro and Amaya. We OUtfCBWd to the bar-racks, on the Plaza CMsJaat and made themprisoners, preceding their to the police stiM^ \u25a0.The generals and their s; iff? vrere (laafal -\'\\

every consideration as th<*y rnir^hed befw-?er»

two wings formed ':\u25a0>- th? troops who went ore?

to our side."The people wen* w;!d vlth enthusiasts t

the air was UTI-d With Ties .•\u25a0 Viv% la !n<-ia-

pendencia del ssss»:' O«f end «ttoUlpnst!*fl

without th*« flrine: of *sh"'

Another group awaited th*arrival of r>ie com-mlssioners on the Panama Railroad Cnmranjt

pier at West Twenty-severth-st.Among these were Charles R. Flint, who ?".»•

long been a friend of ?eflor Boyd; SecretaryDrake, of the Panama Railroad Company.

Tracy Robinson and J. J Here again

the members of the commission received a>hearty greeting

On board the City of Washington were ta«

members of the special commission sent here)

by the government of Panama for negotiating +canal treaty with the United states. Thee* •»•voys were Dr. Manuel Amador. Minister •\u2666Finance, and Federtco Boyd. to whom morethan to any oth«." the people of the. Isth-mus owe their gratitude for the establishmentof rhetr Independent government. Carlos C.Aro*>me.na accompanied them as secretary. TJi'*

commission was enthusiastically welcomed tnvthe lower bay by a party of compatriots,

who were on board a revenue cutter and! who*

Included Pablo Arosemer.a- Picon, provisional

consul of Panama. Dr. R. A. Amador. son n*

Minister Amador. a.nd Dr. August Rnyd. eldestson of Federtco Boyd. All of them wore pinned*

to their coats tiny flags of the new republic.

SALUTATIONS MOST CORDIAUThe exchange of salutations between the ar-

rivals from the isthmus and those who met themafter climbing aboard the steamer was mostcordial and characteristically Spanish. Every-

body embraced and congratulated everybody

else on the successful consummation of the un-dertaking.

Plan Formed Four Month* Ago—

\u25a0

F.reruted Just in Time.The steamer City of Washington arrtre« yes*

terday from CoJon. flying from >ier foremast fo?the first time in thejw waters the four square*flag of the new Republic of Pap^rr!,-*. which was)

yesterday Just two Tteek* old. and enthnataatta)

was the re'-ption given by ves««»| s hi the br:

to the flag that will h»n--efnrth represent the>people of the isthmus. Ir was .a noisy greetj.-.;,

but sincere. Every whistle was opened to i:<limit, and the result was an ear splitting dealthat echoed 1 and re-echoed.

TELL OF TflFRFVOIJ T/OV

*i» won by Gentleman John, a brown horse by**s*rt D*rby Tl—Bounce, which Mr. Jordan Im-toned ttor. Er.gland after he- had won theveaaoassaanlp in th* London show. The- *or-«!«n champion* only rival was Robin Adalr 11,

MMby the Chestnut HillStock rarm. and a".-.'..v of the cup two years ago. E. D. Jor-'• • r r.id mare Visrnunt»rsa won thr champion -

»«oatla«e« •\u25a0 fifth pare.

3D ST. FERRT LBHIOH VAI.LETR. R.. convenient for &\s**nztr* to Buffalo »n<tChicago. Also CorUaadi aad Peatirosa— bis. AJvt.

Coming from Havana to Appear in theGeneral Wood Case.

Washington. Nov. IT.—Major Kuncie. one of th»Detects*] witnesses called by the Senate Committedon Military Affair* to testify In the matter ofcharKfS aaahssl Oenrral I>»onaril Wood, has In-

formed the committee by caM* from Havana

thai he win appear before the committee aalweek. He cannot reach this country in time togiv* LU i>»i;muu/ Una «••*.

MAJOR RUNCIE TO TESTIFY

Qof,.,rs Aroremena and Morale^ then rrii*addresses in which they expressed views sir-:

mr to those enunciated by Seftor Arias.

The threat of Seflo- Insignares that the re-public of Colombia would enforce Us alleged

rights in isthmian territory did not cause ap-prehension to the Panamese Commissioners,

who gave to it no serious considerationIt was unofficially announced by the Colom-

bian Commissioners that General Reyes, rep-resenting the Bogota government, was comingto the isthmus to confer with the provisionalgovernment of Panama.

A dozen marines from the Dixie have beenordered to remain ashore to act as signalmenfor the communication of routine messages be-tween the shore and the United States fleet

S»«>no- llialgll»rfS in »nr»r»r, expressed his

g^ap cot-row qt finding that the hopes el reron

filiation weie ir "oss'ble of ealizttlon. He de-.lired that all »he people of Colombia \u25a0\u25a0aMunite in an effort to enforce the rights of th-

republic on the Isthmus of Panama, even at

The \u25a0 o«t of great sacrifice*

Replying to Sefior Insigr.nres. Tomas Aria?..opi-cfj^nting the Junt^. said that the Bogota

government an d 'he Colombians generally didnot appear to grasp tn« actual conditions on

the isthmus. The revolution. Seflor Arias said.was born absolutely of the unanimous desire of

the entire people of Panama and a*irr^vocnble.

It whs rhe art of a now independent go\-ern-

ment already thoroughly organized and formal-ly nejilUrd by the United States government

In m civinp its representative. Philippe Bunau-Varflla,as ell x? by the eovernmenrs of Franc*

and Italy SeftOf Arias then read telegrams

i<r>i<~h he had s*lit to Geierrjl Salazar. former

Go-vemor of the Department of Par^ma «nd

now Governor r.f CMC*.°rte of the Catted Mataiof Colonibio. containing statements to the Mire

effer! Conttostag*. S*»n«r IrtaaaaM

Colombia irlll always tad in tali COUIUfJI dMmost sincere brotnerly feeiins. The political

tie? binding the isthmus to Colombia b^v<» beenbroken, but the fault is not that of the 'sthmus.•r>i.- no? of aregion, however, never am bebroken.

In th»* course af the conference Ni<«nor In-signares. a brother of thf Governor of the State

..f PaMiai. vho «/aa tho spokesman of the

CuiWllMana. made a strong appeal to the Isfh-

Do 4to disrupt the Republic of Colombia,

and added the solemn aaaaraaca that Colombia

would grant all the rights demanded hy the

Isthmians and eventually carry out their proj»>rt

of building the canal.

The peace commissioners left the Mayflower

al 2 O'deck in the afternoon, accompanied by a

number of officers of the vessel. On reaching

the landing af the Royal Mail pier the commis-

sioner? walked by the side of the naval officers

to the steamer Trent, only a few yards distant.They presented every appearance of being pris-

oneis. though it was understood they were not

in any way to be considered as such. Panamesesrl.ii.-rs guarded the landing and th- pier, re-fusing entrance to the natives. T'nlted States

marine? also guarded the pier's entrance. Soon

after th" commissioners embarked the Trentsailed fo- Savanilla.

The Colombians asked the Isthmians If they

would return to the Republic of Colombia, as-suring to them concessions and considerations

on the passage of the canal treaty. The Pan-

amese replied that they would not return to theRepublic of Colombia and that the assurances

came too late, as Panama's position was so ad-vantageous and strong that they could see no

reason for changing their attitude.The Associated Press correspondent learns

that the Governor of the State of Bolivar has

assumed responsibility for the appointment ofthe commissioners who to-day on the Mayflower

discussed the present relations of the Republic

of finari and the Kepubllc or Colombia -with

members of the junta. Both the Governor and

the commissioners are without credentials or

direcftlnstructions from the Colombian govern-

ment. It is further learned that the commis-

sioners did not represent themselves to the

members of the junta as Bogotan commission-ers, but spoke in their capacity as citizens ofthe Mate of Bolivar.

Threat and Promises Unheeded byJunta's Representatives.

Coion. Nov. 17.—The Panamese commission,composed of Sef.ors Arias. Morales and Arose-mena, which left Panama yesterday afternoon

to meet the peace commission from the Depart-

ment of Bolivar, boarded the Mayflower at 9o'clock this morning and held a short confer-

ence with the Colombians.

BOLIVARENVOYS RETURX.

PANAMA REJECTS OFFER.

Florida Ea*t Coast Hot.l Co. opined a book-ing offlco, 31 6th-ave.. coy Kth-st.. N. \. c.-Ad>uTraveller* will find all rtNlof the world at^E-nioiT PUOTuGRAi>UIO CO..» Firth-»v«.-Advt.

SUBMARINE BOAT CRIPPLED.imiii,R. 1 . N«i a The .v!,...:. bomt

Protector. whlcJ* arrived hore from Brt.leej.ort to-

Jjlhir her official I**,came into l"rl under

on. -cr— The clutch of Ui- \u25a0t*^S a£d rlVcnlß««•«# wm broken whiU oft Point Judita.

Mr. Green Said to Have Headed Syndicate"

Which Bought Volcano.[ST rXLBGRAPH 10 THI TBIBt. ]

Austin Tex Nov. 17.—A dispatch from Mexico

City \u25a0»T» that Andrew H. Green, of New-York.who was Wiled by * n**ro a few days ago. was at

the J *a4of O» »—Tlnan syndicate which recently

purchased Pepoeatapatl volcano. The *yndic«te

had p!.o^d to »ta. the sulphur i!l the '^rotr ot

the volr*r,o on... falaaafe Mile. and to tu.M an

Hrrtri^ railway from Mexico• ity to the Mimm't

cf AM mountain. As Mr. Green •*\u25a0 Ih^,' rin'"

mov^r in th«- ,nt,rpri^. It

-not known wa. l

,rthe pla«- will ha carried -ut v origlnall> pro-

po»v*vl.

MEXICAN SCHEME MAY HALT.

So Treasury Department Informs BtraMfcaJiAbout Dominican Edict.

The itw— Cherokee•• '*• Clyde Line, whirh

ha* }»-«»T) warned a«ln«T entering the port* d*-rlar«-<1 r]ofe<i »•\u25a0. th-=> D<Tnlni'-an sr<?v<»rtimen?, wflifall to-day She will follow her Itinerary, inrludinarUhk v>pr'^ BOtWttbStSttAßS the threat made, thaiIfth? defies the e^lrt of th* Dominican government

on Hat rarad U Da the last, the gunboat? of SanDomingo win (iinV h«r

Nevada *: Btranahan OoDsCtQI of the Port, *a«

a/lvi*«><i dt. the Tie— p«-pr?rtment v«»Fierdav

that the Dapartaarai •\u25a0' State iaea not considerth» blocked* pffprtivr: and has enrerwd a -vigorous

protect agairiM it The 'v.n»--tor has InformedmaFter« of \^s-is sailing for port* in San Doming"

lhat ri«Annc<" papers willbo issued Cor any of tit*.

por'f bi tli" rv.intry_

\ circular was issued ye«t<--r<iay by tenor itedaln whn *\u25a0*<• offlref at No. 116 Broad-et . in which

he a'r^noun. *» that hr- has l-<**n appointed as con-rid*ntl«! ;ig*rit of the revolutionary government,with fafl po^c-r arA instructions to fieri invoicesfor sh'.p-ier:t? for port- \v. r<^f^if>r>

"'th*

rfv°-

lutiorar; party

THINKS BLOCKADE INEFFECTIVE.

Tt is be'ieved that Mr. Powell ha* Mllooked\u25a0with favor upon the recognition desired, because

the insurgents have threatened to repudiate any

arrangements which the United States Minister

msv have made with the government of Presi-dent W<>? y Gil

State Department Refuses Domini-can Insurgents' Request.

Washington. Nov. 17. -The insurgents of SanDomingo to-day applied to the State Depart-

ment for recognition by the United States. Theapplication was presented to th* Department by

J. H. Giordan, who represented himself as theprovisional agent of the revolutionary govern-ment, of which General Jimenez is the head.

The State Department has declined the recog-

nition, informing Mi. Giordan that it had beenthe unbroken poll,y of the State Department to

recognize or.ly de facto go\ err.ments. and that ifMinister Powell finds that the revolutionists

have actually f«tabashed a capital and opened

ports, .-•• -: ar« ship to protect life and property.

he will '\u25a0«"~ogriiz«» theirs

REBELS NOT RECOGNIZED.

The revolutionists fired on the Clyde Linesteamer New- York Mshe was entering the port

of Samana. The vessel was uninjured.

The Foreign Minister, $?enor Galvan, appointed

an arbitrator In the San Domingo improve-

ment matter, willstart for the United States to-

morrow. Itis possible that the insurgents may-

endeavor to capture him.

The United States cruiser Baltimore has beencompelled to leave port to recoal.

Minister Powell is endeavoring to protect

American interest* with the limited means athis disposal.

A German naval vessel is ready to land troops

at a moment* notice.

The political situation is desperate, and fight-

ing in the streets is likely to occur at any mo-\u25a0

A general attack 1c expected within the nextfew days. (General Wo: y Gil refuses to capitu-late, and it is believed that the fighting will besevere.

Rebels Fire on Clyde Steamer —Trouble Within the Capital

Sail Domingo. Nov. 16.—

insurgents ar«bombarding the city. Generals Wenceslao Figu-

ero and Juan Francisco Sanchez are refugees

in the ff-relgn legations.

The city is completely invested by four thou-sand men under Richardo and four other gen-erals.

CITY CIA)SELY BESIEGED

\W DOMINGO TOTTERING.

AT THi: BOftSS SHOWTb« best peuole moVe

PAJX MAM,

London ClgjarttesJar CL» p.i-J. -.«*•.:/--A^ri.

STATUES UNVEILED YESTERDAY 'AT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILDING.

NEW-YORK, WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 18. 1003. -SIXTEEN PAGES -*Ti.<«2fcK.^. PRICE THREI] CF-NTB.YouVou LXIII-. >° 20821

PANAMA DKLEr.ATFS HERE\\ f\YT SPOIL SHOW.

OOOD WORK NY JUVPEFS.

JOHX JAY.Presented by the late Willicm E. Dodge.

BE WITT CLTXTOy.

Presented hy Morris K. Jesup.ALEXAXDER HAMILTONPresented by John S. Kennedy.

WONT WASTE TIME AT ISTHMUSPROMISE OF SECRETARY SHAW AT CHAMBER OF

COMMERCE DIXXER CHEERED.

Statues of Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and De Witt Clinton Unveiled-Address by the Governor.

Secretary Shave, Bishop Dnanc, Sen-

ator Allison and Others Speak.At the 13T>th annual dinner of the Chamber

of Commerce held last night at Delmonico'sLeslie M. Shaw, Secretary of the Treasury,

made a strong appeal for a merchant marine,criticising the "supine Indifference'" which hadresulted in the lack of colliers and transports incase of war, and sufficient freight vessels inpeace times. The nation was suffering from

lack of ships to widen it? commercial relationswith South American countries, he declared, andhe Indicated fully his approval of the standthe United States was taking in regard to thePanama Canal. He longed for the day whenthe first shovelful of earth would be taken out.By this canal the United States would gain In-finitely in commercial relations, and not theCnited States alone, but all nations. This coun-try would protect the canal and police it for thecommerce of the world. Secretary Shaw de-clared that he did not advocate ship subsidies

DIXXER AT DELMOXICCrS.

The address of Chief Judge Parker on "TheStatesmanship of John Jay" was devoted to an

Groups Gifts of J. S. Kennedy, M.K. Jcsiip and W. E. Dodge.

With impressive ceremonies, and in the pres-ence of a representative assemblage of menprominent in trade and finance, the three groupsof marble statuary that ornament the southfacade of the Chamber of Commerce Building:,

the central figures of which are those of Alex-ander Hamilton. De Witt Clinton and John Jay,

were unveiled yesterday at noon. Appropriate

addresses were made by Governor Odell, CharlesB. Fairchild, Chief Judge Alton B. Parker, ofthe Court ,of Appeal*. -.-•.\u25a0\u25a0 lMorris K. Jeaup.S>.-psidcnt <\u25a0'" t.Ji iChamber of Commerce.

Within and without the Chamber of CommerceBuilding was decorated with American flags.The main hall was brilliantlylighted, and froman orchestra In the gallery strains of musicgreeted the guests as they inarched to the plat-form. Crowds gathered in Lll>erty-st. long be-fore the meeting: was held. Two hundred police-men under the command of Inspector Schmitt-berger preserved excellent order.

Governor Odell's address on "The Life andCharacter of Clinton" was listened to with theclosest attention.

UXVEILIXG OF STATUES.

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