Show battles ip ready for panama just before the navy department closed friday an order was sent to n george reiter of the battle ship n Anacortes near the puget sound naval stat on to proceed to ban feancisco Fian cisco from wh eh po nt the battleship will be dispatched to panama in case the state department requests the presence of a warship on the pacific s de of the isthmus this act on was taken after acting secretary II ackett had received from the state department a communicate on from J edward simmons president of the panama railway company setting forth the seriousness of the situation on the isthmus and suggest ng that warships be sent both to the atlantic and the pacific side |