Show MORE TROOPS FOR PANAMA Unsettled Condition of Affairs Secretary Whitney Hurrying Tip the Kelief WASHINGTON April GThe Secretary of the Navy in view of later dispatches regarding the troubles at Panama and especially one from Commander Kane oj the Galena has decided to send a further force to the Isthmus by Acapulco The following is Commander Kanes dispatch To the Secretary of the Navy Washington Vessels now on the way to Aspinwall together with a force on the Para which will be sufficient to open and guard the transit if supported by two ships at Panama Pan-ama Without such a support our extra force of 500 men will be required Everything is quiet in Aspinwall and all American property i is as well protected as my force will permit per-mit I have 112 men on shore Mj command is safe and well Only one foreigner killed so far as known There are about 100 Columbian troops here holding hold-ing a large number of prisoners and rendering ren-dering no assistance in preserving order The railroad company is affording possible pos-sible relief to the refugees and sent many out on the line of the road Transit remains re-mains closed One relief reached Panama last night at great risk having I been stopped by insurgents and one person per-son forcibly removed The wires to Panama Pan-ama are continually being cut KANE commanding Secretary Whitney has sent the following follow-ing dispatch President Houston Pacific Mail Steamship Steam-ship Company Later dispatches indicate such a condition condi-tion of things that I conclude to send 250 more men tomorrow Can you take themWASHINGTON WASHINGTON April 6 The Secretary of the Navy has ordered 250 marines and 100 blue jackets to sail today on the Aca pula from New York to Aspinwall When these men arrive at their destination the United States will have a force of about 1200 men and 100 officers on the Isthmus Isth-mus The marines are armed with Sprfngfield rifles and the sailors with Hrtchkiss rifles four Gatling guns and II I two threeinch rifles with 100000 rounds of ammunition to be sent with the men leaving NEW YORK April 6Time entire force will blunder the command of Admiral Touett who is expected to arrive at Aspinwa 1 with the Tennessee and on Wednesday Captain B H McCalla and Lieutenant T B M Mason who left Washington for New York Friday last have been ordered to proceed to Aspin wall today Captain McCalla will be in command of the supplementary supple-mentary force of marines subject to the order of Admiral Jouett Lieutenant Mason will be in command of the artillery ar-tillery With the arrival of the Tennessee at Aspinwall the fleet will consist of five vessels including the Tennessee the flag ship of the North Atlantic station with twentvtwo guns the Yantic with four guns the Galena with eight guns the Swatara with eight guns I and the Alliance with six guns I |