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Show WARSHIPS AT THE ISTHMUS RECALLED PANAMA. Feb. 25. Ratification of the Panama canal treaty resulted In the Immediate recall of the United States warships and about one-half of the marines from the Isthmus. The Marblehead, Petrel, Wyoming and two torpedo boats will remain on the Pacific side. The New York, Boston and Bennington Ben-nington will proceed to Callao. On the Atlantic side all the warships war-ships except two will proceed north for the maneuvers. Four hundred and fifty marines, under MaJ. Cole, will leave Thursday for Guantanamo. The belief is that they will proceed later to Santo Domingo. Despite Colombia's Internal disturbances, disturb-ances, letters Just received front there declare that the Colombians aro ready to fight as soon as news arrives that the treaty has been ratified. .One General Gen-eral 1b quoted as saying that if the Government does not declare war the troops on the border will Invade Panama Pana-ma anyhow. The last information Irom the coast Is that another regiment of soldiers has been sent from Cartenga to the frontier. fron-tier. Half of the -1000 soldiers originally sent to TitumatI havo been moved twenty-five miles further up the Darlen coast toward Panama. It Is known that Inanlaqua, the San Bias chief, has visited Tltumatl three or four times. American officers have given him notice that the big canoes ho has collected near the frontier, if used to transport Colombian troops, will be sunk. He promised to remain neutral, and said he wished peace. |