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Show NAVY OFFICIALS IN DARK. Assistant Secretary Darling- Has No Advices From Panama. WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. Assistant Secretary Sec-retary Darling tonight said that so far as ho was awaro no advices had been received re-ceived at tho Navy department of tho reported re-ported skirmish between. United States marines and Panamans on tho Isthmus. If any dispatches havo been received tho Assistant Secretary explained, they ln all probability would bo sent direct to the department de-partment and would not be delivered to the officials until morning. At this time tho navy has about 450 marines on tho Isthmus, a sufficient force, ln the opinion of tho administration, to copo with any difficulty which is likely to develop." |