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Show UNCLE SAM WOULD PROTECT PANAMA Insurrection Prevented by Representative Represent-ative of Uncle Sam. Washington. Diplomatic corre spondence mado public at the state department de-partment contains a dispatch from Minister Barrott at Panama, givlng-nn givlng-nn account of tho asslstanco rendered by him In averting troublo thero at tho time of the attempted revolution led by Goneral Hucrtas laat November. Novem-ber. After It had been arranged that G on-oral on-oral Huortas should resign and tho I Panama army disbanded, a hitch oc- I curred. About fifty soldiers marched, I unarmed, to tho government houso, I followed by a great crowd, and in- I formed tho presldont of tho ropubllo I that thoy would not accept tho gov- M ernmont's terms of bolng paid off In two payments, but demanded tho wholo pay at that time. I Minister Barrett who was present at the time, advised tho president to ? bo absolutely firm, but tlio soldiers I persisted and muttered threats against H tho president I Minister Barrott thon addressed M tho soldiers, telling them that If thoy I did not accept these terms and on- gaged in any nets of insurrection, riot or mutiny, thoy would be dealt with in a most summary way, and that If necessary tho naval forces In tho bay and tho marines at Ancon and Empire would bo used to maintain order, with tho severest punishment for thoso who S wero responsible for dlsordor. Minis- m tor Barrett's address had tho desired M effect. l |