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VOL. XXXI. NO. 50.
TREAROFPEACE
SIGNED. SEALED
MO DH.IVERED
Signature of the Commissioners
To Paper Pols End Io War,
OCCASION Ml IMPRESSIVE ONE
Fens Used by Americans in Demand
While Spanish Quills Go Begging.
THE CASTILIANS ARE OUIIE SORE
Jmme-'lately After the Conclusion of
the Last Act in the Negotia
tions the Americans Are Led
to Dinner by a French-
man .
Par’.’. December 10 —The treaty of peace
~ . gned at 8:45 t! is ev< nlng, tnd the
»{■ . tv >uld liivo utf'O’h il a subject I”*
a great historical r-ilntinff.
Thn group. g ithered a m it the fable In
: Offi( .
\in 1 >elf while the fact
,r •• • I the !H < «>£
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imnressive and solemn tone to the scene.
■ t . v •’ • • .of th- <1 an H.l
• • ’ of the
ci * Her
• ■. • nt m •
f >. » ‘. o pj - :« . -1 s arid of the up-
, w.i‘ a ’ contrast between
nd tho scenery
• th<* • . • of v • ? for th’- Spaniards
ias 1 m-H 1 h .i »!■ <t «>\t i cit.tt, though
w r» i 1 .: : . In 3 t : n pi.i'-c u -ar by.
-j j i( • > •v. • 1 I■ v. • . vm- i
b. ,’z-d by t . . ’ \ :n by the wm-
jj. • L, t. .. J. . .it, .a d the
Parclimeiit Work Was Slow.
at 3:30
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. 'ho table, the
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, m I. ’• v. .<• :*'>r Cuahman K.
|t. <■ r V> : c;i i’ ' Whitelaw
Gru. S- nor Mon
enor Garnica,
S .a V• . . . nil * • ):• iI < ’crero y
c- i , « ... j, . ... I-n lining lt:r oppo-
]• h V th I with the Spanish and
\\ re t • w< r«‘ pr< ;»ar»‘d to bo
th. 4 m . ' i- a « onipliment
M. .. o?l. - " y w ‘ '• 1 »-d every
e com-
• j■' .•» s’s ;u. ; 4 x cd .t.s-ur.Hice of s n-
; < i aards coinnirnt I
■ : bad
T:f . of ’ .• Xm< ii- ii < in rriu.-t’ ilng a
n
• - 15 «>’clock.
A . . r I• • <:• ■!' ' ’ h tlub- r Open-
, . p)...| ■ igi • | '.'iidunt who
.. . ■ I • .■ tin and
■, ntly through the v<stfbule to
their waliim- < arrV.;> h. Tne Am. ri< :;n cotn
ln • jon sti >ll d out chatting complacently
. ■ isccnd ' 1 steps the lights
Ihe i :i:>!ij» r w. : <hirk< n<'.l.
■fii. -■: Jj:i>■ it '•.■■■■ st among the
fuel/ s me! tr of iii • ' ,tn> r-an com
missioners for ■ -ssfon of tl>e pens with
gna to tin 11 i j were
Th ■ . ■ 1 consists of s< ven-
. . artl< It '. n found ad-
vlsiblo to sub-dlvide two or three of the
... pi t! . <1 r ift .o •■ d upon .. t ilm
la<o ni<<:.ng
•jTtio c mmlssioncrs of tho two nations
The Atlanta Constitution.
wrote their signatures on two copies of the
treaty, one copy being for the archives.
The document was prepared by Secretary
Moore m biflialf of the t nited States com
mission and by Senor Vill.irutia for Spain
on account of tiie continued illness of
Secretary Ojeda, of the Spanish commis
sion.
ICach copy contained tho T.ngiish and
Spanish texts of the treaty in parallel col
umns. Tho wording had been approved
previously by the commissions without a
joint meeting, so tihere was.no controversy
I on this subject.
( PRESIDENT OFFICIALLY TOLD.
Judge Day’Wires Secretary of State of
Conclusion of the Work.
Washington. December 10.- The official
news o r tiie signing of the peace treaty was
rec, ivi <1 in :• n a little later than
the pr. ss reports. It was in cipher and as
usual from Judge Day.
It was at nee transmitted to the presi
dent. who vis alom. at the time, but with
it. coinparatlv ly short time all the mem
ber.- of the ..birtet Imd either called or
cent their eongt:: l ■ala I lops.
The pre.-i I nt s congratulations were
prom; tly c.-il.l'-d t>? the commission, but
the news of the signing, having been so
thoroughly discounted in advance, the ac
tual receipt of Ute official advices created
| little stir here.
There was a general feeling of relief,
however, tii.it no unt'crescen circumstance
intervened at tiie list moment to block tiie
peaceful close of the negotiations.
MADRID APPROVES RIOS' WORK.
Spanish Commissioners Have Satisfied
Their Government.
Madrid, Doc. mber 11L—Toe Imparcial to
day sav-< it. hopes the government, will un
reservedly a liprove of the energetic, con
duct of the Spanish commissioners, and
•'Other milieus must not think we are
thorough cowards and will accept all kinds
of liumilialioiis. iv'e eot'gr.i i mate ttrs
Spar.li-I. eomml'ist .tiers on rendering a
great service to th- nation which owes
them deep gratitude."
DAY USES PLAIN SPEECH
| I’rited S . <-s T.cpre: entatives Stand
I Firm ftnl Win Out on Nearly
Every Proposition That
tho Spaniards Bring
Forward.
I
Var:a. December s—The history of tiie
Id-. cm., at with v.ill certify tiie p.-is-ang of
tie: >.i test colonial power in t " world and
the. . tivenl. of tit.' newest a.- eoit.rn'- ■ t,..-
I Judge Day this evening in .. single it-
I t.-n ■
“A pence treaty can contain any
! thing which the victors put into it.”
The Amr:, ■■■ < cmniiesloners held a long
I n this morning beginning at 10 o'clock
| .ml only had brief . for lunch before
going to tie- foreign oflico to meet tl Span
i.-. . ■ mmissiom t's al 3p. m.
The Am. ri.-ans apparently had changed
the form, if not tiie substance, of some
' of ir .!■ m.ihds as a re alt of t .■ ir de-
I iilx rations during tile past three days.
Tiie . cut < .mm':.- ,:<m w.m in .. ion for
over lour boors. Much of the
. ..tie, rm d details as to tiie guaranteeing
of the rights of Spanis'ii citizens in tho
The < ebate was occasionally ener
getic a. d the Spaniards, on emerging,
appeared to be dejected.
f Secretary Ojeda, ol tin Spanish commis
.'■S'li. B-i - <im > :..im d after tin- meeting as
"I am almost mad. I cannot talk.
I We ate making progress.”
The Amo. ■ . ■ d t
I say anythin:,' furtlu r Ilian that tiie prog
r< -s m ete was > :itififactory.
The Spani ii conun ion r • have received
I :>•.11>. ,t ; . • to biml th. tr gov< rnnu nt on cer
' t i.t. m .ttj : -, but there ate y. t important
> ij..< tion. on which their instructions are
I i :..:.ietmv. mill it likely t .it many
! <.f tiie .l.'tiiiiu involved in the < l.ange < f
! sovereignty in the Spanish colonies will be
| left for ;ettlem<-nt in i le r< gular diplomatic
pr. ■- : y\ . -ii feliilion I. ewi "ii th. two
j Spaniaids Talk Against Time.
; Tile .'mermans had ! ■ no.! for hours,
witl tin tom 'tv p itidn -e, to the tech
i m ..lilies jii. .< nte<l bv th- Spaniards witli
! tin:, customary shrewdne.. and pe.-el-ion
i cy ai'aln.-l every proposal making for the
. m- mo- rm. ■ el ' 1 -ir emi.i it .
Darkness ;ad eomo on and the liveried
) attendants, mobilized by tiie French au-
I tlmriti.s, it id placed a tiny lamp at the
i elbow of each commissioner.
I Senator Frye, whose unconcealed
■ contempt for diplomatic quibblings cx
■ cite', the astonishment of the punctil
ious Ca.'-dillians, bad stalked home, liis
: yaticnce exhausted.
The burd. n of ti e Spanish argument was
I that matters out.* Ide t liare c< «don and
. v.u miti ut of the eomiu. r. d territories.
■ which the Amerl. ci.- j '..po-m.I to cover by
I the treaty Wire b>y<>nd tiie legitimate and
i <lt I'.mar.v ... .. of ape i. e treaty.
i It. ..nd this Bulwark Senor M-mtero Bios.
: pi.- .dent til" Spanish . .unml-si.ei, forti-
■ tied himself, bombarding his opponents with
| -.npi.ty of mil ills and |.'. .. d.
| ration ol the A nerjean Finally .1 udge
I Diy : iimmaiiz.ed tin Amerle:.n position in
the fn'.-'.due memorable sentence. It was
given and taken in rood spirit, and from
I that moment i .:<• proceedings were entirely
friendly.
The session accomplished much.
! Eight open questions were canvasse I,
| .seven being p. ac’i ally settled without
■ noteworthy friction
i Th” commission.'ia ■ d< ■ lino to say whit
I <. n. liisl-.ii was rcaelied. la.l r‘. bare.aln
for .1 coaling station in the ('.iroliias was
I not cemented, .and according to pr. cu:
pro; pc. i , it is likely to fall. Tint temper
lof I Ainerii ms lii ti l- matter is:
"W e mad.- you a good offer for an i.'.-
and. You may tak ■■ it or J. tec it."
The Spaniards s-nn di p.> •••! to leave It.
The Amerleans do not it'd i< a: a prize
u J. i they can doman.l .is one of the nat
ir (I l i uit.s of I lie war. wbil< the whole
p .Ii -y of Hi.- Spaniaids is io coniine ti.o
ni'l,..t iatl. ns a- narrowly as po:-.,|ble to the
letter of pr ill, ol signed in Washitiglon
and to exclude all ■ xtram ous matter;.
Tiie result of lids policy may lie t'lie leav
ing ..f many de l ills involved in t ic change
of : uv. r.'ignty uV.-r tin: various ]».•: . ■ .1-
l ’ sinus I. settlement by the regular d:; ,-
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY,DECEMBER 12, 1898.
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SCENES AT THE OPENING CF CONGRESS.
* ; .. ■ ion of the fifty-sixth congres; promts s to ■■■ no ol 1!'” liveliest and most inter ting In the history
of that august body of layvmakers. Many in trient cqm t ions xv ill be brought before the tnembera f>: settlement and *
* from ' ’ ■ ■ ■ < at' a new kind > 11 como before them to be straiglit, ne<! out X-
* ar.,l nianv lie"''mimitti” s viil' ic.ve lo lie p, t. d:■ ' k nth'n.'i Work, fit’ . ...ir- ■ ni. ' i- 1 ■ m ■ ..t
’ -ii -li” nil 1. rs which will need imino dj.atc leg will in iiuectloii wit •1 ■ <e treaty witli Si>.itn,
" .1'” tigress wlien li ...,'■ 11 loners now 1 Paris has b. n completed, and the form- X
* ..t1;..; ol a taillcy forth.- government ... to ■ new p » .
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:■;:■!!. ]>!■,- ~■ ■ ■■ v. lien normal relations be
tween tin- two governments have ben
resumed -
American; Wcr* Conciliatory.
’ Till- Spanish commissioners insisted at
: t -,.■ previous meeting that the settlement
> ~f tl„. til of t.O t ■ nlar Is who r. m n
. in the colonies was a problem so closely
akin to res; ion that it could not lie log -
I (-ally separated from the latter, but should
be considered next to the qu stion of • ■•.<-
1 sion ami before such matters as coaling
stations and religious toleration. ’I hey a.re
pealed to the American , ga n, 1
minor ■ ;u the Am riean commis
' sinners v.. re *• m tiiatm today mi the or
-■ to tl ■ Spall-
iar<b ; Hi it* be * cobirib.- - .
The Spamsn commissioners continue
to fight with t< oth and nail to pro
cure every possible pecuniary and
other concession.
Th, ■. . .. had alr< idy prom >tl to
in tile hands of J’i!ipino.- ; . Toon;.' y'r.or
Montero Rios pr posed that the I lilted
States should i’.tv the expe'ise-t ot shipping
' them to Spain, arguing with his customary
- ingenuity that tills was the duty of the
Ante; leans, ns a matter of course. The
I Amert. ail.. • •■.light 11> ‘ request reasonable
and a good deal of limo was consumed in
l di: : !)i; the question.
‘ A problem cut ailine. Ion" debate was the
ili -o i’.ioil !■> b< nvitir <>f tli‘ Sihldls ) Hill
.’ nilimts of war in a n ’ • r of military
;io...ts outside of Manila w' .1 h the Amcrl-
■ <■.. ns. Inm: not <r*. |,t tired. lie. Spa m >ii < om-
• ml isloners emit mded that Spain should bo
permitted to ship mdi munitions h mte
The Americans replied that aS the I.nil'll
Stat*. : mad <•■ iiKim red the Philippines, these
munitions would be spoil,; ot war. Ino .
mlards finally waived their quibble.
1 j Til*-.- appear resigned to the inevitable and
now . , "in to realize that their best policy
’ is to save as much from tile wreck as their
■ keenness in raising technicalities can so
-1 I cure for th* ni.
T e question of the status of the Span
s j i.ards In til*- West indies and the Philip- (
I pirns who wislt to remain there was nearly
I settled, a well a.s eort iin commercial ques-
■ I tions involving the rights of shipping under
■ i the Spanish flag, vv.inch will be given ad
, | vantage.
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! SPAIN YIELDS DAY’S DEMANDS.
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' The Meat Essential Features Have
Been Disposed Os.
I . Paris. I*. tuber !l. The completion of the
v ol 'k of i: ■ ■- Ami rl m peace com-
sion now in on in Pari: is pr ■ 1-
, ,l|y .in nipli; h* d fact. Ti oay’s session
. o dos th lial features ot th< tt ■a-
ty. which will bo embodied in the toifovy Ing
■ i eight artii les:
l I'll. , ternary prefa the treaties
t in the nature of m * xpr* -don of amity, of
■ pd : ■ ■ ual , „
j 'l'he r*-Inoa: hmeiit by Spain *»f her
1 sovereign!y over Cuba.
• I -| oit I.oi . w ■ ■ of Spanish troops.
,| ... Tn* u. by Spain of her
. i sovereignty * ■ *■:' Porto Illeo.
:. spam s ■ ■ ' ■ Inc i' illppines.
> Tin- w thdrn wal Spanish troops
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7 Th* payment by th ■ I’nited States of
jl’ii.ui l c' o for the 1 ’li ii: pin* ’■ i(
S dSe’ provision ’■ ibc “open door”
commercial policy in th** Philippines.
i Tn mu o draft of the treaty, which may
|.e e.*nsideraicy i hanged, covets tfie pro-
H man* i long document, whi. h
Senator c'mdiman ■<. i'avis, of the I'nited
■ | States peae* < >mmi. ion, .:* y - will b* found
! to be one < f t int< resting paper In
I It:; character ever written. So completely
tails of the evacuation o the
Philippine.- stipulated that a commissl*3n
> 1 such as arrang'd for th** Spanish with-
• , dra w.il from the W* : t Indi, aw: I he iin
i ! necessary.
i | Among the qm- lions not yet settled, how
. I ever, are the coaling station and r*-li;.io :«
freedom m tile I'lrolin s, the Spanish eoni-
Continued on Eage Seven.
I BOTH BRMES' I
HHB MESSAGE
Distinguished Personages
Thronged the Galleries
When House Met.
REED WARMLY WELCOMED
Senators and Representatives Greet
Each Other Warmly and They
Go Through the Form of
Hearing the Message
Read.
Washington, December s.—The opening
ta-sslon of the congress today was a. spec- i
i taeular oeea <>n animate.l and brilliant. !
I There were mor,' than the usual numbe r of ■
d: tingui. led personages in tin* thronged ;
| galler? including many representatives *
' of foreign governments, high olli. I ils and :
ladl< ; and gentlemen cor.spinous-in social I
and political lite. The greetings of the j
members were most cordial and there was ‘
no outcropping of partisan rancor to mar ,
I the occasion.
One of the most striking Incidents was the j
■ cordial meeting between the floor leaders ,
of the respe llve H ides, Messrs. Dingley and j
Bailey. In view of the gossip about the
possibility of Mr Balk y being deposed as I
■ th© niin< i lly le.i'l .. it is signilicant v’llL .
' tl’j* - ’<<■■ numei Mr. Botlpv n« ijf.j ini-
! nority member of the committee to wait '
* upon t ■" pr* ;do;;i, an honor always t>«*—
i stowed upci the recognized leader of the .
! minority.
i Spe 'ker B>'< d re-et; ed a. warm welcome .
from both sides of the house when he as- i
cendi d the rostrum to call the house to I
Older.
Ovation tor Wheeler.
; But peril.ips the greatest jiersonal ova- i
tlon to any memb r was that given to ,
Major Gem ral W ■ , icr. of Alabama, w'ao I
has m t been .seen l's many of his old col- '
leagues since he went to the front, st the [
li ~,| ~f th,, cavalry division of General ,
Shafter's army.
General Wh, , ler said he probably would |
re. ign from the army, but his plans were I
not y, ( detinilely fixed. He expects to coll- ,
ler with the president and secretary of war ,
and then will determine on his course. I
“If there is to !■ any more lighting 1 ;
want to st.i; in tie army." said be, “but *
if the lighting is over I prefer to return to (
Civil life."
McMillin, of i’enn, ss.-e, and Mr. Say
ers. < f Texas, who have been elected gov
ernor of their respective states since <on
gre ; adjourned, were also overwhelmed
with congratulations.
The floral tribute; today wore unusually I
nunictons and made the hall a veritable |
bow, r of beautiful flowers.
The pro,-, . dings themselves were dull, all i
inter, st cent,Till..: a the reading of the ■
pr. '.mt's m< 'sage.
I’m i w., hours the clerk droned through I
long document, but the int/Test never I
Hugged.
The president’s revi. w of the causes lead
ing up to the war, tile manner in which
th.' preparations for hostilities were made,
ami the succcs.sioii ot victories on land
.. ~. . ~ - ... .. ». V ‘AT. A -T n..e
| an.,l sea wen listen'd to with rapt atten
| ti, The it!., r provisions of ii,, mo-sago
| were followed with almost as mu ll in
j terest. There was no "Xpression of ap
i pro; al or disapproval through the read-
I s'.;' mon as the reading was concluded
i the moss' w.'s ordered printed, and then,
at 3:.’>'t o',do -k p. m._ the house adjourned.
Display of Flowers in the Senate.
When tiie s me*,' convened today to be
gin the closing session of the fifty-sixth
conri-. s' th** chamber presented a notable
and i'o.iui ’ il app, -ran•■<•. By 11 o'clock
the piibli.' and privafe galleries were filled
abniTt to fo.'ir ~:p "''y with a di.tin
gul-'m d ~■.. ■■ -mb!: ■- ■ . including many ladles
In brilliant attire.
ti'i I'm I'oor i.f the :*.n.it** the display
of flowers was unusually b* aut iftil. • ven
so- tl." ojicning e.iy of a session of eon
-I'iess. The numerable scenes omieted In
th eii.'i id .• during the last session and
the mom, "Hous events that have nc iirred
slm-e cong. ss t-,-t adjourn'd created a
f, ming or’ intense , ::po (aney on th" part
of both ti,' spectators and the members
of the senate. Through the courtesy of
tlm vi.-e j,r a7- ai he members of the
Canadian high e. mmlssion were admitted
to tlm floor oi’ tile s, r.ate and were tli
i ••, Iph nts of mu -h attention.
Just Before the senate was called to or
der several w> 11-kuown members of the
diplomatic corps appeared In the diplomatie
gallery. Among th m wer. Sir Julian
Bau.m.ambassador ot' Grea.t Britain
to the I'nit"d Slates and dea’.*. of tlm , orris;
i Mr. W'u T ug juang, the Chines" minister,
I and Mr. Ye Bum Chin, the Cor, an mlnis
i tor.
The fading of the pro dd'ii'.'s message
i was i ■-e , d with v.-ry careful attention
i for an hour, but after that tlm senators
I drifted to the cloakrooms, where they could
’ perv.se tin' message at their leisure In
j tlm print'd copies which they ha<l be*n
I furnished.
■ Tlm r< uilng of the message occupied two
i hours and eighteen minutes and not the
' slightest demonstration occurred.
Ar 3:15 o'clock p. m. the senate ad
! journed.
Among flic bills and resolutions Introduc
ed in the house today were the follcw
i Ing.
' ly Mr Bl' iwnlow, of T, nnessee -To pro
vide. forth, I. emption of any coupon of
1 •iiiy mi"., .. ,-b, aring bond of the i'nited
. htates W'iib li coupon is ictuaily destroyeu
alter ha ving tieeii deta, hod.
■ Bv Mr. Br. wer, of Ai.ib ima- To repeat
; the act providing ways and means to meet
wa- expenditures approved June 13, 1898.
ESTIMATES OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Secretary of the Treasury Indicates
Amount of Money Necessary.
Washington, I'. . ember In conformity
■ with th, requirements of law. the s,
j tarj- of th,- treasury today transmitted to
C',ngr*-.-.s the estimates of appropriations
I required for tile st rviee of the ti. eal «ye ■ r
| ending June 30, r.«) 0, as furnished by th"
| several executive depa rtments. Ta,-es
• tinuit* :. Including permanent tim.nial ap
! propi 1 ations, aggrep ne $,j!8,01x,375, as
| against $X02,575,513. 'i'he .'llllOlllll of the
I appropriations, including delieiencies ami
| tniseellaneoim, for the fiscal year ix'.ik. and
i ?JT.’,S>5, the : mount of the estimates for
1899.
Tlm 1 .-1.111.1 to for tlm niillt.iry e la' Ii - i
nmnt is $115,119.TH; for the naval eslaldl.-li
ment $3:1,11 idia.’; for the naval magazine at
Norfolk, \ a., $27,.di0. I’ollowing ar, some
of th*' important items submitted by tin*
lighthouse service:
Light ' ' Cape Lo<ikout Shoals,
N.,'.. 1 tion. Cape I' r,
t ilepot at Charleston, S.
> if. '"'O; light : ition mar Hillsboro in
i let. i' ■ iinprovi'rnetit at
Norfolk \'a., navy yard, imluding eon-
i erete and granite dry dock, $2.0(10,000; im
provements it naval stat lon, Port R
I S. $115,01i0, at li.ival slation, Key W
Including purchase of additional land,
$112,520.
Tlm total amount asked for completing
Improv. n:i nt of rivers and harbors is
s2'-. '23.775, tile l ircgr it, ms belugas follows:
Harbor at Winjali Bay, S. C., ?1(JO,OCO;
f harbor at Savannah, Ga.. .12(10000; f'um
s berl.ind Sound, • • '
• Improving Janies riv r. Viti.inia. sli>o,loa;
i i' ::.> !■ .ir river, mat ■' X. <!., I
/ I JlaO.OOO; Coosa rlv.-r, C”or. i. JitiAOOO; St.
' Johns riyei- Florid:: .*.■ >!,<■ ■; entrance to
: i harbor at Kev West. I i . JloO.tMX'
o Tho postmaster noral ■ tima' the
| detieiom . in the po. ' d rev. tues tor 1900
1 i -at SI 2(m.W'B. The ■st lmat< ■ for army and
; ’ navy I Cl . i'.: s is SI"V . '0; cost of pension
servlci si.'-‘i'.:j,
BILL TO COVER WAR EXPENSES.
Was Repovtea Last Tuesday and. Car- :
: 'dps Total of $66,290,392.
IV a shin;-, ton, December C. T'u lit. I of the .
appropriation bills covering deficiencies t t
war expeimes t . ported to lb.- house toil i -.'. :
i carries tor the war dep ■' lent and mi.l- '
tury ,-” Lis.imen' S'- . • 11. .I ', lor tile naval
! establi Im( nt :.V. ' I, > total of $(>«,290,3! ;
; j This amount, 1. >v. ey r. is a reappropi la-
’ tion of fi.mi herctofou allow, d, but not
i nv.'iilaijlo after the clo-o ol the present
■ I D
The un< ■p< tided balance of tl < .
funds are < t im.i ted a: •Al''. I'-” " win. Ii
: j the 'Aar rile nt b:ii.i, co is .Ml .’l'l.'s: ami
■ I1 hr n..' \ b.; .(! '»! '< ■ «• i■u* " .
• her, '. . ■ durably more tl i will
: be r appropriu ted. »
NICARAGUA ROASTED HARD. :
IS SAID TO HAVE BROKEN FAITH |
WITH UNITED STATES.
Senator Morgan Makes Emphatic Dec
laration in Regard to Status
of Canal Matter.
Washington, December 7. As a result '>f ]
the meeting of tie somite committee on
.\'i”:i’<■ mil today' Senator Mo'T n
■ I gave Hoti. .- of an ain< ridm, nt to tn ■ Nlca-
• ragua .ai..i bill authorizing the immediate
■ •:•.liitiai c. with a g.-ar.iat, •• by Oils govern
. nieiit, of live million dollars' worth o',
. | bonds for the r< Icmptfon of all outstanding
. stock cxci">l that held bv the governtm ms of
. | v,. . rasua ami C ” la Kira, and the < ancel- I
lation ol all oo!: t ,alions.
,-.-i i. , ibmltb'd a report j
upon tho sit it tion with reference to tl
■ I c'tmil di ililig . M ins'... !' with tlte fact t'la'
17. ..
■ company than the Maritime Canal Comp.t
--' riy. Il- dads with this triuisaetlon In s"-
vme term . upholding Hie rights of tlm I
Maritimmpany for t ... present and for
an extension of its concession, for ten
years imre ;
The report arraigns the conduct of i
republic of Nicaragua as well as !
' that of the American citizens securing
j ti e nc.v toncession in most severe .
ttems.
I It atulbitics the course of Nicaragua to I
■ r ,. ,i ,e ~r s t > "obstruct a great national j
p. lie'.- in selling out to a t.raus-contlnental i
railroad eomp'iny for the d teat ol a. sup- ;
po.-. d compel itor.
"it would be well f r tlm reputation o
thus- rmd.” the report says, "in Bum
advantage and using th.'lr power to ,n Ho
jealousies between stales If i! could appear
tiia.l their vmidii*. t is not so corrupt.
Nicaragua’s Unwarranted Action.
Tiie committee adduct" as a justification
f tiie tew report th.- seriousness of tlio
sltmitlon, .-.lying on tills point:
suit 1., th” 3111. d St.'il. ' I'iom 'the tin
tioii of ill- Into governm nt of Xlca
i;,.;mi ~■• I ih. evid mt p iii to 1..f. .-
our government Into pavment ot a.
large sum as conipt ii: :i I ion for tile fu
ture . ament of tin r I' , ’lie o; the I'l'.t
-- I Stales of Cepll.ll All ”1” .'.I tU H”
ation <.f i maritime canal through tho
San Juan riy ■ r and Bike Xi.aragmi
requires the .mnniitte.’ to pre.-ent Im
c'ee.img ■■ v ' OiiL any .-..ip '.'lt in law,
■J'l',.. "hit h.-rto'3 i’i dla . r. :i: ■■ :s o't 'the
Vnit. d Stat' t with As .:i..gmu
Tlte report takes issue with the con- I
I iention of Nicaragua that that country ,
1 owns both banks of the San Juan river, |
i calling attention to the fact that Costa ■
: R ea has equal rights since the arbi- '
j tration of Piesident Cleveland as the
: owner of orc ba.uk of the stream.
/ • ntion i • ■<l to the * i ,, i 1 1’..it In
ZnZ 'l":' Ai'aragu" m> Zmlion w7
■
"Her-." the committee says, "was
broach of tiie agreement for which th ra ■ ■
i nal company had pa d $150,000 and «hi- h
| mom y m '■ to o in r Jamay - It
I compelling tne redress du., them if re.lre--
' had been sought."
It i asserted that in view of tlu- fa t that .
i Nicaragua had made the c ‘esston it was
I her duty to obtain a. cor .■■•--mil from Cos- .
j la Bi. a « ben the claims of that country ’
I Wei'.' . -iriKli.-li. d. but instead of lint it .
i pointed out tbit Xi. .r;gmi made a formal ;
threat to rcnuimee its cone sslon if any
ciii.iw ion wa- i.i.t.ilin d from Co-.t i Rica. i
Thus, til.' eommltte ■ Com ludes, by .'Oii
dllet equ A.: Imil to main I or. Xl. .1 ra;,-ua ;
prevented pr<mr..-is in the work mi tlm
eanal and ;ml a cloud up m Hie credit
of the comi>any- of execution that could
'l’lto committee contends that tlte circum
stance of i n< . slon point t< the
fa. t tli it Hie cone. si.in pr..t ides for a
1 I charier to 1... grant .1 to th. I‘niti-d States, j
Equal to Solemn Pledges.
"In tills att't.ide," tim committee con- i
I tlniies, "the duties and the r. - -ponsitdlltles
* of Nicaragua are very high, if they do not |
' ' even rise to th" dignity 1 I solemn pledges .
' and consequent sovereign responsibilities :
i the United States, whoso intervention is
j sought in Hie chartering of tiie corpora- [
",Nicaragua.” ttie committe.'asserts, "can- j
not r.'p. :il .an act of c.ini'Ti■<-. which didl- I
■ cates the eam.l and its concessionary hici- I
1 dent-, io a corporation < nattered for sueii
gri at purpose--.
An nHon is tio n called (0 tb ■ fact Hint. .
I ii,,. < ..nee-: ion provi.ms lor tlm stibmi-slon ■
i of any dispute to arbitration atid it is i
' claimed Hi ll this provision operat s to pre- '
I wni am arbitrary action on 1! ■ p iri of'
: Ni. arat'.ua. Duelling upmi Nicaragua's
I emirs” In the matter the committee --ays:
“How this unexampled condition is
' <0 be eult with otherwise than by an
11 xpress .a ic determined attitude on the
■ part of tne United States is a question
that c:'.r. i s with it the danger ot se
rious embroilment in the near future.
• If M. .11;.u.1 is mu held to Hi.-perform
ance of her a.;r. .mint \--.i’.. w.'l • lapse
ar.l many dangers will b. enenuntircil bc
tmo >.n ar.y uc.-e-s .an I. niudo toward
the ctiiislriiclion of a eanuL"
>
$ IW Word! ?
/ The skin of the \
J “” ts of a x
1 tawny color. v
S Tk (
X Yon ought to hit »
( that this very week.
2 S
\ Try Your Hand On It! /
PRICE FIVE! cents
MESSAGE PROVES
J DISJPPOmEIIT
| Republicans Do Not Attempt
to Conceal Inability to
Indorse Paper.
SHY OF MONEY QUESTION
1 Attitude on Nicaragua Canal and
Want of Attitude on Future of
Philippines Leave Lots of
Boom for Speculation
by All Classes.
By Jos: Ohl.
Washington, lie '. über 5. fSpeclal.)—-The
pr. valeiil impression of tile pi e -:!.tent's
ni. e.ago js one of di ippointment. The
critl. isms are mainly of sins of omission,
rather than of comml: slon, and there is .1
very general feeling that the author of tho
document failed to rise equal to a splendid
opportunity.
Republicans are even more disap
pointed than democrats.
Admlnlstrati m leaders who have beer, in- y
ti-i'View. d lot pubii, .. tlmi : pea k of tile nice- ' ,
. . ■ the
i<• ... k exp.” mi, but privately they do
I not atleiin t to conceal their real feelings,
i Otie eminent republi, an summed It
up when h>- remark'd, with a in try twin
kle 111 h.S cy. , that it v. '1 good, brief
histm-y m tlio war." In b., eyes it was
nothing no>: <•.
The failure to say anything that
1 could be construed into nn urgent de-
■ mana for currency reform has greatly
I disappointed those who are crying for
j early action, and has called forth crit
i ieism particularly from the eastern
contingent.
I There • ■ also republican . rit • Ism, below
I tl.u , : r i ■ ■ . of 'ii I.■: t- 1 tire of rite
: in, 3i . . ■ . ■ d< nt’s decla-
I rati. I 1 that tho v.ork of gi iif the Cubans
hwlth safety and ■ u< '.Of course
I there Is 1 t.-iidm.-y <ll ■ue part of some
■ frb nds m' CuiM to believe that this is not
sincere, but ' la: . ..- is clear enough.
On the Nicaragua canal the presi
dent seems to take distinct issue with
those republican leaders who want to
prevent action at this session.
of smile definite action b, congress at this
utiHz, d and the lit king of the Atlantl,
Paeillc oceans by a pr. '. . il waterway is
Io be r allzed. This is r ■ .rded by tile
only the . ■ 1 Al rrldme
' ' • .ted
’ cKinlf’/
>
t .1: • 1 1
1 nations with S;i»!n Jr. nrd<‘~ to L’no: it t->
;qi • ' vJl - ; h 'n t a*
' in which l Main* w... ;<.\vn up. <»n tins
I ■ ’ ■<'■ < .-3
Uh- UilU - U|» M ti:i.‘ a i.. I .ully
sb.n' UH. cu.i: i.’.i.i I . ..o' ■ v ;i!hi
will -1 !'’)<»•• It.• 1- is na-
ture ind horror <>f whh ii <urrt(j t.hA
nntioii’.s h< .h i proft .itz:■. . It Is a
ri solvt to • - no po long-r
■ o- 3'■ 3 ' ' f’j
vailed and the nation atiximi-ly await-
• i
lerm l l h bY , a K «Sb-m', h ri > ne X nl " nd
halted Hirow-h lam, of P’-I.n'e t”O|'-
antbors! ip.
All 1 ise things carried conviction to
th. most tlmuglitful v. at,. u- the
finding of the naval court tli.it a crisis
tn our !• '.lions ni 1 s- i -.-. I toward
< 'uh 1 was at hand So r.. ■■ « , this
I>. bat it needed imt ■ a
suggestion to the . mgr. -■ '. r. . . vs
Immodiiite answer to th.- luty of making
instant provi-lmi for 'he , ~...;0a .
perhaps spe.-d' y le of
war. and the remark 1 ilmo-t mi ~pin
si>,-..| • was presmite.l of ;> m mlmonst
y m.' ..f both la "s.-s on f1... fit ’ of M ireli.
:i nor I.it b.g syi ini., mi the national
def.” . I.d f • nuri 'so
emm me.l tl ■ . .vith. t . ■■ .'snentl.-1 at
11... ,1 ; - "on or 1 ' '
Refers to Dewey's Victory.
Ti” di.laration of v.ir. h.> ■ fi'ort to nut
our co.i-d in :.de o: <1- i.-n-o t tlie
Continued on Fourth Vago.
