The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-09
lcons.pondsnes Of the Philadelphia Inquirer

WASHINGTON, Oct D, 1901.
Some Of the New York paper. state that Mr. Caa,helds
proceedings with regard TO Costa Rca have alter all
been ratified by the British government This be
true Tor Sir Henry Buwer, the 29th oil April last,
to the Secretary of State instructed By his gov
eminent TO say at the British has not made
and has intention oil making, any treaty arrange
ment with Costa Rica for taking that State under The Brit
NIB protection" This language Is perfectly unrquvoca
The importance OF the DENIAL affects the United States,
from the circumstance that sa Rlca had set
clam to the mouth Of the river San Juan Uch neither The
facts, justice interests OF the proposed shpca
nal the sthpus, II carried could Justify and
OF course IL England identified herself sih such clam,
il could not fail 10 einhIoll us in dHhculues.
great portion Of the correspondence and documents
in relation Central America has been printed and they
contain much valuable and interesting information 10
report Of the Secretary OF State Mr. Csyton dated the
18TH July last, the following paragraph occurs, show
ing the condt ion OF the question to The British title 10
any portion Of the coast oil Central America
"Aeopy Of the ueay concluded between Grea, Brit.
ca s herewith submitted. il. engagements apply 10 I'll
the Ave States formerly composed the republic Of
island Of Tisrs was part Il DIES not recognise aiHrm
deny OF the British settlement Belize which
proposed canal Ia Nisarasaa The question Of the Br,iss
s 20 ,si. s. S OF s,Say commny c,sa BRUSH
y: dspsnSSs.s, g., iana, p,sc,'ey q: stood before M
In any manner committed this government to the BRUSH
uJe 10 that terrliofy."
copy OF treaty negotiated by Mr. T. G. Squisr was
laid before the Senate just before the death OF the late
President but action has yet been taken with refer
ence to - being understood that more information is
required by the governTent upon the subject than is al
Present possessed For the purpose u acquiring that in
formation, understood special agent has been des
patched
mus, confess that the prac,icabiy OF a ship.cansl
across the isthmus OF Nicaragua has been very salts
factofily ascefained by MIR. Squ,er He has written
several long and minute accounts U the route &c. which
show that the proposed route may no, be physcally i'm
possible, but that IL certainly Undertaking OF i'm.
mense magnitude. The whole length Of the route he
calculates nj 303 miles, and il The canal is be su
capacity for the passage OF the largest class OF
sells. there is single mile oil this distance which will
not require be excavaedn many places through i'm
mense beds Of rocks, and m other places through con
stany shifting sands No part Of the route navi
gable--even The lake Nicaragua requiring TO have a
walled canal built through it, Mr. Squer estimates the
cost at slooooo.0o at rough guess THIS is an i'm
mense amount oil money; and when II v remembered
that the route OF the proposed canal lies through vol
canc region, subject earthquakes which may at any
moment destroy the work OF Years, II becomes matter
grave inquiry whether the project can ever be con-
II u doubtless for all these reasons that MIR Webster
oesss 70 become acquainted with the facts IN more
Ieaos form IMAM Mr. Squisr has been able 10 present
tnem, because ne not an engineer by profession, and
IN Know ou' comparatively litle OF the real possibility
There have been several removals in the DEPARTMENTS
within the last few days. la The Sixth Auditors Office
eleven removals have taken place in the solicitors OF
Ace, one in the Patent Office, two. The Registers OF
ice Of the Treasury will be visited on Monday.