Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-25
GOSSIP OF THE CAPITAL.
The Action on Panama Canal
Unnecessary.
THAT MATTER SETTLED LONG AGO


erature-other News of General Interest.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-It may be, after
all, that time occupied in discussing and pass
through the senate Mr.. Edmunds' Panama
resolution, which is now pending in the
house, has been wasted it its object was
only to prevent France or any other Euro
pean power from claiming or exercising con
troll over the canal Article p Of the grant
of the Panama canal, which can be found in
the papers relating to the foreign relations
Of the United States ia the year 1879, on
page 24S, sets at rest all question upon the
subject. 1t reads as follows:
"Article 2l-The grantees. or whoever in
the future succeed them in the rights hereby
GRANTED to them shall have the power to as
sign or transfer this grant to any other
capitalists, whether individuals or influential
corporations. But they are positively for
hidden to assign or transfer the said rights,
under any consideration, or to mortgage
tslem in any way whatsoever in favor Of
any foreign nation or government
And in order TO secure for. the United
States Of Columbia, the grantor, such means
as are necessary to enforce the prohibition
against any foreign nation or governments
gaining direct or indirect control of the
canal article p Of the grant provides: "The
grantees, or whoever may represent them,
shall forfeit the rights hereby granted to
them in the following cases.
FoSrth-By violating the provisions Of Ar
ticie 2l.n
THE SAMOAN AFFAIR IN BERLIN
The secretary Of state has received dis
patches from Minister fendleton, at Berlin,
relative to the Samoan question. The only
portion made public was a series Of clippings
from Berlin newspapers that were not trans
/ lated. The minister reported that Das Klene
Journal Of Jan. said; According to
official reports from Apia Of Dec y the land
ing corps Of the Olga was sent to accompany
the German consul to the camp Of the
natives, in consequence of the destruction Of
| German property and bodily insults to men
Of the marine while on leave, the consul
| going there to institute disarmament.
'On the way to the Bodele plantation the
landing corps was by surprise attacked by
the rebels under the leadership of Klein, the
American A landing was thereupon made
by men from the Olga, Adler and Eber, and
the natives were thrown back and several
dwellings on the beach destroyed Lieut..
Siszer and fifteen men were killed and thirty
eight men wounded.
"a victory, but costly one, and not one
to be rejoiced over. The German meddling
in the quarrels Of the Kings Mataafa, Malie-
toa and Tamasese has been hailed with re-
joicing from several quarters, for the reason
that the final result OF the business was ex.
pected to be the occupation Of Samoa by thu
German empire. England and the United
States, however, do not agree to such a con
summation, and now we have even lost some
men in battle with the despised ISLANDERS
new leaf in the history Of our colonial policy
laurel leaf, but what sort of one!p
IMPORTATION HE DID NOT SEEK.
Mr.. w. L. Thompson is special inspector
of customs at FL Paso, Tex He also re-
presents certain persons who have claims
against the government for duties paid on
animals specially imported for breeding pur.
poses. On the Sd inst. he wrote a letter tc
Representative Sayers asking for certain in.
formation with a view to furthering said
claims. Representative Sayers referred the
letter to the treasury department Assistant
Secretary Maynard has replied to him:
"That the department has no information to
give upon the subject referred to by Mr.
Thompson further than 70 suggest that, in
NltM VI tlt AAlduAAest OF "A PUBIC
officer while in the service interesting him
self in behalf Of claimants against the govern
ment and of the fact that Mr. Thompson
desires to represent the class OF claimants
above mentioned in the prosecution Of their
claims, his resignation from the service
should be promptly rendered
PROHIBITION AS A NATIONAL ISSUE.
Petitions praying for a constitutions
/ importation, expectation, transportation anC
sale of all alcoholic liquors as a beverage
were presented to the senate by Messrs
, Hale Paddock and Dolph on behalf o
{ various temperance organizations
BULK OF THE TARIFF BILL
The tariff bill as it passed the senate ha
! been engrossed and compared, and is nov
! ready to be transmitted to the house.
The death Of Mr.. Burnes, and the con
seQuent immediate ad iournment Of the house
I prevents the bill being transmitted to tina
/ body. The bin makes document Of 16
/ pages Of engrossing paper II by l3 inches i
size. II is estimated to contain upwards 0
!. 10000 words
!. DELINQUENT ELECTORAL COLLEGES
e The electoral messengers from nine state
( have not as yet arrived at the Capitol an
( uEllNEItu AuG NOAH VI lub tittNDfAA NOilt~eo q
Il their states to President pro tenn Ingalls,
il The law requires that the messengers shal
e deliver an envelope containing the result Z
the voting Of the electors iu their respectiv
q states not later than the last Monday in Jan
I uary This win be next Monday, the 23t
!. inst Returns have been received frol
all the states by mail, but this does not con
4 ply with the provisions Of the law, which in
peratively require that the messengers sha
I present their communication to the presider
q Of the senate by the date above named Fac
! envelope must bear ON its face the names
the electors and its contents superscribed j
: accordance with section 139 of the revise
Z statutes. The states whose messengers wi
: be delinquent, unless they arrive by Monda
\ next, are: California, Colorado, Floridl
i Oregon, Kentucky, Maine, Nebraska, N
! vada and Texas.
COMPILING INFORMATION FOR GERMANY.
-e The German legation has evidently r
# ceived special instructions from Berlin
n reference to Samoan affairs and the prevail
ing sentiment in the United States touehin
" recent operations in these islands for the pa
n few days A large corps has been kept bus
Il at the legation making translations Of ari
Ii cles from the leading newspapers on Samo
5. and these are being cabled to Berlin, togeth
n with utterances Of public men on this subjee
II The Great Inaugural Parade.
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