, 1891-04-15
IsTHMUs NEWS,
From the Colon Telegram, March 20.)

&VOW GOc w A0tCS' N"1 ~AN ~ ~
Since Canal affairs have been at a stand
6till, life on the Isthmus offers so little variety
that since our last summary, nothing partlcu-
larly striking has occurred to break the mo-
notony of our usually quiet town. The
weather continues dry we are Utmost atlat-
ed with the sameness of everlasting blue
overhead the climateric condition is normal;
hence it is that the hygiene of Colon IN par
t~icular, and the Isthmus in general, leaves
nothing TO be desired.
Canal.-Affairs relative to the furtherance
of this great enterprise are, as it were under
going an incubating process. What will be
the issue of the plans which Mr.. Wyse IN
tends sub hitting to the world to obtain the
necessary funds to bring the Canal to a close,
hone can conjecture. Latest European and
American papers maintain a prudent silence
with regard to the movements Of that gentle
man, yet hope, this last resource to which man
sticks to when all have left him, hourishest
still and with vigour, in the breast of one and
all here, who hold with tenaclty to the fact,
that the Canal is feasible and must, and Will
eventually be completed. Dunn VttG es
Sper0 est.
Some anxiety was naturally felt when it
was made known that a Bill had been submit
ted to the Senate at Washington to guarantee
the Bonds Of the rival scheme, the Nicaragua
Canal an enterprise which, by all accounts,
is not progressing; consequently great relief
was experienced when the intelligence reach
ed us that the reading of the Bill in question
has been postponed until December next. By
what means the Nicara. ia Canal will thrive
till then, is a matter OF conjecture.
It was announced that a cablegram had
been received in Panama stating that Nj.
Monchincourt is about resigning his position
II r :-.!sl.Aa. - 4L,o Cooo1 Gpproonu on1 that
Lieutenant Wyse is in England trying to ex-
cite English interest in the Canal. It was
was further reported that the Shareholders
are not satisfied with the terms of the new
concession or prorrogd.
Colon.-Our town, phoenix like, is rising
from the ashes under which it has lain buried
since the terrible conflagration Of September
last. Front street, its main commercial
t~horoughfate, is being rebuilt, tho the tene-
fnents being constructed are Of the old style.
AS soon as the street itself shall have been
repaved, the aspect Of the town will be en-
haneed and the last vessage of the catastrophe
above referred to, wiped away for ever.
Aericultute.-This Question, of vital interest
10 the Isthmus and persistently advocated by
rs; was brought somewhat prominently for
Waid by the arrival among US from the south,
of q Mr.: McGregor the inventor of a process
for Sugar refining. But it did not take long
TO exc out that under the guise of seeking
patent rights to protect his invention, Mr.. Nc
Oregon has been endeavouring to obtain a
monopoly on the cultivation of Sugar Cane
and its manufacture into sugar, ander the
nc Grsgor patent. We understand that the
patent applied for here is the same one
that was granted in the West Indies and
which resulted in doubtful advantage. The
question has been ventilated in the news
papers and the public await with anxiety the
decision of the Gouernor of Panama, who, it
10 to be hoped, will see through the game of
y she inventor and give him no more rights
: shan those enjoyed by one and all. AS far
as we are concerned we are against monopo-
lies ~ toto. We consider them pernicious to
she healthy d~evelopement of all ventures
which. without there baneful influence,
would have proved beneficial to- those who,
individually. endeavour to get the natural
resources OF this country to yield the best
possible return.
. Exchange This "sword of Damocles"