Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-19
NICARAGUA CANAL
A Growing Sentiment Fayoring Pas
sage Of The Measure
Essius1e va Saving 10 6rsernnens-sasaroaf
pspsins EEll-Fsirhs or Hhss-

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are gg1s,ossea 10 rct2E-s Kutlaz zla--2I.y 81 -
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disposed 10 adhere 20 1as tsl,-g ir11-si Z
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rer tF 1ts czrzal A4.2s 9cylAos'l'a IL l1g
scsra. II i bslleved TAse NaEs,-szis ESlS--i1
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towns ElLe M0slile- New O-aeaI- z7sa tafl-
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st.zEo4rd are z5acA ia 11ror q Il 5'z-s-2-e
+ 1t.a bgSle that i ETDGlG cz1-sl 70 t--els
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Future of f.4e Canal
One important sglcs-30-l has ls'e7 -'z1sisc
8e-s cGnc rn41g 1hc fafUrc G. Tie -az1sl-
I'D 1asis L thai 1Se I -ite3 >zstes eTcH Z
possesses ca1rrgl C. the sr1ck 9 = IL
are su,=xlosas is Iiea EpCll The canal
znDot hope 5c z2Ia zsly advantage IAsre-
-Ura. either commercial er naval. n 1sc1
zher nations viii nos also enjoy -CDI1o-
Eorezn II part admits tins when lie says
The other powers VIII alwsys soc 70 il
hat the uses oF Tic c-.lal tfy DelT-aEs
hall lie EyitbCug rlEi2jr Discrimination
rhe Jni-a-d STATES cssE neither h1-ye no-
sru,,erBy desire r5r have Desd for zny ez-
ll,Sire r,oxzs ever fhr iaEernaTionzl uses
r this canal for commercial T7gs-Tc'sas- II
iise o. var the occ.lr atiol u these gate
-ays u .ae oceaBs viii lIc controlled r.
liIizzry forces 50 far IL the be3ligg.-lI1;s
re concerned No treaty can prevent that
3-.:szz-5o-l CT provide against il il advance
= uar Will G-sa5 Britain al TRASHY re
rErcracises a. - Ihe canal AZ cau2r Ste
Iaris and the NSliaad c-4ral would van
Z a. she souEsl OF the frs. gun. but IN
lnsas of yss=.1e TIE rights Of nations ara 70
e l-ese-vel q tie Nicz-acEGa ca1al ty
ne rovvtr Of tk4e CouBITi.-s Tha; oTn il In
lis Surr the zite5 ~tat1s VIII exer; Ste
uIbori1y with the firm and just lzl4Esarti
ity tla4 be-1Iacs IL ciacaS.sr zs a gre4T
-7ulsllc. haYlrg d crtangii-ag alliances
i'll Euraqez- or -aslcsie ;y57ve-s
Dar Senarsr AlUr-lG argues The cana.
III ipe rru.t1 infinitely Icgre 70 u Tl2an
any ctiscr --zt3ua bass1uac IL lis - guT
por. j. il cur oT-n l.c-riSTl,scre. II gz.aTn.
AZ To add erg.1a01,s7v L. CIR commercial
1cs-i-e. crcn sv55ls,i;st s.sy adv ats-aEc ever
.taee nations III Ihe JizstUsr II jLii-- -
= rGv.I pil-Fass- il Is l-eslF aE.llisteri
: the friends u tie LiE i-so- II Tc build
sc csus.. W. mast 6efs-d = ID r=se Ct
-zr !-en.4ter AIgr--al s-is ~ IL got our
hips 70 tie cl1ai q 4alcEer fhan aEy otlse-
alton and irfiIaa-cs 1Lzt il aly - The
,urOpean pcgvers thinks il can take slse
-caI waterway from Us II wiz be -yel-
one to a;tc-Bpt il
An E.ti.zszte OF szziz=.
One most iutercsfinr poia, in liz canal
iebate Tras i1rJuchi lEt b. Senator Nor
III and has been referred 10 ~ other sen-
nors. During The Tsas- year six of cur
EaFships sailed froE.s Atlznric PorIs-TaTee
OF San Francisco, Two fer Yokohama and
ne for Honolulu -Four 81 those vessels
allied around Cape Horn. and two went
through the SueZ canal. : table carefully
compiled from The logs Of these ships
hows that If thcy had gone through the
Nicaragua canal. instead of through tie
suez or rounding the Horn, the saving O.
ime would have aggregated 80 days, or
about IS days 10 each ship. This i an in
structive fact, made all the more interest
ng by the figures given BY the navy oe-
1artrnent as 10 the cost OF coal. The say
ing 10 the government in coal alcnc ia
these six voyages, 10 say nothing Of Szc~
u other expenses would have been q.
100 in case the Nicaragua route had been
pen. On these SIX voyages the govern
nent had TO pay prices for coal ranging
rom s.. 96 per ton at New York TO sIS-l3
Il Monteyidoo, sl6 az Callao and S2l 50 al
Acapulco.
The opponents OF the Nicaragua canal
ill say that while construction of that
great waterway may be inevitable and
ven desirable as a government enterprise
his is rot the time TO do il. They point
Iut that the treasury IS in poor condition.
md even Secretary Carlisle's most hopeful
stimates do not convince any one that
here is to be enough revenue during the
omiug year 10 meet the expenses Of the
government. To this answer is made that
he bill does not propose to take cent
Tut OF the treasury, but merely 10 lend the
,redit Of the government to the enterprise.
Railway Pooling.
Early in the week there was an interest.
ing debate on the railroad pooling bill,
which passed the house by so majority.
in the discussion the fact was brought
Jut that railway fares are cheaper IN
America than in Europe. This is not
generally known in this country. but II II
true nevertheless, and it is a fact which
every traveller In Europe has brought very
forcibly to his attention. Between London
and Paris. London and Berlin. Paris and
Vienna, Hamburg and Copenhagen, Co
penhagen and Stockholm, Berlin and 81.
Petcrsburg-in fact, on all the trunk lines
of Europe--tbe first class fares average
about cents mile. 1t is true very few
people travel first class. The old saying
that none but Americans and fools bny
first class tickets is no longer true, for the
accommodations in the first class coripart-
ments are nearly always so little superior
70 second class that only railway officials
can see the difference.
The Supreme Court.
Congressman Cannon Of Illinois has q
new plan for disposing Of the supreme
court. AS Is well known, the present quar-
ters of this great court, in the old senate
chamber in the capitol, are decidedly un-
satisfactory, being too small and dark.
Various propositions for a new building
have been made, but there is no likelihood
- g.