Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-06
SPEAKER CRISP'S IDEA.
Thinks the Sugar Trust Needs No
More Protection.
Our Life Straightforward OF Lives and
Millions Of Property Saved.

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and feels that he is in good condition to
face tho annoyances which are sure to be-
set him. He was asked regarding what
effect tho action of the Sugar trust would
have on congress and replied that he
thought tho trust did not deserve any
more protection and it was doubtful if it
would get any more.
The Sugar Trust.
Senator Jones of Arkansas Is in favor OF
putting tho Republicans on record on the
sugar bill. He says they have twitted the
Democrats mercilessly on tho charge of
selling out to tho Sugar trust, and he be-
lieves there is a larger clement on tho Re-
publican side in favor of putting duty
on refined sugar than on the Democratic
side There is now chance to SEQ just
how this is, for the popgun bills will be
pressed in the senate and there will proba-
bly, be test vote ON them.
Few people who live far away from the
coast have any idea Of the amount of work
done by the life saving crews. During
the past year they have aided nearly 400
vessels and saved nearly 1000 persons.
The total value of the property involved
was about $4,000, 600, and of this only
about one fifth was lost. The cost of main
tanning this service is only about 81, 20o,
900.
During the past year the telephone lines
of the service have proved more emphatic
ally than ever before their Indispensable
value as an aid To prompt and efficient life
saving operations On every necessary oc-
casion two or moro crews have beon as
scmbled by this ready means of communl-
cation between stations, and whenever
needed tugs and other aids to the ship
wrecked have been summoned without de
lay. The lines have been extended and
improved as much as possible.
The system continues to attract foreign
attention, and during tho past year the
details of its operation have been exam
ined in person 10y the representative of
royal commission of Great Britain, who
treats of it in his report with warm COM
mcndation and recommends its adoption
in his own country.
Tho r;icaraguan GmbroElio.
The refusal Of England to recognize
Nicaraguan sovereignty is still tho subject
Of much talk. 1t may not DO generally
known that the Nicaraguan canal project
igurcs far more in this imbroglio than is
apparent ON tho surface. 1t will bo re
membcrcd that at the last session Of con
sress a bill was unanimously reported from
Tho house committee on commerce pro
,lding for a United States governmental
construction and control of the Nicaraguan
canal Tho bill authorized an issue of
bonds amounting to $40 600, 900 by the
government for "a term OF 80 years to bear
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proposed t. pay to the incarporators Of the
Maritime company, OF which Warner Mil
Ter Of New York Is president, So, 500, 900
If stocl; III tho now company for the char
aer obtained by them from Nicaragua and
Costa Rica, and also to reimburse them in
stock for tho sums expended by them in
the preliminary work of building the
canal. Tho governments of Nicaragua and
Costa Rica wcro also to receive in stock the
amount guaranteed to them by tho Mari
time company, while tho remainder would
be held by the United States government.
The sentiment of the house was in favor
Of the measure, but Speaker Crisp object
ed to it, and it was not called up. 1t is
understood that strong pressure will be
brought upon him to make it a special
order between now and tho holiday recess,
or at all events to set aside several days for
the consideration of business from the
commerce committee, which will enable
tho chairman, Mr.. Wise of Virginia, to
call the measure up. Representative Bel
lamy Storer of Ohio has been
champion of the bill. says that the Re
publicans are generally favorable to the
proposition, and that in the next house, ii
not in this, the bill would pass beyond
peradyenture. Its passage by the house
would be followed, it is believed, by sim
liar action on the part of the senate, nas-
much as its advocates in that body include
the leading men of both parties.
The Pcacemalier.
Meantime the United States will be pre-
pared for any emergency. Admiral Walker
since his return from Hawaii has been
constantly engaged for the past two
months in familiarizing himself with the
Central American question. 1t is said that
he has planned, in case of emergency, Of
course, a scheme of operations with the
eastern entrance of tho proposed Nicara
guam cannl and our gulf ports as basis,
and further has arranged a programme
for the movements of the Pacific squadron.
with tho new cruiser Olympia as flagship,
and The Philadelphia, Bennington, Bns
ton, Newark and tho old cruisers Marion.
Adams, Alert and Ranger as cUnsorts
1t is the intahtion of the navy department
to send the Bennington TO the west coast
of Nicaragua in "A few days. No othoI
vessel win probably b. sent south, either
on the Atlantic or Pacific coast, immcdi
ately, although every available vessel will
be held in readiness to proceed to sea
promptly upon the receipt of telegraphlc
orders