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or four fifths of the circum ference of tho earth. Build this canal and a new era of internal development would be inaugu rated, a new era of foreign trade started, new markets would b9 created for all the surplus products of our soil and our facto- ries, and the United States would quickly take it's rlghtful position as the controlling power in the commercial world.
 After his return from his foreign tour General Grant was an nthusiastic advocate Of the Nicaragua canal. He claimed that it's construction would at once create in the | east market for 5 ,0O0, 900 bales of cotton a year. Every investigator of this subject since then has taken equally as strong ground in regard to its effect upon the south. Ex-Governor Hubbard of Texas, who was minister to Japan during MT. Cleveland's first term, made a careful study of this point, and in a recent letter pub lished in the Manufacturers Record said that within a few years after the south s cotton could reach the east via Nicara ua there would be a market in Japan and China for-10, 900 900 bales annually. The south could, he said then increase it's cot ton crop to 70 900 GOO bales without over stocking the world,se markets, for, he added, S03, ,000 900 people are waiting to wear cheap cotton goods made from Amer lcan cotton. -Ns-t
 psrhaps the most brilliant aud compre- hensve article ever written upon the value Of an isthrDan canal was the report made by Lieut.. M. F.. Maury, the highest authority upon the physical geography of the sea. I his report was made to the United States senate iu 1919. It covers the whole sabject so fully that notbing since written can add to its force. For this req son and because few have had the oppor- lunity of reading this report, now nearly half a century old ,. liberal extrocts from it will be made. e--s
 Referring to the necessity of the canal 10 meet The wants of the commerce and the varied interests of the people of the United Sstes, Lieutenant Maury said:
 "Rghtly to do this and properly to eeti mate the efforts which are to arise from uniting the two oceans, it is necessary to pass n review the position in respect both to the old world and the new of our Med iterranean, which consists of the Gulf of Mexico, with it's archipelago, the Carib- bean sea. Ths geographical position of this sea and its shores, the size of the riv- CTS which flow into it, the climates and soils of their valleys, and tue hand with which nature has sirewed the elements of commerce among them, all conspire to make it the most useful to the greatest number of men, and, therefore, the most interesting sea in tne world. It is situated midway between the two Amer. icls. Rivers whose headwaters reach back north and sonth into the very heart of the
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ways to the Pacific to give them scope and play.'
 The construction of the Nicaragua canal would necessarily revolutioniza the worlds commerce in our favor.
 1t would bring all sections of our country into closer business relations, thus break ing down the barriers that have separated them, destroying sectional lines and broad eDing and deepening patriotism.
 It twould inaugurate a new period iE our history from which to date all future prog ress, a period surpassing in brilliant de- velopment and advancement any that our country has ever known.
 This subject is sc broad and comprehen sive and the influence of the canal would be 80 greatupon every interest of the human race that 1t would be folly to attempt to do full justice to it in a newspaper article. This is simply intended to give few points of interest in regard to it.
 Taking New York as n central northern point, the Nicaragua canal would save over 10, ,000 miles in the sea trip to Sap Francisco and double that on the round voyage, while between New Orleans, as representing the south, and San Francisco the saving In the voyage around Cape Horn would be II ,S53 miles, the distance from New Orleans to San Francisco via Cape Horn being 16,000 miles, against 4l47 miles via the Nicaragua canal. Ibns the total saving on the voyaga from New Orleans to San Francisco and re. turn would be 23 ,00O miles.
 Froni Baltimore to San Francisco the voY' age taken by sailing vessels is about Ia, 5n0 miles. Notwithstanding this distance a large amount of Maryland and West Vir- ginia coal is shipped to the Pacific coast. With the Nicaragua canal constructed the distance would be reduced over two thirds, or to about 400 miles. The distance from Liverpool to San Francisco via Cape Horn is 15,B20 miles, or about the same as from Baltimoreto Sau Francisco. Via the Nica- ragua canal the distance to San Francisco from Liverpool would be 76o0 miles, giving an advantage to Baltimore and other At lantic ports as compared with Liverpool of nearly 5000 miles in reaching California ports. The relative advantage of Atlantic and gulf ports over Liverpool in trading with South American Pacific coast ports, the Sandwich islands and some Asiatic ports would be striking as with San Francisco. From New York to Honolu lu the distance is 15, 400 miles, whereas from Liverpool 10 Honolulu the distance is 16 ,6l0, or 1900 miles in favor of Liverpool. With, the canal completed the conditions would be reversed.
 Honolulu would te within 6s00 miles of New York and 9l00 miles of Liverpool, eiv- jug an advantage of 5000 miles 0 our AL lantic and gulf D ris. Csilao and Vaipa- raiso are now g600 and S400 miles res Dsctively from New York and 9J6J and 87G0 fespec-
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lively from Liverpool. By the canal Callao would be brought within 3700 miles of New York and Valparaiso within 5000 miles. while Callao would be 6400 miles from Liv- erpool and Valparaiso TOO miles. Com pared with the distances from Liverpool the difference in our favor would be 2400 miles to Callao and 2700 miles to Valpa- raiso. These figures are sufficient without wearying the reader with an infinite num- Der of comparisons to show what a tremeu- dous advantage the Nicaragua canal would give the Atlantic and gulf ports in compet- ing with Great Britain for the trade of the Pacific coast and the Orient. The enormous trade ot the Pacific coast, of North and South America, of China and Japan and the East indies, now so largely monopo- lized by Great Britain, would be turned into new channels, and the south Atlantic sad gulf ports of the United States would increase in wealth aad population as never before. =#-..-.-z.-
 However great may have been the need of the canal in the past, it's importance has beeneem phasized and increased many fold by the war between Japan and China. The world is changing front. The east, with it's teeming millions, is awakening to a life of activity hitherto unknown. Japan victories mean the victory of modern civil ization. They do not simply mean that Japan is to take place in the front rank of the nations of the world, and that with it's 40, ,00o, 090 ? -cple it is 10 play as imror- tant part in the eastern world as Great Britain has in the western, but they meeu that China, with it's 400, ,000, 600 inhablt- ants, Twill inevitably, under the leader ship of some of it's own people or more likely under that of Japan, rival the latter in the activity with which it will become moderniZed. The epoch making events of the nextsquarter of d century aud the stir of business and industrial life will be in the east rather than in Europe. We must face these conditions aud prepare to utilize them to the greatest advantage of our whole country.
 Moreover, within the next few years, possibly by 1896, the great 4000- mile trans Siberian railroad will reach the Pacific coast and Russian energy will be added to Japan's in the changing of the business conditions of the 500 ,000 ,000 people of the whole east. Once the leaven commences to work in that section of the world, it will not stop until all Asia has felt iis influ- ence. From Asia, with it's 800 000, 900 peo- ple,- -we-are practically barred out in trade because of the narrow strip of land that drives commerce 10, 600 miles out of what ought to be it's channel. Construct this canal aud we reduce the distance 10 GOO miles-20 0O0 miles on the round voyage,
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e.s of a sea of islands; on another, all the great rivers of North America, and on the others the inter- ropical drainage of the entire continent. The Atlantic ocean cir culates through this, our Mediterranean. It's office in tbe economy of the world is most important. It not only affords outlet for the great American rivers, but it makes their basins habitable by giving them drainage and by sending far away into The ocean the drift and overloaded waters which the rivers bring down. It also, through it's system of cold and warn. %arm ,.S',asIn cgrrents makes its n own ,, mate of Europe ans by it's genial warmth makes productive the soil there. The Amazon, rising in the Andes and empty log into the ocean under the line, also finds it's way through the magnificent llanos and pampas of the tropics down to the margin of the sea.
 ''Iu consequence of the gulf stream the mouth of the Mississippi is really in the Florida Pass. The waters of the Amazon .haw through the same channel. The great eqdatorial current of the Atlantic sweeps across the mouth oftlis river and carries it's waters into the Carib bean sea; from the Catibbean sea they How into the gulf of Mexico, and thus by the gulf stream back into the Atlantic. Such IS the channel through which the waters of the Atlantic complete their circuit and are borne back into the ocean again.
 "The river basins in tue old world con- eain III siapiicai square Iniles, HbaVeu lin round numbers, as follows, viz: se- Square
 miles. Of Mediterranean, Europe. ,I60 ,0OO or Nile. e..................... ........... 520,0D0 OI EuphrateS eS........................... 19b ,000 0t lndus. .............. 312 ,000 UT tfanges, 432, ,00o Of IraWady. ......................... 331 900 Of others of India. ...... .....,......... 17306O Of those of western Europe, as Rhine, etc. etc......................... 730,0 1000  Total Mediterranean, India and west
 Europe ......................... 3. .s54 OOO Area in geographical square miles of river basins drained into the gulf of Mexico and Caribbean sea:
 Square
 miles. Basin of Mississippi rfver......-,.... 9S2 ,U0o Basins in Florida and fexas (esti-
 mated) ............,............... 520,ooo Basins in Mexico and Central Amer
 ica (estim ated) ................. -. 300 ,O0o Basins in Amazon tincluding basin
 of Para) .............: ;,..... 1 ,7ss ,ooo Basins of Ornoco and all others of
 the Caribbean sea................... TOO, ,00o Total gulf and Caribbean seas.... 29S ,000
  Total Mediterranean, India and
 west Europe. e........................3 ,S54 GOO Difference--Cai 1t nothing, though it measures au area containing nearly 50o GOO square miles.
 'From this statement we are led to the very remarkable condiiion-and it is an important physico- commercial fact-that the of all the valleys which e drained into the Atlantic, of all the vd.-
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order of the day. Instead of throwing ob- stacles in the way of commerce, the spirit of the age demands for it every facility that is calculated to promote friendly con tact and free intercourse among nations. Great revolutions in trade are to follow the separation of the two parts of the conu- nent.''
 The accompanying diagrams, for which l am indebted to Maj. A. D. Anderson of Washington, very graphically show the importance of the Nicaragua canal and the relation that it would have to the com merce of this country, as well as 10 that of the entire eastern world.
 The republican platform of 1892 said: ''The construction of the Nicaragua canal is of the highest importance to the American people, both as meas- ure of national defense and to build up and maintain American commerce, and that 1t should be controlled by the United States.' The democratic platform Of 1892 said: "For purposes of national defense and for the promotion of commerce be- tween the states, we recognize the early construction of the Nicaragua canal and it's protection against foreign control as of great importance to the United States.'
 With the platforms of both parties com mitted to the canal, with the strongest in- dorsements that could be given by Presi- dents Grant, Hayes, Arthur, Harrison and work of almost every trade organization ig1 the United States urging upon congress th1 importance of prompt action in cutting this waterway aud opening the commerce of tha, east to ouftrade, it.would surely seem that the party now In power cannot but take such action as will accomplish this greak work,
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-23

Where were you when tho cyclone struck usp The Smith & Montgomery overflow cy- clone sale of holiday goods, now raging at 2oO6 lst avenue. 4I..Dl L
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-23

Just received 5000 pair of ladies' shoes which we will self at 98c a pair, worth $1.5ON Birmingham Shoe Company 2l8 N. 18th street, next to. Loveman, Joseph & Loeb's.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-23
The Horse Knew.

''The other day." says man, "I bought an apple on the street, and after taking a bite discovered that 1 did not want it. A horse attached to truck stood at the curb at tho moment, and in passing I tossed - tho apple to him. He was only ablo to seize it sideways and get small bite, the most of the fruit dropping in the gutter at his feet. His driver, standing not far from his head, noticed this, and stopping picked up tho apple. He held it up on level with the horso's eyes, so that he could sec it fully, and then lowering it cried 'Opcnp Instantly the horso stretched his jaws wide apart, displaying cavern of throat, and the driver skillfully shot the apple in, the horse catching it between his teeth and proceeding to munch contcntedly. The lit tie incident was chiefly significant because it showed thoroughly good understand ing between the man and tho animal, which, in these days, when Society For the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is necessary, seems worth noting. '-New York Times
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-23

The grandest variety of use- full Christmas presents at H. Herzfeld's. I2-22-2t
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Vaccinated on tho Nose. Until 40 years ago Japanese were vacci- mated on the tips of tho nose.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-31
SOMEONE BLUNDERED,
Fatal Results Attending an Accident on
Western Railroad Train.

MILWAUKEE,. May 3l.-A dispatch from
Marshfield. Wis. says Train No. A on
the Wisconsin Central road was wrecked
here yesterday morning. the cars taking
fire and resulting In a terrible loss OF life.
Among the dead are the engineer, fire
man. brakeman. and one OF the Tweedy
brothers All are being cared for at
MaTshheld.
The wrecked train was the south bound
limited from Minneapolis 10 Chicago, and
was running at the usual rate Of speed
when IL struck an open switch and went
oil the track. Nearly all the cars were
either burned n badly wrecked.
A nut had been taken of the switch.
allowing IL 70 get loose, and the train
Jumped the track. The forward cars took
fire at once. but the rear sleeper and an
other car were saved Everything else
was burned except some mail and bag
gage.
Receiver Howard Morris and Sidney
Hirsch, who were on the train, arrived In
the city on the regular train from Ste
vens' Point. From them IL was learned
that five, as far as known. were all that
were killed outright, and Is or 10 injured,
some OF them very seriously
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-31
DECORATION DAY.

May God bless our old soldiers A
generation has passed since they left
home and kindred 10 preserve the
Union. No thought was there then Of
tariffs or taxes; no question was asked
as to mans political preference. Only
one word: Union That set the hearts
Of the old and young afire. Fathers
left wives aud children, sons left pa
rents and swecthoarts. The call Of the
great President, Abraham Lincoln.
struck the chord Of patriotic desire and
the devoted thousands went forth to
preserve and remake nation which
will be indcstructiblc SO long rs the
laws of the God Of Lincoln and of all
of us are obeyed.
And so, too, with our brothers of. the
South. They thought that they were
right The Men in Grey thought that
they were right They followed their
leaders. The leaders thought that they
had found the key TO the problem.
They thought that the destiny of the
country was such that il must be di-
vided into a North and South. They
thought that the United States was too
large 10 be governed by one govern
mcnt. But God ruled He knew. He
knew that lie made this government of
States and even heatheists who helped
to make the constitution were his best
tools.
The people of the South were melted
20 frenzy 10y men of more cloquence
than logic. Their leaders were too hot.
headed. But they were honest. What
made them do il we do not know. We
are sorry for the war We are sorry
that omany good men were sacrificed
for nothing. And when we say moth.
ing we mean that the whole dispute
could have been settled 10y the adher-
cnce Of all TO the Christian law. But
il was not TO be. The battles were
fought. The nation was saved. The
conquerers and the conquered com
miuglc together The nation is at
peace.
But we shed bitter tears over the
graves Of the loved ones who had to die
for the nation and the widows and
children of the South mingle their
tears with oursfor their own kith and
kin who died in battle for cans,
which they, as well as our own heroes
held sacred, no matter how mistaken
they were.
Let us always know our old soldier,
Teach our childesu TO revere thei
names Let all enmity toward In,
South fade away and letus all be broth
ers forevermore. Let our watchwor,
be: "Our country; in God we trust"
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-31
TIMERS TROUBLES.
Governors Of Six Coal States Requested 10
Act as a Board Of Arbitration

PITTsBURG, May sL-A number OF coal
consumers aud mine operators Of the rs-
gion surrou Hdins PittsburE are making
an effort to have the governors OF the
coal producing states act as board Of ar.
bitration between the operators and
miners This course was decided on after
a private conference In this city, and tels-
grams were sent 70 the governors Of Penn
sylyania, Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia,
Illinois and Iowa, asking them To form a
board whose duties shall be n peAcable
and equitable solution Of the coal mining
strike.
Favorable responses were received from
Governors Pattison Of Pennsylvania, Nc
Kinley OF Ohio, Mathews Of Indiana and
jackson Of Iowa. All expressed their
willingness 10 serve on such q board II
requested. Governor McCorkle OF West
Virginia was absent. Governor Altgeld
Of Hin ois replied that be feared that lit
tie could be accomplished. as the board
could not compel su omission on the part
Of the operators who precipitEted the
strike For the miners, Patrick MoBryds
said he believed the men were willing to
have their case adJudicated by the gentle
msn named
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-31

have turned on the old war-borse in
his last days and when he is sick, and
they eagerly feed upon his political
carcass.
The Republicans Of Warwick, under
the lead of the B. b. a II. Knight Co.
through one.McCusker, who learned
politics from the Laphams and
treachery from his nature have at
last turned the old man down.
The town election is called for next
Monday. The Republicans have nom
mated three anti-Lapham men for the
Town Council 1t is true that Mr.
Lapham is nominated, but he is only
nominated as n salye 10 his own feel.
ings.
1t is the beginning Of the end Of Re
publican rule in Kent county, and if
we mistake not, Uncle Enos has got
a kick or two left in him yet which
McCusker and the Knights will feel.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-31
ltaIys Chamber Of Deputies

ROME, May sl.-1'hs budget was re-
sumed in the cham Der Of deputies yester-
day. SignOr sounino. minister Of finance,
spoke regretiully VI the time wasted by
the cham Der Ia agreeing TO the financial
measures, and SAID that ths delay tended
u add to the difficulty OF the situation.
He was loudly cheered as he resumed his
seat. aud Premier Crispi aud other mem
bers warmly congratulated him.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-31
Walle al Cripple Creek.

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. May s1-Yester-
day was spent by the miners on Bull Hill.
anxiously awaiting the arrival Of Gov
ernor Waite. who was detained by wash
out He reached Bull Hill late IN the
afternoon and met the officers OF the
union in secret session. Newspaper men
are not allowed IN the vicinity just now
by the strikers II is given out as a fact
that at the conclusion OF the conference
the governor WAS given power 70 act In
behalf Of the miners with the mine own
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-31

Pnwtucket is finding the Interstate
Railway Company "a difficult thing to
deal with. 1t has failed and stopped
running its cars, and the rails in the
public highways have become nuis-
ancc. Yet, as nobody begins action 10
declare them nuisance, the citizens
travel over rough highways, and relieve
their feelings by strong expressions
II is not the easiest of things to tell
what is or what is not nuisance in the
eye Of the law Westerly Sun
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-31
Railroad Disaster In GEORGIA.

MACON, Ga. May Sl.-The rear coach
of train on the Albany and Columbia
branch of the Southwestern railroad was
overturnel by a broken rail at Holt's yes
terday. and 20 people were injured. two
three Of whom will die. The train con-
sisted Of six coaches loaded with * rr-
sionists from Andersonvills to attend
Decoration Day exercises at the National
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-31
CAM z TO BLOWS.
Inscription on a Wreath on the Statue 10 Joar
OF Arc Causes Trouble In Paris

PARIS, May Sl--Yesterday being the
anniversary Of the death OF Joan Of Arc,
deputations from several Masonic lodges
placed a large forsl wreath upon the
statue Of the Maid OF Orleans in tho Rue
des Pyramides. The wreath was in-
scribed: TO Joan OF Arc-Absndoned by
royalty-burned by the church"
The inscription caused a riot. The
wording was seen by q number OF young
Catholics, who gathered In . body and
made a dash for the statue The Masons
had In the meanwhile reassem blsd. aud
when the young Catholics removed the
wreath and tore down the inscription,
there was a fres fight between the Masons
and the Catholics, during which sticks
were freely used. Finally the police
charged upon the com batants and dis
persed them, after making a mum Der Of
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-31
EXIT "UNcLE EaOS. f"

The occultation of Hon. Enos
Lopham Of Warwick has come sooner
than was expected, The men whom
he and his brother Benedict, and the
late Franklin Treat made possibilities
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-31
A Good Outlook.

AUGUSTA. Ga, May 3l-The Southern
Interstate immigration association or
gsnized its third annual congress here
yesterday President Bryan Of Nashville
presided. The convention is composed of
representative men Of the south. and the
outlook is for = successful session.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-31
spaln,s Commercial treaties.

MADRID, May 81. The committee of the
Spanish senate hrs rcfu eel TO report dur
ing this session upon the commercial
treaties between Spain and Germany,
Austria and Italy.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-31

A bright little life might have been
saved yesterday had the electric cars
been equipped with tenders The
company should be compelled TO act at
once
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-31
Hold Themselves In readiness.

WAsnINGToN, May 9l.-Edwards and
6hriver. the correspondents who are de-
themselves at the command OF the di-
trict attorney.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-31

Tire hru'"i soft A List has this daN dissOl ved
by mutual consent, Mr.. List re-
tiTlnR. All bills due o. the frIn and those
met by &. soft. & SOFt,
LIST.
Central Falls, II L.. May 20, 1894. n3l 81