The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-18
THE NICARAGUA
CANAL SCHEME
As Guests Of the Company. Senators
Will Go to the lsthmus on
Junketing Trip.
ENGINEERS REPORT PRINTED
Bat Aaay yalusbls Doeumeats. With later
tstiag Data. Are Omitted Asch Oppo-
sitioa 20 the CAnai--i'fomiHta Saa
Ffaneisesa's 0piaioas.


New York Herald.
The Representatives 81 The Nlearag IA
Canal Company In this city are on the
defensive. II II the intention OF the
company now 10 eoAN1nce the senatorial
committee That uIr company has been
grieyously WronKcd by the report OF the
tnglnecrs. and Go a., This II viii invite the
senator's who are Interested In the pro-
Joct TO make "Trip 10 the isthmnp. 30
they may jHAF~ for themselves whether
the engineers woro Justified In making
the rsport tkEy did. ono Of the scDa-
tors who viii join the party. to Le con-
duetssl personally by Chief En1inecr
Mcnooai. il Senator Morgan. the author
OF the frs hill introduced which was TO
indemnify The company for the amount
OF money spent and TO guarantee pro-
portion ui the stock.
The ops1nsnls Of the canal In this city
are beginning to ask why. n the com
pany IL not anxious 20 part with It's
rights ard privileges a. a corporation 10
the Eupernmcnt, IL should 20 TO such
lengths in trying to show the engineers
VITO made the recent report the most
interesting points OF tho route, Why The
oonpnny should have detailed Mr.. Memo
cal 70 accompany the engineers ON their
tytn. and why now a party OF senator's
should be invited To take the exceedingly
iGIg and expensive trip across the 18TH
mus on a tour of inspection.
Tho representatives ot the railway here
aro BY no means sur. that Mr.. Bartlett
did not have the AuthorizAiton OF the
company In his negotiations with the
controlling pcrronS of the Panama Canal
Company. They say that they have
becn directly informed tha, Mr. BaETlct,
made overturcs TO tho Credn Lyonnaise.
and that these oyerturrs were received
In - kindly spirit SO auccrSsful has
b-cn his trip. Il Is nah. that he WIN re-
turn soon. and the results OF his confer
etce@ In France and England wni be
used a. additional icvrrs 10 show that
II this country VIII not support a ma
tional enterprise nf the character OF the
Nicaragua canal. other coun,ries will
The recent articles In the Herald.
showing the way trascunilnental railway
men regard tho possible competition OF
the canal. has directed the attention OF
railway men generally 10 the matter.
There IL known 10 bc a decided senti-
Tent against the canal In the directorate
Of the Illinois Central railway, OF which
ENnNNCEani flhh. Nie OF Ahe dircNtofr OF
the Nicaragua canal. Is vice president.
Mr.. Fish win not converse about thS
canal The other officers OF the rOae
are inclined TO exert an their influence tp
Nefoat every attcnps 10 have the govern
mtnt stand sponsor for the enormous
enterprise,
Somewhat OF n surprise MAS croatsd
yesterday by the r,Im1r that the Mexican
Central railway was inclined To use ITS
influence Rgalnst the canal project This
corporation has bocn regarded as IN ia
'Vor Of tho scheme. and was Gn active
mover In favor OF government control.
None OF the officials in this city ycster-
day would say anything concerning what
the attitude OF the Mexican Central
would be II was learned. however. from
other sources that Presdcns Dlaz OF
Mexico has DECLARED that the construe-
tion OF the canal and Its maintenance
win impose so many additional ohlisa-
tons on Mexico that they win far out
balance any possible beueflt.