The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-04
WANTS AMERICA TO BUILD 1T.
NicarnSun Desires Uncle Sam 10 Con.
Sfruct the Canal.


Washington, March 3--'rhe President
today sent to the Senate in response to
| resolution Of January 90 last. COMES
OIL Inc correspondence and official COM
lnunications relating TO the Mica ra gun
Canal since 1887, with The government
Oh Nicaragua or any minister thereof
ana between the government OF The
United States and It's ministers accred-
tied to the government Of Nicara.u qua,
! The correspondence is exceedingly vol
luminous ana covers Il period from Au-
gust y. 1883 to January ~, 1897
The most important communication
perhaps Is q note from Mr. baker to
Mr Olney, under date OF February 3,
1896. In which at a conference held With
PRESIDENT Ialaya of Nicaragua, that
otltclal is quoted as saying, The gov
eminent has taken the opinion or :. com.
mission OF three Of our ablest LAWYERS
as TO whether the canal company has
loileltea It's concession by reason Of
not having done any work in this conn
try for many years. and after IL most
careful examination Of the question In
al It's bearings the commission came to
the conclusion that the company had
broken It's contract with this govern
mcnt" -.
But" added the President, 1--WE vii,
not throw any obstacle III the way OF
the company If it will in good faith
try to raise the money and go alony
with the work. If. however the com
pany continues its inactivity hone the
United States government will take UP
the work and put it through"
When Minister Baker observed that
he understood that under the conces-
son the United States would not be per
lnlotcd TO do this, President Zalaya
lrcpied 49, :
That can be easily arranged, Me
aragua. after six or seven years expert
ehce win the company has come to the
conclusion mat only q great govern
fnent can and Will do the work and we
| will be pleased to make a contra ct win
| me United States 10 take control OF
lit" '-o VI
| when asked If Nicaragua had ut nny
time had an offer from foreign com
pany to take hold Of the enterprise on
Icondltion that the existing contract lie
gotten rid of. President Zalaya said
frankly that it had not. Minister IA
ket said he made these statements nj
inc request of the President. so that
ms position might correctly be under
stood at Washington.
NAVAL ORDERS.
me flagship Philadelphia with Admir-
ial BeardSlce aboard has been ordered
TO leave San Diego. CAL, at once for
oah Jose Guatemala. where the Adj
nlral with his staff and the chief Of
"a l.
tend The opening Of the Guatmalnn In
ternalional Exposition, which occurs
the 18th instant.
lie cruiser Cincinnati has arrived Mt
tienoa where she Will be locked ana
the Detroit Is at Singapore on her wav
home from China
ray inspector Edward Bellows has
Deel ordered ia Newport to take tho
place Oh the absconding Daymaster.
iJonn CorWinc, whose wherca bouts &c
sun unknown, although his bond fully
covers all funds in his possession.
Secretary Herbert has ordered Cant
ienrE Glass. detached from command
OF me Texas and 10 duty as CAPTAIN of
the Mare Island navy yard, March 81
commander Dennis w. Mullan Is de-
tached from command of the Ponsa
cola navy yard.
OFFICIAL SUSPENDED.
IosthlaSter General Wilson to-day
suspended Chief of Stamp Division
N Al Of the Postofiice Department. on
the charge of taking without authorjtv
some sets Of stamps which subsen,Ien,iv
turned up in the possession Of Hamilton
=: CONAN clerk in the General Land
oihce, who sold them in New York, aud
VINO Is now under bail in the CITY far
ne ofense. 1t appearing that others
n!Sht ne implicated with Mr.. Munce,
iostmaSter General has directed n
InorouSH investigation as to the prac-
OF giving out stamps from the depart
ment -
HANNA IT WILL BE.
Governor Bushnell, Of Ohio nj 4
o'clock this afternoon received the resig
nation OF Senator John Sherman TO take
effect on March ). On that day AIR.
| Mark a. Hanna will be sworn in as sue