The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-15
THEY TALK CANAL.
The Principal Topic Discussed at Salt
Lake Yesterday was the Mic
aragua Canal

Salt Lake, Utah, July 15.-When the
Iransmississippi congress was called
10 order yesterday morning by Secre-
eary Gunner, delegations were present
the Mississippi river
Hudson.
II; r. Whitmore of ST. Louis was in
Iroouced as chairman of the executive
committee and called upon Governor
Wells to address the convention The
governor delivered an address of well
come in which he said in part:
In pehalf of the people of Utah I
extend to each of you a fraternal greet
ing and a welcome to the last and best
state of the Union We invited Won
to come; you accepted the Invitation;
you are here in pursuance of it, and
the hospitality of the state is yours"
The address of welcome was deliver
ed by Mayor Glendenning on behalf
OF the city and response by Colonel
Doniphan of st. Joseph, Mo.
After appointing the committees, re-
cess was taken to 80 p. m.
The convention reassembled in the
afternoon and a message was received
from VIM. J. Bryan saying that he
would arrive this morning. The read
ing of the message was greeted with
applause.
Pending the arrival of Mr. Bryan the
congress elected for temporary chair
man Hugh Craig, president of the San
A number of resolutions were pre-
sented and referred to appropriate
committees, the principal one being in
troduced by the California delegation,
urging the creation of a department of
mines and mining. Other resolutions
were:
By Walsh of MISUNDERSTANDING the
annexation of Hawaii.
BY Patterson of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
that the pending mining strike in the
eastern states proved the necessity for
the creation of a national board of ar
bitration.
BY Black of MISUNDERSTANDING con-
gress to provide for the speedy con-
structiOn of the Nicara guam canal.
BY Thompson of Nebraska-F'avoring
a daily fast mail train between the At
lantic and Pacific coasts, which would
not be subject to delay at Chicago or
elsewhere.
Other resolutions were introduced in
the interests of forest reservations and
the beet sugar industry.
The regular order of business was
then taken up, being the discussion of
the Nicaraguan canal question.
The first address on this subject was
delivered by Prof. S. WaterhOuSe of the
Washington university of St. Louis.
His speech was an argument for the
construction of the canal by the gov
eminent.
Hugh Craig of California spoke on
the same subject. He also submitted
d
Captain A L. Merry of San Francisco,
who was yesterday appointed United
States minister to the Central Ameri-
can republic.
TT. r. Whitmore of ST. Louis follow
ed, reading a paper submitted by Prof
Courtney De Kalb of Missouri, setting
forth the advantages that would accrue
to the mining interests by the conStrnc-
ton of the canal. -
An adjournment was taken until 3
o'clock in the evening.
The evening session was opened py
the adontion of a resolution of thanks
to President Mckinley for the appoint
ment of A L. Merry off San Francisco
as United States minister to Centrai
America. The remainder of the ses-
sion was devoted to the Hawaiian
question and the only speeches were
made by W. A. Kinney and Lor1n A.
a. +ba conclusion Of Thurston's
sneech an adjournment was taken 10
O'Clock this morning.