The weekly intelligencer., 1899-01-28
NICARAGUA CANAL.
Senate Passes the Bill to Make 1t a
Government Affair.
A Million Shares Of stock to ne issued-Ihe
Cost Not TO Excsed sliS,000,o0o-
Aiger aud Miles Rumor- Eagan
TO Plead Guilty.

Washington. Jan. %, = The Mica
ragua canal bill as IL passed the |
senate, continues the name OF the |
Maritime Canal company. 1t provides
for the issuance of 1000. 900 shares OF
stock OF SlOO each. The canal COM
pany is required to call in all the stock
issued except that held by the Mica
ragua and Costa Rican govern
ments The company Is also re.
quired to redeem and cancel
bonds and scrip heretofore issued
by the company and TO satisfy all cash
liabilities. To enable the company to
conply with these requirements treas
ury warrants to the amount of s., 0O0..
900 are authorized, with proviso to
the effect that only so much OF the
amount shall be paid as shall be
required to pay the actual cash value
of the rights, privileges, franchises
and property at the time Of the pay
ment, the value to be determined by
commissioners to be appointed by the
president This being done. the Sec
retary Of the treasury is authorized to
subscribe for 925, 900 shares of the
company's stock for the government
of the United States. The cost OF the
canal is limited to S,1b, ,00O,0
WIN AIger and Miles Retiref
Washington, Jan. 23.-The rumor
has been revived that Secretary OF
War Alger is soon to retire frota the
cabinet. Ex-Gov. Merriam. Of Mime
sofa, Is mentioned as his successor. II
Is said the president is wearied Of the
squabbles and scandals In the war de-
partment and would feel much relieved
by the retirement of Secretary Alger.
Gen. Miles will also be relieved from
the command Of the army In the near
future. according TO reports. The rea
son assigned is that Miles does moi
work harmoniously with the admins
tration. With these men out of tht
way, Gen. Eagan probably relegatet
into obscurity by means OF the court
martial, the administration will wip'
out all the army scandals giving thu
president chance TO return to the i'm
portant work of getting the new islan'
possessions on business basis
Gen. Eagan to Plead Guilty.
Washington, Jan. 2S. Gen. Eagal
will plead guilty. His trial will no
I last more than two days, II, indeed, !
I lasts that long. In pleading guilty +
the charges Gen. Eagan will plead Il
extenuation that he was so much eS
asperated and mentally distressed b
! the statements of Gen. Miles as to b
: scarcely responsible for the languag
I he used In reply. He will refer to th
! newspapers criticisms resulting froi
Z the "embalmed beef charges mad
( by Gen. Miles, as the primary cause {
1 his undue excitement lie will pra
4 tically throw himself on the mercy {
3 the court, which, he hopes, may resu
s in q recommendation for executi'
I clemency, thus giving the preaideI
! an opportunity to mitigate a senten'
4 OF dismissal to suspension.
The Ration for Cuban DsstitateG
Z Washington, Jan, 2i.--By directie
( of the secretary OF war, the gener
4 orders OF the department have bet
y amended SO as TO prescribe that Il
ration for issue to Cuban destitut
- OF eight ounces bacon, or eight ounc
timed meat, 19 ounces flour, or
ounces cornmeal, as well as the II
- lowing for every 100 rations; 5
pounds coffee (green), eight poun
sugar, two quarts vinegar, 10
pounds salt, four ounces pepper, TO
.oo. Il x.nunda rina
Nearly Five Thousand Died OF Disease
Washington, Jan. %. The casu
ties Of the Spanish war, as official
reported TO the house committee on
valid pensions, were: Officers killt
90; enlisted men killed, 257; total kill'
9ss. officers wounded, ilS; enlist
iA men wounded, 1,4e7; total wounded,
$50. Deaths from disease, May l
December 81, officers, Ill, men, 4,s
,s,t total, 1905.
'e'' Legal Adviser for Wood.
Washington, Jan. 24-Henry
Hoyt. assistant United States att
: new general, has been ordered by
department Of justice TO go to sar
ago and advise with Gen. LeonI
Pre- Wood on legal questions which n
arise in the administration OF that
partment, and to represent the le
department of the United States the
FINAL Conference with the President
Washington, Jan. a+-Presid
schurman, Of Cornell university, '
has been appointed by President
Kinleyon the commission to study
commercial and social problems oil
Philippines, has had final eonfere
with the president and is making
rms rangements to get away from
IL 10 o;sco within week or ten dav