The Delta independent., 1899-12-08
TRUSTS.

cussion. and should surely claim the at
'.The Industrial Commission. created by
the act OF Congress- of June ls. lss. has
been engaged In extra hearings upon the
ject Of combinations In restraint OF trade
and competition. They have not yet com
and the conclusions and recommendation
at which they may arrive are undeter.
many different views as TO the nature
and variety. or cause and extent. of the
from the large combinations concent rat
inx more or less numerous enterprises
the formation of the combination. were
carried on separately.
far.reashins hing that | i am n sure So re- no no par part OF
shaii be Lightly s0nsidered but , that
snry pnase os 81 nx c nsss ui,ine ,ns IN
wise and judicious action
NICARAGUA CANAL
THE Nicaragua Canal Commission.
OF saamlnaii on and survey for a ship
canal route across Nicaragua. having
sas 'h dissolved % on May 1 sisi, ,'a and a. on June
10Th. new commission. known as the
Irthmian Canal Commission. was organ
proved Msrch j is:s for the purpose Of
Examining the American isthmus with a
view of determining the most practicable
and feasible route Tor a ship canal across
that isthmus, with probable cost and 9TH
der the presidency OF Rear Admiral Jno.
q. Walker. United States Navy tre-elect-
trusted To II. and is now carrying ON ex-
aminations In Nicaragua along the route
% the Panama canal and In Dsrien from
the Atlantic in the neighbcrhood of the
ntfabo ~ risrr; TO ne bay OF Panama on
made. but under the Law a comprehensive
and complete Investigation is called for.
which viii require much labor and con-
siderable time for It's accomplishment
Ihe work viii be prosecuted ms cxpedi-
u",sy y, as p9.slnis and 2 rep3,t mnds
Importance of this work cannot be too
often or too strongly pressed upon the at
I oppressed my views for the necessiiy
Of canal between the two great oceans
tion. The returns then presented for
sariy action are even stronger now.
THE BoER WAR
After touching upon n number Of mat
,rsr- r.lanns 70 our foreign relations the
This revernr,en, has maintained an
contest With Great Britain % ana , the Beer
state. of Africa. We have remained
tsnsiine alliances as 10 affairs not OF our
direct concern. Had circumstances sug-
would have weieonsd sny kindly % % ssprrs.
rion of the hone OF tn. American people
would have bee been gladly @ ssndsPsd. cred @nss The
United states representative at Pretoria
ira; sss to Bee Be- ss % pTs sy
th~ combat This ha. been an easy
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.ss rs s,.ss. :s ssa:s :ss": s,Ss;::s ss
cs s rS ss.n, s ~ ,ss s ss.,h ,snn
Orange Free State sovernme nts to essr-
etsr the customary coed cs'ice- Of a ncu-
n ,hs Tor .shsrss I s 81 hi. ss fanssioh n'frs sm
happy TO say that abundant opportunity
has been offered TO show the impariislity
Of this government towards both the
combatantr
Important events have occurred In the
Samoan islands. The election, accord
cf a successor 70 the late King Maiie,oa
i.supega hav. ds,clop,d a contest as 10
cided BY the ehief justice. Upon hi. rem
ass,ss &sans the ,s'fssT' CHEF X .vss ss M"sss Ss
.p arms The active ints,ven,ion OF
imperative to restore to peace the san
culinary encounters. In this emergency n
United }}a. s,asss' Germany and ussa, 'i Brii- M
ain was sent to eamoa to Investigate the
s ''1s Z, "ps "a rssxse ss.Ss ssss .srfs
.eiu,isn ys. ,ssshes ,I. fst The tine s being.
vS0Bonai government established. Rec
orsme ndatiens unanimously made by the
commit,c- for permanent sdlustmsnt Of
eon.sds1asion sas sy the ,hr~s power. psrsie.
TO the Eenersl act. But the more they
came evident that q radical. chanEc va.
nee. s.ary IN ths rclation. Of III: po-s,s
20 peril. s"S" ss the ~ ,ripsrii,s sSpersi-lon and
Control st III: s:s.osp rrcap by govsr:
Ss~s'er Sssn only ssSss e@pSssss.d by Is. r-csni
S~s"' more in,r,srse and smSarr~ss.ns from sv-
cry point 6f vtsv than q yss when my
psssi,iss and ccndrmned sSe .rsrs,cipation
In IL OF the United statcr. The errsnfe-
,sr~d had proved in0TscticsSie and un.
acceptable 10 all the powers concerned
:ns ,s sss =; 70
Snd GTsa nsn ssqs "a ;Ss Gs. ss
ago. s The S..s snshcrssr in the Pikss the
oce opsncy. os which had bese tessrd to
snr s,wn 'mrssa ,~sssy % ever % conciadsa S. sSmos,
was not 10 bc thought Of either ~ re-
ga: OF Wn S.r csns suH% moi have sSns,sreS any
ssS hs ia nS' sn% % '
In ali our rights and safsruard all our
.Onr views commended themselves to
the other pow.r- ssu~sfsstory ~ nr.
rarernmsns .f Germany and OF Enxisnd
/ nv virtue Of which England retired from
ssrnca IN vsw Of n sgrenss,e"r ra~ers rrnourcss NJ
| in favor OF the rui,cd State. all their
claims eyss AM wns n o the east ss of ne
| derr~. of west ionri,ude. cmerncins the
t.,rrIs of the Tutuiia. Ofoo. Oterenxa
and Marua 7 transmit to the senate Tor
/ its rur stitu'ional action thereon q ecn-
! x.o,ion which besides the provsssons
nhovc mentioned. also snsrantces us the
| .nrn~ trivilere- and conditions IN respect
! - s'.,,,, ,nf-sioned and commercial vessels
| IL ali The islands OF Samoa and those
| vcrscr-ed D.. Germany.
| -SS~.e- ~ a u,oa on account of tnturtse
| alleged 10 have been runerea tnsous. VI
rwss,na down tie late dicturbsnces a
cesveatscn ha. b<.n made ,N,s-n .ssWesn ~ ~
.cssieus~nf n thrsr ciaims BY . neutral
/ srSSSrpsrr ~ which the nttsntson OF sne
ScnsSs viii b. invited.
CrnAs FUTURE.