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year out of it, and it is to their interest
to keep the work going. But the great
game is to saddle the Panama Canal
onto the United States-that is, to
make this country pay for it, for
France will always want the canal if 1t
should ever be built.
Then there is England She is only
one of the European nations, but her
trade with the Far East is great and
she fears she will lose it if the Mica
ragua Canal is opened. England has
to-day the heir apparent of the Mos
quito country held as a hostage in ia
maica. She pays him an annuity, and
ever since the Clayton Bulwer treaty
she has been trying to get possession
of the country.
English capitalists have tried a
number of times to get control of the
San Juan River solely to prevent the
building of the canal. The Clayton
BulWer treaty itself is the greatest OBJ
stacle to the building of the Nicaraguan
Canal and was drafted in the interests
of English trade
Now this commission is composed of
some of the ablest men in the country.
In fact you have thrashed all the wheat
out of this thing already They have
been down there and spent two years
and lot of money They have made
an elaborate report, but who has ever
seen it? If that report were published,
as it ought to be. the people would
know by this time why the canal is not
building. The commission will go down
again. spend another two years, and
the same old story will be told. The
opposition is too powerful
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deeply interested in the canal question
and earnestly in favor of the construc-
ton Of a waterway as early as posi-
BILE. While in the Senate Mr.. Pasco was
an ardent advocate of the canal.
MIR. Noble served as a member of
the Ludlow Canal Commission, the pre-
decessor of the Walker Commission.
Mr.. Morrison is best known in New
York, where he resides. His specially
is bridge engineering, and he is also
employed on large works as consulting
engineer. He and Professor Burn were
members of the commission appointed
10 consider the Improvement of the
water front of New York harbor
Professor Burr is a graduate. of the
Troy Polytechnic Institute and now
holds a professorship in Columbia Col
lege of New York.
Professor Johnson is a member of
the faculty of the University of Penn
sylvania. The President feels that the
commercial side of the canal question
is most important, and his selection Of
Professor Johnson is in response to the
wishes of many commercial organiza-
tiOnS
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COMMERCIAL COMPACT
QUESTION Is SETTLED

VIENNA, June 10.-A conference of
Austrian and Hungarian Ministers to-day
settled the ausgleich, or economic com
mercial compact question, on the basis Of
a compromise, the details of which will be
announced in the Hungarian Diet on
Wednesday next.
The Weiner Allegemeine Zettung saws il
learns that after the falling through of
the renewal of the auSgleich two solutions
seemed possible to the Government-the
retention of the whole ausgleich. includ-
Ing the prolongation Of the Austro- Hun
garian Bank charter until 1903. or the CON
tinuance of the whole ausgleich under the
new Statute.until 1903.
further proposal, excluding the pos
sibility of the maintenance of the bank
after the expiration of the customs and
commercial union, was considered Which
plan, if any, will be adopted will not be
known until Premier Koloman de Sell
makes his statement to the Diet.
According TO the Neue Freie Presse the
compromise provided for the duration of
the customs and commercial union and
the Hungarian charter until 1907.
The new constitution of the bank will be
carried out Immediately and the CONNER
cial treaties which expire at the end of
1903 will be renewed to run until the end
of 1907. so that they may expire at the
same time as the customs agreement.
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WIDE SCOPE OF THE
COMMISSIONS WORK

WASHINGTON, June 10.-Besides
the Nicaragua and Panama routes, the
new Isthmian Canal Commission will
determine the practicability of a canal
across the isthmus of Darien.
1t is proposed to place a couple of
small surveying parties on this route,
one probably to commence work at
Darien harbor and the other at Gale
donia Bay. While none of the Com
missioners, so far as | have been able
to learn, have any faith in the Darien
route, it is deemed advisabel to con-
slider every canal. route that has been
suggested in order that when the work
is done the commission cannot be
charged with failure to examine the en-
tire question. Rear-Admiral Walker,
president of the commission, is endeav-
oring to call for an early meeting of
the commission, and it is expected the
first session will be held the week after
next The views of each Commissioner
as to contract of work will then be
sought and arrangements made for an
immediate start. The Panama canal
route will be first surveyed, and the
commission will then proceed to Nicar-
aqua. 1t is understood that small par
ties will be placed on the Nicaraguan
route in order to complete the very full
data obtained by the late Nicaraguan
Canal Commission
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POWERFUL OPPOSITION
TO NICARAGUA CANAL

PHILADELPHIA June 10.-A re-
markable criticism was made to-day in
connection with the Nicaraguan Canal
project by Lewis NJ. Haupt, one of the
two Philadelphia members of the new
Commission just appointed by Presi-
dent Mckinley.
The appointment of this commits
SION said Mr. Haupt lis simply an
other game of procrastination brought
about by the allied opposition to the
United States getting possession of a
short route to the Far East. This op-
position is powerful and active 1t
alyze it it is enough to make one de-
spair.
ITO begin with. there is a technical
commission composed of English.
French. German and other engineers
who made their headquarters here last
year. Then there is the transconti-
mental railway opposition, who believe
the canal would hurt their business.
This is a mistake on their part. as deep
waterways always increase the busi-
ness of railways.
Then there is the Panama Canal in
terest. The millions that have been
squandered on that scheme and the
general impracticability of it are mat
ters of common knowledge. No French
man can be found to invest penny
in it, But the company which now
controls it bought it for Il song and
wiped out all former obligations, and
is working upon it to-day. The Gov
eminent of Colombia gets 100000 a
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GOOD PROSPECT OF WAR
IN THE TRANSVAAL
Copyrighted. 1889. by the Associated Press.


LONDON, June 1O-When the Secre-
tary Of State for the Colonies, joseph
Chamberlain, in the House Of Commons
on Thursday summed up the result Of
the Bloemfontein conference by decIar-
ing that "a new situation has been Gre
ated," he used a pregnant phrase, open
apparently to a variety of inter-
pretatiOns, but in reality open only to
one. The politicians who have closely
followed the affairs of the Transvaal
and Mr.. Chamberlain's attitude with
respect to them are fully satisfied that
the Colonial Secretary plainly meant to
declare that by means of these open
ing negotiations in which the British
High Commission, Sir Alfred Miner.
had exhausted every diplomatic re-
source to effect a reasonable settlement
of the matters in dispute, it had been
proved definitely that President Kruger
was irreconcilable, and that all hope
of an arrangement by suggestion or
diplomatic pressure was henceforth
vain.
The British are especially exasper-
ated, because they feel they have been
trifled with, and the question on every
body's lips is what next?"
Mr.. Chamberlain is not the man to
be diverted from his course. He has
publicly and deliberately espoused the
cause of the Uitlanders, and his next
step will be demand. Then there will
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CHOSEN BY
PRESIDENT
i'll Soon Begin It's Work,
(which Will Cover a
Wide Scope.
! Dispatch to The Call.

SHINGTON, June 1O.-Sec-
,tary Hay has announced
ese members of the COM
ssion selected by the Presi-
mt to determine the most
l practicable route for a
SIS the isthmus of Panama:
|ral John G. Walker. retired;
SEQ of Florida; Alfred Noble
'neer, of Illinois; George S.
civil engineer, of New York;
Peter c. Haines, L. S. A; Pro
William H. Burr of Connecticut;
enant Colonel Oswald H Ernst
q A. Lewis NJ. Haupt. civil en-
/heer. of Pennsylvania, and Professor
Emery r. Johnson of Pennsylvania.
There are, therefore, nine members of
the commission instead Of seven, as
originally proposed. AS whole the
commission is regarded as very salts
factory. All of it's members are in ia
vor of the construction of a canal
across the isthmus, and, unless certain
usually informed civil engineers in
Washington are misinformed, they will
be favorable to the Nicaraguan canal,
though inquiry may change the minds
of some of the Commissioners.
1t was said at the State Department
to-day that no date had been fixed for
the organization of the commission
Rear Admiral Walker, chairman of the
new commission, will see the President
early next week, and will discuss the
date of meeting, which will be within
a short time, and the commission will
then receive it's formal instructions
from the President.
Immediately after organization and
the selections of a corps of assist
ants, and when the Commissioners have
had an opportunity to settle their pri-
vate affairs, they will sail from New
York on a regular passenger steamer
for Colon and will commence at once
the examination of the Panama route,
subsequently proceeding to Nicaragua.
In some quarters there is a disposition
to believe that the commissions work
will cover at least two years, but it is
the desire of the President that the
commission shall submit report dur
ing the next session of Congress, in or
der that action may then be taken
which will result in the construction of
! the canal.
The commission will be a very eXpenA
sive body, and it is estimated to-day
that each member will receive a salary
at the rate of about $4,000 a year. One
million dollars has been appropriated
for the work A secretary will be
elected, a corps of surveyors and expert
canal men, numbering about 100, will
be employed to assist the commission
Three of the members-Rear Admiral
Walker, Colonel Haines and Mr. Haupt
were members of the Nicaragua Ca
nal Commission which submitted it's re-
port to the President few weeks ago.
Former Senator Pasco's appointment.
is in compliance with the pressure
brought to bear by the South. which is
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PREPARATIONS
ARE MADE FOR
HOSTILITIES
England Has a Big Force
Ready to Invade the Trans
va2l at Short Order.
Special Gable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted, 1893, by James Cor
don Bennett.

Y ONDON, June 1O.--Afairs in the
Transvaal were the one absorb
ing topic of conversation during
the week. On Wednesday many
alarming rumors were in circulation,
most of which, however, had evident
lv been manufactured in this city for
financial purposes.
One Of the most circumstantieI Of
+he rumors was to the effect that
President Kruger had been given
three months to meet the views of
the British Government, and that
failing recurrence to war would be
declared.
While such stories obtained no Gre
dence among well-informed people,
there was no doubt that great anx-
iety existed in Government circles as
to the outcome of the conference be-
tween Kruger and Sir Alfred Milner.
In trains, in buses, in lobbies of
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11
High Altitude Causes Insanity.

SACRAMENTO, June 1O.-L. Remslet-
ter, a passenger on the east bound over
land train, became insane while the train
was going through the snowsheds to-
night He was taken off at Truckee and
delivered into the custody of the officers
at that place. 1t Is thought the high al
titude was the cause of his sudden affic-
tion. He has a brother, F. Remsletter,
living at a7 Haves street. San Francisco
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VOLKSRAAD OF THE TRANsVAAL IN SESSION

neighbors to keep cool, burst out in
a tempest against Kruger with all
sorts of threats
That, of course, all goes to fan the
flame, so much so that if the country
had its present will Britain would be-
gin war tomorrow.
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in possessfuf.l ------s@-,srs and the ak.
The would-be assassin was "a stranger
to me and have not the rcmotest idea
why he should wish to murder me-"
The ak is an ordinary implement of
the woodchopper's style. Had the blow
landed there is no doubt that it would
have severed Mr.. Beldens head. Two
men who were in the neighborhood at
the time of the assault were arrested
a few minutes later and are now in
prison. The aX-wielder had chosen his
time carefully, as the policeman on that
beat had just gone off duty for a half
hour to get his dinner.
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G. Mcguire, H. E. Highton Mayor Phe-
Ian, Charles L. Patton, Congressman
Julius Kahn and NJ NJ .Estee Some
Of these gentlemen have already con-
sented to address the meeting, while
others have given their consent pro-
vided time and other circumstances will
permit
P H. Mccarthy. president of the
Building Trades Council will preside
at the meeting.
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theaters, in clubs, and, in fact every
where, the whole talk was the break
down of the negotiations and its
probable serious effects.
There was much gnashing of teeth,
and there were grim references to the
stain upon British arms inflicted by
the Beers during Gladstone's Pre-
miership, and there were frequent
expressions that the time was now
ripe to wipe out the defeat at Majuba
Hill. While the Government has
treated the matter very coolly, when
confirmation came that the worst
fears were realized, that President
Kruger had refused to yield one jot
and that the conference simply ended
as it began, the excitement increased.
Even those papers which have been
most cautious and warned their
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INSANE MAN SHOT DOWN BY
NEGRO SOLDIERS.
A COld-BlOOded Murder IS Committed
at Wardner in the Name Of
Martial Law.
Bv HON. PATRICK REDDY.

IA ALACE Idaho confined
ago lie
lore the Coronef under uinaNon
: e o l. men o
Pn in the April frequently begged be saved from
eved aVai i6 i'm
Last night Probate Judge Mcbnay Wr
t o he asu
9 II a
WarIn endm o him
2 o o
He fired by soldiers and his body fell
. the Occur dAIene River.
t fa1esa sad eordee fire
5
muran and coA.rl! EeLetred in the martial law
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+ JOHANNESBURG, June 10
= At the mass meeting Of Outland
= ers held here to-day for the pur-
y pose Of confirming and support
: ing the proposals of Sir Alfred
y Miner, the British High Com
= missioner, a resolution was
Z adopted declaring that no senti-
+ ment VIII be satisfactory which
= does not provide for the recOg-
+ milton of equal political rights TO
\ all"
\ President Kruger's proposals
b were considered wholly made
= quate to satisfy the just demand
= OF the unfranchised while Sir
= Alfred Miners were indorsed as
= the minimum acceptable The
4 meeting was orderly and was at
I tended by 5000 Outlanders.
+ The Government issued a no
3 tice advising the enfranchised
\ burghers to allow the meeting
D to proceed without disturbance.
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Z. Cohn and Ed Rosenberg was ap-
pointed for the purpose of procuring
speakers for the mass meeting to be
held at Metropolitan Temple on next
Wednesday night for the purpose of
condemning the action of Governor
Steunenberg and General Merriam.
This committee has approached a num-
ber of leading citizens, and the follow
ing gentlemen have been conditionally
agreed upon as speakers: Judge James
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NHE laboring men Of San Francisco
have taken steps to hold up the
L hands Of their brethren at Ward
ner, whose liberties have been re-
pressed by the Governor Of Idaho. act
ing in conjunction with the military
authority.
a committee consisting of NJ. Monahan,
A. r. Andre, J. Spencer, p. J. Dietz,
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OAKLAND. June 10.-A most fiendish
attempt was made late tonight to muir
der H. X. Belden in his own doorway.
About 1140 o'clock a stranger rang
the bell and was answered from up
stairs by Mr. Belden. The stranger
said that he had telegram for Mr.
Belden. and the latter said he would
come down.
AS soon as Mr.. Belden opened the
door the stranger struck at him with
an ak Mr.. Belden at once drew back,
and as he was closing the door the
would be assassin's ak passed over his
arm and he was struck with the
handle. The ak wielder then ran off
and the police were called.
Two suspects were arrested. but Cap
tain Peterson says he has not much
faith that eithar : .horn Is the man
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LURED TO A
DOOR Y AZ TO
Be MURDERED
Weird Summons of H. K,
Beldin, Well-KnoWn In
surance Man Here.
ATTACKED WITH AK
Luckily the Capitalist Escaped.
Two Men Arrested for the
Crime A Dark Mystery.
One Of the most n1usteri-

one Of the most Doysteri-
Gus OWtr0Ges eUer attempt
ed III the baU cities 1c0s
perDetrnted last night on
II. K. Belden, MANAGER Of
the Hartford Insurance
Company, ut his OHhland
residence. He 1cOs lHred
d01CnSt0irs bp 1OOrd Of an
important message, and
1chen he appeared at the
door 1c0s ntt0cked zCitb 01a
ar yielded BY an 1t71-
k71O1cn DojScre0nt. The af-
fair is Shrouded in nays-
terry. mr.. Belden denies
all hRo1clded6e of any mo-
tire TOR the crime and is
happy, apparentlY, that
he escaped By. n miracle.
TlC0 arrests hare been
made, but the police are
UDDdreJ1tlU as much n1yS-
tilted us the Wo1t1d-be VIC
tim Of the foul 0ttach.
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aoHoMoMoHoHoHoRoaoMom 10 oEoEoRoRoHoRoaoHoRonoHoR
REPORTED DISASTER
TO THE 7. c. WALKER
Unconfirmed RumOr Of an Ex.
pIOsion Aboard the River
Steamboat.


about midnight last night the effect that the c.
a
could
dent o morni
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1899-01-14
SILVER Is NOT DEAD.

We quote as follows from the Salt
Lake Bee 10 regard TO the goldbug
claim that the silver question is II dead
issue:
IL Is assumed by the goldbug press
that the silver Cause, or craze" as
many have ALWAYS preferred To call H..
Is DEAD. According To this same press
II has from the frs. been an inspiring
cause. ana has been either dead OF
laying QUIZ AL along, but now II is
called dead beyond any hope, or fear,
perhaps. Of recovery.
But IL Is surprising how much space
H. takes 10 write the subjects obituary
how long the wake Keeps up; how
thick headed aud bul.headed The old
silver men are concerning the pass
ing" of the dear departed-rushing out
with undated enthusiasm 10 hear
Bryan and othe: free colnage speakers
--organizing clubs aud committing
other acts unseeniiy Ia mourners on "A
funeral day.
The fact Is, silver men haven't
decked themselves In Grape yet. Silver
isn't dead or dying. aud both they and
the gOdles know II. He's u lusty
youth. Is silver, armed with the right
add, In spite uf The rough handling he
has SO far met WITH he is liable tn
come on with lns second wind" aud
make the findings of The present cOrs
oner's jury applicable In other quarters.
In former issue we quoted from our
gallant leader VIM. j. Bryan upon this
question and the attitude Of the Demo-
caa,io party. The following will hear
repetition;
The Democracy OF the nation Is still
defending Jchersoninn principles with
JacksOnian courage. and has no
thought Df departing from the princi.
pies enunciaied nj Chicago In 1896.
That platform will live la history and
the hour OF its adoption will he remem-
bered as the hour when the money
changers were driven from the Demo-
cratic temple. There will be no turn
ing back. The platform will he added
To as new conditions force new ideas
into the arena OF politics, but nothing
will be sullrnct,d from II. Events
have indicated every position taken
by the platform.
The question OF toe free coinage Of
silver Ia a fundamental doctriue Of The
Democratic party as today organized.
1t is u principle OF which daily events
In this nations history has demon
slraIrd the importance. 1t will remain
an l,sce until settled ard settled right.
Let not the gold advocates delude
themselves into the belief that the
silver cause Is dead. II was never
more truly alive. Never before was II
50 apparent that for the good Of the
people we must have true bimetalism.
The people never more clearly realized
this fact than they do today. No. the
silver question Is very much alive.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1899-01-14

our members in the State VI use OF Re-
representatives.. 10 begin with, w. M.
Roylance. Of Springvllle, Utah county
member was hOnored with q practi.
cally unanimous election for speaker.
A lready has he made n showing OF
efficiency IN the position which justl-
fled the wisdom Of the House in his
selection.
The other three members Of Utah
coupty's delegation have all received
important committee appointments,
and where they will be we'll able To
represent and protect the interests OF
their constituents We give below a
list OF the committee appointments
given this county:
neutrality-suspicious. and Irrigation.
Fish and Game, Judiciary, Municipal
Corportions. Revenue aud Appropria-
lions.
Laplsh-- Claims and Pubic Accounts.
Contingent Expenses, Horticulture,
Federal Relations and Memorials to
Congress.
Betts--Asylum for Insane. Counties,
Education and Arr, Fish aud Game,
Labor.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1899-01-14
HIGH HATS.

Provo Is getting to be quite atheater
town, and we regret TO notice that the
habitues do not as rule obey the fol-
lowing law which we quote. 1t is uu-
doubleday the duty OF the management
10 enforce the statute in regard TO
high hats, as its violation is an annoy
ance to large number of patrons The
statue reads as follows:
Chapter SO, Sec. 44s7. ANY person
attending a thealer, opera house, or an
indoor place OF amusement as a spec.
tator shall remove headwcar tending
TO oostruct the view Of any other per-
son. Any person vluioting any vi the
provisions Of this section shall be sub
ject To fine OF not less than one dollar
nor more than ten dollars for each OF
Tense, upon conviction thereof.
This measure was introduced and
advocated 10y a lady, Mrs. LIE Bartch.
We trust the ladies will consider 1t.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1899-01-14
UTAH COUNTY IN THE SENATE


II is matter OF pride that Utah
countys two Senators have their abil-
ity aud worth so well recogn zed Ia the
State Senate. Senator Abel John
Evans would undoubtedly have been
the present president OF the Senate
were IL not for the experience and
equal popularity Of Senator Nebeker.
AS 10 the standing OF our members. we
need only quote the standing commit
tees TO which they are appointed. which
are as follows:
neutrality-suspicious. and Claims.
Public Institutions chairman. Rules
(chairman). State Affairs. Manufuc-
lures aud Commerce. Military Affairs,
Private Corporations aud Insurance.
Agriculture aud Irrigation. County
and Municipal Corporations
Eyans-Bank and B,nklngs. Public
Institutions. Public Lands (chairnau),
Rules. Public Health, Agriculture aud
Irrigation, Judiciary, Fish and Game
lchairman).
Utah county, as will be seen by the
above list, get four chairmanships aud
the appointment on those committees
which arc Of mast interest u our peo-
pie. That they will do their work
WELL the well-known abilities OF our
Senators Is a guarant' Q.