Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-12-07
THE NICARAGUAN CANAL.
President Recommends Ratification
of the Hny-PauncefOteT Treaty.

The all-importan. matter of an inter-
oceanic canal has assumed new phase.
ton of the forfeiture of the contract Of
the Maritime Canal company, which was
terminated for alleged nom execution in
October, 1899, the government of Nicara-
qua has since supplemented that action
by declaring the so-styled Eyre Cramn
option void for nonpayment of its stipu-
these acts have been filed in the state de-
partment and are under consideration.
beemlng itself relieved from existing en-
shows a disposition to deal freely with the
canal question either in the way of ne
gotiattons with the United States or by
Overtures for a convention to effect the
building of a canal under the auspices
Of the United States are under considera-
congress upon the general subject, in the
light of the report of the commission APP
pointed to examine the comparative merits
of the various trans-isthmian Ship-canal
projects. may be awaited
commend to the early attention of the
senate the convention with Great Britain
to facilitate the construction of such a
canal and to remove any objection which
might arise out of the convention COM
monty called the Clayton-Bulwer treaty.
Delagon Bay Award.
The long-standing contention with Por-
Delagoa Bay railway, has been at last
determined by favorable award of the
tribunal of arbitration at Berne, to which
award. which was deposited in London
awaiting arrangements by the govern
ments Of the United states and Great Brit
ain for its disposal has recently been paid
over to the two governments.
A lately signed convention of eXtradtion
with Peru as amended by the senate has
Another Illustration of the policy of this
government to refer International disputes
toimpartial arbitration is seen in the agree
claims on behalf of American sealing yes
sells seized in Behring sea to determination
by Mr.. I. NJ. C. Asser. distinguished
statesmen and Jurist t Of the Ne.herlands
government. for kindly aid rendered by
Its authorities in eastern Siberia to Ameri-
can missionaries fleeing from Manchuria.
New Treaty with Spain.
toward the conetasion Of general al
treaty of friendship and intercourse with
SPAN IN replacement of the old treaty,
WHICH tha passed Pas into allegiance by reason
extradition is approaching completion.
and l should be much pleased were a
that we should not Luffer to pass any OPP
portunity to reaffirm the cordial ties that
existed between Nus, us and Spain from the
enhance ms %. ot fhe ta and
commercial intercourse which is natural
between the two countries.
ny lHe TERMS OF the treaty OF peace
the line bounding the coded Philippine
group in the southwest failed to Include
several small islands lying west of the
SuluS, which have always been recog-
nized as under Spanish control The &C.
cupation of Sibutu and Cagayan Sulu by
our naval forces elected a claim on the
part of Spain. the essential equity Of
winch could not be gainsaid. In order to
cure the derect of the treaty by remoy-
ing all possible ground of future mis-
understanding respecting the interpretn-
Ilon OF Its third article. | directed the
nsSotiatlon OF supplementary treaty
winch VIII be forthwith laid before the
senate, whereby Spain quits all title and
claim TO the islands named, as we'll as to
ahy ana all islands belonging to the Phil
3ppine archipelago lying outside the
nnes ascribed in said third article, and
agrees that all such islands shall be COM
Prehended in the cession of the archi-
pelago as fully as if they had been ex-
Pressly included within those lines In
Cohslueration OF this cession the United
"a states 3 Is to pay to Spain the sum OF
A bill is now pending to effect the rec
oinmendation made in my last annual
message that appropriate legislation be
nau 10 carry into execution article of
the treaty of peace with Spain, by which
me United States assumed the payment
OF certain claims for indemnity of it's
citzenS against Spain. ] ask that action
pc taken to fulfill this obligation.
Ihe King of Sweden and Norway has
accepted the joint invitation of the United
HtRtes. Germany and Great Britain 10