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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-29

We we're requested by Rev q. 9.
Kramer to announce that there will
be no services in MS Church to-
morrow owing to his departure for
Natchitoches to inter the remains
Of the late Judge PiersoD.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-29
4 Store and Bakery hr Sale.

A good business centre, country
good trade, baking one barrel Of
flour per day. Place will be sold
Tor delivery on Jan. /, 1901.
Farther particnlars apply at this
ofics.
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NEIL
ya aIr NO
HOOKS
257

~ other two bales which were
- that afternoon, before the
~ gsye trouble weighed 244
- pounds but some Of the
- NJ taken out of the last
\ - il esighf reduced, as the
-. .laid il is not desirable to
- 20 heavy, the best
Aoinf about 27O pounds.
10 SkiIg about we found that
~ loom were fetlr Eagle
3 three Of which were run
Z w@s told tlis was be-
- y I II al letlg somewhat
6o1ts1te \ than if cool
1our Gins furnished too
the ginned staple to the
= and the rOundiap core,
which were in the same
= ing that we were not -see-
1lnsa in aystenatic man.
went into the yard toward
= = house in order tO'fOllow
qptt0n. There an animatr
keqr lyes. Ten carts
- wore there, three be-
eaded, one was being
oD - athsRss sswere await
- t1rn to unload.
cotten from these three
~ being taken to the gins
- 6 a immense suction
9uAed article was taken
- b t6e condenser in
y ~, fEsm which it came
nlnt0 shape and was
1ard . revolving steel
y. tightly pressed at the
mtil it attained suf-
When the core was
- - hale and it was
fs 1lp0ent, weighed and
- Deed il carried from
apether suction pipe 20
= q these suction pipes,
\ eoed e1n be taken from q
- TIE gins, then the
- another car all at
o. cotton can be
ase different points
.2.l! - two other places
= tnonent.
laing is in good run
~ expects to gin
~ bales every day.
y Cotton Company
.. wing among their
aaperiority Of the
ees!es Of economies.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-29

Our Stock Represents the Latest
and best Makes, and the Largest
Assortment to Select from,
Killing Bios,
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-29

n, oue approaches. the tall
l;raey Is irst seen like a huge
nIent to the pluck and enter
~ z the stockholders. Then
sy,rious buildings come in sight
Ii1s story gin house, the seed
~ boiler house, the engine
~ cotton house and the
n -, and the visitor is in
= which to enter first.
Veynt in the gin first, going
~ 3 to the second story by
~ tie platform for loading
kolsk and arrived in time to
- INT bale in process of be-
f6>oM md ssround Tapped. !"
4 had been completed,
hol ~ put on the platform
ffment, it bore these
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-29

Our Store VIII be Closed Wed.
nesday Oct 3rd, Killing Bros.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-29

WANTED,-Five good col
lectorswho can speak French
Good salary to the right
man. References required.
Apply to o. B. ORTTE,
New iberia, La.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-29
Was the Unanimous Choice
of the
Lafayette Convention on
Monday Last.
A Large Delegation from
Our Parish.

Those persons who were at the
depot on Monday afternoon, saw a
number Of our parishioners there
wearing badges of white silk print
ed somewhat as follows:
IBERIA
BROUSSAKD
nDv
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-29
y, Work on Wednesday
Last
I. . o'clock in the After
noon;
!. p,.y Scene and a Busy
| Place.

=. pound Bale Gin out on JEFF
=. sreet began work on We'd
ip,last at 8 o'clock in 5 the at. at
.srpose Of testing the machin-
for seeing whether it
a veil as a whole With the
.t;aa efthe 'slining up" OF the
~ eysfy thing seemed to
- smoothly. !,
~. rin is . splendid plant, and
interesting to visit. We
st 70 those Of our readers
Ave never seen one Of these
that they 60 out to see this
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No Rest for Weary Actors since the Move
On lTusade Esgan.

Pc ca-s'.l cerrtm'u. low yau east sny slu'
uo,r ~. .. t,c>i = Professions u ~ i, most rIori-
uu. traditions g. he earned Hymm.l m a recent
sad occasion.
There are on The VARIETY theatre stage to-day
rro' ably haif a dozen so-ca Ell Iarc@s In the
course o. which a man with long hair AMI a
gaLnt aiv dashe. out before n too'ishts snl
shouts.
y Say no. It's IA -e Actors 10 rot eat hay"
Th.re were a few huptei-iookInC persons
har ~ around the north .'iH o. Fourteenth
street tr;w q Fourth aveua" and Irving
p.ac. ye.'rr lay v.1 wore yery much the sort
OF expression that di-.ingu shes the Gent'e.
men who ut cred those rortentoJs words
They were thu survivors o the move on
crusade stared hy the merchants AMI bust.
ness mon o. IN 10 ghtorhood. They were
there d. .erause they hal any particular e.
-re TO wax " AMI .pvn Fourteenth street.
lut.BS' n show the police md the people OF
Nry York thu here wa 10 POWER on eur h
that could Keep a free American actor from
va : ing ON aLy street he Pleased. They were
there 100 4 spirit a. rrot--'. The policeman on
the b orE krI' wary eve IN hen 10 he sure
thai The protest tIi not 50 80 far that they
stood s,ill ior any length o'tme.
Nine o. tie rro'e-tsr- strobe sinGly or hy
C-rurs n two a.. thra- the e1gth OF Inc block
ai yescer az afternoon. The news oys VIII
ha,4 n great regard Ior the Troles,ion' took
- kcer,lg wha, they called "A score
carl % az the Fourth avenue end Of thu
b. OK The mov'rg ac'or- denounced The
10 lr" and IN" press ant 'la rroIe-ty own
nr- WHO had .ausei the 70 CO - make them
move from h SuLgy sic - The street. Their
time would cone. 'h-y said rtry w"ulf eet
even. They q -nurr - EMMY never 20 ruy 4
piano manufactured by t'e pope who had
i--u laa'"r. 10 he crusade A. 'pr the police.
eirh al d every -o' - sfIinDc" mao sad 'hht
III. next tine q 20 lcrTau Wa kl-t IN tie
Performance NJ h : tury i would - Useless FOR
liz cCmriJs- 70 come 10 them o ak iur assist
arc in setting ~ a benefit fo- his widow and
iaY4y ,,tra -. rol,,.m,, m n. north .,as
81 the street eyed them goo huTn-ed y aud
once IN a long while approached a group that
nal been 80 tholgnL-es' 49, % S,or MOVING ami
tin" be ssid To- an Observer They don't want
~ get famed n the most comlcal thing you
car do II you're On the stag 20 soak a 's'rr
over the head Sl'h a bare -'ava - 4 broom
handle but oui here On Fourteenth street rs
different They've GuIt t!hL?wing blur- now
N'onp | gu--s there wont be any more women
bothered a ong here Tor som- time n come
Tn psorl" who REQ CO louie~' over the new
theatrical looking aeente- 10 Fourteenth
street. The manager 81 one OF these Places
laid yast-r AZ that Re Rad been able n 20 out
for h lunch IN tease tor the nrst N IN
supreme IN Fourteenth street u was alnp-tas
much ~ lunch was worth u 20 ont AM he
hrl / W for syn rHthy AMI more materiai thugs
we. don { go out on the street anl whistle
for sn actor when We have a Joh. you know
said this man when Il saeSssted III at The
him 70 call ~ the of1ss."
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From The Washington Pos.


Down in Alabama Pe,,us ~as 8 leading Demo.
craue politician with no aspirations beyond the
honor Of presiding over a STATE convention lie
helped everybody and ASKED nothing for him
self lie had. however, been a State Judge.
and one day he thought he would ike 10 end
lis days on the Federal bench There was q
vacancy, and he came to W~asLington 10 So. Sena-
~ Pugh. This vhs during tleyelAnd's last
administrator
Senator rugh looked oy"- re,tus's applics-
dun and hesta,ed about sigring IL The Presi
dent he said, wants young men on the bench.
You are tn old"
I am not tO old 20 be a S.nhtor.' answ cred
PeItu> ard returning TO Alahama. he ANNOUNCED
his csnd!cscv The contest Was one sided
BEFORE Pugh knew What had happened, fei,us
had secured the pledge Of all The legislature
IL Was a freak Of fate that PuCh. OUT 81 o job,
sat In the Senate last Friday afternoon, and heard
his successor make the funniest speech that the
Senate has Lstsned " for many . long day.
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To I'VE EDITOR OF THr SuN-si- Two old
-er from the Sailors Srug Hsrbor zane 70 their soy.
hood home last summ.r Their whole talk vas rent
risc,rt anS. he,-r an old tt myself, the memory q,
N, rehearsal Il Their old young days ',Il fingers I
have reduced N a garrlne ihti' idea Of the Rlscs
Bsn ,hlrs a: cTTy's I'd with later creations 20 'f'v'
TsorTH DHxxIs, CAPE Cod. MAS. April
". wer, smooth faced %youHk,-S, Jack. whom We
lolntd the Sias Wright.
western ocean packet with the Black Ball a, her
iore
Brass Enuckles We. TIE weapons then. with Soup
peiS running gor.
iva, "bso luck to the pa'sag. that began without, a
tEht
Stt.ped In bgv .ulc, Up 10 thei' ,y'' v. rolled sboa-t
the c'sr.
iva, 'o'casut 'gains cabin. from pier head to
sandy Hook
All The ompsny TOOK = hand from captain down to
cook.
ARD our comrades skulls 60, cracked a. well As tn.
gr.a~rsar
But when from over the aHrau Ne SANK III. NaveSns
Light
with N. head oi st.neh old SilAs, loosinS toward
Liverpool.
". began 10 act Ike men insi'ad Of the 5!oody fool,
Ard paid for III. ars, day wrong good pe'oeuage
Of nght
on. thing is tn. AZ the n.'dlr, rsver was known
~ fail
III. boys who started hoory yer. up when ,roubi.
Dgsn
r, II a leak or blizzard, they v.. on deck To-
man.
R.,hrg steering or pumping ~ 'urirg a tsst.r,d
AL.
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the o,h"' metals are mined as ores only. II natu.
ally flows that when the metal Itself Is mined
here l. 20 loss excspt IN SEPARATING the gangus
OF adI,er.lg rocL, bat In N cas- OF iron. lead.
nnc, hin ana the nInOr metals, The oxygen. car
bon and SULPHUR with whlch they are united
a. ores ~, II rely waste which must be elimi-
mated, unless, a. in tie case VI snlphide Of iron,
h-ltcr hnuwn A. lFOn pynles, OF fools gold, the
Sulphur il utilized and the iron eliminated In
the making OF ulphuric acid. With kite
there II but threr- ier'hS Of ! per cent. OF wasts
e. q Truly phenomenal showing That a certain
portion Of The valuable matter will he driven of
IN gases " lost with slags IN the process Of smeli.
Ing i unavoidable, but as the ore stands, ths
fraction Of ! per cent Of iron i the only el, ment
which oannCt be saved by cpmparatiyely cheap
melaliurgicAl processes at prunt. by roasting,
he arsenic can he driven into derosilon chAm
brTs and ireCilitaied upon the walls IN dazzling
white crystals, later 10 h. scoop+d up and sacked
OF bsrrelled by mn wearing respiratory masks.
The cobalt, which Is a sort ~ cousin german
10 the arSs mic, may pass over with the latter and
can b. refined th-rvfrom. Cobalt il the base
~ the Deepest, most csru.ean blue used by dyers.
Arsenic Is worth from -. 10 g., cents a pound,
In bulk, al whul-sA.e. Copper Is CreeIing
up 20 he Il cont marx and Eichel Is worth more
Than TWO - much a pound. Should anthony
h. found Ia The vein u mohawAite later, which
is possible, that also will c. mmand some ~ CENTS
q pound for Use In printers type.
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con0rD

HE concerts
81 conductos
.L'Itliana
so from The
ID with sue
bn and De
ths Pnker
"a Ia Italian
lee, 10 music
1ng IN Para
he appeared
bband. sang
be frs, tine.
singef ney0
enor. he did
OF q tdHet
p at Cars
De- Woods
the Colonns
] opera -les
)prugramms
is success
era ap ears
b. Nlhen
lin Bruseeia
fenly been
RrA Or'a
4rdi 9 eigi ~
celebraied
De perform
] h day
in Russ.s
bore Is very
ID h oprs
n-
German
n. now that
hue Erlan-
by snoueI
r first pr0
susLe. no
erormanCes
x, gently
erormArcs
| producdon
Ism Hat
Hale. the
associates
Ithose who
lima lesl,P
I~surprise Of
/ the best
hever besa
regard 70
>arei In tbs
hat. and
5goto make
b. as 10 his
the latest
] they were
,,aa nnu1f
tribute 70
tn %
must 10
e wouldn't
| =
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| lnongrel
|SE.
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$500, 600 Cotton Mil In Chattanooga.

C~HArIASooGA. Tenn. April "a. 5. Hamtl-
ton, Presiden, and General Manager OF Iron
Cotton Factory. Trion, Ga. and some Chatta-
noosa and eastern associates have deci1ei'oes
tahli.h q s5ou.OOO cotton N III here. All the stock
Ia. been subscribed aud the company will ta
organized 10 q few days. II . expected that
months.
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IN. now that
|ue Erlan-
] by snouef
Ie hrs, prize
lsusLe. no
X, gently
| producdon
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read THv Srv loImay r-sch them through
In. a',nr' srg Lrlu- D"sT.h'A AssOcis:
Ions with I~a,iug results have been formed
his med IIA.- 81.
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are more fully and ably treated in TIE SUNS
news colum rs than in any other medium. ADJ
yertislng thus becomes more valuable in The
eUN for obvious rsasons bsr this.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1900-08-23
BEST MINING CAMP IN
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO.

White Oaks is maintaining her
reputation as the best mining
town in southeastern New Mexi-
CO. The business men and min
ing operators in this live little
burg work together in entire har-
mony, and the result is that they
have there the most independent
and self-centered community in
New Mexico.
Some samples of rock carrying
free gold are on exhibition in the
windows of the Exchange bank
that must be eye-openers for Wis.
iting prOspectors and mining men,
-JOurnal-Democrat.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1900-08-23
RICH PAINTINGS FROM
MCCORMiCK'S CLAIM

The Tularosa Democrat is re-
sponsible for the statement that
Ed Mccormick took into Tularo-
sa last week samples of ore that
panned $40 to 500 per pan. The
claim, the Democrat says, is To-
Gated twenty miles northwest of
Tularosa. Mr.. Mccormick tells
the "papcrman" that he intends
building a stamp mill to treat his
ores, and that it will be erected
in a few weeks. This is a rich
story, and the EAGLE hopes Mr.,
"Mc." may soon come in to posses
sion of his wealth.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1900-08-23
WILL Il. HIGHTOWER
GRANTED PARDON,

Governor Otero has pardoned
Will H. Hightower who, little
over two years ago, was sentenced
from this county to Is years inn
prisonment in the penitentiary
for the killing of James Meggs.
The killing took place on Eagle
Creek, near Hightower's home,
and was the result of frequent
quarrels between the two men
over the ownership of mining
claim. The particulars of the
case are we'll known to the peo-
pie of Lincoln county, and it is
unnecessary to again recall them.
The pardon has been secured
through the recommendation of
S. F. Matthews, who was prose-
cutting attorney for this district
at the time, and through like
recommendation from the grand
jury indicting him, and by a petit
tion of the majority of the resi-
dents of southern Lincoln county,
as we'll as by the special report
of Col. Geo. w. Prichard, who
made thorough investigation
and report on the case for the
territory.
Hightower escaped from the
penitentiary, and after some time
returned to Santa Fc and gave
himself up, feeling certain, no
doubt, that sufficient evidence
could be produced to secure his
pardon.
The majority of the people of
this county have always felt that
Hightower was justitiable in TAX
ing the life of Meggs, and that
it was necessary in order to save
his own.
Hightower grew up to manhood
Il The Eagle Creek ueighborhood
and had always borne an excel
lent reputation, being considered
a leading citizen of his commu'
nity.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1900-08-23
MINERAL LANDS ON
FOREST RESERVE

The Engineering and Mining
Journal of August llth, speak
ing of the regulations of the
General Land Office, Interior de-
partment, says:
1.-The law provides that amy
mineral lands in any forest reser-
vation which have been or which
may be shown to be such, and sub
ject to entry under the existing
mining laws of the United States
and the rules and regulations ap-
plying thereto, shall continue to
be subject to such location and
entry, Notwithstanding the reser-
vation. This makes mineral
lands in forest reserves subject to
location and entry under the gen
eral mining laws, in the usual
manner.
"Owners of valid mining loca.
tions made and held in good faith
under the mining laws of the
United States and the regulations
Hereunder, are authorized and
permitted to fell and remove from
such mining claims any timber
growing thereon, for actual min
ing purposes in connection with
the particular claim from which
the timber is felled or removed
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1900-08-23
COAL PRODUCTION OF
New MEXICO cor 1900.

The annual report of United
States Mine Inspector John w.
Fleming is just out. Of the coal
mines of the territory for the
fiscal year ending June 3Oth,
1900, he says:
THE number of mines in opera
tion as reported to me is 81,
which is six more than during
the fiscal year ended June 30th,
1899; mines not in operation,
seven; mines abandoned, five;
new mines opened, seven.
The production of coal for the
fiscal year ending June 3Oth,
1900, is as follows: Bernal;llc
county, 54S,l5O tons; Colfax
county, 35,SO6 tons; Lincoln
county, $1,000 tons; Santa Fe
county, 11O,2l2 tons; Socorro
county, 5000 tons; making a to-
tai of 1,1S7, 334 tons, the estimate
value of which at the mine is
$l,S37, los. The production of
the fiscal year ended June 3Oth,
1900, shows an increase of 1873, 300
tons over the total production of
the previous fiscal year of $780,
SIT.
"The total number of employees
in and about the coal mines of
the territory, as reported to me,
are as follows; Miners, loss; boys,
90; day men, 267; making n total
of 20l5 employees.
"Of the 81 mines reported in
operation this year a majority OF
them are operated by slope,
double entry room and pillar
method, while the others are
operated by slope, double entry,
room and pillar or drift. single
entry, room and pillar, except
the Crown Point, which isOperat'
ed by double entry, room and
pillar, but this mine was abandon.
ed on April J, 1900.
"The Colorado Fuel and Iror
company reported to me as minl
inspector: Production of cok.
made at Waldo Coke Ovens
Santa Fe county, New Mexico
for the fiscal year, Fl, ,925.50 tons
Production of the Gardiner COk'
Ovens at Gardiner, COlfax county
New Mexico, for the fiscal year
18, $1,000. The coke made a
both of these ovens is made from
Starkville slack, Starkvillc mine
situated in Las Animas county
Colorado, on the A. 7. & S. r
railway and the total number o
tons produced by the COLORADO
Fuel and Iron company is 20, 264,
30 tons.
"Thc production of coke fror
the Ration Coal & Coke company
ovens at Gardiner and produce,
by the Raton Coal e. Coke com
pany during the fiscal year wa
1850 tons, making the total mum
Der of tons of coke made in tn
territory during the fiscal year
42,S03.30.
------------~-----------
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1900-08-23
A MINISTER'S GOOD WORK.

Il had a severe attack of bill
iOus collie, got bottle of Cham
berlain's COlic, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy, took two doses
and was entirely cured, "says Rev
A. A. Powers, of Emporia, Kan.
my neighbOr across the street
was sick for over a week, had
two or three bottles of medicine
from the doctor. He used them
three or four days without relief
then called in another doctor who
treated him for some days and
gave him no relief, so dicharged
him. | went over to see him the
next morning. He said his bow
els were in terrible fix, that
they had been running off SO long
that it was almost bloody flux.
asked him if he had tried Cham.
berlain's Cholic Cholera and Diar.
rhoea Remedy and he said, No
went home and brought him my
bottle and gave him one dose
in fifteen or twenty minutes tolt
him to take another, but he said
he was entirely cured" You CAT
find this wonderful preparation a
| Dr. paden,s druU store
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1900-08-23

John Y. Hewitt, Adj
miniStrator of the
estate of Edwin II.
Bonnell, deceased,
Plaintiff,
VS..
Viola J. Bonnell, VII
dow of the late Ed
win h. Bonnell; r.
win BOnnell, Har-
vey L. Bonnell, Bert
J. Bonnell and Dam
iel N. Bonnell, heirs No. 1884.
of said Edwin II.
Bonneli, deceased;
and Viola ]. BOn-
nell, as guardian of
Minnie Bonnell,
Charles Bonnell.
Edna Bonneil, and
Archie Bonnell, mi
nor heirs of said Ed
win II. Bonnell de-
ceased,
Defendants.
The allowed named defendants
are hereby notified that suit
has been commenced against
them in the said district court
within and for the county of Lin
coin. Territory aforesaid, by said
plaintiff, for the purpose of hav'
ing an account taken of all the
real estate of which the said Ed.
win X. BOnneli died seized and
possessed; to have said real estate
or so much thereof as may bt
necessary, sold for the payment
of the debts of the said decedent':
estate and for such other reliet
as equity may require and sait
court may deem just.
Said defendants are furthe,
notified that unless they enteI
their appearance in said cause or
or before the fourth day of Octo
Der, A. d. 1900, judgement by de
fault therein will be rendered
against them.
Plaintiffs attorney is r. f
Lund, whose postoffice address
is White Oaks, New Mevico.
JOHN +. GRIFFITH,
Clerk of said District Court
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1900-08-23
GREEN RIVER,

Is the official Whiskey used in
all Hospitals of the United States.
For sale at the little Casino"
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1900-08-23
NOTICE or GUT.

In the District court of the
Fifth Judicial district of the Ter
ritory of New Mexico, within and
for the County of Lincoln.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1900-08-23

lC ontiLucd on Fourth Page. J
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-06
THE TREATY SIGNED.

Document Amending tnc OAaytoH-
Bulwer Treaty Formally Consum-
mated.
WASHINGTON, February 5.-The
Hay-Pauncefote treaty amendatory OF
the Clayton Bulwer treaty relative to
the construction of the Nicaragua
canal, was signed at the State Depart
ment to-day by Secretary Hay and
the Right Hon.. Lord Pauncefote OF
Preston, for Great Britain. Though
the consummation of the treaty occu-
pied some time, owing to the necessity
of comparing the two drafts, there
was very little formality about the
ceremony. and a convention that ex-
pected to be, for the United States, at
least, of the most far-reaching import
ance and value, came into being with
out any theatrical surroundings.
Sidney Smith, Of the diplomatic
bureau, carried the freshly signed
treaty to the White House, where the
letter of transmittal was signed by
the President so that the treaty could
be dispatched at once to the United
States Senate for ratification. The
letter of transmittal was purely formal,
simply commencing the treaty to the
Senate without entering upon any ar
gument to demonstrate its great value.
Secretary Hay declined to make pub
lie the text Of the treaty or even to
make any statement as to it's details.
holding that courtesy to the Senate
obliged him to remain silent until the
Senate itself removed the seal of con-
fidence from the convention. SO
that all that is now known of this
convention is that it amends the
Clayton Bulwer treaty of 1850 in such
manner that great Britain yields to
the United States the right to con-
struct the Nicaragua canal, or a canal
at any other point on the Istfmus with
out British participation. Most of the
other features of the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty are retained.
1t is understood that the United
States continues upon itself this obi
CATION to maintain the naturalization
of the canal, which shall be forever
open and free. 1t is also believed that
the treaty looks to an international
understanding on this point.
AS soon as the treaty is ratified and
the notifications have been exchanged,
the United States will be at liberty to
proceed at once with the construction
of an Isthmian canal unfettered by
any obligations toward Great Britain
save that of allowing to British citi
zens as to the citizens of other ma
lions, the use of the canal on the same
terms with American citizens.
There is absolutely no guild pro quo
offered to Great Britain in this treaty
in return for the valuable concession
to the United States. Whatever re-
turn the United States may choose to
make for this concession is thing of
the future.