Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-14
THE NICARAGUAN CANAL
Progress Being Made In the Effort to
Construct Great Waterway.

Construct Great Waterway.
The aIl-important matter Of an inter
| oceanic canal has assumed new phase.
| Adhering to its refusal to reopen the
| question of the forfeiture OF the contract
| of the Maritime Canal Company, which
| was terminated for alleged non-execution
| In October, 1899. the government of Mica
| ragua has since supplemented that action
| by declaring the so-styled Eyre-Cragin
| option void for non-payment OF the sup-
| ulated advance. Protests in relation to
| these acts have been filed in the State
Department and are under consideration.
| Deeming itself relieved from existing en-
| gagements, the Nicaraguan government
| shows a disposition to deal freely with
| the canal question either In the way or
! negotiat tons with the United States or
| by taking measures to promote the wat
erway.
Overtures for a convention to effect the
| building of a canal under the auspices OF
| the United States are under considera ton.
In the meantime the views of the con-
gress upon the general subject. In the
| light OF the report of the commission
APPOINTED to examine the comparative
| merits or the various transisthmian ship
| canal projects, may be awaited.
| commend to the early attention OF
| the senate the convention with Great
| Britain 10 facilitate the construction Of
| such a canal and 10 remove any objec-
| ton which might arise out of the con-
| vention commonly called the Clayton
Bulwer treaty.
| tugal growint out of the seizure of the
| Delagoa Bay Railway has been at last
| determined by a favorable award Of the
| tribunal of arbitration at Berne. to which
| 1t was submitted The amount of the
| award. which was deposited in London
awaiting arrangements by the govern
ments of the United States and Great
Britain for its disposal. has recently been
! paid over to the two governments.
lately signed convention of extradi-
| ton with Peru as amended by the senate
hnc hnA I'D h.
| gress.
Another illustration of the policy Of this
| government to refer international dis
putes to impartial arbitration Is seen in
the agreement reached with Russia to
| submit the claims on behalf of the
| American sealing vessels seized in Boring
Sea to determination by z. NJ. &. Asser.
| a distinguished statesman and juriSt of
| the Netherlands.
Thanks are due TO the imperial Russian
| government for kindly aid rendered by
Is authorities in eastern Siberia TO
American missionaries fleeing from Man
| churia.
NEW RELATIONS WITH SPAIN.
Satisfactory progress has been made to-
ward the conclusion of a general treaty
of friendship and intercourse with Spain.
in replacement of the old treaty. which
passed into allegiance by reason Of the
late war. a new convention of extradi-
ton is approaching completion. and /
should be much pleased were Il CONNER
cial arrangement TO follow. j feel that
we should not suffer TO pass any oppor-
tunity TO reaffrm the cordial ties that
existed between US and Spain from the
time of our earliest independence and to
enhance the mutual bnetitS of that COM
mercial intercourse which is natural be-
tween the two countries
BY the terms of the treaty of peace the
line bounding the ceded Philippine group
in the southwest failed to include several
small islands lying west of the Sulus.
which aave always been recognized as
fcl troll Ia fi<,v,
of Sibutu and Cagayan Sulu by our nav
nj forces elected claim the part OF
Spain, the essential equity of which
could not be gainsaid.
In order TO cure the defect or the
treaty by removing all possible ground of
future misunderstanding respecting the
Interpretation of its third article. I di-
rected the negotiation of a supplement
tary treaty. which will be forthwith laid
before the senate. whereby Spain quits
all title and claim of title TO the islands
belonging to the Philippine archipelago
lying outside the lines described in said
third article, and agrees that all such
Islands Islands 81 shall III be an, in The
they had been expressly included within
cessicn the United States is 10 pay 20
Spain the sum of 100000
bill is now pending to effect the rec
ommendation made in my last annual
message that appropriate legislation tie
had TO carry into execution article of
the treaty OF peace with Spain, by which
the United States assumed the payment
OF certain claims for indemnity of its
citizens against Spain. I ask that action
be taken to fulfill this obligatio
The King of Sweden and Norway has
accepted the joint invitation of the Unit
ed States. Germany and Great Britain TO
arbtrate claims growing out of losses
sustained in the Samoan Islands I'm the
course of military operations made nee
essary by the disturbances in 1899.
LARGE REVENUE SURPLUS.
1t is gratifying to be able to state that
the surplus revenues for the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1900, were 1881 .060 Is. For
fcits. the aggregate of which from 1894
TO 1899 inclusive amounted to 1888, O22-
99l.H. The receipts for the year from ell
sources. exclusive of postal revenues. ag-
sregated $685., 24O. S5l SO and expenditures
for all purposes, except for the admins
tration OF the postal department. aggre-
Customs Were ere sass SHE r sn Increase ra%
over the preceding year OF s1. 0S6, 3S9. Al.
!.ht ~. receipts from Internal revenue were
over 1899. The receipts from misceilane-
Gus sources were s3S. 7fS, 05397. as against
$3G. 1852 for the previous year.
REDUCTION OF REVENUE.
1 recommend that the congress at its
present session reduce the internal rev.
enue taxes imposed TO meet the expenses
OF the war with Spain i'm the sum Of thir-
ty millions of dollars. This reduction
should be secured by the remission of
those taxes which experience has shown
10 be the most burdensome to the indus
tries of the people.
1 specially urge that there by included
In whatever reduction is made the legacy
tax. requests for public uses of n liter
airy, educational or charitable character
AID FOR MERCHANT MARINE.
American vessels during the past three
years have carried about per cent of our
exports and imports. Foreign ships
should carry the least. not the greatest
part OF American trade. The remarka BILE
growth of our steel industries, the prog
ress OF shipbuilding for the domestic
trade. and our steadily maintained ex-
penditures for the navy have created an
opportunity to place the United States
In the first rank of commercial maritime
powers.
REGULATION OF TRUSTS.
In my last annual message to the con-
gress i called attention TO the necessity
for early action to remedy such evils as
might he found to exist in connection
with combinations of capital organized
into trusts, and again invite attention to
my discussion of the subject ut that time.
The whole question is so-far-reaching
that / am sure no part OF II will be light
1y considered. but every phase OF Il will
have the studied delihcr.tiCn C - con-
gress. resulting in wise and judicious ac-
ton. Restraint upon such combinations
as are injurious, and which are within
federal jurisdiction should be promptly
applied by the congress.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS