The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-02
CONGRESS Gan 60 AHEAD
STATE DEPARTMENT HAS CON
GUIDED THE NECESSARY
TREATIES
FOR A TRANS -IsTHMIAN CANAL
Secretary Hay and senior COrre:s
Signed the Treaty Between Me
aragua and the United
States Yesterday.

araGua and the United
States Yesterday.
WASHINGTON, Dec 1-Secretary
Hay this morning, for the government
OF the United States, and Senior Correa,
the Nicaraguan minister, for his own
government, signed a treaty whereby the
latter government comedies to the gov
eminent of the United States the neces-
sary rights and privileges within her
bestcwal for the construction CT the Mic
araguan canal.
This action is taken in anticipation Of
congress not acting upon the pending
canal bill and the -Pauncefote
treaty. Pending the submission of the
treaty to the senate, which body must
ratlfy the agreement its terms will not
be made public. 1t is understood, how
ever, that generally Nicaragua grants
to the United States government the eX-
elusive right to construct and operate
the canal between the Atlantic and Pa
chic across Nicaragua, including the free
use of che San Juan river and Of Lake
Nicaragua as part of the water course.
Nicaragua is also to rid herself Of any
outstanding treaties that would terd in
any way to abridge the privileges to be
acquired by the United States 1t is IN
to the United States full authority to
police the canal. Nicaragua is to receive
IN compensation certain amount of
the securities Of the canal construction
company, and although 1t Is not possible
to learn the figure set down in the
treaty, it is believed to approximate
s., 100000.
The state department has already en-
tered into arrangements on similar lines
was because Costa RIGA has established
a claim to the right bank of the San
Juan river, which must of necessity form
about third of the length Of the canal.
should the Nicaraguan route be selected.
and be constructed on the lines which
will be suggested by the Walker com
n1ttee. An understanding has also been
arrived at with United States Of CoJom-
pla covering the same grounds as are
covered with Costa RIGA and Nicaragua
IN the case of the Nicaraguan route
So the state department has now cieare5
the way for such action as congress nav
care to take in either of the canal
routes.
STEWART BACK IN THE FOLD.
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, has re-
moved his name from the opposition list
lie mas been Silver Republican for the
past eight years.
THE ARMY BILL.
The house military affairs COMMITTEES
expects to have the bill for the reoraani-
zatlon OF the army perfected on Monday
ana 1t probably will be presented to the
nouse on Tuesday. Most OF the staff
IeatureS Of Secretary Roots bill i is
expected will be rejected bv the com
mittee. The ordnance staff. if &c said
WIZ remain permanent with surgeons
general, Judge advocates general and
paymaSters general staff, and the onIv
concessions in details of the line will
De cavalry and infantry branches of the
service and in those only below the
sI@ue OF major. Details of the Inc for
stan outy In these branches will be maize
up TO and including the rank of car
tain. AS soon as the latter grade i
past the officers Will become .pernana1,+
%aoltlons to the staff. The paraeraph in
Inc Secretarys bill which authorizes. +ba
pteS1Ce1t 10 appoint the heads Of h,irea i1s
II Is said, will also be eliminated Tho
democratic members, have been consult
ing with regard to the position IN ha
assumed by them on the reorganization
" we army and caucus has been
cdIed Tor Monday afternoon fee1inc,
Seems to be in favor Of an extansion r.
tue present arrangements, and it is OK
pected DILL extending the present IA "
iot tnree years will be offered as a s,tb-
'''l"'e Tor the secretary's measure.
TO BUY ARMoR PLATE.
The contract with the Bethlehem e+adl
Company of Pennsylvania for arn, 49,.
pate for naval vessels was siened ~
tile navy department today, thus con.
c1uGihs the armor plate contract in ,+q
0li'.iety' as the contract with the Car
nesle company was signed YESTERDAY
ne betnIehem company's contract was
exactly e. ay similar to that OF Carnegie. viz
1o'oSz tons Of armor for $S,1SS, S7O.5O.
AFTER SHIPPING SUBSIDY
Inc general committee Of men proni-
nehtly Identified with the shipping in
teteSts or the country, which was an
pointed by Senator Frye three vears
ago to promote legislation In the interasr
heId messing at the WELLINGTON botai
tOoay Tor the purpose of considering
ways and means for securing action
upon the shipping subsidy bill at the
"pPIoachlng session of congress.
MI Z. A. Griscom, president of the
american line, and twenty of the twenty
flye members of the committee uera
present. Senators Hanna and FRYE
and Representative Grosvenor also va~a
IN attendance. The committee consid-
ed at length the objections which have
oeen urged against the bill as it stands
ana decided to recommend a few i'm
portant amendments. The committee
also decided to urge the utmost dispatch
upon congress for consideration.
senator Frye, in charge of the shin
SUBSIDY bill, announced that he would
cali up the bill in the senate next Tues
cay and move to have 1t made the I'm
finished business, displacing the Spoonar
tra,.
a speech explaining the bill and will
then resume the chair, leaving the mat
ter to some senator on the floor. He
also said that he expected to secure the
endorsement of the committee on order
OF business, which Will meet Monday fl
ernoon.
RESIGNED AT EIGHTY-FIyE.
After serving as postmaster and as
slstant postmaster continuously for thir-
ty-eight years, George Pynn, of ST.
George, Utah, has resigned. He is
elghty-11ve years of age and only a few
postmasters have outranked him in
point Of service.
TO INSPECT NAVAL MILITIA.
Capt Switzerland, in charge Of the
naval militia division of the navy denart-
ment, left Washington this afternoon for
Chlcago to make an inspection by in
vitation of the naval militia of Illinois.
TO SUCCEED WILSON.
1t is stated on excellent authority that
the Hon. j. H. Manley, of Maine. has
been requested by the president to accept
the commissionship of internal revenue,
made vacant by the death of George l.
Wilson Mr.. Manley has not vet indfcat-
ed what his decision will be-
MARK HANNA ARRIVES.
Senator Hanna, accompanied by his
family, arrived here today. He viii re-
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Soothing Syrup has been used by muth-.
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