Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-04-07

the plan of the United States.
LONDON. April MANY admir-
ais will fly their flags at the great
coronation naval review on Spithead
The whole fleet will be under the
supreme command OF Admiral Sir
Charles Hotham, naval commander In
chief, whose emblem OF authority.
st. Georges cross on a white ground,
! will be flown from the battle ship
London, the only one of the eight
10000 ton armor clads constructed
during the last few years which will
be present.
The other flag officers will be Vice
Admirals A. X. Wilson and Sir Ger
aid Noel. in the Majestic and the Re-
tenge respectively; Rear Admirals
Sir w. A. Dyke, Acland and Sir
Baldwin Walker. in the Magnificent
and the Resolution, and Rear Admir-
al Pelham Aldrich and Admiral Sir
Michael Culm-Seymour. Admiral
the Honorable Sir Edmund r. FIRE.
mantle, X. A, of the United Kingdom
will also be present.
| 1t is said the King may temporarily
confer ON the Prince of Wales under
special conditions the title of lord
high admiral of the United Kingdom,
position which has for many years
been without commission.
So far 1lS British war ships have
been ordered to take part in the re-
view, including twenty-one battle
ships, but this list is likely to be in
creased, though. perhaps, the aggre-
gate number of ships will be less
than it was In 1897
The ships will be ranged across
Spithead somewhat after the scheme
used in 1897, each line headed by
one of the four fagships of the
channel reserve squadrons. Foreign
war ships will anchor in line by
themselves.
The United States it is understood,
will be represented by the new bat
tleship Illinois and by the cruisers
forming the present European squad
ron, the Chicago. the Albany and the
Nashville.
1t is expected that the gathering of
foreign warships will be greater than
it was in jubilee year
The announcement that the review
coronation has caused much adverse
comment. 1t would seem physical
ly impossible for King Edward and
Queen Alexandria to go through the
fatigues of tn great function on
Thursday, and of the procession thro'
London on Friday and review the
fleet on Saturday
WASHINGTON. DID c., April A.
The Colombian government has at last
submitted to the United States di-
rect and comprehensive proposition
| for the construction of the Panama
canal. This proposition is in the form
of protocol of treaty to be conclu-
ded between the United States and
Colombia, 1t embraces:
/. An entirely new concession to the
United States, irrespective of the old
concession to the Panama Canal com
pany of France.
| 2. The Colombian government con
sents to and legalizes in every way
the sale of the Panama Canal com
pany's property to the United States.
removing all question as to the valid.
ity of the title.
g. Colombia proposes to grant the
United States control, through perpet-
ual lease, of strip of territory amply
wide for canal purposes.
| 4. All questions OF police and sani-
tary control are satisfactorily adjust
ed
5. The proposed treaty takes cogni-
zance of the existing treaty between
the United States and Colombia,
| 4.
serve the freedom of transit through
the isthmus of Panama. and this obli.
cation is continued.
| As to the price asked by the Colon
bian government great secrecy Is
maintained at the state department,
as well as by DR.. Conchas, the Colon
balm minister, and Attorney Cromwell
of New York, representing the Pana-
ma Canal company, who assisted In
preparing the protocol 1t is under
stood. however. that Colombia has
asked for an annual payment OF
| 81 100000 a year, a sum nearly equal
to the estimated difference in cost
cost of maintaining the Nicaragua ca
mails after completion. This price,
however, Is Colombias offer. and may
be regarded as a basis of negotiation
1t will probably be considerably re-
duced before the protocol is signed by
Secretary Hay.
VIENNA. April An Austro-Hun-
garian circles there has been for sew
eral months a growing apprehension
as to the affairs in the Balkan PENN
sula. Macedoia and Albania are Sc
rlously disturbed. The Albanian
question has taken on an acute charac-
ter owing to the economic crisis.
The people cannot find work. There
are no industries in the country and
agriculture has decayed to such an
extent that the principal estates yield
only a tenth of what they formerly
did. BY general consent this state
Of affairs there is due to the hostility
of the Turkish government to all ag-
rlcutural enterprise.
In Macedonia matters are more
threatening. Word has been re-
ceived here that Sarafof of the Mace
donian revolutionary committe is In
communication with the Armenian
revolutionary committee, with view