Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-05-01

to Captain Wilde Athla-
gon There are no more organized |
bandits in Samar'
WASHINGTON. April 30.-Within |
a day or two President Roosevelt VIII
send to the senate treaties covering
both the isthniian canal routes now
under consideration. The President
favors canal legislation at this ses-
sion, and frequently urges senators to
see to it that bill for this purpose
is passed before adjournment.
A number of leading senators have
assured him that they expect to pass
such bill. barring unexpected com
plications over the Philippine and
Cuban questions. 1t it not improb-
able that in submitting the treaties
the president will write a short mes
sage urging congress to action.
Both of the treaties are considered
satisfactory from the view point of
the United States government. 1t is
not true that either treaty has been
signed. Nor has any protocol been
agreed to. The statement sent out
by the Associated Press to the effect
that the Panama treaty has been
signed by the two governments was
an error.
Secretary Hay has from the first
said to the representatives of the Cen
trail American governments involved
in the two routes that he would sign
no agreement that they should sub
NIT the best terms they were pre-
pered to offer, and that the president
would send their proposals to con-
gress for Such action as it might wish
to take When Congress authorizes
the selection of one or other of the
routes the diplomatic branch of the
government will sign the treaty coy
ering the route decided upon.
BY this method the secretary was
able to cause the rival routes to bid
| against one other. He told the min
listers from Colombia and Nicaragua
and Costa Rica that they must take
the responsibility of naming the terms
and that the route which offered the
better contract might get the canal.
Secretary Hay has been absolutely
| impartial as between the rival routes,
his efforts being confined to securing
the best possible terms from both for
submission to congress.
The two treaties are much alike.
All obstacles of a diplomatic or legal
character are removed from both
routes. Oddly enough, the money
price is substantially the same in
both cases. Colombia asks $1,000
900 cash payment for the Panama
concession. Nicaragua and Costa
Rica ask the same sum for the Mic
aragua route, the former country TAX
ing $6,0O0000 and the latter $1,000
900. The proposed Nicaragua canal
would not actually enter the territory
of Costa Rica, but lands in that coun-
try would be overfiowed by waste
water and Costa Rica demanded pay
ment on that account For the Mica
ragua route an annual payment OF
$50, 900 year is asked in addition to
the s7,000,0O0 payment.
By the Panama treaty an annual
payment is provided for. But at the
end of fourteen years an annual rem
tai thereafter is to be agreed upon
If the two governments cannot agree
the matter is to be left to arbitration
1t is reckoned that at the end of the
fourteen-year period the cannal will
be finished and open to traffic, and
that the sum which the United States
should justly pay can then be intel
ligently determined. 1t is possible ar
| bitrators would not award any furth
er payment, and it is provided in the
treaty that the lump sum S7,OOO,OOC
paid at the outset must be taken into
consideration in fixing the annual pay
ment, if any. This is considered a
very fair arrangement to both coun
tries. If the canal should prove ue
expectedly costly probably the United
States would not be called upon to
pay anything. At any rate there
would be no danger that. an exorbi
tant price would be fixed, as the fifth
arbitrator is to be the presiding mem
Der of the house tribunal.
In some respects the Panama treaty
is considered superior to the Nicara
qua, for in the latter there is no pro
vision for the damages which the
United States may be called upon to
pay the owners of overflowed lands
tne mllllOn uOlldTS 10 SOSld ftIcd 30
ing to that government and not to the
land owners. So far as financial
terms are concerned both treaties are
said to be unobjectionable.
LOS ANGELES, April 30.-After
the arrival of the morning trains to
day it is estimated 1000 visiting wo
men are in the city to attend the Fed
GRAFTON of Women's clubs, which
opens tomorrow in the auditorium
Governor Gage was among todays ar
rivals. as was Miss Buskly and Mrs
Lowe, respectively. head of the ma
tional and state delegations. The
city is gaily decorated with white and
blue Federation colors.
LOS ANGELES. April 30.-Prac
tically all the delegates to the bien
nial convention of the general FEEDER
alton of Womans clubs, have arrived
Everything is ready for the opening
session tomorrow. The credentials
committee opened the register this
morning. Public interest in the con
vention centers on action regarding
reorganization and the color question
The streets are gaily decorated, this