The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-01

cent trip from Pittsburg. He had com
Portable night. and. although he Is stlu
quite weak has condition Is reported 20 be
distinctly improved.
The International Banking Corporation
and the Guarantee Trust Company, both
OF New York. have been designated by the
President as the fiscal agents OF this gov
eminent at Hong Kong and Manila. They
have filed their bonds and they were APP
proved to-day by the solicitor OF the treas
ury-
The views OF the minority members OF
the Senate committee on interoceanic ca
mails OF the canal bill to-day was pre-
scented 70 the Senate by Mr.. Kittredge.
The report advocates the substitution for
the House bill Of the SpOOner bill, leaving
the selection OF routes for an isthmlan
canal TO the President, but il is devoted
largely TO the purpose OF showing that the
Panama route Is preferable 10 the Nicara-
qua route. This contention is based upon
the last report or the Canal Commission.
The claim is made that all the natural al
vantages are with the Panama route not
the least OF which is the comparatively
brief time necessary 10 traverse the canal.
Doubt IS also expressed as 10 whether
right OF way can be secured from Mica
ragua, while IL Is asserted that there are
no legal obstacles in the way OF securing
the Panama COmpanys right OF way. IL
further is contended that from an engi-
UGEflAR STANDPOINT the Gdu1Ild route
Is superior On the point OF the possibility
OF destruction or damage to locks or dams
OF the canal from volcanic eruptiOnS or
from earthquakes the minority assert that
the Nicaragua route is directly in line with
numerous volcanoes, more or less active,
which in the past have wrought great de-
structiOn 10 the surrounding country; that
the entire country through which the
Nicaragua canal route runs has been fre-
queutly disrupted BY violent earthquakes,
while the Panama route has no volcanoes,
frfnf orr haF.r $50
and that the official record of seismic dis
turbances in the last two years is about
one-ienth In number OF those reported In
the vicinity OF the Nicaragua route and
practically nothing in point of intensity or
those felt at the latter place.
XXX
The question Of the succession to the
place in the British embassy here vacated
by the death Of Lord Pauncefote is attract
ing attention in official circles to an unpre-
cedented degree. In the present case there
has not been the slightest hint or sugges-
ton TO indicate the intentions of the Brit
fish government In the matter. This is ex-
planned by the statement that the Foreign
Office officials had such favorable news or
the condition of the late ambassador up TO
the very moment of his death that they
had not felt il necessary 10 even contem-
plate the selection of a successor. The
names OF the persons mentioned in the AS
ISOLATED Press dispatches OF last night are
all favorably received by the officials here,
II
thority that the President will cheerfully
receive any one OF them as persona grata.
The weight Of opinion here is that Michael
Henry Herbert now secretary and minis
ter at Paris, will receive the appointment
as Lord Pauncefote's successor.
XXX
The Navy Department is Withdrawing
the warships sent into the West Indies on
account OF the volcanic eruption and po-
liticaI troubles. United States Minister
Howell. at Port-au-Prince. reports by ca
bic to-day that the situation in Haiti was
such as TO make the further stay there OF
the Topeka unnecessary, so the ship Will
be ordered north, probably TO Port Royal,
which is her headquarters. The Cincin-
natl now at st. Lucia. probably will start
nortnward about the middle OF next week,
coming to Hampton Roads The Dixie is
under orders to sail from Fort de France
Just as soon as she can make ready for
the homeward trip. She will bring north
as q passenger United States Consul Ayme,
who is in need of rest after his eXtraordi-
nary efforts for the relief Of volcano suffer-
erS.