The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-04

Rear Admiral Walker. the president os
the Isthmian Canal Commission. eslled
upon Secretary Hay az the state Dena-,
nent this morning and had conference
with him regarding the reported Offer o.,
lne Fanama Canal Company 10 sell 10
/ interests TO this Government.
! The department has not vet nco-
hciaily advised OF this action on a., -
oi the Panama people, and has knov1e,,,.,
OF IL only through the press despstcbeq
IN consequence the officials tbfnl II in
advisable 10 discuss the probable ,otlo-,
OF TINS Government should anv offer bg
made Although the offer. If .D.Is yrf1t
] no doubt be rendered through +l,e S-e+,
Dep'Ftment. any action with definite re-
S-I.s must be taken BY Congress.
] lhe Isthmian Canal Commission fs r,.
yet dissolved and il may be nereersr- =,
reitF she matter TO that body narbsD.,
\ Tor further survey and supp1er,en.sl =
porI Ihe state Department can act in
'i-e MAJ ''er only IN a clerical capacity.
Panama-s Last Card.
Those most Interested ia canal IeefsIa.
tion are inclined to regard the Panama
oHer as bona fde. and as the last csrt
winch that cor spany has 10 play.
IL IS also fact thar the ora- fs 90
tracting considerable attention aro,,
members OF the Senate and House vbo
are in Washington, and not few -
lhem believe the Ofer should NOT ~,
passed 0y unheeded- In fact. the Panama
project regNrded as dead when Congress
adjourned for the holiday recess. mas s,.f-
denly come 20 life. and bids lair 10 nst-s
hveiy fight. Admiral Walker has ra-
Gently expressed himself in rsvo-abr,
terms toward the Panama Canal since fbs
. oaer was made to sell II for so coo o0o
10 IS now claimed that. had The com
pany named this figure prior TO tho Tina
the Commission compiled its last reDor-
the Panama route would have received a
much stronger. recommendation IN fbs
Commissions findings. Although called
upon TO do SO at that time. II. Hufin tba
president Of the company. failed 10 state
IN explicit terms just what the Panama
stockholders would sell Tor. Instead ba
went on 20 show what the value CT the
eompany's holdings were. which. when
figured up, amounted 20 sos. 900 eco
The Advantages Claimed.
Provided a clear title TO the property
can be had the $4,000 0.o00. added to the
estimate Of Sl43.ece, 0o0. necessary TO com
plete the canal by the Panama route
would make il cost about six millions less
than the estimated expenditure necessary
to build the Nicaragua. This. coupled
with the fact that It could be completed
two years sooner than the Nicaragua
canal and would cost less 20 maintain. is
being used as an argument 20 reopen the
whole question Of routes which was
thought 10 have been practically settled
Regarded n Obstructive Tactics.
Friends or tie Nicaraeua plan. Senator
Morgan and Representative Hepburn. pro-
fczs to entertain no fears for their per
measure, although they believe that the
Panama people aided by the t-ans-coa-
uuentai railroads VIII &c what they can
TO cbsrTLct ITS passage
There is apparently Iittlc opposition to
The Hepburn biz in the House. Il has
been made q special order Tor January e.
and VIII continue so until passed. as none
Of the appropriation bills are ready.