Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-03-26

advisors President Roosevelt has
| about him have advised him to take
steps towards the annexation Of the
whole isthmns through purchase from
Colombia. They urged him TO do this
at the time when Colombia was hold
ing on on The treaty. Their argu-
ment that the greatest engineering
enterprise IN the world should no.
| be stopped by the territorial control
OF a tenth-ratc power on the Ameri-
can continent President Roosevelt
refused those Influences at that time.
| Would he do so in case OF a new com
plication which threatened to defeat
| the project?
The first Thing Uncle Sam has to
do along the canal route is to clean
up the is.hmus" It will be neces-
sary for the United States to do there
what 1t did in Havana and Santiago
Danish yellow fever and make the
place inhabitable for white men. The
towns at either end Of the route will
be thoroughly cleaned. severed, and
provided with waterwOrks. Every
thing inhabited by human beings viii
be disinfected and whitewashed. The
hospitals VIII be restocked and reno.
waited Yankee doctors and yankee
methods viii be installed. and the
deadly climate effects reduced to
minimum.
In these days OF discussion of mu-
nicipal and government ownership the
fact should not be overlooked that as
soon as the canal negotiations are
completed and the money turned over
to the Panama company, the United
States will become the owner OF
railroad about fifty miles long. worth
about 81 900. 900 The United States
viii operate and own the Panama
railroad, AS well as some steamships
connecting Herewith. There Will be
large signs at appropriate intervals
along the railroad warning the Cen
trail American revolutionists TO look
out for the cars The playful habit
of Colombian dictators of holding up
l-irains viii be promptly discontinued.
The statement has been frequently
made of late that in buying out the
French company the American gov
ernment acquires nothing Of any val
ne except the right 10 dig canal
This Is II great mistake. The prop
erly which the United States Is to
acquire Is worth every dollar the gov
ernment IS to pay for II, and could
not be duplicated for $i0OOOOOO. The
excavation alone-that Is the excava-
tion which Is not filed up and which
can be utilized under the new plans,
Is undoubtedly worth 100000 900. and
In addition to that there Is the raii'
road. the harbors. the lands, the vast
amount of machinery. the great hos
pitala etc Uncle Sam is getting Il
bargain.
JERSEY CITY March 2i-The In
tcrnational Nickel company's stock
holders are in annual meeting today
In Jersey CITY Wall street is con
sidcraoly Interested in the meeting
as the company has not issued n
statement of earnings since Its or
eanizalion The earnings. II Is re.
ported. are enormous.
WASHINGTON, u G.. March "a
Ground exists for the belief that there
Is more In the little presidential boom
Of former Governor David Il Francis
of Missouri. than Is Indicated in the
newspaper paragraphs that have ap-
pearod during the past week. 1t is
learned that The mention Of Mr.. Fran.
els as u presidential possibility is not
a mere compliment on the part of his
friends. nor H. 10 be regarded as n nat.
ural consequence Of the recent pronri
. nonce of the Missouri man has acquir.
ed by reason of The success of his visit
10 Europe In the interest OF The ST
; Louis worlds fair. Of which he is the
president. The launching OF the Fran
els boom. it is now learned by politi
. clans. Is the elimination Of plans that
have been maturing for several years
: and in which several Democratic lead
ers of wide prominence are very much
Interested. The return Of Mr.. Francis
from Europe last week and the giving
, of a banquet in his honor at New
: York was considered by the promoters
Of the movement fitting time to put
out n 'fceler' and ascertain public
opinion in regard to the candidacy oi
: MIR Francis
The story of the inception and
growth of The Francis boom is now
hFiN W. hiA' ~ - H' ''iiti -
Z n former Democratic congressman
from Texas. n man who for years has
T stood high in the councils of his party
and who is one OF those chiefly con
cerned in the movement which has foI
its object the nomination OF David X
/ Francis for the presidency at the
next national convention.
In the summer Of 1900 a considerable
number OF old-timc Democratic leaders
of the South and West were attracted
to Colorado by the meeting OF the Ma
tiunal Irrigation congress At the
conclusion OF the meeting these Dem
ocratic leaders fingered Tor several
days at Colorado Springs and as might
De supposed the recent defeat of Mr.
Bryan and the probable standardbear
er a. the party in 1904 were subjects
of discussion What was at first an
! Informal discussion developed into u
! serious conference and before the
meeting broke up the participants had
az cod among themselves that n con
Servative old-linc Democrat was need
d