Show NICARAGUA t all over this country a thousand times to every intelligent mind the thought arises why dont the forward and build the nicaragua canal t what the nse of dilly dallying pottering around from year to year while the work is still neglected it is necessary it Is national everything elands in its favor nothing against it why dont the work go forward t the reason in plain english is that there are a number of eminent thieves that are not willing to see the enterprise ter prise inaugurated unless they can steal at least a few millions out of it there are a number of legislators who know that there is good stealing in this job if they can get things shaped up to suit their purposes the way things are ran in washington there is a class of men that have always cot the call on anything that has got money in it the members of congress enough of them to impede or embarrass any enterprise stand in with the and money sharks and a general divvy all around is the outcome now if theae thieves whether in congress ir oat would promise and keep their promise not to steal more than ten millions oat of seven ty five millions we should say build the canal and do it as quick as possible for the nation and the commerce of the world need it the very latest little quibble of the thieves is indicated in the following from bradstreets according to washington press dispatches secretary carlisle is ex shortly to render an opinion whether it is advisable to build the kica canal by an issue of bonds or to pay lor the construction in part by a coinage of the in the treasury the question of the charrecter cha recter of the funds be used in building the canal has been under consideration by the special committee which is formulating a pew bill providing lor governmental control of the canal it is believed on the basis of conferences feren ces bad with mr carlisle that be will favor an issuance of bonds and some of the members of the committee fear that if an attempt be made to provide funds for the canals construction by a fresh coinage of silver alie main question will then become so entangled with that of finance that the bill may bo defeated between the contending cont endine factions of the house the committee which is making headway with the bill has decided that the work of construction shall be under the supervision of three engineer officers of the army and that as many others shall be detailed to assist them as the necessities of the case may require it has also been decided that while the canal can be built for a sum not exceeding there should be an issue of stock amounting to of this amount the governia ent will re eatn OOS will be given to costa etca and nicaragua and to the maritime company in payment for their concession and in lieu of all the stock issued by them and all the indebtedness incurred by them no to the time the work was suspended |