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+The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Great Round World and What Is Going On
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+Title: The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 2, No. 10, March 10, 1898
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+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Sidenote: With the Editor]
+
+While much that is interesting has happened this week in connection with
+the _Maine_ disaster, little can be even surmised as to the final action
+that will be taken by our Government. In our news columns we have given
+such statements as seem worthy of repetition, but we wish our readers to
+remember that unconfirmed news must not be accepted as fact. Careful
+attention to the rumors and reports will, however, enable us to
+discriminate between the reports published for sensational purposes and
+those based upon actual information.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+We have received a number of suggestions from our subscribers concerning
+subjects relative to Current History that they would like to have
+written up in our paper. We are very glad to receive these letters and
+to provide articles to meet the demand. It is a pleasure to us to keep
+in touch with our subscribers, and it is, of course, our desire to give
+them exactly what they want. Let us hear from you on this subject, and
+address your letter to the Assistant Editor.
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+Answers to Correspondents
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+          DEAR EDITOR:
+
+          I would like to hear about flowers and things that
+          grow in the woods. I was in Vermont last summer. I
+          went out in the woods and found a great many
+          mushrooms. There are twelve kinds which grow in
+          Holyoke.
+
+          HOLYOKE, MASS.                            NEWTON R.
+
+Mushrooms will be added to the list. This is the first inquiry about
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+          DEAR NATURALIST:
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+          animals that inhabit our own woods. And I would
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+          helped me in any of the following cases. The
+          summer resort at which I have spent several
+          summers is infested with moles, yet for two years
+          I have tried unsuccessfully to obtain one alive.
+          Last spring I had three young crows, all of which
+          died, not from inattention, but because I did not
+          know how to care for them. Again, I have come
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+          it, and would have had a new addition to my
+          menagerie. At least, I could do this if the
+          animals were simply and plainly described as I
+          suggested.
+
+                                                 G. L. S.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
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+liners. Several of these have made runs of over five hundred miles in a
+day. The new torpedo-boats can outstrip any of the large vessels for
+short distances. Several of them have records of about thirty miles an
+hour. Seals cannot breathe under water; they are obliged to come to the
+surface frequently.
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+In place of quoting our own reviewer in reference to the
+"Thieme-Preusser German and English Dictionary," we quote a more able
+critic, Dr. A. Weiss, Professor of German Language, Woolwich Military
+Academy:
+
+"Its very appearance is inviting. A careful selection of paper and type
+and a judicious arrangement of the work have made it possible to combine
+the two parts in one handy volume for the sake of those who prefer a
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+The new German orthography has been adopted with certain modifications
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+Current History
+
+
+The _Maine_ disaster is to the public almost as much of a mystery as
+ever. Little of absolutely reliable information has been made known, and
+until something is officially stated by the court of inquiry, judgment
+must be suspended.
+
+The court of inquiry began the investigation almost immediately after
+its arrival at Havana. The sittings were held on the lighthouse tender
+_Mangrove_, and lasted for a number of days; the court then adjourned to
+Key West.
+
+The investigation has been a secret one throughout, and though the
+numerous correspondents have done their best to obtain information, very
+few facts have been ascertained; and fact and fiction have been so mixed
+in the newspaper accounts that it is not safe to accept as final any of
+the statements.
+
+In some foreign papers it has been hinted that the disaster resulted
+from an accident due to lack of discipline on board the vessel. The
+utter falseness of this statement is shown by the facts. Just think of a
+crew, or what was left of it, mustering without confusion on the deck of
+a sinking, burning vessel, and this vessel likely to be blown to pieces
+at any moment! Could any better evidence of perfect discipline and
+heroism be given? Every man took his place without comment; each order
+was given quietly and coolly, and obeyed with precision. Is it possible
+that an accident could have happened on that ship through lack of
+discipline?
+
+Of course, many of the newspaper accounts have more or less foundation
+in fact, for no effort is spared by their correspondents to be the first
+to ascertain and report the truth. The general impression now seems to
+be that no explosion in the ship originated the disaster.
+
+One New York paper stated that the most important evidence was given by
+an officer of the _Fern_, who is said to have discovered that the keel
+and armor-plates of the _Maine_ had been driven upward, this proving in
+his opinion that the explosion must have occurred under the vessel.
+
+The correspondent of this paper also said that the ten-inch and six-inch
+magazines were upset and hurled from their places in opposite
+directions, and added that the forward boilers were overturned and
+wrecked. There were no fires under these boilers at the time of the
+explosion. Fires were under the after boilers only.
+
+He added, that from the discoveries of the divers there was every
+indication that the explosion came from a point beneath the keel, just
+forward of the conning-tower, and that this explosion drove keel,
+plates, and ribs almost to the surface, the main force of the explosion
+having been exerted on the port side of the vessel.
+
+According to this report, the ascertained facts, collectively, indicate
+that the contents of the reserve six-inch magazine were exploded by the
+first explosion, and that there was no explosion in either of the other
+two magazines. In the reserve magazine was stowed twenty-five hundred
+pounds of powder, in copper tanks, each of which contained two hundred
+pounds.
+
+Several of these tanks have been found by the divers, all in crushed and
+shapeless masses. It is important to note that in the six-inch and
+ten-inch tanks recovered the excelsior used for packing the charges
+shows no injury from flame or gases.
+
+The powder stowed in the six-inch reserve magazine was used for saluting
+purposes only. The magazine itself appears to have been utterly
+destroyed, only a few traces being left to show the spot where it was
+once located.
+
+The under part of the ten-inch magazine is wholly inaccessible to
+divers. In the upper part is lightly wedged a mass of powder cylinders,
+too heavy for divers to extricate, but apparently containing unexploded
+charges of powder.
+
+The Dow torpedo-tube of the _Maine_ has been located in the wreck. It
+lies in the d�bris forward, submerged several feet under water. The
+writer adds that these are the facts as he has obtained them from
+sources that he believes to be entirely trustworthy and authentic.
+
+The careful way in which the statement is worded shows how uncertain has
+been the information relative to the testimony before the board of
+inquiry. As a matter of fact, on the day when this article is being
+written we are very much in the dark as to what information the inquiry
+is really developing. The secrecy maintained by the board is, of course,
+very necessary, for at this time it is most important that, until the
+facts in the case are absolutely established, our Government should do
+its best to keep back any news tending to inflame public opinion. An
+unconsidered and hasty step by our authorities in this matter might
+plunge us into war. It will be time enough for us to think of war when
+we know beyond a reasonable doubt that we have been injured by Spain and
+that Spain refuses to make amends for the loss. Even if the _Maine_ was
+blown up by a mine, that does not by any means prove that the Spanish
+Government was guilty of the dastardly act. If Spain does what is right
+toward redeeming the loss, we will have no just cause for a declaration
+of war, and our Government will without doubt use every honorable means
+to avoid a conflict.
+
+In connection with the _Maine_ disaster there was no greater example of
+heroism than that of the chaplain, the Rev. John P. Chidwick,--"Father
+John," as the sailors call him.
+
+From the first he has devoted himself night and day to his
+work--spending part of his time with the poor fellows maimed and dying
+in the hospital, making their hours of suffering brighter, and from this
+work turning to that still more difficult task, the identification of
+the dead. He was one of the last to leave the vicinity of the wreck that
+terrible night. It was only after the last sailor had been picked up
+that he went ashore, and only then because he could be of assistance to
+the poor fellows who were suffering. Greater heroism is required to face
+such scenes of suffering and death as he had to face, than is necessary
+to storm a fortress in time of battle. His name will never be forgotten.
+
+Captain Sigsbee, too, has shown a wonderful amount of self-command in
+this time of great trial. Cool and deliberate at the moment of the
+disaster, he gave his orders with absolute self-possession, doing the
+very best that could be done to save his ship and men. The magazines
+were flooded to prevent further damage, and every available step was
+taken with as much judgment as if he had had the same terrible
+experience many times before. His first reports were worded with the
+greatest care, for had he let slip one ill-advised remark it might have
+plunged this country at once into the horrors of war. You will remember
+his despatch, and how he advised the country to await facts before
+forming a judgment. This despatch did more than anything else toward
+making the proper investigation possible, and the final action will in
+consequence be based upon facts carefully ascertained and deliberately
+considered.
+
+The latest news with regard to the movements of the board of inquiry is
+that it went to Key West for a few days only, and with the intention of
+returning to Havana for further sittings.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+On February 23d, Secretary of War Long completed arrangements with the
+Merritt and Chapman Wrecking Company, of New York city, and with the
+Boston Towboat Company, to undertake to raise the _Maine_. It was agreed
+that they were to be paid $1,371 a day for their work, $871 a day for
+the use of their regular appliances, and $500 a day in addition for the
+use of the great floating derrick _Monarch_. On the delivery in New York
+of the hull of the wrecked vessel, $100,000 will be paid. It is,
+however, provided in the contract that the total cost of the work shall
+not exceed $200,000.
+
+The question as to the amount of the indemnity to be paid for the
+destruction of the _Maine_, in case Spain is held liable for the
+disaster, has occasioned considerable comment in the press. It has been
+asserted that the Government should demand at least $10,000,000, and
+even so large an amount as $30,000,000 has by some been suggested as the
+proper sum to be asked. The ship itself cost about $3,000,000, and the
+fittings several millions more. The indemnity should, of course, cover
+not only the material loss of the vessel, but the loss of life and the
+injury done to our Government.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+The divers at work on the wreck of the _Maine_ have been steadily
+hampered by the difficult situation of the vessel. In the first place,
+the hull is sinking into the mud at the rate of a foot a day, and a week
+after the disaster the divers had to wade through mud up to their
+waists. Then, too, the water is so dirty that they can hardly see below
+the surface.
+
+Nevertheless, they have succeeded in bringing up many valuables, among
+others the paymaster's safe containing $2,700.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+The opinion seems to be growing that we may never be able to discover
+the cause of the disaster. The fact that the forward half of the ship
+has been completely destroyed adds probability to this view. The after
+half, however, is reported to be practically intact.
+
+As for the submarine mines, it may be that their existence will also
+remain problematical. A prominent naval officer has explained that such
+mines consist merely of big metal cases filled with gun-cotton, and that
+their explosion would blow them into atoms.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+In spite of our sensational newspapers, which had done their best to
+spread the "war scare," our country has acted in a thoroughly sensible
+and praiseworthy manner in relation to the disaster of the _Maine_. The
+best of our newspapers, moreover, had also shown a willingness to avoid
+sensational news for the sake of encouraging peace. This shows that we
+are a much less aggressive nation than we have hitherto been thought to
+be.
+
+In this connection it is worth while calling the attention of the
+readers of THE GREAT ROUND WORLD to the immense influence that our
+newspapers may exert at a time like this. If all of the papers had
+behaved as disgracefully as some have done, we might now be really on
+the verge of war.
+
+In other words, it is of the highest importance to us as a nation, with
+an absolutely free press, to have for journalists men and women who
+possess not only ability, but character and discretion as well. So much
+that was false was published in some of the papers that their reputation
+for reliability has been entirely lost, and now no one pays very much
+attention to what they say. They have certainly now a well-established
+reputation as monumental liars, and this reputation will stick to them
+for a long time to come.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+In the minds of the public the question as to whether the _Maine_ was
+blown up by accident or design seems to have reduced itself to the
+question whether the harbor of Havana is fortified with subterranean
+mines.
+
+On this point some curious evidence has been presented by an American
+citizen who has just returned from Cuba, where he has been for two years
+in the employ of a large importing house. His name is J. P. Sherman, and
+he is a native of Chicago. In an interview recently published in a New
+York paper, he stated that it is a fact well known to residents of
+Havana that its harbor was fortified with both torpedo and submarine
+mines by order of General Weyler. Early last spring Captain-General
+Weyler engaged the services of Charles A. Crandal, an American torpedo
+expert, formerly a member of the crew of the United States ship _San
+Francisco_, to lay out the mine and torpedo service of the harbor of
+Havana. Crandal worked at night, and during the time that he was in the
+service of the Spanish Government he placed ten mines and seven
+torpedoes in the harbor.
+
+Crandal went to Havana in the latter part of 1895, and was employed by
+his firm as a packer. He stated that he had served as a marine and diver
+on the United States cruiser _San Francisco_, while Capt. W. T. Sampson,
+now president of the _Maine_ board of inquiry, was in command of that
+vessel.
+
+Crandal left their employ in May of last year, and soon after said that
+he had entered General Weyler's employ and was working on mines and
+torpedoes.
+
+When General Weyler left Havana the map showing the location of these
+mines and torpedoes was transferred to the custody of a spy, known
+throughout Havana as Captain del Pedrio, who was seen on more than one
+occasion on board the battle-ship _Maine_ in his capacity as captain of
+the harbor police.
+
+The mines and torpedoes were connected with an electric firing plant in
+the magazine diagonally across the channel from Morro Castle, and it
+would have been one of the easiest things in the world for one of the
+spies to have placed the switch and blown the _Maine_ out of the water.
+
+Weyler received in July or August a consignment of ten large casks,
+which Sherman himself saw in the Custom-House shed. Crandal told him
+that these contained mines, which he claimed were to be placed on the
+west side of the island to prevent filibustering. When Crandal had
+completed his work of placing the mines and torpedoes in the harbor he
+was retained in the Spanish service, but when General Weyler was
+recalled he took Crandal to Madrid with him.
+
+In contradiction of Sherman's statement, one of the Madrid newspapers
+which is known to express the views of General Weyler declares that it
+has the authority of one of the chiefs of the army, supposed to be
+Weyler himself, for saying that there are no submarine mines beneath the
+harbor of Havana.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: THE GOVERNOR'S PALACE AT HAVANA.]
+
+After staying for only a few days in the harbor of New York, the
+_Vizcaya_ quietly sailed away to Havana.
+
+Her departure was a great relief to our Government, not because she was
+a menace to the safety of New York, but because it was feared that harm
+might come to her while she was in American waters.
+
+The presence of the vessel, however, in the greatest of our ports at so
+critical a time made the War Department realize the importance of
+protecting New York more carefully. So the United States monitor
+_Terror_ was sent to New York harbor and will remain there for the
+present. Work is being pushed on other war-vessels that are in the
+shipyards for repair or in process of construction, as it is quite
+possible that we may need our whole strength at any time.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+Last week we referred to the report that a strong feeling was growing in
+Washington in favor of putting an end to the Cuban war by having the
+United States purchase Cuba.
+
+The report has reached Spain and has brought out the following despatch
+from a correspondent in Madrid:
+
+"I have it on the highest authority that Spain will never, no matter
+what government is in power, consider any such suggestion or any
+compromise in Cuba beyond the broad measure of autonomy drafted by the
+liberal government.
+
+"This is an absolute, irrevocable decision. People who suggest anything
+else are only wasting time and arousing unfounded hopes in the minds of
+the rebels."
+
+Spain's feeling whenever mention is made of possible interference in
+Cuba by another power was lately shown by the indignation expressed in
+Madrid at the report that Bismarck wanted the war to be settled by
+arbitration. The Spanish Premier, Se�or Sagasta, refused to believe the
+rumor, and declared that "No one would dare to propose such an
+absurdity," and that "No Spanish government would listen to or dream of
+such a proposal."
+
+In view of this news, the present attitude of Congress toward Cuba is by
+no means reassuring. Many of the Republican Congressmen are strongly in
+favor of passing the Senate resolution recognizing the belligerent
+rights of the Cuban insurgents. This resolution was "shelved" some time
+ago by being referred to the House Committee of Foreign Affairs. So warm
+is the sentiment in favor of Cuba throughout the country, that many
+members of the House of Representatives are said to believe that they
+must pass a definite measure in support of the insurgents before
+Congress adjourns.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+It is reported that Consul-General Lee has been quietly advising the
+American families in Havana to leave Cuba. On the other hand, we have
+good authority for the statement that the captains of the American ships
+in the harbor of Havana have been informed by our Government that they
+are in no danger, and may, with assurance of safety, remain in the
+harbor.
+
+This is an example of the contradictory news that is constantly coming
+to us from Cuba.
+
+The fact remains, however, that there is in Havana a strong
+anti-American feeling. The Spaniards seem to believe that we are not
+sincere in our declarations that we do not want to interfere in the war
+or to secure possession of the island.
+
+The friends of General Weyler seem to be particularly hostile to us. It
+is said that, in case the destruction of the _Maine_ is found to have
+been caused by a plot, they will join forces with the other enemies of
+the United States in Cuba and attack the Americans in Havana.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+On February 26th, while King George of Greece was riding through the
+streets of Athens with his daughter, the Princess Maria, two men fired
+several shots at him. The driver of his carriage whipped up the horses
+and the King escaped injury. One of the footmen was wounded in the arm.
+
+King George displayed great bravery. As soon as the first shot was fired
+he rose from his seat and stood between the Princess and the would-be
+assassins.
+
+It is supposed that the attack was due to the unpopularity which the
+King acquired among many of his subjects during the late war between
+Greece and Turkey. The King's escape, however, was made the cause of
+great rejoicing and thanksgiving in Athens. From all parts of the
+civilized world, too, telegrams of congratulation were sent to him.
+
+King George is the second son of the King of Denmark, and brother of the
+Princess of Wales. He was born in Denmark in 1845, and was elected in
+1863 by the National Assembly at Athens to fill the vacancy in the
+Greek throne. Four years later he married the Grand Duchess Olga, niece
+of the late Emperor Alexander II. of Russia.
+
+Until the Gr�co-Turkish war broke out, King George was one of the most
+popular monarchs in Europe. He believed in a liberal form of government
+and he lived in a very simple and democratic style. His wife, too, was
+highly esteemed for her fine character and abilities. She soon became
+known for her great love of the sea, and she is said to be the only
+woman in any navy in the world who holds a commission as admiral.
+
+When, about a year ago, King George defied Turkey and the great powers
+of Europe in his brave defence of Crete, and actually went to war with a
+power vastly stronger than his own little kingdom, he was applauded for
+his courage in nearly every country of the civilized world. It was even
+thought that Greece was on the verge of winning back her old glory.
+
+But the result proved to be a bitter disappointment. The Greeks were
+utterly routed, and King George and Crown Prince Constantine, his son,
+were accused of having shamefully mismanaged the war. At one time it
+looked as if the royal family would be driven from Greece. It was
+reported also that King George intended to abdicate.
+
+Since the close of the war, however, the King has appeared in some
+measure to have strengthened his position in Athens. The attempt on his
+life, however, suggests that the feeling against him among his people
+must still be strong. It is reported that during the last few months
+his life has been repeatedly threatened.
+
+Two days after the attack was made on the King, one of his assailants,
+while being searched for, gave himself up.
+
+He proved to be an ignorant man named Karditza. It is thought that his
+mind had been inflamed against King George by the severe criticisms made
+on the King by some of the more violent newspapers in Athens. He has
+made a confession showing that a conspiracy was formed by a political
+society against the King's life.
+
+A dynamite-bomb was discovered by the police near the spot where the
+shooting took place.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+England has maintained her firm position with regard to her claims in
+Western Africa. She has informed France most emphatically that she does
+not propose to be interfered with there as she was by the French
+colonists in Madagascar.
+
+She has practically persuaded France to agree that she shall have
+absolute control of the Niger River. This means that the river will be
+kept open to the commerce of the whole world.
+
+It is said that at first Monsieur Hanotaux, the French foreign minister,
+did not believe that Lord Salisbury would maintain his position in the
+matter, and that this belief encouraged him to send the French troops
+into Western Africa. But, with the assistance of Mr. Chamberlain, who is
+a shrewd diplomatist as well as a man of nerve, Lord Salisbury held
+firmly to his point.
+
+It is now known that the difficulties have been practically settled, and
+that France, though she has secured some concessions, has practically
+backed down in favor of England.
+
+Nothing pleases the English more than to have their own way against the
+French. The English and the French have been natural enemies for
+generations. The feeling of the French toward the English is even more
+bitter than their hostility to the Germans.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+The Chinese loan, about which we have heard so many different reports,
+has at last been definitely granted by a combination of English and
+German capital. The loan has been described as "semi-private," but this
+does not prevent it from being considered a distinct success for Lord
+Salisbury's negotiations, though regret is naturally felt in England
+that Germany should have a share in it. As a result of the loan, England
+has secured new concessions from China, which greatly strengthen her
+influence in Chinese territory and place her in a stronger position from
+which to insist upon her policy of open ports.
+
+The news comes by cable that China has agreed to allow the control of
+the imperial maritime customs to be placed in the hands of a British
+subject "so long as the British trade with China exceeds that of any
+other powers." As the British trade is now reported to be nearly ten
+times as great as that of any other power, there is no immediate
+prospect of a change.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+The sentence of Zola to a year's imprisonment and to the payment of a
+fine of $600 has been only the beginning of extraordinary proceedings in
+France, resulting from his trial.
+
+Colonel Picquart, who has been a strong champion of ex-Captain Dreyfus,
+has been expelled from the French army without a pension, and he is also
+for three years to be constantly watched by the police.
+
+Furthermore, the papers and the public men who have been conspicuous in
+their defence of Zola and of Dreyfus have been warned to cease their
+agitation. Even some of the foreign correspondents have received hints
+from the governmental authorities that if they are not more careful in
+their statements with regard to the Dreyfus case, they will be obliged
+to leave the country.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+It is hard to believe that such a state of affairs can exist in a
+civilized country. The position of the French Government has been so
+clearly defined, however, by the French Premier, Monsieur M�line, that
+it is plain the French republic has for a time become almost a
+despotism, ruled by a tyrant known as the French army, which is, of
+course, the cause of all the trouble. In the Chamber of Deputies the
+other day Monsieur M�line remarked:
+
+"After military justice civil justice has declared itself. It has
+proclaimed that the members of the court-martial were honest men, who
+obeyed their consciences. The Zola trial has ended the confusion made by
+those who presumed to put themselves above the laws of the country.
+Those who appeared in court were not there as subordinates of the
+Minister of War, but as individual witnesses under nobody's orders.
+
+"Certain generals may have been led on too far, but they were led on by
+the defence. One general no doubt spoke a word too much, but remember
+the accusations that were flung in his face. They ascribed to officers
+hidden intentions to undermine our institutions, but the French army
+cannot be an army of one man. There is not a single officer capable of
+an attempt against the country, for our officers have other dreams."
+
+From this speech it is plain that the French Government is exerting its
+power to crush the present movement in favor of Dreyfus. But those who
+have followed the Zola trial carefully and impartially are convinced
+that the Government will fail. What the result will be, no one can tell.
+But there are many who believe that one result will be a revolution
+ending in the overthrow of the republic.
+
+This, however, is an extreme view.
+
+No one really believes that Zola will be kept in prison for a year, even
+if he does go there. He himself has borne his sentence like a hero, and
+is willing to accept it without an appeal. His lawyer, however, and his
+friends will do their utmost to save him from suffering so gross an
+injustice.
+
+Even if Zola were guilty of libelling the army, his intentions were so
+honorable and unselfish that any fair court of justice could not have
+failed to have acquitted him, or at most to have given him merely a
+nominal punishment.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+It is plain that behind the Zola case there lurks a very deep feeling
+against the Jews. It is thought by students of French life at the
+present time, that this is the real cause of the terrible bitterness of
+the French people against ex-Captain Dreyfus and his defenders. They
+believe that the Dreyfus party represents the Jews of France, for whom
+they have an intense hatred.
+
+It should be explained here that the Jews have acquired an immense power
+in France, as they have, indeed, all over Europe. They are the great
+financiers of the world, and their power is so extensive that it has
+created the alarm and jealousy and malice now finding expression in
+Paris.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+The Government of France is now in so dangerous a situation that there
+is a good deal of discussion as to what will happen in case the republic
+is overthrown.
+
+The President of the republic, F�lix Faure, is popular throughout
+France, but he has hardly strength enough with the people to become a
+great leader. A few months ago he won enthusiastic approval by the skill
+with which he arranged his visit to the Emperor of Russia, and by the
+dignity and simplicity which he displayed during that visit.
+
+President Faure is essentially a man of the people. For many years he
+has been prominent in the commercial and the political life of France,
+and he has always been a champion of the people's rights. But he is not
+the kind of leader that would appeal strongly to the army, and, as we
+have seen, the army practically controls France at the present moment.
+
+Consequently, if a revolution were to take place in Paris as a result of
+the Dreyfus affair, it would probably bring forward a popular military
+man as a candidate for leadership. Such a man is to be found in General
+Boisdeffre, who figured in the Zola trial and made a bombastic speech
+glorifying the army.
+
+A revolution would also, of course, bring up the rival claims in France
+of the Royalist and the Napoleonic parties.
+
+The Royalist party is at present headed by the young Duke of Orleans,
+who thus far has done very little to distinguish himself. In the event
+of a crisis, however, France might recall the fact that a few years ago
+the Duke, though exiled from his country, as all the pretenders to the
+French throne have been in recent years, forced his way into Paris and
+demanded that he be given the right to join the army. This was a very
+youthful and theatrical attempt to excite the enthusiasm of the French
+people. It failed, however, for the republican Government succeeded in
+placing the Duke in a rather ridiculous position. He was kept in prison
+for a few months, and then quietly released.
+
+The Bonapartist party has for leader Prince Napoleon Victor Jerome
+Bonaparte, grandson of Prince Jerome, youngest brother of Napoleon the
+First.
+
+Prince Victor has had almost no chance of making himself known to the
+world, and at the present time his chances of succeeding to the throne
+of France seem very slight.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+Our Government has been quietly making provision for strengthening our
+navy and coast defences in case of war.
+
+This fact does not mean that the governmental authorities believe that
+war is sure to break out. It means simply that they are taking
+precautions to be prepared for any circumstances which may arise.
+
+The Department of the Navy has been hampered by being obliged to wait
+for the approval of Congress before it can carry out certain important
+work. It has, however, lately put two more vessels in commission without
+the approval of Congress and on its own responsibility. They are the
+monitor _Miantonomoh_ and the harbor-defence ram _Katahdin_.
+
+Since the disaster to the _Maine_, the Government has received a great
+number of applications for the regular army and for the naval service.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+During the past few months some very rich "finds" have been made in the
+Klondike, and a great deal of excitement has been created there. The
+facilities for carrying on the work are now greater than they have
+previously been, and to this fact is attributed the new discoveries.
+
+If the latest reports are to be credited, the gold region is proving to
+be as valuable as it was thought to be during the first excitement.
+Nevertheless, it is only the few who win great profits, while the
+majority suffer.
+
+The Canadian Government is taking an active interest in the Klondike,
+and it will probably undertake before long to have surveys made to
+discover the best route from the interior of Canada to the Yukon, and
+will also have the Mackenzie-River route improved. Sir Wilfrid Laurier
+has lately expressed the belief that there are gold regions in the Rocky
+Mountains yet to be discovered.
+
+Our Government has several questions to settle with Canada, arising out
+of the conflict of opinion regarding the boundaries between the American
+and the Canadian Klondike. These are likely to be settled, however, in a
+perfectly friendly way.
+
+We continue to hear reports of suffering among the miners, and the
+Government is doing its best to provide relief. The best relief it can
+provide, however, is to keep out of the gold regions those who are not
+sufficiently provided with supplies to keep them alive for a long
+period.
+
+An American correspondent from Dawson City has lately given a gloomy
+picture of the way affairs are managed in the gold regions. The Canadian
+Government, he claims, is doing more for the miners than our own
+authorities. The Canadian mail service, for example, is much better than
+our own. Throughout the Klondike, governmental discipline seems to be
+very poor. Most of the money used is United States money, but the
+store-keepers and the owners of saloons do their best to keep it out of
+circulation; they naturally find gold more profitable. According to the
+correspondent, the miners are the men who are making the smallest
+profits in the gold regions for this very reason, as the store-keepers
+have their own methods of measuring the gold and estimating its value.
+No doubt by next summer banks will be established where miners may
+exchange their gold, at full value, for money.
+
+
+
+
+Progress
+
+Invention and Discovery
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
+
+The Nicaragua Canal has been so often referred to lately that it will
+prove interesting to our readers to know more about this project and
+what its successful completion will mean to the maritime nations of the
+world, and especially to the United States.
+
+After Columbus had discovered America and it was known that the Indies
+had not been reached, but that a new continent barred the way, the early
+discoverers sought a short route past this continent. Hudson, Baffin,
+and others sought this route in the North, and others tried every
+available opening in both North and South America, but of course
+unsuccessfully, as it was soon known that no such route existed.
+
+It must be remembered that the expeditions sailing to the new continent
+had no knowledge of it geographically. It is hard to understand now,
+maps are so familiar to all of us now, and we can in a moment call up
+the shape of the continents, that then they had no knowledge of the
+Western hemisphere except what could be obtained by their ships slowly
+crawling along the coasts.
+
+It was not unnatural, therefore, when they sailed into what we now call
+the Gulf of Mexico and observed how far west they went before coming to
+land, that they should expect to find the passage there.
+
+When you look at the map that we print herewith, you will see that it is
+but a short step--for the mind--from the strait that was not found to
+the idea of connecting the two oceans by a manufactured strait or canal.
+Much more than a century ago the suggestion was made, and ever since
+efforts have been made to build such a canal.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+The Panama Railroad, a regular steam railroad for passengers and
+freight, was built across the narrow part of the Isthmus, as indicated
+in the map, in 1850 to 1855, and at that time negotiations were
+definitely entered into looking toward the construction of a canal.
+
+Ferdinand de Lesseps, a Frenchman, who made himself famous by building
+the Suez Canal, organized a company in France, and work was commenced on
+the Panama route. His plan was to construct what is known as a sea-level
+canal across the very narrow part of the Isthmus (see map). "Sea level"
+means that it was to be merely a cut in which the water would be all the
+way at the same level--an open clear waterway from one ocean to the
+other. This proved impracticable on account of engineering difficulties
+and the crossing of the Chagres River, and in 1887 it was decided that
+it could only be built with locks.
+
+The system of using locks allows the water in different parts of the
+canal to be at different levels. This is done by closing both ends of
+each section of the canal with gates; a second pair of gates is placed a
+short distance beyond, and the space between these is called a "lock."
+If a vessel is to be taken into a section of the canal higher than that
+from which she has come, she goes into the lock; water is then let into
+this lock from the higher level by opening a water-gate until enough has
+entered to float the vessel up to the level of the higher section of the
+canal; the gates before the vessel are then opened and she passes out
+into the new section. If she is to be taken to a lower section, the
+reverse of this operation accomplishes this: the water is let out until
+she is on the lower level.
+
+[Illustration: ROUTE OF NICARAGUA CANAL.]
+
+Mr. Eiffel, the engineer who designed the great tower in Paris which has
+his name, designed locks for the Panama Canal, but in March, 1889, work
+was stopped on account of lack of money.
+
+How extravagant an operation this canal was, is told by the figures. Two
+hundred and fifty millions of dollars were spent, and only one hundred
+and forty millions' worth of work can be shown for it. This great
+difference created a scandal throughout France, especially as the poorer
+French people had been led to invest in canal shares, in the belief that
+they would yield great profit.
+
+The Nicaragua Canal plan is a very different one. The distance across
+the Isthmus at the point chosen for this route is much greater than for
+the Panama Canal, and yet there are fewer difficulties in the way.
+Although the route is one hundred and seventy miles long, there will
+have to be only twenty-seven miles of actual canal and only six locks.
+This is on account of the use of Nicaragua Lake and the rivers. The lake
+is the largest of any lying between the Great Lakes of the United States
+and Lake Titicaca in Peru.
+
+The route, as laid out after many exploring expeditions have been sent
+to Nicaragua, is: From Greytown on the Caribbean Sea to the San Juan
+River by canal, through this river to the lake, through the lake a
+distance of over sixty miles in clear open water, then by the Lajas
+River and by canal to the Pacific Coast at Brito. It will be seen that
+about seventy-five miles of the course is in the rivers and over sixty
+miles in the lake. Of course the waterway of the rivers will have to be
+improved, but the cost of this is small compared to making an entirely
+new cutting. The engineering expeditions have been over every inch of
+the route to be traversed, and have made thorough examination both of
+the surface conditions and of the formation of the soil, etc.
+
+All engineers who have investigated the project unite in believing it
+thoroughly practical and not subject to any extraordinary difficulties.
+
+It was at first planned that the United States Government should build
+and control this canal, but a bill for this purpose was vetoed by
+President Cleveland on account of the conditions named by the Government
+of Nicaragua.
+
+In 1889 a private company was formed to undertake the work, but this
+company has since failed. It is now hoped that bills can be passed and
+financial arrangements made which will enable this company to finish the
+work and the United States to control the canal. The estimated cost of
+this canal is $150,000,000, and, as General Tracy said in his speech,
+the saving, etc., will more than compensate the Government for the
+outlay.
+
+The importance of having this waterway joining the two great oceans has
+long been recognized and is easily seen. The distance from New York to
+San Francisco, when vessels have to go all the way around South America,
+is about fourteen thousand eight hundred miles. If they could pass
+through a canal at the Isthmus it would be reduced to under five
+thousand, or about one-third of the distance. Think of the saving in
+time and money that this would mean!
+
+The great advantages of such a plan are evident in a moment.
+
+We have referred to the speech of General Tracy, who, you will remember,
+was, during President Harrison's administration, Secretary of the Navy.
+In that speech he stated that, were this canal completed, we would need
+to have but one navy where now we practically must have two,--one to
+guard the Atlantic coast and one the Pacific coast.
+
+If the canal were open, vessels of our navy could be sent from one coast
+to the other in a very short time.
+
+Moreover, the canal would make trade with the East--China, Japan,
+etc.--much more direct than now, and, because the voyage would be easier
+and quicker, greatly increase that trade.
+
+It has been said that the nation that controls such a canal will hold
+the "key to the Pacific," and with the considerations of our shipping
+interests, and the desirability of having our war-ships easily
+transferable from one coast to the other, and our great expanse of
+country, it would seem that the United States should control it.
+
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+
+          No.   _1st Reader Grade._
+
+          2. �sop's Fables.--1.
+          3. �sop's Fables.--2.
+          11. Selections from �sop.--1.
+          12. Selections from �sop.--2.
+          73. Story of the Buds.
+          74. What Annie Saw.
+
+          _2d Reader Grade._
+
+          1. Grimm's Fairy Tales.--1.
+          4. Grimm's Fairy Tales.--2.
+          7. Little Red Riding Hood.
+          8. Jack and the Beanstalk.
+          9. Story of Bryant.
+          13. Selections from Grimm.--1.
+          14. Selections from Grimm.--2.
+          20. Stories from Garden and Field. I.
+          21. Stories from Garden and Field. II.
+          25. Story of Columbus.
+          26. Story of Israel Putnam.
+          27. Story of William Penn.
+          28. Story of Washington.
+          29. Story of Franklin.
+          30. Story of Webster.
+          31. Story of Lincoln.
+          35. Story of Lowell.
+          36. Story of Tennyson.
+          42. Story of Whittier.
+          43. Story of Cooper.
+          44. Story of Fulton.
+          45. Story of the Pilgrims.
+          46. Story of the Boston Tea Party.
+          48. Story of Eli Whitney.
+          60. Story of Edison.
+          61. Story of Hawthorne.
+          62. Story of S. F. B. Morse.
+          63. Story of Louisa M. Alcott.
+          64. Story of James Watt.
+          68. Story of the Norsemen.
+          69. Puss in Boots.
+          70. Story of Stevenson.
+          71. Story of Irving.
+          72. Story of Pocahontas.
+
+          No. _3d Reader Grade._
+
+          15. Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Irving).
+          16. Rip Van Winkle, Etc. (Irving).
+          17. Philip of Pokanoket, Etc. (Irving).
+          18. The Voyage, Etc. (Irving).
+          22. Hawthorne's Golden Touch.
+          23. Hawthorne's Three Golden Apples.
+          24. Hawthorne's Miraculous Pitcher.
+          32. King of the Golden River (Ruskin).
+          33. The Chim�ra (Hawthorne).
+          34. Paradise of Children (Hawthorne).
+          41. Evangeline (Longfellow).
+          47. Rab and His Friends.
+          50. Christmas Eve, Etc. (Irving).
+
+          _4th Reader Grade._
+
+          5. Story of Macbeth.
+          19. The Deserted Village (Goldsmith).
+          37. Othello, Etc. (Lamb).
+          38. The Tempest, Etc. (Lamb).
+          39. We Are Seven, Etc. (Wadsworth).
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+Title: The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 2, No. 10, March 10, 1898
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+
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+
+<p class="figcenter"><img src="images/title.png" alt="THE GREAT ROUND WORLD AND WHAT IS GOING ON IN IT" title="THE GREAT ROUND WORLD AND WHAT IS GOING ON IN IT" /></p>
+
+<div class='center'><b>Vol. II., No 10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MARCH 10, 1898 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Whole No. 70</b></div>
+
+<div class='center'><b>Copyright, 1898, by <span class="smcap">The Great Round World</span> Publishing Company.</b></div>
+
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+</div>
+
+<p>While much that is interesting has happened
+this week in connection with the
+<i>Maine</i> disaster, little can be even surmised
+as to the final action that will be taken by
+our Government. In our news columns
+we have given such statements as seem
+worthy of repetition, but we wish our readers to remember
+that unconfirmed news must not be accepted
+as fact. Careful attention to the rumors and reports
+will, however, enable us to discriminate between the
+reports published for sensational purposes and those
+based upon actual information.</p>
+
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+
+<p>We have received a number of suggestions from
+our subscribers concerning subjects relative to
+Current History that they would like to have written
+up in our paper. We are very glad to receive these
+letters and to provide articles to meet the demand.
+It is a pleasure to us to keep in touch with our subscribers,
+and it is, of course, our desire to give them
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_290" id="Page_290">[Pg 290]</a></span>exactly what they want. Let us hear from you on
+this subject, and address your letter to the Assistant
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+
+<h2>Answers to Correspondents</h2>
+
+
+<div class="blockquot"><span class="smcap">Dear Editor:</span>
+
+<p>I would like to hear about flowers and things that grow
+in the woods. I was in Vermont last summer. I went
+out in the woods and found a great many mushrooms.
+There are twelve kinds which grow in Holyoke.</p></div>
+
+<div class="blockquot">
+<span class="smcap">Holyoke, Mass. &nbsp;  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  &nbsp; &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;       Newton R.</span><br />
+</div>
+
+<p>Mushrooms will be added to the list. This is the
+first inquiry about them. "<span class="smcap">Naturalist.</span>"</p>
+
+
+<div class="blockquot"><span class="smcap">Dear Naturalist:</span>
+
+<p>I second the motion, made in the last number of
+<span class="smcap">The Great Round World</span> by Willard P. M., to have
+a book telling how to catch, tame, and care for animals
+that inhabit our own woods. And I would suggest
+that these animals be simply described. We
+boys who are interested in our animals and birds are
+in great need of such a book; it would have helped
+me in any of the following cases. The summer resort
+at which I have spent several summers is infested
+with moles, yet for two years I have tried unsuccessfully
+to obtain one alive. Last spring I had three
+young crows, all of which died, not from inattention,
+but because I did not know how to care for them.
+Again, I have come across animals that I could not
+find a name for. For instance, last summer I came
+across two animals, one that resembled a shrew, an<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_291" id="Page_291">[Pg 291]</a></span>other
+that looked somewhat like a mouse. Now if I
+had had a book like this proposed one on hand,
+I would simply have looked up its habits, would
+have found its name, would have known how to tame
+and feed it, and would have had a new addition to
+my menagerie. At least, I could do this if the animals
+were simply and plainly described as I suggested.</p>
+
+<div class='right'>
+G. L. S.<br /><br /><br />
+</div></div>
+
+
+
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+
+
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+to this country appointed? by whom? and how are
+our foreign ministers appointed? and what is their
+salary?"</p>
+
+<p>Foreign ministers are appointed by the head of the
+Government, and generally until their successor is
+appointed. Our ministers are appointed by the
+President; their salaries differ according to the importance
+of their position.</p><p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_292" id="Page_292">[Pg 292]</a></span></p>
+
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+Academy:</p>
+
+<p>"Its very appearance is inviting. A careful selection
+of paper and type and a judicious arrangement
+of the work have made it possible to combine the two
+parts in one handy volume for the sake of those who
+prefer a foreign dictionary in that form. All literary
+requirements of our time have been considered.
+Without injury to the etymological point of view, the
+meanings of a word are grouped according to their
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+obsolete meanings can be distinguished at a glance
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+
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+
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+</div>
+
+<h2>Current History</h2>
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 138px;">
+<img src="images/tb2.png" width="138" height="16" alt="Divider" title="Divider" />
+</div>
+
+<p>The <i>Maine</i> disaster is to the public almost as
+much of a mystery as ever. Little of absolutely
+reliable information has been made known, and until
+something is officially stated by the court of inquiry,
+judgment must be suspended.</p>
+
+<p>The court of inquiry began the investigation almost
+immediately after its arrival at Havana. The sittings
+were held on the lighthouse tender <i>Mangrove</i>, and
+lasted for a number of days; the court then adjourned
+to Key West.</p>
+
+<p>The investigation has been a secret one throughout,
+and though the numerous correspondents have done
+their best to obtain information, very few facts have
+been ascertained; and fact and fiction have been so
+mixed in the newspaper accounts that it is not safe to
+accept as final any of the statements.</p>
+
+<p>In some foreign papers it has been hinted that the
+disaster resulted from an accident due to lack of discipline
+on board the vessel. The utter falseness of
+this statement is shown by the facts. Just think of
+a crew, or what was left of it, mustering without confusion
+on the deck of a sinking, burning vessel, and
+this vessel likely to be blown to pieces at any moment!
+Could any better evidence of perfect discipline
+and heroism be given? Every man took his
+place without comment; each order was given quietly
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_294" id="Page_294">[Pg 294]</a></span>and coolly, and obeyed with precision. Is it possible
+that an accident could have happened on that ship
+through lack of discipline?</p>
+
+<p>Of course, many of the newspaper accounts have
+more or less foundation in fact, for no effort is spared
+by their correspondents to be the first to ascertain and
+report the truth. The general impression now seems
+to be that no explosion in the ship originated the
+disaster.</p>
+
+<p>One New York paper stated that the most important
+evidence was given by an officer of the <i>Fern</i>, who
+is said to have discovered that the keel and armor-plates
+of the <i>Maine</i> had been driven upward, this
+proving in his opinion that the explosion must have
+occurred under the vessel.</p>
+
+<p>The correspondent of this paper also said that the
+ten-inch and six-inch magazines were upset and hurled
+from their places in opposite directions, and added
+that the forward boilers were overturned and wrecked.
+There were no fires under these boilers at the time of
+the explosion. Fires were under the after boilers
+only.</p>
+
+<p>He added, that from the discoveries of the divers
+there was every indication that the explosion came
+from a point beneath the keel, just forward of the
+conning-tower, and that this explosion drove keel,
+plates, and ribs almost to the surface, the main force
+of the explosion having been exerted on the port side
+of the vessel.</p>
+
+<p>According to this report, the ascertained facts, collectively,
+indicate that the contents of the reserve six-inch
+magazine were exploded by the first explosion,
+and that there was no explosion in either of the other
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_295" id="Page_295">[Pg 295]</a></span>two magazines. In the reserve magazine was stowed
+twenty-five hundred pounds of powder, in copper
+tanks, each of which contained two hundred pounds.</p>
+
+<p>Several of these tanks have been found by the
+divers, all in crushed and shapeless masses. It is
+important to note that in the six-inch and ten-inch
+tanks recovered the excelsior used for packing the
+charges shows no injury from flame or gases.</p>
+
+<p>The powder stowed in the six-inch reserve magazine
+was used for saluting purposes only. The magazine
+itself appears to have been utterly destroyed,
+only a few traces being left to show the spot where it
+was once located.</p>
+
+<p>The under part of the ten-inch magazine is wholly
+inaccessible to divers. In the upper part is lightly
+wedged a mass of powder cylinders, too heavy for
+divers to extricate, but apparently containing unexploded
+charges of powder.</p>
+
+<p>The Dow torpedo-tube of the <i>Maine</i> has been located
+in the wreck. It lies in the d&eacute;bris forward,
+submerged several feet under water. The writer adds
+that these are the facts as he has obtained them from
+sources that he believes to be entirely trustworthy
+and authentic.</p>
+
+<p>The careful way in which the statement is worded
+shows how uncertain has been the information relative
+to the testimony before the board of inquiry.
+As a matter of fact, on the day when this article
+is being written we are very much in the dark
+as to what information the inquiry is really developing.
+The secrecy maintained by the board is, of
+course, very necessary, for at this time it is most important
+that, until the facts in the case are absolutely
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_296" id="Page_296">[Pg 296]</a></span>established, our Government should do its best to
+keep back any news tending to inflame public opinion.
+An unconsidered and hasty step by our authorities
+in this matter might plunge us into war. It will
+be time enough for us to think of war when we know
+beyond a reasonable doubt that we have been injured
+by Spain and that Spain refuses to make amends for
+the loss. Even if the <i>Maine</i> was blown up by a mine,
+that does not by any means prove that the Spanish
+Government was guilty of the dastardly act. If Spain
+does what is right toward redeeming the loss, we will
+have no just cause for a declaration of war, and our
+Government will without doubt use every honorable
+means to avoid a conflict.</p>
+
+<p>In connection with the <i>Maine</i> disaster there was no
+greater example of heroism than that of the chaplain,
+the Rev. John P. Chidwick,&mdash;"Father John," as the
+sailors call him.</p>
+
+<p>From the first he has devoted himself night and
+day to his work&mdash;spending part of his time with the
+poor fellows maimed and dying in the hospital, making
+their hours of suffering brighter, and from this
+work turning to that still more difficult task, the
+identification of the dead. He was one of the last to
+leave the vicinity of the wreck that terrible night. It
+was only after the last sailor had been picked up that
+he went ashore, and only then because he could be of
+assistance to the poor fellows who were suffering.
+Greater heroism is required to face such scenes of
+suffering and death as he had to face, than is necessary
+to storm a fortress in time of battle. His name
+will never be forgotten.</p>
+
+<p>Captain Sigsbee, too, has shown a wonderful amount
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_297" id="Page_297">[Pg 297]</a></span>of self-command in this time of great trial. Cool and
+deliberate at the moment of the disaster, he gave his
+orders with absolute self-possession, doing the very
+best that could be done to save his ship and men.
+The magazines were flooded to prevent further damage,
+and every available step was taken with as much
+judgment as if he had had the same terrible experience
+many times before. His first reports were
+worded with the greatest care, for had he let slip one
+ill-advised remark it might have plunged this country
+at once into the horrors of war. You will remember
+his despatch, and how he advised the country to await
+facts before forming a judgment. This despatch did
+more than anything else toward making the proper
+investigation possible, and the final action will in
+consequence be based upon facts carefully ascertained
+and deliberately considered.</p>
+
+<p>The latest news with regard to the movements of
+the board of inquiry is that it went to Key West for
+a few days only, and with the intention of returning
+to Havana for further sittings.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 300px;">
+<img src="images/tb.png" width="300" height="16" alt="Divider" title="Divider" />
+</div>
+
+
+<p>On February 23d, Secretary of War Long completed
+arrangements with the Merritt and Chapman
+Wrecking Company, of New York city, and with
+the Boston Towboat Company, to undertake to raise
+the <i>Maine</i>. It was agreed that they were to be paid
+$1,371 a day for their work, $871 a day for the use of
+their regular appliances, and $500 a day in addition
+for the use of the great floating derrick <i>Monarch</i>.
+On the delivery in New York of the hull of the
+wrecked vessel, $100,000 will be paid. It is, how<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_298" id="Page_298">[Pg 298]</a></span>ever,
+provided in the contract that the total cost of
+the work shall not exceed $200,000.</p>
+
+<p>The question as to the amount of the indemnity to
+be paid for the destruction of the <i>Maine</i>, in case Spain
+is held liable for the disaster, has occasioned considerable
+comment in the press. It has been asserted that
+the Government should demand at least $10,000,000,
+and even so large an amount as $30,000,000 has by
+some been suggested as the proper sum to be asked.
+The ship itself cost about $3,000,000, and the fittings
+several millions more. The indemnity should, of
+course, cover not only the material loss of the vessel,
+but the loss of life and the injury done to our Government.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 300px;">
+<img src="images/tb.png" width="300" height="16" alt="Divider" title="Divider" />
+</div>
+
+
+<p>The divers at work on the wreck of the <i>Maine</i>
+have been steadily hampered by the difficult
+situation of the vessel. In the first place, the hull is
+sinking into the mud at the rate of a foot a day, and
+a week after the disaster the divers had to wade
+through mud up to their waists. Then, too, the
+water is so dirty that they can hardly see below the
+surface.</p>
+
+<p>Nevertheless, they have succeeded in bringing up
+many valuables, among others the paymaster's safe
+containing $2,700.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 300px;">
+<img src="images/tb.png" width="300" height="16" alt="Divider" title="Divider" />
+</div>
+
+
+<p>The opinion seems to be growing that we may
+never be able to discover the cause of the disaster.
+The fact that the forward half of the ship has
+been completely destroyed adds probability to this
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_299" id="Page_299">[Pg 299]</a></span>view. The after half, however, is reported to be practically
+intact.</p>
+
+<p>As for the submarine mines, it may be that their
+existence will also remain problematical. A prominent
+naval officer has explained that such mines consist
+merely of big metal cases filled with gun-cotton,
+and that their explosion would blow them into atoms.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 300px;">
+<img src="images/tb.png" width="300" height="16" alt="Divider" title="Divider" />
+</div>
+
+
+<p>In spite of our sensational newspapers, which had
+done their best to spread the "war scare," our
+country has acted in a thoroughly sensible and praiseworthy
+manner in relation to the disaster of the <i>Maine</i>.
+The best of our newspapers, moreover, had also shown
+a willingness to avoid sensational news for the sake of
+encouraging peace. This shows that we are a much
+less aggressive nation than we have hitherto been
+thought to be.</p>
+
+<p>In this connection it is worth while calling the attention
+of the readers of <span class="smcap">The Great Round World</span> to
+the immense influence that our newspapers may exert
+at a time like this. If all of the papers had behaved
+as disgracefully as some have done, we might
+now be really on the verge of war.</p>
+
+<p>In other words, it is of the highest importance to us
+as a nation, with an absolutely free press, to have for
+journalists men and women who possess not only
+ability, but character and discretion as well. So much
+that was false was published in some of the papers
+that their reputation for reliability has been entirely
+lost, and now no one pays very much attention to what
+they say. They have certainly now a well-established
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_300" id="Page_300">[Pg 300]</a></span>reputation as monumental liars, and this reputation
+will stick to them for a long time to come.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 300px;">
+<img src="images/tb.png" width="300" height="16" alt="Divider" title="Divider" />
+</div>
+
+
+<p>In the minds of the public the question as to whether
+the <i>Maine</i> was blown up by accident or design
+seems to have reduced itself to the question whether
+the harbor of Havana is fortified with subterranean
+mines.</p>
+
+<p>On this point some curious evidence has been presented
+by an American citizen who has just returned
+from Cuba, where he has been for two years in the
+employ of a large importing house. His name is
+J. P. Sherman, and he is a native of Chicago. In
+an interview recently published in a New York paper,
+he stated that it is a fact well known to residents of
+Havana that its harbor was fortified with both torpedo
+and submarine mines by order of General
+Weyler. Early last spring Captain-General Weyler
+engaged the services of Charles A. Crandal, an American
+torpedo expert, formerly a member of the crew
+of the United States ship <i>San Francisco</i>, to lay out
+the mine and torpedo service of the harbor of Havana.
+Crandal worked at night, and during the time that he
+was in the service of the Spanish Government he
+placed ten mines and seven torpedoes in the harbor.</p>
+
+<p>Crandal went to Havana in the latter part of 1895,
+and was employed by his firm as a packer. He stated
+that he had served as a marine and diver on the
+United States cruiser <i>San Francisco</i>, while Capt. W.
+T. Sampson, now president of the <i>Maine</i> board of
+inquiry, was in command of that vessel.</p><p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_301" id="Page_301">[Pg 301]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>Crandal left their employ in May of last year, and
+soon after said that he had entered General Weyler's
+employ and was working on mines and torpedoes.</p>
+
+<p>When General Weyler left Havana the map showing
+the location of these mines and torpedoes was
+transferred to the custody of a spy, known throughout
+Havana as Captain del Pedrio, who was seen on
+more than one occasion on board the battle-ship
+<i>Maine</i> in his capacity as captain of the harbor police.</p>
+
+<p>The mines and torpedoes were connected with an
+electric firing plant in the magazine diagonally across
+the channel from Morro Castle, and it would have
+been one of the easiest things in the world for one of
+the spies to have placed the switch and blown the
+<i>Maine</i> out of the water.</p>
+
+<p>Weyler received in July or August a consignment
+of ten large casks, which Sherman himself saw in the
+Custom-House shed. Crandal told him that these
+contained mines, which he claimed were to be placed
+on the west side of the island to prevent filibustering.
+When Crandal had completed his work of placing the
+mines and torpedoes in the harbor he was retained in
+the Spanish service, but when General Weyler was
+recalled he took Crandal to Madrid with him.</p>
+
+<p>In contradiction of Sherman's statement, one of the
+Madrid newspapers which is known to express the
+views of General Weyler declares that it has the authority
+of one of the chiefs of the army, supposed to
+be Weyler himself, for saying that there are no submarine
+mines beneath the harbor of Havana.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 300px;">
+<img src="images/tb.png" width="300" height="16" alt="Divider" title="Divider" />
+</div>
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_302" id="Page_302">[Pg 302]</a></span></p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 400px;">
+<img src="images/illus-018.png" width="400" height="239" alt="THE GOVERNOR&#39;S PALACE AT HAVANA." title="THE GOVERNOR&#39;S PALACE AT HAVANA." />
+<span class="caption">THE GOVERNOR&#39;S PALACE AT HAVANA.</span>
+</div><p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_303" id="Page_303">[Pg 303]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>After staying for only a few days in the harbor
+of New York, the <i>Vizcaya</i> quietly sailed away
+to Havana.</p>
+
+<p>Her departure was a great relief to our Government,
+not because she was a menace to the safety of
+New York, but because it was feared that harm might
+come to her while she was in American waters.</p>
+
+<p>The presence of the vessel, however, in the greatest
+of our ports at so critical a time made the War Department
+realize the importance of protecting New York
+more carefully. So the United States monitor <i>Terror</i>
+was sent to New York harbor and will remain
+there for the present. Work is being pushed on other
+war-vessels that are in the shipyards for repair or in
+process of construction, as it is quite possible that
+we may need our whole strength at any time.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 300px;">
+<img src="images/tb.png" width="300" height="16" alt="Divider" title="Divider" />
+</div>
+
+
+<p>Last week we referred to the report that a strong
+feeling was growing in Washington in favor of
+putting an end to the Cuban war by having the United
+States purchase Cuba.</p>
+
+<p>The report has reached Spain and has brought
+out the following despatch from a correspondent in
+Madrid:</p>
+
+<p>"I have it on the highest authority that Spain will
+never, no matter what government is in power, consider
+any such suggestion or any compromise in Cuba
+beyond the broad measure of autonomy drafted by
+the liberal government.</p>
+
+<p>"This is an absolute, irrevocable decision. People
+who suggest anything else are only wasting time and
+arousing unfounded hopes in the minds of the rebels."</p><p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_304" id="Page_304">[Pg 304]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>Spain's feeling whenever mention is made of possible
+interference in Cuba by another power was lately
+shown by the indignation expressed in Madrid at the
+report that Bismarck wanted the war to be settled by
+arbitration. The Spanish Premier, Se&ntilde;or Sagasta,
+refused to believe the rumor, and declared that "No
+one would dare to propose such an absurdity," and
+that "No Spanish government would listen to or
+dream of such a proposal."</p>
+
+<p>In view of this news, the present attitude of Congress
+toward Cuba is by no means reassuring. Many
+of the Republican Congressmen are strongly in favor
+of passing the Senate resolution recognizing the belligerent
+rights of the Cuban insurgents. This resolution
+was "shelved" some time ago by being referred
+to the House Committee of Foreign Affairs. So
+warm is the sentiment in favor of Cuba throughout
+the country, that many members of the House of
+Representatives are said to believe that they must
+pass a definite measure in support of the insurgents
+before Congress adjourns.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 300px;">
+<img src="images/tb.png" width="300" height="16" alt="Divider" title="Divider" />
+</div>
+
+
+<p>It is reported that Consul-General Lee has been
+quietly advising the American families in Havana
+to leave Cuba. On the other hand, we have good authority
+for the statement that the captains of the
+American ships in the harbor of Havana have been
+informed by our Government that they are in no danger,
+and may, with assurance of safety, remain in the
+harbor.</p>
+
+<p>This is an example of the contradictory news that
+is constantly coming to us from Cuba.</p><p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_305" id="Page_305">[Pg 305]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>The fact remains, however, that there is in Havana
+a strong anti-American feeling. The Spaniards seem
+to believe that we are not sincere in our declarations
+that we do not want to interfere in the war or to
+secure possession of the island.</p>
+
+<p>The friends of General Weyler seem to be particularly
+hostile to us. It is said that, in case the destruction
+of the <i>Maine</i> is found to have been caused
+by a plot, they will join forces with the other enemies
+of the United States in Cuba and attack the Americans
+in Havana.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 300px;">
+<img src="images/tb.png" width="300" height="16" alt="Divider" title="Divider" />
+</div>
+
+
+<p>On February 26th, while King George of Greece
+was riding through the streets of Athens with
+his daughter, the Princess Maria, two men fired several
+shots at him. The driver of his carriage whipped
+up the horses and the King escaped injury. One of
+the footmen was wounded in the arm.</p>
+
+<p>King George displayed great bravery. As soon as
+the first shot was fired he rose from his seat and stood
+between the Princess and the would-be assassins.</p>
+
+<p>It is supposed that the attack was due to the unpopularity
+which the King acquired among many of
+his subjects during the late war between Greece and
+Turkey. The King's escape, however, was made the
+cause of great rejoicing and thanksgiving in Athens.
+From all parts of the civilized world, too, telegrams
+of congratulation were sent to him.</p>
+
+<p>King George is the second son of the King of Denmark,
+and brother of the Princess of Wales. He was
+born in Denmark in 1845, and was elected in 1863 by
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_306" id="Page_306">[Pg 306]</a></span>the National Assembly at Athens to fill the vacancy
+in the Greek throne. Four years later he married the
+Grand Duchess Olga, niece of the late Emperor Alexander
+II. of Russia.</p>
+
+<p>Until the Gr&aelig;co-Turkish war broke out, King
+George was one of the most popular monarchs in
+Europe. He believed in a liberal form of government
+and he lived in a very simple and democratic
+style. His wife, too, was highly esteemed for her
+fine character and abilities. She soon became known
+for her great love of the sea, and she is said to be the
+only woman in any navy in the world who holds a
+commission as admiral.</p>
+
+<p>When, about a year ago, King George defied Turkey
+and the great powers of Europe in his brave
+defence of Crete, and actually went to war with a
+power vastly stronger than his own little kingdom,
+he was applauded for his courage in nearly every
+country of the civilized world. It was even thought
+that Greece was on the verge of winning back her
+old glory.</p>
+
+<p>But the result proved to be a bitter disappointment.
+The Greeks were utterly routed, and King
+George and Crown Prince Constantine, his son, were
+accused of having shamefully mismanaged the war.
+At one time it looked as if the royal family would be
+driven from Greece. It was reported also that King
+George intended to abdicate.</p>
+
+<p>Since the close of the war, however, the King has
+appeared in some measure to have strengthened his
+position in Athens. The attempt on his life, however,
+suggests that the feeling against him among his
+people must still be strong. It is reported that dur<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_307" id="Page_307">[Pg 307]</a></span>ing
+the last few months his life has been repeatedly
+threatened.</p>
+
+<p>Two days after the attack was made on the King,
+one of his assailants, while being searched for, gave
+himself up.</p>
+
+<p>He proved to be an ignorant man named Karditza.
+It is thought that his mind had been inflamed against
+King George by the severe criticisms made on the
+King by some of the more violent newspapers in
+Athens. He has made a confession showing that a
+conspiracy was formed by a political society against
+the King's life.</p>
+
+<p>A dynamite-bomb was discovered by the police
+near the spot where the shooting took place.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 300px;">
+<img src="images/tb.png" width="300" height="16" alt="Divider" title="Divider" />
+</div>
+
+
+<p>England has maintained her firm position with
+regard to her claims in Western Africa. She
+has informed France most emphatically that she does
+not propose to be interfered with there as she was
+by the French colonists in Madagascar.</p>
+
+<p>She has practically persuaded France to agree that
+she shall have absolute control of the Niger River.
+This means that the river will be kept open to the
+commerce of the whole world.</p>
+
+<p>It is said that at first Monsieur Hanotaux, the
+French foreign minister, did not believe that Lord
+Salisbury would maintain his position in the matter,
+and that this belief encouraged him to send the French
+troops into Western Africa. But, with the assistance
+of Mr. Chamberlain, who is a shrewd diplomatist as
+well as a man of nerve, Lord Salisbury held firmly to
+his point.</p><p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_308" id="Page_308">[Pg 308]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>It is now known that the difficulties have been practically
+settled, and that France, though she has secured
+some concessions, has practically backed down in favor
+of England.</p>
+
+<p>Nothing pleases the English more than to have
+their own way against the French. The English and
+the French have been natural enemies for generations.
+The feeling of the French toward the English is even
+more bitter than their hostility to the Germans.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 300px;">
+<img src="images/tb.png" width="300" height="16" alt="Divider" title="Divider" />
+</div>
+
+
+<p>The Chinese loan, about which we have heard so
+many different reports, has at last been definitely
+granted by a combination of English and German
+capital. The loan has been described as "semi-private,"
+but this does not prevent it from being
+considered a distinct success for Lord Salisbury's
+negotiations, though regret is naturally felt in England
+that Germany should have a share in it. As a
+result of the loan, England has secured new concessions
+from China, which greatly strengthen her influence
+in Chinese territory and place her in a stronger
+position from which to insist upon her policy of
+open ports.</p>
+
+<p>The news comes by cable that China has agreed to
+allow the control of the imperial maritime customs to
+be placed in the hands of a British subject "so long
+as the British trade with China exceeds that of any
+other powers." As the British trade is now reported
+to be nearly ten times as great as that of any other
+power, there is no immediate prospect of a change.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 300px;">
+<img src="images/tb.png" width="300" height="16" alt="Divider" title="Divider" />
+</div>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_309" id="Page_309">[Pg 309]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>The sentence of Zola to a year's imprisonment
+and to the payment of a fine of $600 has been
+only the beginning of extraordinary proceedings in
+France, resulting from his trial.</p>
+
+<p>Colonel Picquart, who has been a strong champion
+of ex-Captain Dreyfus, has been expelled from the
+French army without a pension, and he is also for
+three years to be constantly watched by the police.</p>
+
+<p>Furthermore, the papers and the public men who
+have been conspicuous in their defence of Zola and of
+Dreyfus have been warned to cease their agitation.
+Even some of the foreign correspondents have received
+hints from the governmental authorities that if
+they are not more careful in their statements with regard
+to the Dreyfus case, they will be obliged to leave
+the country.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 300px;">
+<img src="images/tb.png" width="300" height="16" alt="Divider" title="Divider" />
+</div>
+
+
+<p>It is hard to believe that such a state of affairs can
+exist in a civilized country. The position of the
+French Government has been so clearly defined, however,
+by the French Premier, Monsieur M&eacute;line, that
+it is plain the French republic has for a time become
+almost a despotism, ruled by a tyrant known as the
+French army, which is, of course, the cause of all the
+trouble. In the Chamber of Deputies the other day
+Monsieur M&eacute;line remarked:</p>
+
+<p>"After military justice civil justice has declared
+itself. It has proclaimed that the members of the
+court-martial were honest men, who obeyed their consciences.
+The Zola trial has ended the confusion
+made by those who presumed to put themselves above
+the laws of the country. Those who appeared in
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_310" id="Page_310">[Pg 310]</a></span>court were not there as subordinates of the Minister
+of War, but as individual witnesses under nobody's
+orders.</p>
+
+<p>"Certain generals may have been led on too far,
+but they were led on by the defence. One general no
+doubt spoke a word too much, but remember the accusations
+that were flung in his face. They ascribed
+to officers hidden intentions to undermine our institutions,
+but the French army cannot be an army of one
+man. There is not a single officer capable of an attempt
+against the country, for our officers have other
+dreams."</p>
+
+<p>From this speech it is plain that the French Government
+is exerting its power to crush the present
+movement in favor of Dreyfus. But those who have
+followed the Zola trial carefully and impartially are
+convinced that the Government will fail. What the
+result will be, no one can tell. But there are many
+who believe that one result will be a revolution ending
+in the overthrow of the republic.</p>
+
+<p>This, however, is an extreme view.</p>
+
+<p>No one really believes that Zola will be kept in
+prison for a year, even if he does go there. He himself
+has borne his sentence like a hero, and is willing
+to accept it without an appeal. His lawyer, however,
+and his friends will do their utmost to save him from
+suffering so gross an injustice.</p>
+
+<p>Even if Zola were guilty of libelling the army, his
+intentions were so honorable and unselfish that any
+fair court of justice could not have failed to have acquitted
+him, or at most to have given him merely a
+nominal punishment.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 300px;">
+<img src="images/tb.png" width="300" height="16" alt="Divider" title="Divider" />
+</div>
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_311" id="Page_311">[Pg 311]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>It is plain that behind the Zola case there lurks a
+very deep feeling against the Jews. It is thought
+by students of French life at the present time, that
+this is the real cause of the terrible bitterness of the
+French people against ex-Captain Dreyfus and his
+defenders. They believe that the Dreyfus party
+represents the Jews of France, for whom they have an
+intense hatred.</p>
+
+<p>It should be explained here that the Jews have acquired
+an immense power in France, as they have,
+indeed, all over Europe. They are the great financiers
+of the world, and their power is so extensive
+that it has created the alarm and jealousy and malice
+now finding expression in Paris.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 300px;">
+<img src="images/tb.png" width="300" height="16" alt="Divider" title="Divider" />
+</div>
+
+
+<p>The Government of France is now in so dangerous
+a situation that there is a good deal of discussion
+as to what will happen in case the republic is
+overthrown.</p>
+
+<p>The President of the republic, F&eacute;lix Faure, is popular
+throughout France, but he has hardly strength
+enough with the people to become a great leader. A
+few months ago he won enthusiastic approval by the
+skill with which he arranged his visit to the Emperor
+of Russia, and by the dignity and simplicity
+which he displayed during that visit.</p>
+
+<p>President Faure is essentially a man of the people.
+For many years he has been prominent in the commercial
+and the political life of France, and he has
+always been a champion of the people's rights. But
+he is not the kind of leader that would appeal strongly
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_312" id="Page_312">[Pg 312]</a></span>to the army, and, as we have seen, the army practically
+controls France at the present moment.</p>
+
+<p>Consequently, if a revolution were to take place in
+Paris as a result of the Dreyfus affair, it would probably
+bring forward a popular military man as a candidate
+for leadership. Such a man is to be found in
+General Boisdeffre, who figured in the Zola trial and
+made a bombastic speech glorifying the army.</p>
+
+<p>A revolution would also, of course, bring up the
+rival claims in France of the Royalist and the Napoleonic
+parties.</p>
+
+<p>The Royalist party is at present headed by the
+young Duke of Orleans, who thus far has done very
+little to distinguish himself. In the event of a crisis,
+however, France might recall the fact that a few years
+ago the Duke, though exiled from his country, as all
+the pretenders to the French throne have been in recent
+years, forced his way into Paris and demanded
+that he be given the right to join the army. This
+was a very youthful and theatrical attempt to excite
+the enthusiasm of the French people. It failed, however,
+for the republican Government succeeded in
+placing the Duke in a rather ridiculous position. He
+was kept in prison for a few months, and then quietly
+released.</p>
+
+<p>The Bonapartist party has for leader Prince Napoleon
+Victor Jerome Bonaparte, grandson of Prince
+Jerome, youngest brother of Napoleon the First.</p>
+
+<p>Prince Victor has had almost no chance of making
+himself known to the world, and at the present time
+his chances of succeeding to the throne of France
+seem very slight.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 300px;">
+<img src="images/tb.png" width="300" height="16" alt="Divider" title="Divider" />
+</div>
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_313" id="Page_313">[Pg 313]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>Our Government has been quietly making provision
+for strengthening our navy and coast defences
+in case of war.</p>
+
+<p>This fact does not mean that the governmental authorities
+believe that war is sure to break out. It
+means simply that they are taking precautions to be
+prepared for any circumstances which may arise.</p>
+
+<p>The Department of the Navy has been hampered by
+being obliged to wait for the approval of Congress
+before it can carry out certain important work. It
+has, however, lately put two more vessels in commission
+without the approval of Congress and on its own
+responsibility. They are the monitor <i>Miantonomoh</i>
+and the harbor-defence ram <i>Katahdin</i>.</p>
+
+<p>Since the disaster to the <i>Maine</i>, the Government
+has received a great number of applications for the
+regular army and for the naval service.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 300px;">
+<img src="images/tb.png" width="300" height="16" alt="Divider" title="Divider" />
+</div>
+
+
+<p>During the past few months some very rich
+"finds" have been made in the Klondike, and a
+great deal of excitement has been created there. The
+facilities for carrying on the work are now greater
+than they have previously been, and to this fact is
+attributed the new discoveries.</p>
+
+<p>If the latest reports are to be credited, the gold
+region is proving to be as valuable as it was thought to
+be during the first excitement. Nevertheless, it is only
+the few who win great profits, while the majority suffer.</p>
+
+<p>The Canadian Government is taking an active interest
+in the Klondike, and it will probably undertake
+before long to have surveys made to discover the
+best route from the interior of Canada to the Yukon,
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_314" id="Page_314">[Pg 314]</a></span>and will also have the Mackenzie-River route improved.
+Sir Wilfrid Laurier has lately expressed the
+belief that there are gold regions in the Rocky Mountains
+yet to be discovered.</p>
+
+<p>Our Government has several questions to settle
+with Canada, arising out of the conflict of opinion regarding
+the boundaries between the American and the
+Canadian Klondike. These are likely to be settled,
+however, in a perfectly friendly way.</p>
+
+<p>We continue to hear reports of suffering among the
+miners, and the Government is doing its best to provide
+relief. The best relief it can provide, however,
+is to keep out of the gold regions those who are not
+sufficiently provided with supplies to keep them alive
+for a long period.</p>
+
+<p>An American correspondent from Dawson City has
+lately given a gloomy picture of the way affairs are
+managed in the gold regions. The Canadian Government,
+he claims, is doing more for the miners
+than our own authorities. The Canadian mail service,
+for example, is much better than our own.
+Throughout the Klondike, governmental discipline
+seems to be very poor. Most of the money used is
+United States money, but the store-keepers and the
+owners of saloons do their best to keep it out of circulation;
+they naturally find gold more profitable.
+According to the correspondent, the miners are the
+men who are making the smallest profits in the gold
+regions for this very reason, as the store-keepers
+have their own methods of measuring the gold and
+estimating its value. No doubt by next summer
+banks will be established where miners may exchange
+their gold, at full value, for money.</p><p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_315" id="Page_315">[Pg 315]</a></span></p>
+
+
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 300px;">
+<img src="images/tb.png" width="300" height="16" alt="Divider" title="Divider" />
+</div>
+
+
+<div class='center'>
+<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="Progress">
+<tr><td align='left'><h2>Progress</h2></td><td align='left'><h2>Invention<br />
+and Discovery</h2></td></tr>
+</table></div>
+
+
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 138px;">
+<img src="images/tb2.png" width="138" height="16" alt="Divider" title="Divider" />
+</div>
+
+
+<hr style='width: 45%;' />
+
+<h3>THE NICARAGUA CANAL.</h3>
+
+<p>The Nicaragua Canal has been so often referred
+to lately that it will prove interesting to our
+readers to know more about this project and what its
+successful completion will mean to the maritime nations
+of the world, and especially to the United States.</p>
+
+<p>After Columbus had discovered America and it was
+known that the Indies had not been reached, but that
+a new continent barred the way, the early discoverers
+sought a short route past this continent. Hudson,
+Baffin, and others sought this route in the North, and
+others tried every available opening in both North
+and South America, but of course unsuccessfully, as
+it was soon known that no such route existed.</p>
+
+<p>It must be remembered that the expeditions sailing
+to the new continent had no knowledge of it geographically.
+It is hard to understand now, maps are so
+familiar to all of us now, and we can in a moment call
+up the shape of the continents, that then they had no
+knowledge of the Western hemisphere except what
+could be obtained by their ships slowly crawling along
+the coasts.</p>
+
+<p>It was not unnatural, therefore, when they sailed
+into what we now call the Gulf of Mexico and observed
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_316" id="Page_316">[Pg 316]</a></span>how far west they went before coming to land, that
+they should expect to find the passage there.</p>
+
+<p>When you look at the map that we print herewith,
+you will see that it is but a short step&mdash;for the mind&mdash;from
+the strait that was not found to the idea of
+connecting the two oceans by a manufactured strait
+or canal. Much more than a century ago the suggestion
+was made, and ever since efforts have been made
+to build such a canal.</p>
+
+<div class="figleft" style="width: 212px;">
+<img src="images/map1.png" width="212" height="250" alt="map" title="map" />
+</div>
+
+<p>The Panama Railroad, a regular steam railroad for
+passengers and freight, was built across the narrow
+part of the Isthmus, as indicated in the map, in 1850
+to 1855, and at
+that time negotiations
+were definitely
+entered into
+looking toward the
+construction of a
+canal.</p>
+
+<p>Ferdinand de
+Lesseps, a Frenchman,
+who made
+himself famous by
+building the Suez
+Canal, organized a
+company in
+France, and work
+was commenced on
+the Panama route. His plan was to construct what
+is known as a sea-level canal across the very narrow
+part of the Isthmus (see map). "Sea level" means
+that it was to be merely a cut in which the water
+would be all the way at the same level&mdash;an open clear
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_317" id="Page_317">[Pg 317]</a></span>waterway from one ocean to the other. This proved
+impracticable on account of engineering difficulties
+and the crossing of the Chagres River, and in 1887 it
+was decided that it could only be built with locks.</p>
+
+<p>The system of using locks allows the water in different
+parts of the canal to be at different levels.
+This is done by closing both ends of each section of
+the canal with gates; a second pair of gates is placed
+a short distance beyond, and the space between these
+is called a "lock." If a vessel is to be taken into a
+section of the canal higher than that from which she
+has come, she goes into the lock; water is then let
+into this lock
+from the higher
+level by opening
+a water-gate until
+enough has entered
+to float the
+vessel up to the
+level of the higher
+section of the canal; the gates before the vessel are
+then opened and she passes out into the new section.
+If she is to be taken to a lower section, the reverse
+of this operation accomplishes this: the water is let
+out until she is on the lower level.</p>
+
+<div class="figright" style="width: 300px;">
+<img src="images/map2.png" width="300" height="154" alt="ROUTE OF NICARAGUA CANAL." title="ROUTE OF NICARAGUA CANAL." />
+<span class="caption">ROUTE OF NICARAGUA CANAL.</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>Mr. Eiffel, the engineer who designed the great
+tower in Paris which has his name, designed locks
+for the Panama Canal, but in March, 1889, work was
+stopped on account of lack of money.</p>
+
+<p>How extravagant an operation this canal was, is
+told by the figures. Two hundred and fifty millions
+of dollars were spent, and only one hundred and forty
+millions' worth of work can be shown for it. This
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_318" id="Page_318">[Pg 318]</a></span>great difference created a scandal throughout France,
+especially as the poorer French people had been led
+to invest in canal shares, in the belief that they
+would yield great profit.</p>
+
+<p>The Nicaragua Canal plan is a very different one.
+The distance across the Isthmus at the point chosen
+for this route is much greater than for the Panama
+Canal, and yet there are fewer difficulties in the way.
+Although the route is one hundred and seventy miles
+long, there will have to be only twenty-seven miles
+of actual canal and only six locks. This is on account
+of the use of Nicaragua Lake and the rivers.
+The lake is the largest of any lying between the
+Great Lakes of the United States and Lake Titicaca
+in Peru.</p>
+
+<p>The route, as laid out after many exploring expeditions
+have been sent to Nicaragua, is: From Greytown
+on the Caribbean Sea to the San Juan River by
+canal, through this river to the lake, through the lake
+a distance of over sixty miles in clear open water,
+then by the Lajas River and by canal to the Pacific
+Coast at Brito. It will be seen that about seventy-five
+miles of the course is in the rivers and over sixty
+miles in the lake. Of course the waterway of the
+rivers will have to be improved, but the cost of this
+is small compared to making an entirely new cutting.
+The engineering expeditions have been over every
+inch of the route to be traversed, and have made
+thorough examination both of the surface conditions
+and of the formation of the soil, etc.</p>
+
+<p>All engineers who have investigated the project
+unite in believing it thoroughly practical and not
+subject to any extraordinary difficulties.</p><p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_319" id="Page_319">[Pg 319]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>It was at first planned that the United States Government
+should build and control this canal, but a
+bill for this purpose was vetoed by President Cleveland
+on account of the conditions named by the Government
+of Nicaragua.</p>
+
+<p>In 1889 a private company was formed to undertake
+the work, but this company has since failed. It
+is now hoped that bills can be passed and financial
+arrangements made which will enable this company
+to finish the work and the United States to control
+the canal. The estimated cost of this canal is $150,000,000,
+and, as General Tracy said in his speech, the
+saving, etc., will more than compensate the Government
+for the outlay.</p>
+
+<p>The importance of having this waterway joining the
+two great oceans has long been recognized and is easily
+seen. The distance from New York to San Francisco,
+when vessels have to go all the way around
+South America, is about fourteen thousand eight
+hundred miles. If they could pass through a canal
+at the Isthmus it would be reduced to under five
+thousand, or about one-third of the distance. Think
+of the saving in time and money that this would
+mean!</p>
+
+<p>The great advantages of such a plan are evident in
+a moment.</p>
+
+<p>We have referred to the speech of General Tracy,
+who, you will remember, was, during President Harrison's
+administration, Secretary of the Navy. In that
+speech he stated that, were this canal completed, we
+would need to have but one navy where now we practically
+must have two,&mdash;one to guard the Atlantic
+coast and one the Pacific coast.</p><p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_320" id="Page_320">[Pg 320]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>If the canal were open, vessels of our navy could
+be sent from one coast to the other in a very short
+time.</p>
+
+<p>Moreover, the canal would make trade with the East&mdash;China,
+Japan, etc.&mdash;much more direct than now,
+and, because the voyage would be easier and quicker,
+greatly increase that trade.</p>
+
+<p>It has been said that the nation that controls such
+a canal will hold the "key to the Pacific," and with
+the considerations of our shipping interests, and the
+desirability of having our war-ships easily transferable
+from one coast to the other, and our great expanse
+of country, it would seem that the United
+States should control it.</p>
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+<div class='center'>
+<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="Classics List">
+<tr><td align='left'>No.   <i>1st Reader Grade.</i><br />
+<br />
+2. &AElig;sop's Fables.&mdash;1.<br />
+3. &AElig;sop's Fables.&mdash;2.<br />
+11. Selections from &AElig;sop.&mdash;1.<br />
+12. Selections from &AElig;sop.&mdash;2.<br />
+73. Story of the Buds.<br />
+74. What Annie Saw.<br />
+<br />
+&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <i>2d Reader Grade.</i><br />
+<br />
+1. Grimm's Fairy Tales.&mdash;1.<br />
+4. Grimm's Fairy Tales.&mdash;2.<br />
+7. Little Red Riding Hood.<br />
+8. Jack and the Beanstalk.<br />
+9. Story of Bryant.<br />
+13. Selections from Grimm.&mdash;1.<br />
+14. Selections from Grimm.&mdash;2.<br />
+20. Stories from Garden and Field. I.<br />
+21. Stories from Garden and Field. II.<br />
+25. Story of Columbus.<br />
+26. Story of Israel Putnam.<br />
+27. Story of William Penn.<br />
+28. Story of Washington.<br />
+29. Story of Franklin.<br />
+30. Story of Webster.<br />
+31. Story of Lincoln.<br />
+35. Story of Lowell.<br />
+36. Story of Tennyson.<br />
+42. Story of Whittier.<br />
+43. Story of Cooper.<br />
+44. Story of Fulton.<br />
+45. Story of the Pilgrims.<br />
+46. Story of the Boston Tea Party.<br />
+48. Story of Eli Whitney.<br />
+60. Story of Edison.<br />
+61. Story of Hawthorne.<br />
+62. Story of S. F. B. Morse.<br />
+63. Story of Louisa M. Alcott.<br />
+64. Story of James Watt.<br />
+68. Story of the Norsemen.<br />
+69. Puss in Boots.<br />
+70. Story of Stevenson.<br />
+71. Story of Irving.<br />
+72. Story of Pocahontas.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></td><td align='left'>No. <i>3d Reader Grade.</i><br />
+<br />
+15. Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Irving).<br />
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+<tr><td align='left'>Atlantic</td><td align='right'>$4.00</td><td align='right'>$5.00</td></tr>
+<tr><td align='left'>Book Buyer</td><td align='right'>1.00</td><td align='right'>2.25</td></tr>
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+
+<div><b><span class="u">THE GREAT ROUND WORLD.</span></b></div>
+
+<p><span class="smcap">Albert Ross Parsons</span>, <i>President American College of Musicians</i>:
+"For the purpose of eliciting a free expression of opinion from my son
+Richard Percival Parsons, aged 10, I bought a copy of <span class="smcap">The Great
+Round World</span> for three or four weeks in succession, and simply left
+it lying where he would be likely to see it. In about four weeks he had
+interested himself so deeply in its contents that he voluntarily asked
+if he might subscribe for it, a wish which I was only too glad to gratify.
+The bound volume of the first fifteen numbers has remained his
+daily mental food and amusement ever since it arrived. I thank you
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+
+
+<div><b><span class="u">THE GREAT ROUND WORLD.</span></b></div>
+
+<p><span class="smcap">E. A. Carleton</span>, <i>State Superintendent of Public Instruction</i>, Helena,
+Mont.: "I have been a constant and eager reader of <span class="smcap">The Great
+Round World</span> since my accession to this office, the first of this year.
+I regard it as unique, and of almost incomparable value, and I should
+be pleased to aid in its general use in all the schools of our State.
+You are authorized to use this letter and to quote me as strongly in
+favor of it."</p>
+
+
+<div><b><span class="u">THE GREAT ROUND WORLD.</span></b></div>
+
+<p><span class="smcap">William N. Sheats</span>, <i>State Superintendent of Public Instruction</i>,
+Tallahassee, Fla.: "I have received for several months past copies of
+<span class="smcap">The Great Round World</span>. I think it is an ideal paper for children."</p>
+
+
+<div><b><span class="u">THE GREAT ROUND WORLD.</span></b></div>
+
+<p><span class="smcap">T. W. Harris</span>, <i>Superintendent of Schools</i>, Keene, N. H.: "I find
+it excellent for the use we have made of it, and would heartily commend
+it to all schools as an aid in the study of current events."</p>
+
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+<hr style='width: 65%;' />
+
+<div class='tnote'><h3>Transcriber's Notes:</h3>
+
+<p>Obvious punctuation errors repaired.</p>
+<p>The remaining corrections made are indicated by dotted lines under the corrections.
+Scroll the mouse over the word and the original text will <ins title="Transcriber's Note: original reads 'apprear'">appear</ins>.</p>
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+<pre>
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+The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Great Round World and What Is Going On
+In It, Vol. 2, No. 10, March 10, 1898, by Various
+
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+Title: The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 2, No. 10, March 10, 1898
+       A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls
+
+Author: Various
+
+Editor: Julia Truitt Bishop
+
+Release Date: June 23, 2006 [EBook #18663]
+
+Language: English
+
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+*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE GREAT ROUND WORLD AND ***
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+  _FIVE CENTS._
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+  THE GREAT ROUND WORLD
+  AND WHAT IS GOING ON IN IT
+
+    Vol. 2--No. 10,              March 10, 1898.             No. 70.
+  [Entered at Post Office, New York City, as second class matter]
+
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+The Great Round World
+
+And What Is Going On In It
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+Vol. II., No 10. MARCH 10, 1898 Whole No. 70
+
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Sidenote: With the Editor]
+
+While much that is interesting has happened this week in connection with
+the _Maine_ disaster, little can be even surmised as to the final action
+that will be taken by our Government. In our news columns we have given
+such statements as seem worthy of repetition, but we wish our readers to
+remember that unconfirmed news must not be accepted as fact. Careful
+attention to the rumors and reports will, however, enable us to
+discriminate between the reports published for sensational purposes and
+those based upon actual information.
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+       *       *       *       *       *
+
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+
+          DEAR EDITOR:
+
+          I would like to hear about flowers and things that
+          grow in the woods. I was in Vermont last summer. I
+          went out in the woods and found a great many
+          mushrooms. There are twelve kinds which grow in
+          Holyoke.
+
+          HOLYOKE, MASS.                            NEWTON R.
+
+Mushrooms will be added to the list. This is the first inquiry about
+them. "NATURALIST."
+
+
+          DEAR NATURALIST:
+
+          I second the motion, made in the last number of
+          THE GREAT ROUND WORLD by Willard P. M., to have a
+          book telling how to catch, tame, and care for
+          animals that inhabit our own woods. And I would
+          suggest that these animals be simply described. We
+          boys who are interested in our animals and birds
+          are in great need of such a book; it would have
+          helped me in any of the following cases. The
+          summer resort at which I have spent several
+          summers is infested with moles, yet for two years
+          I have tried unsuccessfully to obtain one alive.
+          Last spring I had three young crows, all of which
+          died, not from inattention, but because I did not
+          know how to care for them. Again, I have come
+          across animals that I could not find a name for.
+          For instance, last summer I came across two
+          animals, one that resembled a shrew, another that
+          looked somewhat like a mouse. Now if I had had a
+          book like this proposed one on hand, I would
+          simply have looked up its habits, would have found
+          its name, would have known how to tame and feed
+          it, and would have had a new addition to my
+          menagerie. At least, I could do this if the
+          animals were simply and plainly described as I
+          suggested.
+
+                                                 G. L. S.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+Harold H. C., Cornwall.--The fastest large vessels are the new ocean
+liners. Several of these have made runs of over five hundred miles in a
+day. The new torpedo-boats can outstrip any of the large vessels for
+short distances. Several of them have records of about thirty miles an
+hour. Seals cannot breathe under water; they are obliged to come to the
+surface frequently.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+"B. S." asks: "For how long are foreign ministers to this country
+appointed? by whom? and how are our foreign ministers appointed? and
+what is their salary?"
+
+Foreign ministers are appointed by the head of the Government, and
+generally until their successor is appointed. Our ministers are
+appointed by the President; their salaries differ according to the
+importance of their position.
+
+
+
+
+New Books
+
+
+In place of quoting our own reviewer in reference to the
+"Thieme-Preusser German and English Dictionary," we quote a more able
+critic, Dr. A. Weiss, Professor of German Language, Woolwich Military
+Academy:
+
+"Its very appearance is inviting. A careful selection of paper and type
+and a judicious arrangement of the work have made it possible to combine
+the two parts in one handy volume for the sake of those who prefer a
+foreign dictionary in that form. All literary requirements of our time
+have been considered. Without injury to the etymological point of view,
+the meanings of a word are grouped according to their frequency in
+modern usage, so that obsolescent and obsolete meanings can be
+distinguished at a glance by their position at the end of the article.
+The new German orthography has been adopted with certain modifications
+which seem to settle the points hitherto open to discussion."
+
+This is not the book so long on the market, but a new vastly improved
+edition, and is certainly far and away the best of the moderate-priced
+German dictionaries.
+
+
+
+
+Current History
+
+
+The _Maine_ disaster is to the public almost as much of a mystery as
+ever. Little of absolutely reliable information has been made known, and
+until something is officially stated by the court of inquiry, judgment
+must be suspended.
+
+The court of inquiry began the investigation almost immediately after
+its arrival at Havana. The sittings were held on the lighthouse tender
+_Mangrove_, and lasted for a number of days; the court then adjourned to
+Key West.
+
+The investigation has been a secret one throughout, and though the
+numerous correspondents have done their best to obtain information, very
+few facts have been ascertained; and fact and fiction have been so mixed
+in the newspaper accounts that it is not safe to accept as final any of
+the statements.
+
+In some foreign papers it has been hinted that the disaster resulted
+from an accident due to lack of discipline on board the vessel. The
+utter falseness of this statement is shown by the facts. Just think of a
+crew, or what was left of it, mustering without confusion on the deck of
+a sinking, burning vessel, and this vessel likely to be blown to pieces
+at any moment! Could any better evidence of perfect discipline and
+heroism be given? Every man took his place without comment; each order
+was given quietly and coolly, and obeyed with precision. Is it possible
+that an accident could have happened on that ship through lack of
+discipline?
+
+Of course, many of the newspaper accounts have more or less foundation
+in fact, for no effort is spared by their correspondents to be the first
+to ascertain and report the truth. The general impression now seems to
+be that no explosion in the ship originated the disaster.
+
+One New York paper stated that the most important evidence was given by
+an officer of the _Fern_, who is said to have discovered that the keel
+and armor-plates of the _Maine_ had been driven upward, this proving in
+his opinion that the explosion must have occurred under the vessel.
+
+The correspondent of this paper also said that the ten-inch and six-inch
+magazines were upset and hurled from their places in opposite
+directions, and added that the forward boilers were overturned and
+wrecked. There were no fires under these boilers at the time of the
+explosion. Fires were under the after boilers only.
+
+He added, that from the discoveries of the divers there was every
+indication that the explosion came from a point beneath the keel, just
+forward of the conning-tower, and that this explosion drove keel,
+plates, and ribs almost to the surface, the main force of the explosion
+having been exerted on the port side of the vessel.
+
+According to this report, the ascertained facts, collectively, indicate
+that the contents of the reserve six-inch magazine were exploded by the
+first explosion, and that there was no explosion in either of the other
+two magazines. In the reserve magazine was stowed twenty-five hundred
+pounds of powder, in copper tanks, each of which contained two hundred
+pounds.
+
+Several of these tanks have been found by the divers, all in crushed and
+shapeless masses. It is important to note that in the six-inch and
+ten-inch tanks recovered the excelsior used for packing the charges
+shows no injury from flame or gases.
+
+The powder stowed in the six-inch reserve magazine was used for saluting
+purposes only. The magazine itself appears to have been utterly
+destroyed, only a few traces being left to show the spot where it was
+once located.
+
+The under part of the ten-inch magazine is wholly inaccessible to
+divers. In the upper part is lightly wedged a mass of powder cylinders,
+too heavy for divers to extricate, but apparently containing unexploded
+charges of powder.
+
+The Dow torpedo-tube of the _Maine_ has been located in the wreck. It
+lies in the debris forward, submerged several feet under water. The
+writer adds that these are the facts as he has obtained them from
+sources that he believes to be entirely trustworthy and authentic.
+
+The careful way in which the statement is worded shows how uncertain has
+been the information relative to the testimony before the board of
+inquiry. As a matter of fact, on the day when this article is being
+written we are very much in the dark as to what information the inquiry
+is really developing. The secrecy maintained by the board is, of course,
+very necessary, for at this time it is most important that, until the
+facts in the case are absolutely established, our Government should do
+its best to keep back any news tending to inflame public opinion. An
+unconsidered and hasty step by our authorities in this matter might
+plunge us into war. It will be time enough for us to think of war when
+we know beyond a reasonable doubt that we have been injured by Spain and
+that Spain refuses to make amends for the loss. Even if the _Maine_ was
+blown up by a mine, that does not by any means prove that the Spanish
+Government was guilty of the dastardly act. If Spain does what is right
+toward redeeming the loss, we will have no just cause for a declaration
+of war, and our Government will without doubt use every honorable means
+to avoid a conflict.
+
+In connection with the _Maine_ disaster there was no greater example of
+heroism than that of the chaplain, the Rev. John P. Chidwick,--"Father
+John," as the sailors call him.
+
+From the first he has devoted himself night and day to his
+work--spending part of his time with the poor fellows maimed and dying
+in the hospital, making their hours of suffering brighter, and from this
+work turning to that still more difficult task, the identification of
+the dead. He was one of the last to leave the vicinity of the wreck that
+terrible night. It was only after the last sailor had been picked up
+that he went ashore, and only then because he could be of assistance to
+the poor fellows who were suffering. Greater heroism is required to face
+such scenes of suffering and death as he had to face, than is necessary
+to storm a fortress in time of battle. His name will never be forgotten.
+
+Captain Sigsbee, too, has shown a wonderful amount of self-command in
+this time of great trial. Cool and deliberate at the moment of the
+disaster, he gave his orders with absolute self-possession, doing the
+very best that could be done to save his ship and men. The magazines
+were flooded to prevent further damage, and every available step was
+taken with as much judgment as if he had had the same terrible
+experience many times before. His first reports were worded with the
+greatest care, for had he let slip one ill-advised remark it might have
+plunged this country at once into the horrors of war. You will remember
+his despatch, and how he advised the country to await facts before
+forming a judgment. This despatch did more than anything else toward
+making the proper investigation possible, and the final action will in
+consequence be based upon facts carefully ascertained and deliberately
+considered.
+
+The latest news with regard to the movements of the board of inquiry is
+that it went to Key West for a few days only, and with the intention of
+returning to Havana for further sittings.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+On February 23d, Secretary of War Long completed arrangements with the
+Merritt and Chapman Wrecking Company, of New York city, and with the
+Boston Towboat Company, to undertake to raise the _Maine_. It was agreed
+that they were to be paid $1,371 a day for their work, $871 a day for
+the use of their regular appliances, and $500 a day in addition for the
+use of the great floating derrick _Monarch_. On the delivery in New York
+of the hull of the wrecked vessel, $100,000 will be paid. It is,
+however, provided in the contract that the total cost of the work shall
+not exceed $200,000.
+
+The question as to the amount of the indemnity to be paid for the
+destruction of the _Maine_, in case Spain is held liable for the
+disaster, has occasioned considerable comment in the press. It has been
+asserted that the Government should demand at least $10,000,000, and
+even so large an amount as $30,000,000 has by some been suggested as the
+proper sum to be asked. The ship itself cost about $3,000,000, and the
+fittings several millions more. The indemnity should, of course, cover
+not only the material loss of the vessel, but the loss of life and the
+injury done to our Government.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+The divers at work on the wreck of the _Maine_ have been steadily
+hampered by the difficult situation of the vessel. In the first place,
+the hull is sinking into the mud at the rate of a foot a day, and a week
+after the disaster the divers had to wade through mud up to their
+waists. Then, too, the water is so dirty that they can hardly see below
+the surface.
+
+Nevertheless, they have succeeded in bringing up many valuables, among
+others the paymaster's safe containing $2,700.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+The opinion seems to be growing that we may never be able to discover
+the cause of the disaster. The fact that the forward half of the ship
+has been completely destroyed adds probability to this view. The after
+half, however, is reported to be practically intact.
+
+As for the submarine mines, it may be that their existence will also
+remain problematical. A prominent naval officer has explained that such
+mines consist merely of big metal cases filled with gun-cotton, and that
+their explosion would blow them into atoms.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+In spite of our sensational newspapers, which had done their best to
+spread the "war scare," our country has acted in a thoroughly sensible
+and praiseworthy manner in relation to the disaster of the _Maine_. The
+best of our newspapers, moreover, had also shown a willingness to avoid
+sensational news for the sake of encouraging peace. This shows that we
+are a much less aggressive nation than we have hitherto been thought to
+be.
+
+In this connection it is worth while calling the attention of the
+readers of THE GREAT ROUND WORLD to the immense influence that our
+newspapers may exert at a time like this. If all of the papers had
+behaved as disgracefully as some have done, we might now be really on
+the verge of war.
+
+In other words, it is of the highest importance to us as a nation, with
+an absolutely free press, to have for journalists men and women who
+possess not only ability, but character and discretion as well. So much
+that was false was published in some of the papers that their reputation
+for reliability has been entirely lost, and now no one pays very much
+attention to what they say. They have certainly now a well-established
+reputation as monumental liars, and this reputation will stick to them
+for a long time to come.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+In the minds of the public the question as to whether the _Maine_ was
+blown up by accident or design seems to have reduced itself to the
+question whether the harbor of Havana is fortified with subterranean
+mines.
+
+On this point some curious evidence has been presented by an American
+citizen who has just returned from Cuba, where he has been for two years
+in the employ of a large importing house. His name is J. P. Sherman, and
+he is a native of Chicago. In an interview recently published in a New
+York paper, he stated that it is a fact well known to residents of
+Havana that its harbor was fortified with both torpedo and submarine
+mines by order of General Weyler. Early last spring Captain-General
+Weyler engaged the services of Charles A. Crandal, an American torpedo
+expert, formerly a member of the crew of the United States ship _San
+Francisco_, to lay out the mine and torpedo service of the harbor of
+Havana. Crandal worked at night, and during the time that he was in the
+service of the Spanish Government he placed ten mines and seven
+torpedoes in the harbor.
+
+Crandal went to Havana in the latter part of 1895, and was employed by
+his firm as a packer. He stated that he had served as a marine and diver
+on the United States cruiser _San Francisco_, while Capt. W. T. Sampson,
+now president of the _Maine_ board of inquiry, was in command of that
+vessel.
+
+Crandal left their employ in May of last year, and soon after said that
+he had entered General Weyler's employ and was working on mines and
+torpedoes.
+
+When General Weyler left Havana the map showing the location of these
+mines and torpedoes was transferred to the custody of a spy, known
+throughout Havana as Captain del Pedrio, who was seen on more than one
+occasion on board the battle-ship _Maine_ in his capacity as captain of
+the harbor police.
+
+The mines and torpedoes were connected with an electric firing plant in
+the magazine diagonally across the channel from Morro Castle, and it
+would have been one of the easiest things in the world for one of the
+spies to have placed the switch and blown the _Maine_ out of the water.
+
+Weyler received in July or August a consignment of ten large casks,
+which Sherman himself saw in the Custom-House shed. Crandal told him
+that these contained mines, which he claimed were to be placed on the
+west side of the island to prevent filibustering. When Crandal had
+completed his work of placing the mines and torpedoes in the harbor he
+was retained in the Spanish service, but when General Weyler was
+recalled he took Crandal to Madrid with him.
+
+In contradiction of Sherman's statement, one of the Madrid newspapers
+which is known to express the views of General Weyler declares that it
+has the authority of one of the chiefs of the army, supposed to be
+Weyler himself, for saying that there are no submarine mines beneath the
+harbor of Havana.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: THE GOVERNOR'S PALACE AT HAVANA.]
+
+After staying for only a few days in the harbor of New York, the
+_Vizcaya_ quietly sailed away to Havana.
+
+Her departure was a great relief to our Government, not because she was
+a menace to the safety of New York, but because it was feared that harm
+might come to her while she was in American waters.
+
+The presence of the vessel, however, in the greatest of our ports at so
+critical a time made the War Department realize the importance of
+protecting New York more carefully. So the United States monitor
+_Terror_ was sent to New York harbor and will remain there for the
+present. Work is being pushed on other war-vessels that are in the
+shipyards for repair or in process of construction, as it is quite
+possible that we may need our whole strength at any time.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+Last week we referred to the report that a strong feeling was growing in
+Washington in favor of putting an end to the Cuban war by having the
+United States purchase Cuba.
+
+The report has reached Spain and has brought out the following despatch
+from a correspondent in Madrid:
+
+"I have it on the highest authority that Spain will never, no matter
+what government is in power, consider any such suggestion or any
+compromise in Cuba beyond the broad measure of autonomy drafted by the
+liberal government.
+
+"This is an absolute, irrevocable decision. People who suggest anything
+else are only wasting time and arousing unfounded hopes in the minds of
+the rebels."
+
+Spain's feeling whenever mention is made of possible interference in
+Cuba by another power was lately shown by the indignation expressed in
+Madrid at the report that Bismarck wanted the war to be settled by
+arbitration. The Spanish Premier, Senor Sagasta, refused to believe the
+rumor, and declared that "No one would dare to propose such an
+absurdity," and that "No Spanish government would listen to or dream of
+such a proposal."
+
+In view of this news, the present attitude of Congress toward Cuba is by
+no means reassuring. Many of the Republican Congressmen are strongly in
+favor of passing the Senate resolution recognizing the belligerent
+rights of the Cuban insurgents. This resolution was "shelved" some time
+ago by being referred to the House Committee of Foreign Affairs. So warm
+is the sentiment in favor of Cuba throughout the country, that many
+members of the House of Representatives are said to believe that they
+must pass a definite measure in support of the insurgents before
+Congress adjourns.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+It is reported that Consul-General Lee has been quietly advising the
+American families in Havana to leave Cuba. On the other hand, we have
+good authority for the statement that the captains of the American ships
+in the harbor of Havana have been informed by our Government that they
+are in no danger, and may, with assurance of safety, remain in the
+harbor.
+
+This is an example of the contradictory news that is constantly coming
+to us from Cuba.
+
+The fact remains, however, that there is in Havana a strong
+anti-American feeling. The Spaniards seem to believe that we are not
+sincere in our declarations that we do not want to interfere in the war
+or to secure possession of the island.
+
+The friends of General Weyler seem to be particularly hostile to us. It
+is said that, in case the destruction of the _Maine_ is found to have
+been caused by a plot, they will join forces with the other enemies of
+the United States in Cuba and attack the Americans in Havana.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+On February 26th, while King George of Greece was riding through the
+streets of Athens with his daughter, the Princess Maria, two men fired
+several shots at him. The driver of his carriage whipped up the horses
+and the King escaped injury. One of the footmen was wounded in the arm.
+
+King George displayed great bravery. As soon as the first shot was fired
+he rose from his seat and stood between the Princess and the would-be
+assassins.
+
+It is supposed that the attack was due to the unpopularity which the
+King acquired among many of his subjects during the late war between
+Greece and Turkey. The King's escape, however, was made the cause of
+great rejoicing and thanksgiving in Athens. From all parts of the
+civilized world, too, telegrams of congratulation were sent to him.
+
+King George is the second son of the King of Denmark, and brother of the
+Princess of Wales. He was born in Denmark in 1845, and was elected in
+1863 by the National Assembly at Athens to fill the vacancy in the
+Greek throne. Four years later he married the Grand Duchess Olga, niece
+of the late Emperor Alexander II. of Russia.
+
+Until the Graeco-Turkish war broke out, King George was one of the most
+popular monarchs in Europe. He believed in a liberal form of government
+and he lived in a very simple and democratic style. His wife, too, was
+highly esteemed for her fine character and abilities. She soon became
+known for her great love of the sea, and she is said to be the only
+woman in any navy in the world who holds a commission as admiral.
+
+When, about a year ago, King George defied Turkey and the great powers
+of Europe in his brave defence of Crete, and actually went to war with a
+power vastly stronger than his own little kingdom, he was applauded for
+his courage in nearly every country of the civilized world. It was even
+thought that Greece was on the verge of winning back her old glory.
+
+But the result proved to be a bitter disappointment. The Greeks were
+utterly routed, and King George and Crown Prince Constantine, his son,
+were accused of having shamefully mismanaged the war. At one time it
+looked as if the royal family would be driven from Greece. It was
+reported also that King George intended to abdicate.
+
+Since the close of the war, however, the King has appeared in some
+measure to have strengthened his position in Athens. The attempt on his
+life, however, suggests that the feeling against him among his people
+must still be strong. It is reported that during the last few months
+his life has been repeatedly threatened.
+
+Two days after the attack was made on the King, one of his assailants,
+while being searched for, gave himself up.
+
+He proved to be an ignorant man named Karditza. It is thought that his
+mind had been inflamed against King George by the severe criticisms made
+on the King by some of the more violent newspapers in Athens. He has
+made a confession showing that a conspiracy was formed by a political
+society against the King's life.
+
+A dynamite-bomb was discovered by the police near the spot where the
+shooting took place.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+England has maintained her firm position with regard to her claims in
+Western Africa. She has informed France most emphatically that she does
+not propose to be interfered with there as she was by the French
+colonists in Madagascar.
+
+She has practically persuaded France to agree that she shall have
+absolute control of the Niger River. This means that the river will be
+kept open to the commerce of the whole world.
+
+It is said that at first Monsieur Hanotaux, the French foreign minister,
+did not believe that Lord Salisbury would maintain his position in the
+matter, and that this belief encouraged him to send the French troops
+into Western Africa. But, with the assistance of Mr. Chamberlain, who is
+a shrewd diplomatist as well as a man of nerve, Lord Salisbury held
+firmly to his point.
+
+It is now known that the difficulties have been practically settled, and
+that France, though she has secured some concessions, has practically
+backed down in favor of England.
+
+Nothing pleases the English more than to have their own way against the
+French. The English and the French have been natural enemies for
+generations. The feeling of the French toward the English is even more
+bitter than their hostility to the Germans.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+The Chinese loan, about which we have heard so many different reports,
+has at last been definitely granted by a combination of English and
+German capital. The loan has been described as "semi-private," but this
+does not prevent it from being considered a distinct success for Lord
+Salisbury's negotiations, though regret is naturally felt in England
+that Germany should have a share in it. As a result of the loan, England
+has secured new concessions from China, which greatly strengthen her
+influence in Chinese territory and place her in a stronger position from
+which to insist upon her policy of open ports.
+
+The news comes by cable that China has agreed to allow the control of
+the imperial maritime customs to be placed in the hands of a British
+subject "so long as the British trade with China exceeds that of any
+other powers." As the British trade is now reported to be nearly ten
+times as great as that of any other power, there is no immediate
+prospect of a change.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+The sentence of Zola to a year's imprisonment and to the payment of a
+fine of $600 has been only the beginning of extraordinary proceedings in
+France, resulting from his trial.
+
+Colonel Picquart, who has been a strong champion of ex-Captain Dreyfus,
+has been expelled from the French army without a pension, and he is also
+for three years to be constantly watched by the police.
+
+Furthermore, the papers and the public men who have been conspicuous in
+their defence of Zola and of Dreyfus have been warned to cease their
+agitation. Even some of the foreign correspondents have received hints
+from the governmental authorities that if they are not more careful in
+their statements with regard to the Dreyfus case, they will be obliged
+to leave the country.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+It is hard to believe that such a state of affairs can exist in a
+civilized country. The position of the French Government has been so
+clearly defined, however, by the French Premier, Monsieur Meline, that
+it is plain the French republic has for a time become almost a
+despotism, ruled by a tyrant known as the French army, which is, of
+course, the cause of all the trouble. In the Chamber of Deputies the
+other day Monsieur Meline remarked:
+
+"After military justice civil justice has declared itself. It has
+proclaimed that the members of the court-martial were honest men, who
+obeyed their consciences. The Zola trial has ended the confusion made by
+those who presumed to put themselves above the laws of the country.
+Those who appeared in court were not there as subordinates of the
+Minister of War, but as individual witnesses under nobody's orders.
+
+"Certain generals may have been led on too far, but they were led on by
+the defence. One general no doubt spoke a word too much, but remember
+the accusations that were flung in his face. They ascribed to officers
+hidden intentions to undermine our institutions, but the French army
+cannot be an army of one man. There is not a single officer capable of
+an attempt against the country, for our officers have other dreams."
+
+From this speech it is plain that the French Government is exerting its
+power to crush the present movement in favor of Dreyfus. But those who
+have followed the Zola trial carefully and impartially are convinced
+that the Government will fail. What the result will be, no one can tell.
+But there are many who believe that one result will be a revolution
+ending in the overthrow of the republic.
+
+This, however, is an extreme view.
+
+No one really believes that Zola will be kept in prison for a year, even
+if he does go there. He himself has borne his sentence like a hero, and
+is willing to accept it without an appeal. His lawyer, however, and his
+friends will do their utmost to save him from suffering so gross an
+injustice.
+
+Even if Zola were guilty of libelling the army, his intentions were so
+honorable and unselfish that any fair court of justice could not have
+failed to have acquitted him, or at most to have given him merely a
+nominal punishment.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+It is plain that behind the Zola case there lurks a very deep feeling
+against the Jews. It is thought by students of French life at the
+present time, that this is the real cause of the terrible bitterness of
+the French people against ex-Captain Dreyfus and his defenders. They
+believe that the Dreyfus party represents the Jews of France, for whom
+they have an intense hatred.
+
+It should be explained here that the Jews have acquired an immense power
+in France, as they have, indeed, all over Europe. They are the great
+financiers of the world, and their power is so extensive that it has
+created the alarm and jealousy and malice now finding expression in
+Paris.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+The Government of France is now in so dangerous a situation that there
+is a good deal of discussion as to what will happen in case the republic
+is overthrown.
+
+The President of the republic, Felix Faure, is popular throughout
+France, but he has hardly strength enough with the people to become a
+great leader. A few months ago he won enthusiastic approval by the skill
+with which he arranged his visit to the Emperor of Russia, and by the
+dignity and simplicity which he displayed during that visit.
+
+President Faure is essentially a man of the people. For many years he
+has been prominent in the commercial and the political life of France,
+and he has always been a champion of the people's rights. But he is not
+the kind of leader that would appeal strongly to the army, and, as we
+have seen, the army practically controls France at the present moment.
+
+Consequently, if a revolution were to take place in Paris as a result of
+the Dreyfus affair, it would probably bring forward a popular military
+man as a candidate for leadership. Such a man is to be found in General
+Boisdeffre, who figured in the Zola trial and made a bombastic speech
+glorifying the army.
+
+A revolution would also, of course, bring up the rival claims in France
+of the Royalist and the Napoleonic parties.
+
+The Royalist party is at present headed by the young Duke of Orleans,
+who thus far has done very little to distinguish himself. In the event
+of a crisis, however, France might recall the fact that a few years ago
+the Duke, though exiled from his country, as all the pretenders to the
+French throne have been in recent years, forced his way into Paris and
+demanded that he be given the right to join the army. This was a very
+youthful and theatrical attempt to excite the enthusiasm of the French
+people. It failed, however, for the republican Government succeeded in
+placing the Duke in a rather ridiculous position. He was kept in prison
+for a few months, and then quietly released.
+
+The Bonapartist party has for leader Prince Napoleon Victor Jerome
+Bonaparte, grandson of Prince Jerome, youngest brother of Napoleon the
+First.
+
+Prince Victor has had almost no chance of making himself known to the
+world, and at the present time his chances of succeeding to the throne
+of France seem very slight.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+Our Government has been quietly making provision for strengthening our
+navy and coast defences in case of war.
+
+This fact does not mean that the governmental authorities believe that
+war is sure to break out. It means simply that they are taking
+precautions to be prepared for any circumstances which may arise.
+
+The Department of the Navy has been hampered by being obliged to wait
+for the approval of Congress before it can carry out certain important
+work. It has, however, lately put two more vessels in commission without
+the approval of Congress and on its own responsibility. They are the
+monitor _Miantonomoh_ and the harbor-defence ram _Katahdin_.
+
+Since the disaster to the _Maine_, the Government has received a great
+number of applications for the regular army and for the naval service.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+During the past few months some very rich "finds" have been made in the
+Klondike, and a great deal of excitement has been created there. The
+facilities for carrying on the work are now greater than they have
+previously been, and to this fact is attributed the new discoveries.
+
+If the latest reports are to be credited, the gold region is proving to
+be as valuable as it was thought to be during the first excitement.
+Nevertheless, it is only the few who win great profits, while the
+majority suffer.
+
+The Canadian Government is taking an active interest in the Klondike,
+and it will probably undertake before long to have surveys made to
+discover the best route from the interior of Canada to the Yukon, and
+will also have the Mackenzie-River route improved. Sir Wilfrid Laurier
+has lately expressed the belief that there are gold regions in the Rocky
+Mountains yet to be discovered.
+
+Our Government has several questions to settle with Canada, arising out
+of the conflict of opinion regarding the boundaries between the American
+and the Canadian Klondike. These are likely to be settled, however, in a
+perfectly friendly way.
+
+We continue to hear reports of suffering among the miners, and the
+Government is doing its best to provide relief. The best relief it can
+provide, however, is to keep out of the gold regions those who are not
+sufficiently provided with supplies to keep them alive for a long
+period.
+
+An American correspondent from Dawson City has lately given a gloomy
+picture of the way affairs are managed in the gold regions. The Canadian
+Government, he claims, is doing more for the miners than our own
+authorities. The Canadian mail service, for example, is much better than
+our own. Throughout the Klondike, governmental discipline seems to be
+very poor. Most of the money used is United States money, but the
+store-keepers and the owners of saloons do their best to keep it out of
+circulation; they naturally find gold more profitable. According to the
+correspondent, the miners are the men who are making the smallest
+profits in the gold regions for this very reason, as the store-keepers
+have their own methods of measuring the gold and estimating its value.
+No doubt by next summer banks will be established where miners may
+exchange their gold, at full value, for money.
+
+
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+
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+THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
+
+The Nicaragua Canal has been so often referred to lately that it will
+prove interesting to our readers to know more about this project and
+what its successful completion will mean to the maritime nations of the
+world, and especially to the United States.
+
+After Columbus had discovered America and it was known that the Indies
+had not been reached, but that a new continent barred the way, the early
+discoverers sought a short route past this continent. Hudson, Baffin,
+and others sought this route in the North, and others tried every
+available opening in both North and South America, but of course
+unsuccessfully, as it was soon known that no such route existed.
+
+It must be remembered that the expeditions sailing to the new continent
+had no knowledge of it geographically. It is hard to understand now,
+maps are so familiar to all of us now, and we can in a moment call up
+the shape of the continents, that then they had no knowledge of the
+Western hemisphere except what could be obtained by their ships slowly
+crawling along the coasts.
+
+It was not unnatural, therefore, when they sailed into what we now call
+the Gulf of Mexico and observed how far west they went before coming to
+land, that they should expect to find the passage there.
+
+When you look at the map that we print herewith, you will see that it is
+but a short step--for the mind--from the strait that was not found to
+the idea of connecting the two oceans by a manufactured strait or canal.
+Much more than a century ago the suggestion was made, and ever since
+efforts have been made to build such a canal.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+The Panama Railroad, a regular steam railroad for passengers and
+freight, was built across the narrow part of the Isthmus, as indicated
+in the map, in 1850 to 1855, and at that time negotiations were
+definitely entered into looking toward the construction of a canal.
+
+Ferdinand de Lesseps, a Frenchman, who made himself famous by building
+the Suez Canal, organized a company in France, and work was commenced on
+the Panama route. His plan was to construct what is known as a sea-level
+canal across the very narrow part of the Isthmus (see map). "Sea level"
+means that it was to be merely a cut in which the water would be all the
+way at the same level--an open clear waterway from one ocean to the
+other. This proved impracticable on account of engineering difficulties
+and the crossing of the Chagres River, and in 1887 it was decided that
+it could only be built with locks.
+
+The system of using locks allows the water in different parts of the
+canal to be at different levels. This is done by closing both ends of
+each section of the canal with gates; a second pair of gates is placed a
+short distance beyond, and the space between these is called a "lock."
+If a vessel is to be taken into a section of the canal higher than that
+from which she has come, she goes into the lock; water is then let into
+this lock from the higher level by opening a water-gate until enough has
+entered to float the vessel up to the level of the higher section of the
+canal; the gates before the vessel are then opened and she passes out
+into the new section. If she is to be taken to a lower section, the
+reverse of this operation accomplishes this: the water is let out until
+she is on the lower level.
+
+[Illustration: ROUTE OF NICARAGUA CANAL.]
+
+Mr. Eiffel, the engineer who designed the great tower in Paris which has
+his name, designed locks for the Panama Canal, but in March, 1889, work
+was stopped on account of lack of money.
+
+How extravagant an operation this canal was, is told by the figures. Two
+hundred and fifty millions of dollars were spent, and only one hundred
+and forty millions' worth of work can be shown for it. This great
+difference created a scandal throughout France, especially as the poorer
+French people had been led to invest in canal shares, in the belief that
+they would yield great profit.
+
+The Nicaragua Canal plan is a very different one. The distance across
+the Isthmus at the point chosen for this route is much greater than for
+the Panama Canal, and yet there are fewer difficulties in the way.
+Although the route is one hundred and seventy miles long, there will
+have to be only twenty-seven miles of actual canal and only six locks.
+This is on account of the use of Nicaragua Lake and the rivers. The lake
+is the largest of any lying between the Great Lakes of the United States
+and Lake Titicaca in Peru.
+
+The route, as laid out after many exploring expeditions have been sent
+to Nicaragua, is: From Greytown on the Caribbean Sea to the San Juan
+River by canal, through this river to the lake, through the lake a
+distance of over sixty miles in clear open water, then by the Lajas
+River and by canal to the Pacific Coast at Brito. It will be seen that
+about seventy-five miles of the course is in the rivers and over sixty
+miles in the lake. Of course the waterway of the rivers will have to be
+improved, but the cost of this is small compared to making an entirely
+new cutting. The engineering expeditions have been over every inch of
+the route to be traversed, and have made thorough examination both of
+the surface conditions and of the formation of the soil, etc.
+
+All engineers who have investigated the project unite in believing it
+thoroughly practical and not subject to any extraordinary difficulties.
+
+It was at first planned that the United States Government should build
+and control this canal, but a bill for this purpose was vetoed by
+President Cleveland on account of the conditions named by the Government
+of Nicaragua.
+
+In 1889 a private company was formed to undertake the work, but this
+company has since failed. It is now hoped that bills can be passed and
+financial arrangements made which will enable this company to finish the
+work and the United States to control the canal. The estimated cost of
+this canal is $150,000,000, and, as General Tracy said in his speech,
+the saving, etc., will more than compensate the Government for the
+outlay.
+
+The importance of having this waterway joining the two great oceans has
+long been recognized and is easily seen. The distance from New York to
+San Francisco, when vessels have to go all the way around South America,
+is about fourteen thousand eight hundred miles. If they could pass
+through a canal at the Isthmus it would be reduced to under five
+thousand, or about one-third of the distance. Think of the saving in
+time and money that this would mean!
+
+The great advantages of such a plan are evident in a moment.
+
+We have referred to the speech of General Tracy, who, you will remember,
+was, during President Harrison's administration, Secretary of the Navy.
+In that speech he stated that, were this canal completed, we would need
+to have but one navy where now we practically must have two,--one to
+guard the Atlantic coast and one the Pacific coast.
+
+If the canal were open, vessels of our navy could be sent from one coast
+to the other in a very short time.
+
+Moreover, the canal would make trade with the East--China, Japan,
+etc.--much more direct than now, and, because the voyage would be easier
+and quicker, greatly increase that trade.
+
+It has been said that the nation that controls such a canal will hold
+the "key to the Pacific," and with the considerations of our shipping
+interests, and the desirability of having our war-ships easily
+transferable from one coast to the other, and our great expanse of
+country, it would seem that the United States should control it.
+
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+=THE GREAT ROUND WORLD.=
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+=THE GREAT ROUND WORLD.=
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+Obvious punctuation errors repaired.
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