Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events, Volume 7; Volume 42D. Appleton & Company, 1903 |
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Page 124
... Panama , 30,000 ; Cartagena , 20,000 ; Bucaramanga , 20,000 . Finances . For the two years 1897 and 1898 the revenue was 37,461,000 pesos , and the ex- penditure 41,429,180 pesos . The preliminary estimate of revenue was 34,361,000 ...
... Panama , 30,000 ; Cartagena , 20,000 ; Bucaramanga , 20,000 . Finances . For the two years 1897 and 1898 the revenue was 37,461,000 pesos , and the ex- penditure 41,429,180 pesos . The preliminary estimate of revenue was 34,361,000 ...
Page 125
... Panama Railroad in 1900 carried westward across the isthmus 153 , - 758 tons of goods , of which 60,518 tons were from New York and 54,905 tons from European ports , and eastward 203,619 tons , of which 118,670 tons were for New York ...
... Panama Railroad in 1900 carried westward across the isthmus 153 , - 758 tons of goods , of which 60,518 tons were from New York and 54,905 tons from European ports , and eastward 203,619 tons , of which 118,670 tons were for New York ...
Page 126
... Panama Canal Company and its power under the French law to transfer its prop- erty and rights to the United States Government . The new company when constituted assumed an obligation to pay 60 per cent . of the profits of the canal to ...
... Panama Canal Company and its power under the French law to transfer its prop- erty and rights to the United States Government . The new company when constituted assumed an obligation to pay 60 per cent . of the profits of the canal to ...
Page 127
... Panama , while the Boyaca was chased and captured with 300 soldiers , besides the crew , stores of provisions and ammunition , and two fine new guns . Gen. Salazar made ready to seize a British merchant steamer , there being no British ...
... Panama , while the Boyaca was chased and captured with 300 soldiers , besides the crew , stores of provisions and ammunition , and two fine new guns . Gen. Salazar made ready to seize a British merchant steamer , there being no British ...
Page 190
... Panama route was much stronger , and Mr. Spooner , of Wiscon- sin , offered a substitute for the House bill , recom- mending the purchase of the Panama Canal and its completion as the best course , if feasible , and suggesting the ...
... Panama route was much stronger , and Mr. Spooner , of Wiscon- sin , offered a substitute for the House bill , recom- mending the purchase of the Panama Canal and its completion as the best course , if feasible , and suggesting the ...
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