Helena weekly herald., 1889-11-07
COSTA RICA'S COMPLAINT.
Secretary Blaine's Letter of Expiana.
tiOn.

WASHINGTON, November 3.-The official
diary containing a copy of Secretary Blaine's
letter of disavOwal bas been received here.
Following is translation of the letter
81 have the honor to acknowled the re-
ceipt of your note of the 9Th inst, in which
the instructions of the Secretary of Foreign
Relations. of Mexico are accompanied by
the full text of Senior Mariscal's letter to
you, dated September 2Sth. You complain
in the name of your government of certain
allusions made by the minister of the
United States in Central America in pre-
senting his credentials rs envoy enxtraor-
binary and minister plenipotentiary in
Costa Rica, on the Both of last August The
improperly and imprudent character of
the remarks referred to was noticed by this
department when the speech was received,
and instructions were sent to Mr. Mizner
on the subject, on September 10Th, express
ing sincere regret at his words and the
fear that they would receive an erroneous
Interpretation, to which, unfortunately,
theyswere liable, and which, as noticed by
your letter, has been given them by the
Mexican government. Knowing the his
tory of the relations of mutual intimacy
and confidence which it has been the con-
stant purpose of this government to main
tain with Mexico, as well as with other
nations, it hardly appears necessary for me
to assure you, and through you the govern
ment which you represent, that the re-.
marks of Mr.. Miner, which implied an
officious and partial disposition on the part
of this government, were wholly unauthor.
lied and thus occasion sincere regret to this
government and are entirely disspproved
by it.
WASHINGTON, November 3-M Romero
Mexican Minister, arrived in the city yes.
terday, having left the Pan-American ex-
cursionists. He said this evening his re-
turn was not due to the Miner accident.
That affair was settled before he left WASH
ington some days ago. A dispatch from
the City of Mexico received some time ago
stated that there was great indignation
there on account of the speech made by
Mr.. Miner in Costa Rica on presenting his
credentials as Minister of the United
States to the Central American States. It
was stated that Miner had reflected upon
Mexico in connection with the boundary
dispute between that country and Guata-
mala. Romero said the remarks of Mizner
had been officially disavowed and nothing
further would be done in the matter bv
Mexico. There has been," he added, mo
intention to ask for Miners recall. That
was not desired. Minister Miner having
made the statement he did, the Mexican
government wants to know whether the
insult was made by the United States, and
it now has been assured that the utterances
were unauthorized, and that settles it,"
WASHINGTON, November 3.-The Guate-
malaD minister to-day received the follow
ing cable from the President of Guatemala
GUATEMALA, November 2-There is no
trouble at all here. Everything is quiet.
The relations among the Central American
governments are most friendly. The
rumOrs of revolution are only spread BY
enemies of Guatemala, who are never satis-
fed, even with the present notorious pro-
gress of the republic. Please publish an
emphatic denial of such maliciour rumors.
(SIgned BARRILL0s