The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-01
TAKING THE sNARLs OUT
State department has Job In the Nicar.
aqua Mission Case.

] w dSHlnSlO July OIL ne Sldte uS-
part officials are trying to unravel the
tangle which the Nicaraguan mission
has got into since Captain Merry of
/ California has been pronounced persona
non grata by the diet of the Greater Re
public Of Central America. It appears
that when Rodriguez was received by
President Cleveland, the president stat
e1 THAI the treaties with the states COM
prisInS the rev government would be
continued. and the United States would
look 10 the states for their fulfillment.
This position. Il IS understood. has since
been confirmed by the state department,
and III dealing with those countries.
treaties made with the separate govern
ments are considered IN force and
binding, Neither the president nor the
sta+e department wished to take any
steps which might be considered as Oh.
tecting to the organization OF the sew
eral governments Of Central America in
TO a single government, so long as this
step was to their interest. but at the
saraA time. the administration did not
want 10 abrogate our treaties with
these governments by the recognition OF
one minister accredited from all the
states involved. In this connection it is
said that as a way may be found by
this government to overcome the pro-
test of the diet of Central America,
which as now constituted includes the
governments Of Nicaragua. Salvador
and Honduras, by sending Captain
Merry 10 Costa Rica and having the
United States legation established at
the capital OF that state, Costa Rica be-
ing one Of the states mission to which
he was accre7ited II is said at the
STATE department. that there is no way
in which this government can send a
minister to the Greater Republic of Cen
tyal America. as there no provision Of
Law or appropriation for minister, and
even If this was done, Costa Rica and
Gdatamela. which have not yet Joined
tAe federation, would he without MN
listers from the United States. as Costa
Rica is now included with Nicaragua. |
and Salvador and Guatamela with Hon /
dGras. BY sen ling the minister Of the |
three first named republic to Costa Rica /
and the minister 10 the last two to es- /
tabl;sh his legation in Guatamela. the /
matter might rest until there could be /
further legislation or until the Central /
American states adjusted oheir form OF /
The recent treaty by which the five /
states agreed % form a government may !
Il yer be ratified. - it is said by those
Who have received reports from that sec
ton. BY the terms Of the treaty the chief 1
Of the five states was 70 come from each /
country in alpha becica. form. and serve !
one year. Il has since been learned thar
cha president ~ Costa Rica has said that
this could not be satisfactory and thai
ne would not consent to 4 unless the
e=rnls ~ the treaty were modified 50 as TO
allow him 10 ne chief for six years. an!
then the head a. the government 70 60
n GGsCamala f1- six years. While il
il not known that the president OF Qua
amala has joined with Costa Rica in this
mater. those Well informed concerning
the situation inCantrsl America say tia.
hoth countries VIII refuse 70 rstify the
treaty. and that the scheme for a Central
American union with a. those states VIII
fail.
I,is also said ,ha- The failure u the fvs
states I, organize may have its efecs
ur1a the Greater Republic ot Central
America. and letters from Central Amer
lea intimate caat 1t IS doubtful Z ne
5ie5, s3-call5d. can be much longer main
tanned Il was with these features in
view Jhat the suggestion vas made thar
Captain Merry should be sent % Costa
Rica un-T the affairs of tAe several gov
a~aments were settled or until the o5-
iecions which have been raised against
him are withdraw Before any minis
ter : appointed. l. IS believed that his
government VIII urge ne wicajrawal Of
tn objections and there may be consider
able diplomatic correspondence on he
subject before there Is a final settlement
Berlin. July SI.-Tle empress has var
"a the moDotony o. her say at Tegern-
zee by visit 20 Munich. She was &C
s9mpaHied BY the five princes. visited
.U the sights and ianc.ed with ne |
'rinca regent. Prince Oscar celebrated
MS ninth birthday a, Tegsrnzee on Tues
lay. whence The empress and her chill
j-en VIII re-urn - Berlin.
Berlin. July SID. Arthur Koriexan.
lead Of she celebrated scaool a. Frank
orr, died suddenly II InteElaksn last
Monday, lie vas = years OF age and
anti Sithin feE years was Aeai mas
er q the well known school Al Bonn.
where many pToninsn, Americans and
tngdS5men have been e3Gcated. He il
>as a leading authority On educas.ona. Z
masters tA.oGsAoat Germany. |