Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-04
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Two German School Ships Loose
IN the West India Waters the
Cause Of Apprehension.
6uT WITH TIE GREATER REPUBLIC.

Uncle Sam Holds the Club Of Recognition
Ovee Fact Accomplished in Order 70
Obtain Canal Concessions Situation 1t
Panama-speaker Reed Arrives ut Wash
ington. but Il Not Talking-The Lover
Ing Case Again-Gen. Brcck's Views
Washington, Dec. 4.-The Haytian
minister. Leger. was an early caller at
the state department yesterday, having
news from home of q most disquieting
nature OF which he wished to talk with
the officials. Secretary Sherman being
still confined to his house by a cold, and
Assistant Secretary Day having attend
ed the president on his journey to Can
ton. Second Assistant Secretary Adee
was acting as secretary of state, and to
MIN the minister had recourse. 1t ap-
gears that his government has cabled
him from Port au Prince that the Hay.
tian consul at Kingston. Jamaica, had
telegraphed that two German warships
sailed Thursday from that place for
Port au Prince. The news had created
the greatest excitement in the town and
All over the island and disturbances
were apprehended.
Only Couple of School Ships.
The foundation for the statement is
believed to be that the two German
school ships which have been cruising
IN southern waters are Just starting on
their way northward to the United
states. About the middle Of last Sep
TENDER the German charge here, Mr..
Reichenau. formally advised the state
department that the German cadet
school ship Stein would arrive at
Charleston. s. C., Feb. next, and that
the cadet school ship Charlotte would
arrive at the same port Feb. IL. They
are to depart on the 5th and 10th of
February respectively. Neither of these
vessels can properly be regarded as q
warship. although they are attached to
the German navy and carry a large
number of young cadets. Nevertheless,
the Haytian minister fears that their
appearance In Haytian waters Just at
this juncture. when the threat has been
made that German warships will make
a demonstration in the harbor of Port
au Prince, may lead to serious trouble
there.
Holding q Club Over Central America
The state department is endeayoring
TO bring pressure to bear on the recent
ly formed greater republic of Central
America to compel that applicant for
membership among the powers" to
concede to this government q guaranty
OF exclusive control of the projected
waterway between the Atlantic and Pa
cif1c oceans. One method for bringing
little leverage to bear Is a refusal to
recognize the existence of the tripartite
republic. Our concessions from Mica
ragua are assured and. therefore, when
Minister Merry applied few days ago
NJ the state department for instructions
he was Informed that he was to proceed
to Nicaragua. as our representative to
that country alone. II is very doubtful
whether he will be received. but he will
make 1t known that until the Nicara.
guam situation is properly adjusted there
will be no representative to the greater
republic.
That Competitor at Panama.
Consul General Gudger, at Panama,
has made report TO the state depart
ment on the condition Of the Panama
canal. He says that IL is whispered
that England is doing all in her power
to obtain control of the canal France
may not push the work forward, but
some ether nation CT sayna other COM
pany Will surely DO so IL those in charge
| forfeit their rights. The canal. when
| completed, win extend from Colon on
the Atlantic to Panama on the Pacific,