Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-12
NICARAGUA CANAL.
The Administration at Washington
Wants to Control It.
An ULTINA1UM IS, Sent TO PERU.
The United States Asks for the Immediate
Payment Of the McCord Claim-Klon-
dyke Conceded to Engls nd SEN
atOr German May Retire.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-No matter
what the attitude of the Greater Re-
public of Central America may be, 1t
is the intention of the administration
to recommend governmental control OF
the Nicaragua canal when congress
assemblies next December This was
made plain at conference at the state
department, participated in by secre-
taries Adee and Crimler Senator Nor
gan, former Senator Warner Miller
and Mr.. Merry, the recently-appoint-
ed minister to Nicaragua, Saliva
dor and Costa Rica, regard
ing the complications which have
grown out of the refusal Of the govern
nients of Nicaragua and Salvador to
receive Mr.. Merry. The administra-
ton believes that there is no necessity
of entering even into anew convention
with Nicaragua with view to secur-
ing authority for the construction OF
the waterway. The programme to fol-
low will be based upon the provisions
of the convention now in force, as well
as the concession which was granted
to an American company by the
Nicaraguan government for the con-
struction OF the canal. This conces.
sion will not expire for three years.
AN uLTIMATUM SENT TO PERU.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-An ultimatum
has been presented to the Peruvian
government by the administration re-
quiring the immediate payment OF the
McCord claim of $4,000 While no
threat OF coercion is made in case OF re-
fusal, the note makes the statement
that any further delay on the part OF
Peru to close the incident will be
considered as injurious to the
cordial relations existing between
the two governments. The Peru
Wan minister has cabled the note
to Lima, awaiting instructions from
that government. II is the expecta-
ton of the authorities that the Peru
Wan government will attempt to OBJ
tain further consideration of the facts
in the case, but II an attempt is made
it will not meet with success. In fact.
the department has informed the Peru
Wan government that the facts in the
case are we'll known; that Peru's liabil-
ity is unquestioned, except by herself,
and that the government cannot, there
fore, submit to further discussion OF
the matter.
KLoNDYKE BELONGS TO ENGLAND.
WAsHiSGroN, Aug. 5.-lnclted by the
newspaper publications recently, tend
ing to throw doubt upon the owner
ship of the Klondyke gold fields, some
of the high government officials who
would naturally be expected to deal
with the question II it comes to u prac.
tical issue, have been quietly looking
into the matter, with view toprepar.
ing themselves for any controversy
that might arise. Their views are in
substance that that there can be nc
valid objection advanced to the
title of Great Britain to this
territory. A careful examination
of all the reliable charts and maps
made far enough back in date tc
be free from suspicion of influence by
the recent heavy gold finds has con
vinced these officers that so far as the
Klondyke fields, US defined by the
latest reports, are concerned, there can
be no question but that they lie east
of the l4lst meridian, which defines
tho boundary line, and so are within
British territory by about IS miles al
least. As for the meridian itself, 1T |,
said that it has been closely located by
the surveys of the Canadians and oul
own coast survey and that there is moi
at any point difference of more thar
TOO feet in the claimed boundary
which, of course, would not substan
TALLY affect any controversy thai
might grow out of the title.
SENATOR GoRMAN MAY RETIRE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. B, The Washing
ton Post this morning quotes promi
nent Maryland democrat, who is de
scribed as devoted personal and pc
litical friend of Senator German, u
the effect that the Maryland senate
will not be a candidate for reelection
He claims that this is not a sudden de
termination on the part of Senate
German, who, he says, has contem
plated the step for two years AT tn
end of his present term Senator Cor
man will have served ~ years.