The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-04
THE NICARAGUAN PROJECT
Is Affected By the Ssa Juan River
Delta Dispste.
OPINION OF COSTA RICAS MINISTER
me Treaty Declared valid by Prest-
dent Cleveland Is Cited-Gsey-
town I'm Costa Aics.

washin zton, October 3.--Senor Calvo.
the Costa Rican minister today called at.
teptiou to a publication regarding the
rights OF Costa Rica in the delta OF the
San Juan river, a matter which has a
strong bearing on the future Of the Near
aguan canal project
The published statement was 40 follows:
General Alexander decides that the bovn-
dairy between the two republics shall COM
mence at the extremity Of Punta De Cas-
tslla. at the mouth OF the River San Juan,
and shall continue following the right bank,
that Is TO say, the Costa RIGA bank Of said
river until a point is reached three miles
from Castillo vijo.' He located this point.
according TO the treaty stipulations, at a
place that puts the San Juan river and
its delta wholly within the territory OF Mica
ragua Nicaragua owns the Sumparo. and
exercises over IL all rights OF sovereignty
and domain. Greytown, instead OF being
on Costa Rican soil, As was commended, Is
determined TO he In Nicaragua. The whole
claim OF Costa Rieana thus falls to the
ground"
In this connection Senior CaIvo said
it convenient to present the facts as they
are. The limits Between Costa Rica and
Nicaragua we're settled by a treaty be-
tween the two countries, dated April 10,
1855. Questions having been raised by
Nicaragua thirteen years after this treaty
was In existence and suspended by the two
countries, a long contention following and
sixteen Years afterwards the subject was
submitted to the decision Of President
cleveland aG hn tu rfi
Of March %, 1883, declared the treaty to
be valid as Costa Rica claimed Although
the award was accepted by both parties
and Notwithstanding the friendly efforts
OF the government OF Costa RIGA to have
the boundary line marked by monuments
this work remained unfinished. not on ac-
count OF an omission on the part OF Costa
Rtca- TIE government of Salvador offered
last year IT'S 'frateruai mediation. and
through its good offices both countries
agreed boundary lines were to be
marked"
Senior Calvo reviews the work OF thi.
commission appointed by Mr.. Cleveland
and concludes: In regard TO the River
San Juan and the canal projected, want
but to remtud you that Costa Rica ha,
always maintained the validity of the
treaty Of limits and, as stated IN Presi-
dent Clevelands award
The republic of Costa Rica can deny
TO the republic OF Nicaragua the right oil
dsvtating the waters of the River Sar
Juan in case deviation will result IN the
destruction, serious impairment of tbs
navigation Ct the said river. or any Of iti
| branches, at any point where Costa Rica
Ia entitled to navigate the came
Finally besides the natural rights ol
Costa Rica, and az defined in the same
award The republic OF Nicaragua remain.
| bound not to make any grants for cana
| purposes across her territory without first
! asking the opinion OF the republic Of Costa
| Riea, as provided in Article OF the treaty
OF linlits % the 18th OF April 1868. The
natural rights OF the republic Of Costa
| Rica. alluded to in the said stipulation
| are the rights. which. In view of the houn-
| daries axed by the said treaty OF limits
| she possesses in the soil thereby recog-
| nizei as belonging exclusively to her; tbs
rights which she POSSESSES In the harbor,
Of san Juan del Norte and salyas bay
etc"