The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-04
that her husband will also return, and
that she will win her case.
COSTA RICAN BOUNDARY.

Findings of Gen. Alexander in Con-
WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-Senor Cal
vo, the Costa Rican, today called at
tention to a publication regarding the
rights of Costa Rica in the delta of
the San Juan river, matter which
has strong bearing on the future of
the Nicaraguan canal project. The
published statement was as follows:
Gen. Alexander decides that the boundary
between the two republics shall commence at
the extremity of Punta de Castilla at the
mouth of the river San Juan, and shall con-
tinue following the right bank-that is to say,
the Costa Rfca bank-of said river until a
point is reached three miles from Castillo
Viejo. He located this point, according to
the treaty stipulations, at a place that puts
the San Juan river and It's delta wholly with
in the territory of Nicaragua. Nicaragua
owns the river Summo Imperio as part of her
domain, and exercises over 1t all rights OF
sovereignty and, domain. Greytown, instead
of being on Costa Rica soil, as was contended,
is determined to be in Nicaragua. The whole
claim of the Costa Ricans thus falls to the
ground"
In this connection, Senor Calvo said
"This statement not being correct, [
deem it convenient to state the facts
as they are. The limits between Costa
Rica and Nicaragua were settled by q
treaty between the two countries, dat
ed April Is, 1858. Questions having
been raised by Nicaragua, thirteen
years after this treaty was in exist
ence and respected by the two coun-
tries, a long contention followed and
sixteen years afterwards the subject
was submitted to the decision gof Pres
ident Cleveland, as arbitrator, who, by
his award of March %, 1888, declared
the treaty to be valid, as Costa Rictt
claimed. Although the award was &C
cepted by both parties, and notwith-
standing the friendly efforts of the
government of Costa Rica to have the
boundary line marked by monuments,
this work remained unfinished, not on
account of any omission on the part
of Costa Rica. The government of
Salvador offered last year it's fra
ternal mediation,' and through its good
offices a convention was signed in Or
der to establish the form in which the
boundary line will be materially
marked According with the pro-
visions of this convention, the two
governments requested the appoint
ment by the president of the United
States of an engineer to act as al
bitrator in any case of disagreement
between. the two respective surveying
commissions from the two countries,
and President Cleveland appointed
Gen. A. p. Alexander, of Georgetown,
S. c.
Senor Calvo reviews the work of
this commission, and concludes: Tn
regard to the river San Juan and the
canal projected, 1 want but to remind
you that Costa Rica has always main
tanned the validity of the treaty Of
limits, and, as stated in President
Cleveland's award: The republic of
Costa Rica can deny to the republic
of Nicaragua the right of deviating
the waters of the river San Juan in
case such deviation will result in the
destruction or serious impairment Of
the navigation of said river, or any
Of its branches, at any point where
Costa Rica is entitled to navigate the
same
Finally, besides the natural rights
of Costa Rica, and as defined in the
same award, the republic of Nicara-
qua remains bound not to make any
grants for canal purposes across her
territory without first asking the
opinion of the republic of Costa Rica,
as provided in article of the treaty
of limits of the 18th of April, 1858.
The natural rights of the republic Of
Costa Rica, alluded to in the said
stipulation, are the rights which, in
view of the boundaries fixed by the
said treaty OF limits, she possesses in
the soil thereby recognized as belong
ing exclusively to her; the rights
which she possesses in the harbors OF
San Juan del Norte and Salinas bay,
ETC."