The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-11-26
IGLESIASH HERE.
Costa Rican President Arrives at
New York on a Visit to This
Country.
On q Trip for Pleasure and
Health, but He May Talk
Business
To President Mckinley Concern
ing the Building of the Mic
araguan Canal.
Met at New York by an Envoy OF
the President-Costa Rica's
Canal Interests.

New YORK, Nov. 23-President Ra-
fael Iglesias of Costa Rica is passen-
ger on the Atlas line steamship Altai,
which passed in at Sandy Hook at $40
a. m. He comes here in search of
health-at least that is the supposed
object of his visit. It is reported, how
ever, that he may discuss the claims Of
Costa Rica in the interoceanic canal
during his visit to President Mckinley.
It is known that Costa Rica very much
desires the completion of this canal.
The first intimation that President Igle-
sias intended to honor the United States
with a visit was given when Senor
Calvo, the Costa Rican minister at
Washington, notified the state depart
ment a few days ago of the expected ar
rival Of his chief. This was after the
Altai had sailed from Port Limon, and
the president was actually on his way
here. ..-
With President Iglesias were Ricardo
Iglesias, his brother; Colonel Leonzo
Bonilla, aide de camp, DR.. Antonio
Guestiani and General John S. Case
ment Of the Costa Rican railway. The
party will stop at the Waldorf for few
days before proceeding to Washington.
Shortly after the Altai left quarantine
for her dock, she was boarded by Col.
onel William Carter Of the war depart
ment, representing President Mckinley,
to welcome President Iglesias.
Was Opposed to Display.
President Iglesias said that as he is
travelling practically incognito and not
on national business, he was opposed to
display. He had simply come here for
pleasure and for the benefit of his
health and expects to take a trip to Eng
land and France, and on his way home
will spend some months in the United
States. The visit here of President
Iglesias, at the present time, when there
is so much talk about the building of
the canal across Nicaragua is believed
to have been brought about by the re-
cent concession granted to the Grace
syndicate, which goes into effect in Oc-
tober, 1899. When this concession was
announced it was said that Costa Rica's
opposition could not in any way affect
the new grant.
Costa Rica's Rights.
President Iglesias when spoken to
about the proposed canal, said that
Costa Rica has important rights which
it has reserved, and intimated that it
was not all plain sailing for the new
syndicate. Farther he would not dis
cuss the matter.
DIR. Ulloa, consul general of Costa
Rica, however, explained what was
meant by Costa Rica's rights. DIR. Ulloa
said that his country has equal rights
with Nicaragua along the San Juan
river, an important waterway which
divides the two republics. The
building of the dams across the
river for the interoceanic canal.
it is said, will inundate consider
able lands in Costa Rica. Without
the latter country's sanction, it is as
serted, the concession held by the Grace
syndicate is virtually valueless. There
is said to be a strong feeling in Costa
Rica in favor of allowing the United
States, instead of private corporation,
to build the canal, and that the govern
ment should do it's best to thwart the
scheme planned by Nicaragua.
DR.. Ulloa said that the reason that
Costa Rica has not joined the Republic
Of Central America, which is composed
of San Salvador, Nicaragua and Hon
duras is. because the coalition is looked
upon as an experiment and not by any
means as a staple compact. The revolt
now in progress in San Salvador, he ad-
ded, is a serious one and is the outcome
Of the union which went into effect on
Nov. /.
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