The evening times., 1898-11-26
YGLESIAS CALLS
AZ THE WHITE House
Spends Two Hours with Pres
ident Mckinley.
SAYS VISIT WAS OFFICIAL
Did Not Discuss the Subject of the
Nicaraguan Canal.
SAYS VISIT WAS OFFICIAL
Also Had a Long Conference With
Secretary Hay-yfeus of n
Costa Rican.

President Yglesias, of Costa Rica, to-
gether with three members OF his party.
called at the White House this morning
at 10 O'Clock and remained with the
President until noon.
On leaving the Executive Mansion
President Yglesias was asked if his visit
was of an official character Totally So
said he. we did not talk about the Mic
araguan Canal nor anything but general
tiles. We only had a friendly talk and l
learned great deal about this Govern
ment that did not know before"
President Yglesias does not mind asking
questions, and in this particular charac-
teristc almost rivals Ii Hung Chang.
He kept Mr.. Mckinley busy replying to
questions concerning this country, from
its foundation up to the present time.
The party, on leaving the White House,
went to the State Department. where.
President Yglesias had long conference
with Secretary Hay.
One of the chief officials of the Costa
Rican party said today that il was mere
ly coincidence that this visit happened
at the moment when the Nicaragua. Ca
nal question was assuming unusual prom
inence. At the same time he said, the
people of Costa Rica were deeply interest
ed in the building of an Istmian canal,
for outside Of the question of Costa Ri
cas- right in.the canal II was recognized
that the enterprise would be of incaIcu-
liable value in stimulating business
throughout Central America. making
that part of the country highway for
the worlds commerce This official said
that, while the present visit would not
bring about any formal propositions or
declaration of policy on the part of Costa
Rica, il was quite likely 10 lead to bet
ter understanding as TO the attitude of
that country the canal and its identity
of interest with that OF the United States.
Somewhat in line with the visit of the
Costa Rican party. but quite distinct from
it, IS the recent visit here of J. ID. Ca
mez late president of the congress of
Nicaragua. and one of the men mentioned
for the Presidency of the new republic of
the United States of Central America and
J. La Motto Morgan, an American, who
sustains official relation TO the Mica
raguan government, in connection with
the cdndl. NrdIntZ ClOSt ITlcldSHlp
with President Zelaya, OF Nicaragua, and
his influence at home gave considerable
significance to the visit, although it is
said he mad no official mission 10 exc
cute. He called with Mr.. Morgan at the
White House. and in the course of i
talk with the President informal refer
ence was made to some questions invoiv-
ed in the Nicaragua Canal. Mr. Morgan
has also talked with Secretary Hay
opposition is being made To any action
the United States may iii To take to
forward the, building of the canal but,
rather. that efforts are being made to so
subordinate controversies and contentious
public and private, as 10 carry Out the
main object of building the canal itself
and thus securing the commercial and ma
tional benefits which will accrue. After
meeting the President Mr.. GameZ ac-
companied by Mr.. Corea, charge d'affaires
of Nicaragua Honduras and Salvador.
went to New York.
The Administration party, intent on
keeping the popularity which was gained
by the success of the war. is giving the
most earnest attention to the subject of
the Nicaragua Canal Ii is certain that
the presence of President Yglesias. OF
Costa Rica, in Washington is fraught with
Importance. He is receiving the most
CONSIDERATION AT tHe 0dHQS
of the United States Government The
Nicaraguan Canal Commission is watch
ing its interests closely. The State De
partment is not little worried over the
alleged concession granted by Nicaragua
To the Euyre-Cragin syndicate to con-
struct the canal, especially as the depart
nent cannot find out much about this
concession Another influential factor in
the problem are the trans-continental rail-
do L. v,,i. l..
ogHize that ship canal from the Pacific
TO the Atlantic would revolutionize the
whole Of the traffic now passing back and
forth between our eastern and western
seaboards
Stockholders who have invested their
millions in the Pacific railroads ard their
feeders will not see their property i'm.
paired by the influence of ship canal
without tremendous fight Again, tie
millions invested in the Panama Canal
Tor a new company has been diligently at
work on ii again, since the De Lessons
scandal-will be arrayeI in co fict
against the rival Nicaragua project In
ternatonal politics will cut big figure.
too, in the proceedings. France will not
quietly let the United States cut a hsm
isphere in two, with a waterway not two
hundred miles north of her own canal
into which her people have put so many
millions of francs. But the administra-
ton party means to push forward the
Nicaragua enterprise. 1t will employ
thousands of American dollars and
workmen prohtably. give us absolute
command of the seas about our own
coasts; be of nestimable naval value in
connection with our possession of Hawaii
and the Philippines. besides changing
the whole current of traffic from hemis-
phere to hemisphere. 1t is one of the big
gest questions soon to come before Con-
gress.
Soldier Found Dead