Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-04
TROUBLE BREWING.
State Department Determined to
Protect Americans at Bluefields.
The CONTEST FOR The SPEAKERSHIP
The e2O, 200, 900 for the Philippines Turned
Over to the French Ambassador
aragus Canal Commission Anti
ImperIalistic Documents.

Washington, May 2. Advices re-
ceived here from Bluefelds, Nicaragua,
indicate that the situation there. so far
as American interests are concerned, is
extremely unsatisfactory and discour-
aging. 1t is being impressed upon the
officials here that persons high in the
Nicaraguan government are pursuing a
policy calculated very deliberately to
crush the American bushes, interests
Of considerable magnitude in the Mos
quito country. The reports are to the
effect that ever since the Clarence re-
bellion, some years ago, the Nicaraguan
government has been jealous of
the growing Importance Of the
American settlements, and the Reyes
rebellion recently seems to have
confirmed it in the determination
to destroy the American influence
in that section. The Nicaraguans hold
the American merchants responsible
for Reyes rebellion. They have con-
sequently determined, according to re-
ports received here, to impose upon
these American merchants the entire
expense to which the government was
put in depressing the rebellion, amount
ing to about 100000 The American
interests in Bluefelds now alone ag-
gregate fully s., 900, 900 in gold, and the
state department is determined that
they shall be protected against the
proposed extortion, SO that interesting
news is expected at any moment, in
view Of a United States man-of-war be-
ing there, the Detroit, to execute the
orders of the department.
THE CONTEST FOR THE sPEAKERsHIP.
Washington, May Representative
Deliver, Of Iowa, who is pushing Gen.
Henderson for speaker OF the house OF
representatives to succeed Mr.. Reed,
said yesterday, in an interview, that
Mr.. Sherman, Of New York, in his
opinion, would win unless the western
congressman united on candidate
and that, consequently, when he
reached Chicago shortly, he would sug-
gest to Representative Hopkins, Of
Illinois, and other western candidates,
that the western men enter into an
agreement to vote for the western
speakership candidate receiving the
highest number of votes on the first
ballot.
Representative James s. Sherman, OF
New York, is confident tha' he will be
chosen as speaker OF the Fifty-sixth
congress and it is conceded that Mr..
Sherman will have practically the
solid vote of the republican states east
Of the Alleghenies.
THE TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS PAID.
Washington, May 2.-The last move
in the negotiations terminating the
war with Spain occurred yesterday,
when Secretary Hay paid to the French
ambassador, NJ. Cambon, the $50, 600, 900
provided by the treaty of peace for the
cession of the Philippines. The pay
ment was made in four treasury war;
rants of S5,00O,OOO each and was re-
ceipted for by NJ. Cambon as completely
liquidating the obligation The am
bassador deposited the $4,000. 900 in
Riggs national bank, of this city, and
the cashing of the warrants is to be
made later through the City national
bank, of New York. The Spanish gov
eminent was notified by cable Of the
payment, but nothing will be done as to
forwarding the funds to Europe until
Spain directs the exact course to be
pursued,
NICARAGUA CANAL COMMISSION.
Washington, May 9.-On account of
the difficulty of reaching unanimous
conclusion as to the cost of the pro-
posed waterway, the Nicaraguan canal
commission has not yet submitted a
report, and it is not expected to do so
for some time. When the preliminary
report was submitted, Rear Ad-
miral Walker and Mr.. Haupt estimated
Sl25, 100000, but Gen. Hams added a
minority report which, while it APP
proved the route selected by his col
leagues, added 20 per cent. of the esti-
mate of cost.
ANTl-lMPERlALlsTIC DOCUMENTS.
Washington, Mays-The circulation
Of the anti-imperialistic documents ad.
mitted to have been sent out by Ed
ward Atkinson, of Boston, was Off
cially called to the attention OF Post
master General Emory Smith yester-
day and the matter is now awaiting
official action. In all probability it
will be taken up for discussion at to-
days cabinet session.