Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-06

! lillian ports on friendly mission and been
| cordially received The voyage OF the Wi.
mington up the Amazon river gave rise tc
/ a passing misunderstanding owing to con.
\ fusion in obtaining permission to visit the
| interior and make surveys in the general in
terest Of navigation. but the incident found
a ready adjustment in harmony with the
| close relations Of amity which this govern.
/ ment has always sedulously sought to culti-
| vate with the commonwealths Of the western
continent.
AnGirs iu Colombin
The claim growing out OF the seizure OF
the Americans owned newspaper the Panama
! Star and Herald by the authorities of CO.
lombia has been settled, after controversy
of several years and an agreement assessing
at 100000 the indemnity to be paid by the
Colombian government in three instalIments
of $4,000 each
The good will OF Colombia toward our
country has been testified anew by the cor
dial extension of facilities to the Nicara-
guam Canal commission in it's approaching
investigation OF the Panama canal and
other projected routes across the Isthmus OF
Darien
Toward the end of October an insurrection-
ary disturbance developed in the Colombian
republic. This movement has thus far not
attained any decisive result and is still in
progress.
Restrictions ON Meat in Denmark
Discussion of the questions raised by the
action of Denmark in imposing restrictions
on the Importation OF American meats has
continued without substantial result in our
favor
Revolution in Snnto Domingo.
The neighboring island republic of Santo
Domingo has lately been the scene OF revo-
luton, following a long period of tranquility
1t began with the killing of President Heu-
reauX in July last and eliminated in the
REIMBURSEMENT by the succeeding vice presi-
dent of the reins of government to the in
surgents. The first act of the provisional
government was the calling of presidential
election. Juan Isidro Jiminez having been
elected president was inaugurated on the
14th of November. Relations have been en-
tered into with the newly established gov
ernment.
Greater Republic Failure.
The experimental association OF Mica
ragua Honduras and Salvador. under the
title of the Greater Republic of Central
America, when apparently on the threshold
of complete federal organization by the
adoption of a constitution and the forma-
tion of a national legislature, was disrupted
in the last days of November, 1898, by the
withdrawal of Salvador. Thereupon Mica
ragua and Honduras abandoned the Joint
compact, each resuming its former inde-
pendent sovereignty This was followed by
the reception of Minister Merry by the re-
publics of Nicaragua and Salvador, while
Minister Hunter in turn presented his cre-
dentials to the government of Honduras,
hn nli
the diplomatic agencies of the United States
in Central America for which our existing
statutes provide. A Nlcaraguan envoy has
been accredited to the United States.
Misunderstanding Mt DIuefeIds.
An insurrectionary movement, under Cen
eral Reyes, broke out at Bluefields in Feb
ruary last and for time exercised Ictual
control in the Mosquito territory. phe De-
Lroit was promptly sent thither for the pro- |
lection of American interests. After n few
weeks the Reyes government renounced the !
conflict, giving place to the restored su-
premacy of Nicaragua. During the inter
regnum certain public dues accruing under |
NicaraGuan law were collected from Ameri- |
'an merchants by the authorities for the |
ime being in effective administrative con-
.rol. Upon the tituar government regain
ng power a second payment of these dues
vas demanded. Controversy arose touching
he validity of the original payment of the
lebt to the de facto regent of the territory.
IN arrangement was effected in April last
~ the United States minister and the fer
ign secretary of Nicaragua whereby the
mounts of the duplicate payments were de-
'csited with the British consul pending an
djustment of the matter by direct agree
nent between the governments of the
United States and Nicaragua The contro-
ersy is still unsettled.