The times., 1899-12-06

Of the American-owged newspaper, the
Panama Star and HACalG" by the au-
thorities Of ColombiA. has. been settled,
after a controversy Of several years, by
an agreement assessing at $50 600 the in
demnity to be paid by the Colombian Gov
eminent, in three installments of $4,000
each.
The good will Of Colombia toward our
country has been testified anew by the
cordial extension OF facilities to the Nicara-
guam Canal Commission In their approach
ing investigation Of the Panama Canal
and other projected routes across the
Isthmus Of Daren.
Toward the end Of October an msur-
TeCtiOnary disturbance developed in the
Colombian Republic. This movement has
thus far not attained any decisive result
and is still in progress.
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.
Central America.
The neighboring island Republic of Santo
Domingo has lately been the scene of revo-
luton, following a long period of tran
quillity 1t began with the killing of Presi-
dent Heureaux in July last, and eliminated
in the relinquishThent by the succeeding
Vice President of the reins of Government
to the insurgents The first act of the pro-
visional government was the calling Of a
presidential and constituent election. Juan
Isidro Jiminez, having been elected Presi-
dent, was inaugurated on the 14th Of No
vember. Relations have been entered into
with the newly established Government.
sI of
ragua, Honduras, and Salvador, under the
title of the Greater Republic Of Central
America, when apparently on the threshold
of a 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. Thereupou
| Nicaragua and Honduras abandoned the
joint compact each resuming its former
Independent sovereignty. This was followed
by the reception of Minister Merry by the
Republics of Nicaragua and Salvador, while
Minister Hunter in turn presented his Gre
denJials TO the Government of Honduras
thus revertng 10 the old distribution OF
| the diplomatic agencies OF the United States
in Central America for which our existing
statutes provide. Nicaraguan envoy has
| been accredited 10 the United States
An insurrectionary movement, under
General Reyes broke out at Bluehelds in
February last, and for a time exercised
! actual control in the Mosquito Territory
The Detroit was promptly sent thither for
the protection of American interests. After
few weeks the Reyes government re-
nounced the conflict, giving place to the
restored supremacy of Nicaragua. During
the interregnum certain public due accruing
under NiCaTaguan law were collected from
American merchants by the authorities fol
the time being in effective administrative
control. Upon the titular Government re-
gaining power a second payment Of these
dues was demanded Controversy arose
touching the validity. of the original pay
ment of the debt to the de facto regent OF
the territory. An arrangement was ef-
fected in April last by the United States
minister and the foreign secretary of Mic
! aragua whereby the amounts of the dupli-
cate payments were deposited with the
British consul pending an adjustment OF
the matter by direct agreement between
the Governments of the United States and
Nicaragua. The controversy is stiH unset
| tied