Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-12
Carnegie Offers to Financially Aid
Project Of Uniting North and south
America by IntercOnti-
mental Railroad.

feared Brazil would use the rights OBJ
tained through the purchase of the con-
cession to support its claim to the 10000
square miles in dispute.
Bolivia claims that the syndicate is abb
solutely without authority to take this sc-
tiOn, ard that il is a violation Of the con-
tract under which the concession was
granted, transfers of the concession to
foreign states or governments being, he
said prohibited.
When he learned that the transfer was
contemplated Senior Guachila protested
and suggested arbitration, but his proposl-
tion was disregarded and the Brazilian
proposition accepted.
On learning of this action Minister Qua
chilla today sent the following dispatch to
the representatives of the syndicate:
Frederick w. whitridge, manager and
agent of The Bolivia Syndicate" 50 Wall
on February 26 you and the syndicate
signed with the representative of Brazil
an agreement In respect OF an indemnity OF
G114,0OO sterllng-to which the syndicate f.
not entitled.
On February 81 you wrote to me as fol-
lows: Il have to say that the syndicate
has had no meeting since the suggestion
of a possible settlement with Brazil was
made and there viii be no meeting until
we have cabled and who informs me by
cable that he will sail on Wednesday next,
the 4th or 5th of March. Until that time
nothing will be concluded by the syndi-
cate"
on February 26 you again wrote to me
as follows: THE syndicate has had no
meeting and will have no meeting and will
conclude nothing until the arrival of Sir
Martin Conway. That is still true 1 know
nothing about Mr.. Sieger's telegram except
what have seen in the papers, and what
l have told you was, of course, perfectly
true. Conway sailed yesterday and will
be here next week"
Sir Martin Conway reached New York on
the 9TH instant. The next day he informed
me, referring to you. that the syndicate
had not met and that therefore it had not
yet taken any action. Consequently
continued to discuss the matter and made
several propositions, demanding in the first
place that the arbitration agreed to in the
contract should be carried out.
Sir Martin also wrote to me on the 9Th
! instant: "All l can learn today is that
Brazil has offered an indemnity and that
no money has been paid"
Meanwhile, since FEBRUARY 26 an agree
ment had been reached, notwithstanding
my formal and repeated opposition there
to, and the indemnity is already paid.
l protest against this action as null and
void which cannot be binding upon my
government and which does not affect the
rights of my country
FERNANDO f. GUACHILLA,
Minister of Bolivia.
Cuba Confirms Treaty.
Senator Quesada, the Cuban minister to
the United States tonight received dis
patch from his home government saying:
The reciprocity treaty was approved by
| the senate by 16 votes against 5.
Justice Day Is Ill.
! WASHINGTON, March 11-Justice Day
Of the United States supreme court, who
has been i'll for the last few days. is still
confined to bed. At his hotel II was stated
| that his condition is not considered serious.
| Mrs. Day and her youngest son arrived
\ from Ohio this morning
Are Porto Ricans Aliens.
In the United States supreme court
motion was made today by Coudert Broth
ers of New York to advance the hearing Of
the case of Isabella Gonzales.
! Miss Gonzales is native of Porto Rico,
about 20 years Of age, who arrived at New
York from the island OF August 4, 1902.
On her arrival she was detained at Ellis
island on the ground that she was an alien
| immigrant likely to become a public
charge. She seeks to secure release on a
/ write of habeas corpus.
In assigning their reasons for asking
to have the case advanced, Messrs. Coudert
/ say:
AS a further reason for requesting this
honorable court TO advance this cause upon
| the docket, the appellant alleges that It
| is in the nature of test case upon which
will probably be determined the question
| as TO whether citizens of Porto Rico and
| certain others OF our insular possessions
/ are aliens within the purview of the con-
stituti9n and laWs Of Of the ,oIs unlSeo states;
! formed and believe that the officials OF the
| war and treasury department of our gov
| ernment are anxious for an early opinion
| b. this honorable court.
Carnegie Aids Railway scheme.
In accordance with notice served yester-
day the diplomatic representatives OF
every one OF the Southern and Central
American countries now in Washington as
| sembled at the state department today to
| discuss the inter continental railway pro-
1 ject.
Acting Secretary Loomis presided and
| introduced ex-senator Henry G. Davis,
member of the permanent Inter-Con-
! tinental Railway committee. Mr. Davis
\ announced that Andrew Carnegie was will
! ing to advance and project financially at
the propert time
Navy Governs Midway Islands.
The president by executive order has
turned the Midway islands over to the
navy department. This was done at the
instance of the Pacific Cable company
which has asked for the protection of its
properties on the islands.
! Rowing Japanese sailors are in the habit
| OF putting into the Islands for the plu-
mage OF sea fowl and for guano. 1t is
probable that the Navy department will
establish a small station on the islands
and American warships will make a prac-
tice OF touching there n1ch more fire.
quently than in the past.
The islands are two in number, Sand
island having 633 acres, and Eastern
island. 245 acres. There is a harbor about
eighteen feet deep. The islands are deemed
essential to the operation Of the Pacific
cable, which will touch there on its west
| ern route from Hawaii.
Fog Delays Potomac Boats.
Dense fog on the lower Potomac Is Sc
riously interfering with river navigation.
The steamer City Of Washington. OF the
Norfolk and Washington line. due here at
this morning, did not arrive until to-
night, having been detained by the thick
weather. The steamer Norfolk OF the same
line which left here last evening about
for Norfolk, was obligedJo slow up because
! OF the fog and when about fifty miles down
the river at Upper Cedar point, drifted
ashore early this morning. II is expected
| IN doat AGAIN xufthOut difHcuIfV At htgh