West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-09-28
Another Citizen OF the United States
In Trouble In Central America.
ANOTHER HIGH PRICED BOARD OF
Consulting Engineers Going Down to
Sec the Panama Canal Which
is Not BOlng Dug,
A Real Genuine Pirate Captured on tho
Pacific Main and Held Prisoner
Up at Vancouver.
Regular Correspondent OF The Argus

Regular Correspondent OF The Argus.
WASHINGTON, Sept. IS, 1905
The government is proceeding after
the old and time tried method OF
protecting the interest of American
citizens in South America. Advices
have been received at the State
Department announcing the convic-
tion of VIM. S. Albers, the resident
agent Of the Port Limon Company
ot Ocatal, Nicaragua. L, will be
remembered that when Mr.. Albers
was first arrested over week ago,
there was great fuss made about
sending warship with the American
minister aboard to the scene of his
arrest. Then it was discovered that
Ocatal was rather too far up in the
mountains for warship to navigate,
aud il was decided to send the war
ship as far as she would 20 but TO
substitute Consul Lee for Minister
Merry. Later il was decided TO hold
on to the Consul and see how the
trial came out. 1t is Just announced
that the trial came out as usual i'm
South American countries, resulting
in conviction on behalf OF the
government. Mr.. Albers is now
convicted Of resisting legal authority
and of abusing the President of Mic
aragua. He is said to be in com
munlcation with Consul and the
State Department hopes the affair
will be straightened out all right.
But the chances are il il follows the
usual course Of such international
incidents, Mr.. Albers will stay in
Jail and this government will fiddle
along TIL the case is forgotten by
the public, Albers finally dies, and
his heirs revive popular interest by
trying unsuccessfully to collect an
indemnity.
The high priced board of consult.
ing engineers are going to visit the
lsthmus of Panama and add a few
reams OF stationary to the mass of
documents already existing with re-
gard 10 the canal that is not being
dug. The canal commission is 20
ing with the engineers and the trip
will be made as comfortable for
them as possible. The steamer
Havana of the Panama Railway
Company will be put at their dispo-
sal and she will remain in Panama
waters as long as the consulting en-
gineers stay. They are not going
to take any chances on yellow fever
or other unsanitary conditions, for
they will make short trips on shore
and return to the vessel each night.
One of the most recent Of the many
plans that has been presented to the
board is by a New York engineer
who urges the construction Of two
immense dams near tide level on
each side OF the isthmus, convert
ing the greater portion Of the inter
vening space into two big lakes.
This would not do away with the
famous Culebra Cut, but It would
put most Of the swampY unhealthy
ground under water and that ought
to meet with the approval Of the
careful board Of high priced con-
sulting engineers.
The Department OF Justice today
received report that ought to 20
into the archives Of dime novel hc.
ton. The Canadian authorities
have captured and are holding for
the Department, a real pirate, quite
as real as any that ever sailed the
Spanish Nam. This government
has been after the gentleman in
question for some time and when
the Mexican government recently
repudiated the papers under which
he was sailing and there was no
danger OF any international compli.
cations on that score, a revenue cut
ter was sent in search Of him with
orders to capture the pirate at any
cost Before the revenue cutter
could effect the capture, the trick
had been turned by the Canadian
authorities who have notified this
government that the pirate captain
and his piraticsl craft are awaiting
this governments pleasure at Van
couver.
The name of the worthy captain,
after one penetraIes a cloud Of alt
ases, appears to be Alexander Nc
Lean. His vessel strayed from the
paths Of virtue some years ago and