Show CONGRATULATING THE PRESIDENT Costa Rica Sends a Special Envoy with a Message of Good Will WASHINGTON March 27The government govern-ment of Costa Rica ha appointed Senor Don Manuel M Peralta who is the representative rep-resentative of his government at several European courts envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the United States on a special mission of congratulations congratula-tions and good wishes on the part of Costa Rica to the president of the United States Mr Peralta was formally formaly presented pre-sented to President Cleveland at the White House today by Secretary Gresham In presenting his credentials he said in part The people and government of the republic of Costa Rica have seen with deepest joy the accession of your excellency excel-lency thechief magistracy of the United States of America Costa Rica knows through her own experiences how strong is your love for justice and she will always al-ways remark with gratitude that to your wisdom is owing the final settlement of her boundary question with Nicaragua the then could not fail joining with the American people to rejoice and hail your return to the seat and succession of George Washington The president of Costa Rica ha honored me with a special mission to come at this propitious juncture junc-ture to congratulate your excellency and to represent the republic near your government gov-ernment as its envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary President Cleveland in reply said It afforded me much pleasure to hear the greeting you offer me in the name of the government and people of Costa Rica upon my elevation for the second time to the chief magistracy of the United States The ties of friendship that join the two countries are a pledge of their earnest desire t draw their relations still closer in the future and to that end my earnest desire and the efforts of the goy dressed ernment of the United States will be ad |