Show RETURNS FRill fROM CAN Arrival of Engineer Stevens I Leads to Belief Will Retire New May fa 21 Absolutely Absolutely re refusing refusing refusing re- re fusing to discuss the he report that he had I been cen summoned to return to this country b by President Roosevelt because bo- bo cause the chief executive refused to accept his proffered resl resignation nallon as chief engineer of or the Panama cana canal John F. F Stevens reached this city this afternoon on the steamer Advance from rein Colon Mr Stevens will go at once to Washington where Chairman Theodore P. P I Shouts of the canal commission commission com corn mission now Is Although Mr 11 Stevens would not talk about tho the matter maUer some of his fellow chow cabin passengers were outspoken In their declaration that Mr Stevens came caine homo home because President dent Roosevelt wanted to see him and some somo o of them declared that It was common go gossip lp on the isthmus that Mr 1 Is to lo retire as the tho head of the commission slon To fo Talk O Ocr Asked point blank the question Why did you come comeback back to the United States SLates at this time Mr 11 Stevens smiled and replied d Oh I suppose Mr Shouts wants to talk over with me mo my estimate that will be required for Cor the expense of oC tho the coming coming- fiscal year Outside Outside Out Out- side of that I do not know of oC an any reason rea rca son why the tho commissioner wants tants to see me Fine line PlO lC Made That was as far as Mr h Stevens would go o in Iii discussing his presence here On the subject of the canal Itself it It- It self Belt he was enthusiastic Wo We Yo are doln doing finely he declared and I am satisfied with the progress made There Is no fever on tho the Isthmus Isthmus mus and everything Is hs proceeding as aJi well veli as is to be expected |