The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-03

VIRGIN BAY, NICARAGUA, feb 70 1924
Nicaragua 10 be Declared Ind7endem-7ne Ce"rss A~es
can Confederation Idea Giun Up-A TAreoseAed Dsctd-
,o,,b,nTh, Mission 10 Costa Rioo-Tk Differences
B>,n,r the Transit Company and the Gover~we'f, dc.
Since nv last letter public attention has been d.
yiaed between the message of the President to the Con-
itutiona Assembly the death Of his daughter and the
affairs OF the Accessory Transit Company.
By the enclosed newspaper you will perceive that the
state OF Nicaragua is>to be declared independent
republic and that the hope Of forming confederation
the Central American SHADES has been abandoned.
The President has also proposed to extend the term Of his
Office; and know from good source that the Assembly
will execute his wish by either making him President for
six Dictator for le The Leon party of course,
find in this proposal imitation Of Louis Napoleon and
Santa Anna and the Granada Chamorro party say that
only in this way order and welfare be secured There
again runners about revolution brought up,
but there little credit to be given to them such
rumors have been aaoat for twenty years and more,
without the least foundation.
The mission of Don Donysio Chamorro brother Of the
President Costa Rca to settle the boundary question:
also occupies good deal Of public attention, but little
hope is entertained to see II fulalled.
The second daughter Of the Supreme Director died on
the 7th of this month, and the whole Of Granada and
Nicaraguan fact the whole counry-have taken great
interest in It,
The question between the Of Nicaragua and
the Accessory Transit Company for the payment of the ton
per cent net profits which pending now for over two
years and which believed to have been settled
informed per last lettof has not been settled yet
and there dsagreeable things said here which
Scarssus tired Of the continued ds.ppointments from
the Company and their neglect pay what they owed to
the State, and afraid that in the end they might get
nothing and two three years might eapse before
settlement could be made, resolved months ago to
try for the last time to enter into amcabie settlement
pointed by the Company and invested with full powers
to settle the question. The proposal he made was at
last accepted by the government, and everybody
content that this dsagreeabe controversy flushed
when the beginning of this month, letter from the
Company arrived making other proposition and to
revoke the accepted one.
Mr. Joseph L. White one Of the directors of the Com
pany has out to see the thing through but
there seems to be little chance for him, as since the
beginning Of the contract and since his public quarrel
in the newspapers with d. Jose de Marcolea Minister
Plenipotenary of Nicaragua, he has lost all his sympa
thy here and the contrary, will find general anti
pathy unless he will comply with the first proposal-the
one accepted by the government.
The government is firmly resolved in case this should
not be done, to annul the contract and declare the
transit open to the world and much as they have
spoken about the thing former occasions and
the last administration, and not done it, / am
that the present has shewn enough energy
and determination to execute its resolutions
Mr. Borland, the United States Minister, has been in
formed by his not to Interfere in the matter
How much credit is to be given TO this do not know
but il is that he has done nothing in it, as the
matter of the Company is rather delicate to defend
The trans. continues in the order the road is
frat rate and the river with sufficient water, so that
passengers freight and gold cross 1t as quick as usual
The contractor for carrying passengers bag
gage, and freight in wagons has come out with his
wagons and is astonishing the natives. He is getting
along very well in breaking the mules and horses into
harness, and took trial trip the road with four
mules before light wagon, which turned out perfectly
satisfactory. His contract will begin in March The
natives who have long had the transportation bust
ness and have made money under the present con
tractor rather disconnected, their mules and
horses will have to look out for other business now.
As have my positive about the con-
trovcrsy, you shall have 1t the first opportunity D. c.