Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-07-12
Gossip Concerning their Orders to Go
Central America

Gossip Concerning their Orders to Go I,
Central America.
WASHINGTON, July 11th.-The action O
Secretary Tracy yesterday in ordering th,
United States steamers Thetis and Range
to proceed at once from San Francisco Il
the west coast of Guatemala and San Sal
| vador IN anticipation of the outbreak O.
war between those countries, has caused
some gossip in diplomatic circles. anC
especially as diplomats are not inclined tc
believe that these steamers are simply go
ing there to protect Americans in the cass
| of war. 1t is hinted that the vessels are tc
enforce the demands of the State Depart.
ment against two States of Central Amer
lea, Honduras and Guatemala, in behalf OF
two Americans
The case against Honduras is that oi
Editor Hollander, an American, who pub.
llshed paper in that country He un.
earthed and exposed plot wherein United
States Minister Hall, who was appointed
by Cleveland, was engaged in conspiracy
with prominent officials of the Honduras
Government. For this Hollander was first
imprisoned, then banished from the coun-
Try, and bis property, valued at S75 900, or.
dered confiscated. Secretary Blaine has
demanded that the property be not confis-
Gated, and that Hollander be allowed TO re-
turn to Honduras to settle up his affairs
and bring his family away; but the Hon.
duras Government shows no signs of grant
ing this demand.
The case against Guatemala was on be-
bali OF William F. Fuqua, formerly of
Baton Rouge, La, where his relatives still
reside. Fuqua went to Livingston, Guate-
mala, in Asst, and entered the employ of
the commercial firm of Anderson & Owen.
Tt,rn fha r<xf ,x,,,,
ston, while drunk, caused the arrest of
Fuqna for no good reason and had him
forcibly detained. He was then released
and his demand for redress laughed at
He pursued his en6eavor to secure Justice,
but obtained but little assistance from
either Minister Hall or Secretary Bayard.
After Minister Miner succeeded Hall the
matter was taken up in earnest and Con-
gressmen Robertson and Boatner of Louis
lana appealed to Secretary Blaine to have
the wrongs done Fuqua righted. Minister
Miner was instructed to take Fuqua's
claim and endeavor 10 have Justice done.
Last week Mlzner cabled in effect that the
Guatemalan Government was obstinate il
this matter and that he virtually had been
able to accomplish nothing. Blaine at
once sent instructions to Miner, which it
is understood are to be for him to make a
peremptory demand that the Guatemalan
Government shall make the amende hon.
orable to Fueus and pay TO Fuqua what
damages he demands for the treatment re-
ceived.
Congressman Boatner yesterday received
the following letter from Acting Secretary
of State Adee:
Il have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter of the Both ultimo, in
relation to the complaint of William F.
Fuqua, an American citizen, against the
authorities of Livingston, Guatemala, and
to say that on the Zth instant our Minister
to Central America was directed to again
call the matter to the attention of the Qua
temala Minister of Foreign Affairs, and to
express the deep regret of this Government
that in view of its continued and marked
forbearance- at the instance of the foreign
office, in making a more formal presenta-
ton of the case, the Government of Qua
temala has taken no visible steps toward
satisfying the complaint. Should this
overture prove Ineffective, Mr.. Miner will
promulgate complaint to the best of bis
ability and present il with request for its
earliest consideration"
Naval officials decline to state whether
or not the vessels ordered to Central Amer
lea have any other object than that of pro-
tecting Americans in case of war.