The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-16
Minnenpo!is journal

and Manuel Gutirrez, OF San Juan del
Sur, were in Minneapolis to-day en-
route to tho Yellowstone. The travel
ers left Nicaragua several weeks ago,
when 1t was supposed that peace had
beed secured at least for time, They
had been in Chicago for some time, and
had intended seeing the country thor
oughly, but they will now strike for
home via San Francisco and tho Pacific
Mail steamship line. Mr. Macauley is a
scotchman who has lived in Nicaragua
for a number OF years. He has learned
to view the revolutions occurring there
periodically with as great philosophy as
that with which Minneapolis people
look on municipal elections, and to re-
gard the interruption OF business thus
caused, much as Northwestern folks
do crop failure. Both are bad
for trade, but neither can be
avoided by any means at present
known. Senior Gutirrez speaks Spanish
more tuently than English, but Mr..
Macauley still rolls his RS as though
fresh from the heather country, and al
though he speaks Spanish well, ia de-
cidedly more at home in his native
tongue. A representative OF The Jour
nal this morning secured an interview
with these gentlemen, and succeed in
obtaining interesting information as to
the surroundings d the American min
lister at the Nicaraguan capital. After
the conversation there remained men-l
tai picture OF the Hon. Lewis Baker,
souatting on one.legged stool on the
beach, his chin resting on his hand,
and his gaze directed out across Lake
Nicaragua. Thus it was that Mr.. Ma
cauley last saw Uncle Sans Nicaraguan
representative.
II met Mr.. Baker when he first came
to tho country" said the .Scotchman in
answer to a question. "He is . rather
old gentleman, and it seemed ONE that
he looked decidedly i'll. The country
was in state OF terrific turmoil at the
time and all the roads and mule tracks
were under revolutionist guard.
remember that Mr.. Baker spoke,
shortly after my acquaintance with
him, OF tho insults to which be had
been subjected by some OF the guards
on the narrow guago road between
Corinto and Momotombo, from which
point the Managua steamers leave. The
trouble was due to misunderstanding
and there was no intention on the part
OF the guards to offend the American
representative. You see, they make
you pay for all the baggage hauled over
twenty-five pounds on most OF the lines
in Nicaragua, and Mr.. Baker, finding
himself in u coach built ut Troy, N. Y,
and behind locomotive built by Bald
win, OF Philadelphia, fell into the error
oil surprising that everything was con.
Quoted on the American plan. The first
foreign difficulty be encountered was
the baggage question explained the
situation to MIR. Baker on his arrival in
AIanagua, at the request OF francesca
Rivas, the banker oil whom Mr., Bakor
had letters Of credi. He seemed to
think the baggage charges were partiC.
ularly eXorbitant and insisted that the
'niggers' had been positively insolent.
Mr.. Baker found q residence at the
Hotel Nacioual, which is kept by an
American, and ia quite the most COM
Portable place in the town, except the
officials. l believe he is having house
built after plans OF his own dictation to
reside in while at Managua. Just be-
fore my departure Mr.. Baker gave me
letters Of introduction to several gentle
men in Washington and st. Paul One
OF them was James ]. Hill. l am
afraid that owing TO my hurried visit,
shall scarcely have time to pre-
sent them. went to make call on
Mr.. Baker Just before left MNnagua. l
was informed that he had gone to the
beach, and there found him seated on
one-egged stool, under the shade OF
mn immense Panama hat. His chin was
resting on his hand, and he was looking
out across tho lake in n disConsolnte
manner. He had hardly yet become
accustomed to the country and people.
He told INC that no hated the sight Of
vultures and ruzor.bAcked hogs in the
streets, and that he would like to put u
half dozen horse sweepers ut work on
the streets that very night, Doubtless
he feels more kindly disposed towards
the vultures aud pigs by this time, for
both IRE natural scUvengors, and thOy
do more than any other element to
keep away pestilence.
"rhe American minister Is hold in
great respect at Mnnagua, and In Tact
I'LL over Nicaragua. II Is generally con-
coded that no alone prevented bloody
battle whom General Xavalla and his
forces entered Managua, by an eXhi-
bition Of high diplomatic ability. 1t
WIS purely Nv his Intervention that
tho peace treaty was brought about.
This treaty would have hold good but
for tho pretonsions OF Managuan
named Santos Zelaya, CHS gentle.
man was filled with an ambition to be
president OF tho republic, and pro-
nounced dislike for the man from
Granada lie had fairly large fol.
lowing, and with the corporation Of
Gov 0rtig, another pretcndor the
capture OF Managun was effected.
These follows now hold possession Of
tho capital, but Zavalln Is intrenched
at Masaya with strong force, and has
cut of Managua entirely from the out.
side world. The actual situation Ia
that Zclaya and his mon AFRO In q
Docket Mt Mnnngun, and thoy will have
10 fight TO got out. The final battle lOi
supremacy will no doubt be fought n,
Masaya, as It was III the case Of sacazl,
and there is hardly doubt that IN,
valla will DO restored, | understand
from recent letters duted At Corlnto
that Minister Baker IL again active In
his efforts to secure peace, and there Ia
possibility that another treaty may
DO arflngod."
Despite tho continuous lighting aud
Kaleidoscope changing Of governments
In Nicaragua, Mr.. Macnulay Ia pntriotI
cally fond Of his adopted country liz