The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-01
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WASHINGTON, Aug I.-Wnue secre-
AIRY Gresham is undoubtedly annoyed by
the NicaTdFuan method OF crushing out
the MOsqultJ rebellion, as IL keeps llm
ia " dShlugtCu just when he had expected
10 take vacation, n is not believed thai
ne attaches ANY lasting importance 10
tle matter. As long as Great britain
and the United States prevented what
they considered % 10 thc high-hauded
attempt Of tae \icaragUaus 20 run the
affairs OF BlucAe.ds regardless Of the
rights OF the inhabitants during The
troubles early in the summer the Gov
eIument OF MauaBua, which really owed
It's existence 70 MlniSter BaheT, absta4n~d
from excessive measures the nibuzter-
ing Americans took ADVANTAGE OF this
and several weeks a.go OVcIthrcW the
Nlcaraguan officials. setting up the
youthful Chief Clarence as ruler ana Al
SO happened that just at this moment
the tfited States through ms d D., matte
chan.nis, was recognizing tie tul sJyer-
eighty of Nicaragua over the MusQIlO
territory In terms more explicit than had
hitherto been used, and had induced Eng
land 10 receive General BarriOa ass
NicaTaguan envoy % negotiate COnvcA-
ton which would place Great Britain in
an attitude similar 10 mat OF the United
states.
Carried away 10y this compliment and
therefore OversensluVc about the eleVu-
tion Of Clarence. which would have been
frOWned out of existence ia short Order
by both the United states ANA Great EIi-
tain. Nicaragua undertook 20 crush out
the rebellion By The most drastic mca-
sures. Clarence and many OF his sup-
pOrters ned. but others. Including several
Americans, Engiishmen and luDi4ue Ie-
lying upon the presence OF Anglican
war ships for protection, remained and
We're taken under arrest 10 tle capital dt
Managua Here according to Or. Guz-
man, the Nicaraguau " mister at Wash
ingtOn, a decree was issued banishins
them from the country. Or Guzman
Eays the Congress is I'M session, and as
II has power to 90. gave the executive
full authority 10 end The revolution uader
what was practically martial 4aN. Ac-
cording 10 Or Guzmdn this method was
entirely just.iaU.e, as no discrimination
was made In favor OF Nicarasuars. but
all who were concerned in the rebellion
against the existing recognized Govern
ment were liable % the laws OF the
country
The prisoners who were taken 10 Mana
qua. and who. according u cable reports.
have been hanished, Included the british
Nice-COusul at Biueuelds, f-iWin -.
Hatch, who. however. has not been recos-
nized Boy Nicaragua and piooaDly ha5
no more right than any 0ther cluIen anu
j. :. LomptOu and J.. d. Wilthank, Ameri-
can pitgt-rs, who were conf os@cdl! acilFe
participants In the rebellion. Minister
Baker Under instructions from Secretary
Gresham. entered strong protest against
the summary cXiling of the Americans
whose property is understood 10 have
been seized under the decree until the
men had a fair trial. II TINS protest IS
nos respected the United States has de-
termined 70 demand the unconditional re-
lease Of the prisoners. refusing TO recof-
nize the right OF Nicara6ua Ia Nlrtudiy
declare martial law without warming The
Columbia and Mablehead viii, II neces-
f3ry. enforce the demand
No doubt Is expressed that Nicaragua
viii eventually agree TO the position taken
by Secretary Gresham, and that iair
trial Of all the arrested persons Will fol-
low. But the United States. In common
with Great Britain. is in hopes that what
has been done without due process OF law
will be speedily accomplished IN legal
way: that the trOuble-breedlng spirits IN
the MOSQUITO reservation will be induced,
i'm one way or another, 10 take up their
residence in some other part OF the world
and that the country, on account OF Us
canal viii be placed Ia a. stable CONDITION
Of government.