St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-26
NICARAGUA WANTS IT.
PRESIDENT zELAya FsyoRs rAE SIC
cAHAi.
UAarED STATES MUST DEclDE
Whether the Colossal Enterprise
is Willie Pushed to Completion
-Zelaya Outlines His Position
Concerning the Mosquito Hes
eryation-Financial Ruin OF
the Government Predicted.

BLUR FIELDS. Mic. June 10, via New
Orleans. June 25.-President Zalaya. by
request OF the special correspondent of
tile Associated Press has written let
ter outlining his position concerning
the Mosquito reservation. The letter is
dated Managua. May 2s. At tho outset
the president says:
1.-The present state Of this coast does
not correspond with the demands of life
with which it is endowed, and am
sorry to say that the Conservative party,
which, before the revolution of july,
directed the politics of this country, may
BOT nave lent any attention to those
rich regions, to the extent of keeping
the Inhabitants IN a semi-savage state.
and not having profited by the magnlfi-
cent ways Of communication which
nature so cheerfuliy gives US at small
cost. Intimate relations with the United
States and Europe, and their negligence
may have gone to almost have lost the
Bay of San Juan del Norte at GIey-
town."
In order to promote the advancement
and civilization of these regions, Special
Commissioner DR.. Jose Madraz was sent
personally to gather data and documents
relative to this affair, to dictate the
measures necessary to maintain order
and give guarantees to all inhabitants OF
that region. and finally, to point out
what he deemed expedient to give i'm
pulse to commerce, to favor national
and foreign Interests. and to make of
this extensive and rich territory a civ.
iiizea district. where immigrants can
come with all confidence. to promote its
material and intellectual advancement
by means Of honorable labor, aud the
professions usual iu cultivated coun-
tries"
Minister Madraz has already returned
to this capital, and is preparing his in
formation, which will be extensive,
minute and detailed. as is required by
the many observations made in those
places for the betterment of their con-
dlti0n; he has studied what they need
toshasten their progress. ana the multi
tude Of documents which Justify the
measures adopted by Nicaragua in this
reserve. little later President Zelaya
discusses the Nicaragua canal subject
at some length. LII the course of this
he says:
believe 1t oppurtune TO say, now
that they agitate this question warmly
la the United States, that the govern
ment has the best wishes to enter into
arrangements with the old construction,
Notwithstanding that they, perhaps
from eanses independent of their will,
were unable to comply whit. tut it rests
with Americans. with whom our COM
mercial relations have been very close
ana advantageous; the commerce of the
world already needs this communities
ton: Nicaragua will aggrandize herself
with the opening of this canal, and for
these considerations the government
is animated with the best intentions in
favor of this colossal enterprise
The president concludes his letter as
follows:
Il am grateful for the interest which
you take in the republic or Nicaragua,
and. giving you now my thanks, sign
myself. your servant, j. S. ZELAYA,"
Commissioner Locayo states that he
Is going to Greytown. The general i'm
preston is that he will be superseded
by commissioner who will be more ac-
ceptable to The government of the
U nited States. The present govern.
ment Is very much in need of money.
aud the signed agreement of the mer-
chants not to pay any more duties px-
cep.iIig in the scrip Of the MOSQUITO
government will result in complete
financial ruin Of the provisional GOV
ernment.