The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-28
uUOkS LIKE A WAR SCARE.
SAYaL VEssELs HAVE BERN OR-
 DERED TO BLUEFIELDS.

Columbia Cots Word to Go There At Once
 Ctasr Vessels May De ssnt-rhs Ordrrs
 the Result of Conference Betwssu tho
 President and Or, sham.
 Washington. Nov. 27.-As a result Of conference between the president and Secretary Gresham the cruiser Co., lumbia, which has been for several weeks at Kingston, Jam., was cabied peremptorily to proceed to Bluenelds for the protection of American interests. Mir. Gresham's visit to the president followed an interview he had with the Nicaraguan minister. All the officials acquainted with the affair refuse to d. vulge the reason of the hurried orders to the Columbia or to confirm state ments from Panama in regard to re- fusal of Great Britain to recognize the Nicaraguan government. Acting Sec retary McAdoo said If 1t were true that the Columbia had gone to Bluefields 1t was probably on cruise conforming with the established policy of the gov ernment to keep ship in Central American waters, as the navy depart ment had not recent reports from Blue fields indicating trouble there.
 It is learned, however. that not only the Columbia, but also the Marblehead, which arrived at Kingston to-day, will remain at Bluefields continuously this winter. that the Montgomery may be sent there from Mobile, and that pre- liminary orders have been sent to New York to have all the ships in commits sion of the North Atlantic squadron pre- pared for a West Indian cruise at the earliest possible moment.
 In addition the sailing orders for the San Francisco, which was to leave De- cember 15 to become the flagship of the European waters, have been withheld and she may be sent immediately to the Gulf of Mexico The Castine's cruise to the South Atlantic, which was to commence early next month, will in all probability be interrupted when she reaches the West Indies. Instructions to prepare the Minneapolis for sea at once have also been sent to the navy department chiefs.
 There seems to be almost a war scare pervading the navy, brought about by diplomatic rumors to the effect that Great Britain, which several months ago expressed willingness to recognize the full jurisdictional rights of Nicara- qua over the Mosquito coast had shown disposition to resent what appears to be the practical annexation of that territory and it's complete incorporation as portion of Nicaragua.
 So long as the inter-ocean canal bill seemed under favorable considera ton at the last session of congress Great Britain remained quiescent in the Mos- quito controversy, and as a result of conferences which were held at Wash ington Lord Roseberry's cabinet con- sented to receive special envoy from Nicaragua whose mission relates solely to the abrogation of the treaty which gave Great Britain guardianship over the now almost extinct tribe of Mos- quito Indians. This envoy, 1t Is under stood, has been in London for some time, but when congress adjourned with out acting on the canal bill the reorgani- zation committee of the canal company went to England to seek money, and the suggested abrogation of the British treaty has been put in the back ground.
 Not until to-day was 1t definitely learned that Great Britain had declined to recognize the legality of the new or der of things on the Mosquito coast, and that it had so notified Nicara- qua, although such action had been an- ticipated for several weeks.
 The near approach of the meeting of congress, it is said, gives the president assurances that he will be supported to the fullest extent in preventing for eign interference near the route of the proposed inter-oceanic canal.