The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-30
NIcAnAGUA AFFAIRs.
Secretary Gresham Regards the Matter ms
Being Exaggerated.

Secretary Gresham Regards the Matter ms
Being Exaggerated.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-secretary
Gresham was to-day shown the Asso-
ciated Press cable from London an.
nouncing the new turn affairs had
taken in Nicaragua. The secretary said
nothing had been received from Am
bassador Bayard at London or Minister
Baker at Nicaragua, and that the de-
partmeut had no information from
either OF these sources. Secretary
Gresham said that the attempt TO mag
nifty everything in connection with the
BluefeIds incident was absurd, and he
could not imagine who was responsible
for some OF the ridiculous conclusions
which had been drawn from triding
events.
It is understood from other sources
that should these dispatches be officially
confirmed our state department should
feel very much gratified, for they indi-
cate the settlement OF the Bluefields
question Tor all time and the final aban-
donment OF tho British protectorate
over the Mosquito Indians. This de-
sirable result moreover will have been
accomplished in strict conformity OF the
treaty OF Managua between Great
Britain and Nicaragua, and SO tho set
Element cannot be regarded as humiliat-
ing TO Great Britain or touching Ler
honor in any way.
Article OF the treaty OF Managua
sfgned in 1850, which follows the article
guaranteeing to the Mosquito Indians
the right OF self.government, reads as
follows: at is understood, however,
that nothing in this treaty shall be con-
s,rued to prevent the Mosquito Indians
at any future time from agreeing to
absolute incorporation into the repub-
lie OF Nicaragua on the same footing ms
other citizens OF the republic, and from
subiecting themselves to be governed
by the general laws and regulations Of
the republic instead of by their own
customs and regulation"
Therefore il Mr.. Barrios, the Nicara-
guam agent in London, is correctly adj
vised OF the action of the Mosquito In
dams, all that remains for the British
TO do is to satisfy themselves that the
act OF incorporation was voluntary on
the part OF the Indians and that the as
sembly which adopted the resolution
was thoroughly representative in its
character. In such case the British
p-otectorate would lapse by the terms
Of the treaty, the Mosquito reservation
would no longer be known rs automo-
nous territory, and Nicaragua properly
exercise full sovereignty over all lands
within her boundaries. 1t is true that
owing to the mixture with other peo-
pies the original Mosquitoes have become
80 blended and crossed that it may be
very difficult to establish the fact that
tho majority have really consented to
incorporation with Nicaragua and it is
possible that over just such detail az
this tho British minister at Nianagua
has been acting with such precipitation
as to call for rebuke by his own govern.
ment. Admiral Ramsey OF the navy
said to-day that the Columbia had not
yet reported at BIuefelds. She was not
under speed orders and will Jog along
toward her destination in the ordinary
manner.
The Columbia he anticipated would
not remain long at Bluetields as her
commander was under orders to use his
own discretion as to his future move
ments. Admiral Ramsey said the
events related in the Associated Press
cables would probably settle all difficult
ties. He made light OF the war scare
which has been worked up in connec-
ton with the Bluetields incident.