The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-28
VAR SCARE IN WASHINGTON.
Cruisers Ordered TO Nicaragua to Show
Their Teeth to England.

rbe British Government Declines to
Recognize the Legality of the New
order of Things on the Mosquito
Coast-The Incorporation of the Ter
ritory as a Part of Nicaragua the
Change Which Great Britain Resents.
Panama, Nov. 27.-Advices from Ma
rooua indicate a grave situation in the
1rosquito reservation. The British min
is-ar Mr.. Gosling, has notified Nicaragua
that Great Britain refuses to recognize
the Nicaraguan government at Bluefields.
After an exchange of views, Minister
Goslng telegraphed to Port Limon for a
british warship to come at once to Blue
fields. 1t is reported that the Nicaraguan
canal project is at the bottom of the mat
ter. and serious trouble is feared.
washington, Nov. 27.-As a result of a
conference at Woodley to-day between
the President and Secretary Gresham, the
crgiser Columbia, which has been for sew
eral weeks at Kingston, Jamaica, was
cabled peremptory orders to proceed at
once to Bluefelds for the protection of
American interests. Mr.. Gresham's visit
n the Presidents country home followed
Immediately upon an interview he had
with the Nicaraguan minister
All the officials acquainted with the af-
fair refuse to divulge the reason of the
hurried orders to the Columbia, or to
confirm statements from Panama in re-
gard to a refusal of Great Britain to recog-
nize the Nicaraguan government Acting
Secretary McAdoo said that if it were true
that the Columbia had gone to Bluehelds,
it was probably on cruise conforming
with the established policy of the govern
rnent to keep a ship in Central Ameri-
can waters, as the navy department had
no recent reports from Bluehelds indi-
eating trouble there. 1t is learned, how
ever. on excellent authority, that not only
the Columbia, but the Marblehead, which
arrived at Kingston to-day, will remain at
Bmefelds continuously this winter and
that the Montgomery may be sent there
from Mobile, and that preliminary orders
have been sent to New York to have all
the ships in commission of the North At
lantic squadron prepared for a West In
dian cruise at the earliest possible mo-
ment In addition, the sailing orders for
the San Francisco, which was TO leave
Dec l5 to become the flagship in European
waters, have been withheld, and she may
be sent at once to the Gulf of Mexico.
The Castine's cruise to the South At
lantc, which was to commence early next
month, will in all probability be inter-
rupted 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- in fact almost
war scare pervading the navy, brought
about by diplomatic rumors to the effect
that Great Britain, which several months
Ina n 20
the full jurisdictional rights of Nicaragua
over the Mosquito coast, had shown a dis
position to resent what appears to be the
practical annexation of that territory and
its complete Incorporation as portion OF
Nicaragua.
As long as the interoceanic canal bill
seemed under favorable consideration at
the last session Of congress, Great Britain
remained quiescent in the Mosquito con-
tr0Versy and as q result of conferences
which were held at Washington LORD
ROseberry's cabinet consented to receive
a special envoy from Nicaragua whose
mission related solely to the abrogation
of the treaty which gave Great Britain
a guardianship over the now almost eX-
tnct tribe of Mosquito Indians. This
envoy, it is understood, has been in Lon-
don for some time, but when congress
adjourned without acting on the callaI
bill the reorganization committee OF the
NdAdl company went W LAilb ioiANA - N~of
tember last to seek money, and the sug-
gested abrogation of the British treaty
has been put in the background. Not un-
til to-day was it definitely learned that
Great Britain had declined to recognize
the legality of the new order Of things
on the Mosquito coast, and that it had so
notified Nicaragua, although such action
has been anticipated for several weeks,
which accounts for the fact that the Co.
lumhia and Marblehead were not long ago
brought home. 1t may also explain to
some extent why the Montgomery was
sent south to Mobile ostensibly to test
new descriptions of coal The near ap-
rroach of congress, it is said, gives the
President assurances that he will be sup
ported to the fullest extent in preventing
foreign interference near the route OF
the proposed interoceanic canal.
Managua Nov q. The Nicaraguan
government has been informed by the
British minister, Mr. Gosling, that Great
Britain has refused to recognize Mica
raguan sovereignty over the Mosquito
strip, and Mr. Gosling has sent to Port
Llmon asking that a British warshtp be
sent to Bluehelds. In pursuance of in
structions, Mr.. Guzeman, the Nicaraguan
minister at Washington, advised the
United States government of Great Bri-
lain's action and he was informed that
Ambassador Bayard has been instructed
TO lay the matter before Lord Kimberly.