The Portland daily press., 1894-11-28
A NAVAL SCARE.
Our War Ships Ordered to BluefieIds
at Once.
GREAT BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE TO
WARD NICARAGUA THE CAUSE.

1t Is Reported that All Available Vessels
Will Be Sent to the West Indies-
Cruiser Columbia on the Scene-Great
Mystery Surrounds the Affair.
Washington, November 27.-As a re-
suit of conference at Woodley today,
between the President and Secretary
Gresham, the crusier Columbia, for
several weeks at Kingston, Jamaica,
was cabled peremptory orders TO proceed
atgonce to Bluefields for tine protection
of American interests.
Mr.. Gresham's visit to the President
followed an interview he had with the
Nicaraguan minister, but all of the
officials acq uainted with the affair re-
fuse to divulge the reason of the hurried
orders to the Columbia, Or to confirm
the statements from Panama in regard
to the refusal ofAGreat Britain to recog-
nize the Nicaraguan government Act
ing Secretary McAdoo said if it were
true the Columbia had gone to Blue
fields it is probably on cruise conform
ing with the esta ablished policy tof the
government to keep a ship in Central
American waters. as the Navy Depart
ment had no recent reports from Blue
fields indicating toubler there.
1t is learned on excellent authority not
only the Colnmb mbia, Tut the Marble
head, which arrived at Kingston today,
will remain at Bluefields continuously
this winter. That the Montgomery may
be sent there from Mobile, and.that pre-
liminary orders were sent to New York
to have all ships in commission of the
North Atlantic squadron prepared for a
West Indian cruise at the earliest possi-
BILE moment. Sailing orders for the San
Francisco, which was to leave Decem ber
Is, to become flagship in European
waters, have been withheld, and she
NAV be sent Immediately to the Gulf of
Mexico The Castine's cruise to South
Atlantic, which was to commence ear
next month, Will intall proba bility be
interrupted when she reaches the West
Indies instructions to prepare the
Minneapolis for sea at once, were sent to
the navy department chiefs.
ALMOST A SCARE.
There seems TO be in fact, almost a
war scare is pervading the navy,
brought about by diplomatic rumors to
the effect that Great Britain which sew
eral months ago expressed willingness
to recognize the FULL llsjurisdictiona rights
of Nicaragua over the Mosquito coast,
had shown dispnsslion to resent what
appears to be the practical annexation
OF that territory and it's complete in
corporation as portion of Nicaragua.
AS long as the inter-oceanic canal bill
seemed under favorable consideration at
the last session of Congress, Great Brit
ain remained aquiescent in the MOSQUITO
controversy, and as result of the con-
ferences held at Washington, Lord
Rosepsry's cabinet consented to receive a
special envoy from Nicaragua, whose
mission related solely to the abrogation
of the treaty which gave Great Britain
the guardianship cover the now almost
extinct tribe OF, 1oequito Indiaps This
envoy, it is understood, has been in
London some times When Congress ad-
journed without acting on the canal
bill, and the reorganization committee
of the canal company went to England
to seek money and suggested the abroga-
tion of the British treaty, they have
been put in.the background. Not until
today was it definitely learned that
Great Britain declined to recognize the
legality of the new order of things ON
the Mosquito coast, and that it had so
notified Nicaragua, although such ac-
tion had been anticipated for several
weeks.
The near approach of the meeting of
Congress, it is said, gives the President
the assurance he will be supported to
the fullest extent in preventing foreign
interference near the route of the pro-
posed inter-Ocean.c canal.
A British warship.for Bfuefields.
Manaeua, November 27.-1he .Nicara.
guam government has been informed by
the British minister, Mr.. Goslin, that
Great Britain has refused to recognize
Nicaraguan sovereignty over the Mos.
quito strip. Mr.. Goslin sent to Port
Limon asking that British warship be
sent to Bluefelds.
Mr.. r.Guzman, the Nicaraguan minister
at Washington, advised the United
States government of Great Britain's
action, and he was informed that Am
bassador Bayard had been instructed
to Law the matter before Lord Kim berly.
ONLY REPUBLICANS LEFT.