The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-26
NICARAGUA DETERMINED
She Continues to Snub Great Brit
ANS Ultimatum,
THE PORT AT OORINTO CLOSED,
This Action Reported to Have Been Ac-
compiished by the British Squadron at
That Center-NIr. Guzman, the Nioarn-
guam Minister, Roticent.

WASHINGTON, April 26. The very latest
information received here is TO the effect
that there will be no change in the atti-
tude assumed by Nicaragua toward the
British ultimatum, and the confident be-
lief is that the British will occupy Corinto
| today to enforce their demands.
Late last night well known diplomat
received private information from connec-
tions in New York city to the effect that
Nicaragua had decided to refuse to accede
to Great Britains ultimatum and would
resist it. DR. Guzman, the Nicaraguan
minister, has not as yet received any in
formation from his government respect
ing the matter, but he is of the opinion
| that matters will transpire as indicated
above.
Nioaraguas last hope of assistance from
the United States in her controversy with
Great Britain to prevent the seizure of
Corinto, vanished yesterday afternoon.
DR.. Guzman, the Nicaraguan minister,
who had been waiting with intense anxi-
ETY. to see Secretary Gresham was finally
successful about O'Clock, when the sec
retary came into the department from the
White House, where he had been in con-
sultation with President Cleveland, pre-
sumably on the same subject.
| He refused to say word as to what had
taken place, but it can be stated that the
secretary gave him to understand very
clearly that the United States would not
interfere in the case as it stands. So there
are now three courses open to Nicaragua,
namely: To pay the indemnity, to permit
the occupation of Corinto, or to fight.
As already stated in the Associated
Press dispatches, the position taken by
the president in this matter is that the
dispute is one entirely between Great Brit
ain and Nicaragua in which the United
States has no call to interfere unless there
should be committed acts injurious to
American interests in Nicaragua, or there
should be shown disposition by Great
Britain to acquire Nicaraguan territory.
On each of these points favorable assur-
ance has been had from Great Britain, and
all it is said that can now be done is TO
watch the course of events
In behalf of Nicaragua though without
success, it would appear that it had been
urged that the occupation of Corinto by
the British troops would be in direct vio-
lation of the Clayton Bulwer treaty be-
tween the United States and Great Britain.
A provision of that treaty prohibits Brit
ish occupation of Central American terri
tory Article 1 covenants that the United
States and Great Britain agree that
neither will ever erect or maintain any
Qualifications commanding the Nicaragua
canal, or in the vicinity thereof, or occupy,
or fortify, or colonize, or assume or exer-
else any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa
Rica, the Mosquito coast or any part OF
Central America"
1t is pointed out that this is even more
! binding than the Monroe doctrine, as the
: latter is principle asserted by the United
States, while the treaty is an agreement
to which Great Britain is party.
COLON, April 26.--It is reported here
that the British squadron at Corinto, Mic
aragua, has closed that port