The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-26
TIME ONLY EXPIRES TO-
2 NIGHT.
BIZ cnhie to he United Press.

WASHINGTON, April &C. 1S95.-It is
misunderstood here that nlisappre-
N has existed as to the time when
British ultimatum will expire. The
ts;tish feet reached Corinto Monday
hit. April % Cor,nto is several hours
3rney from Managua by rail. The de-
tatch of Rear Admiral Stephenson was
ST handed to Foreign Minister Matus
~ Captain Stokes at Managua until
Issday evening, April %. Nicaragua's
&Ey was demanded in three days, the
.1ct time thus expiring on the evening
April 26 (today), and not last night
As hitherto coniectured-
NO NEWS TODAY.
AT moon today the. Nicaraguan Minister,
DR.. Guzman. was without advices from
Managua as to the decision reached by
the Nicaragua Government regarding the
British ultimatum or as to whether Brit
ish troops had been actually landed in
the event of noncompliance. His ad-
vices at a late hour last night, indicated
that there would not be an immediate
compliance with British demands. Mic
aragua has not the money in her Ma
tionaI Treasury to pay the Indemnity III
full but it is believed that arrangements
can be made in this country to secure
a loan equal to the amount for which
ample security will be provided.
Notwithstanding the reports from Lon
don that nothing has been heard from the
Washington Government indicating de-
sire that Great Britain should be less
harsh in her exactions. it is again posi-
lively asserted that Mr.. Bayard, on the
24th inst. was instructed to ask Lord
Kimberley to give Nicaragua two weeks
T
don. instead of under duress at Corinto.
Mr.. Bayard may have been unsuccess-
full in securing Great Britain's conlpli-
ance with this request. But that such
a telegram was sent to him there can be
no question.
DOES HE SPEAK FOR GROVER?
An intimate friend of President Cieve-
land, one entitled to speak with author
tty and who has talked with the Presi-
dent about the present crisis in Near
aqua, says this Government. while fully
alive to the necessity of maintaining the
autonomy of American States against
foreign encroachments. can find no
warrant for interfering to prevent Great
Britain any other country securing
reparation for an offence similar to that
charged against Nicaragua. He declared
that in the Mosquito affair of a year ago
the United States had fully demonstrated
its determination not to permit the sover-
eighty and integrity of Nicaragua TO
be assailed. when American warships
were stationed at Bluefields. and when
the energy of Mr.. Rayard. our Ambas-
sador to England, under instructions from
this Government, succeeded in deterring
England from exertsng her long claimed
right TO exercise protectorate over any
natives of this continent
The attitude of the United Stateg on
this question was now as firm as ever
1t was but this government could no.
undertake to shoulder every quarrel Of
the Spanish-American Republicans. whose
faculty for getting into hot water seemed
in some measure attributable to their
excessive reliance on this country's help
as well as to their impetuous tempera-
ments and their frequently irresponsi-
BILE and autocratic rulers.
If the United States were compelled
to take up all such quarrels as the pres
ent one ii would have no time to de-
vote to the greater questions arising,
such as the Venezuelan boundary dis
pute.
1t was his understanding that Nicarag-
ua's difficulty with England would be
ly because of our position in the matter.
He declared, however, that the determin-
alton OF this government to preserve
Nicaragua's independence and her un-
disturbed control soyer her territory was
unchanged and that the United States
would forcibly, if necessary, resent any
attempt on the part of a European gov
ernment to establish itself on this con-
tinent