The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-03

copyrighted, 1886, by the Associated FresS)
spt1l! Correspondence ofht AEpclaisd Frtst
MASAouA, NICARAGUA, May ISL
tho British had occupied Corin.o u little
longer than they did, they would have
been able to capturea-Pritish steamer,
thcDe Bay, which arrived there two days
$50, loaded with full supply Of mod.
cn, improved field artillery, rifles.
equipments and ammunition for abou.
5000 officers and soldiers OF NIcara-
qua, and Admiral Stephenson would
thus have been enabled 10 collect tho
1850 pounds claimed as an indemnity
from Nicaragua without any difficulty.
Bu. tho British warships sailed away
on May 5, and this most valuable cargo
arrived at Corinto on May 10, under the
British flag, to tho great delight OF tho
Nicaracuan authorities, who feared that
this supply OF war material would tall
into the hands OF the British. 1t ia
considered more than likely that Ad.
mirll Stephenson would have seized
and detained tho Do Bay until the in.
dennity was paid, and, therefore, there
10 4 grea. deal OF rejoicing here at its
escape.
Nobody hero doubts that had the
British admiral captured this supply OF
war material and satisfied Great Brit.
aims claim against Nicaragua by its
sale, that the act would have so
thoroughly huniia,ed the present
government OF Nicaragua as TO have
caused its overthrow a.once by rsvo-
luton among the people. 1t is no.
doubted that Admiral Stephenson
could have taken possession OF the De
Bays cargo, in spite OF the fact that the
steamer was under tho British tag, aa
the war material was purchased in Ger.
many in 1894 by the present govern.
ment Of Nicaragua
BRITISH SCHEME
Then. again. people hero insist tha.
Great Britain was dcsirous OF obtaining
"coaling station" on the island Of
Corinto, and another 'coaling station"
ou Corn island. near tho Atlantic cu-
trauce to the proposed inter.oceanic
canal through Nicaragua, aud thus
Great Britain would nave been able 10
control both entrances OF the proposed
canal. II is also claimed that il was
the Intention OF Great Britain to cause
the overthrow OF the presen. govern.
meut OF Nicaragua and to place in power
native Nicaraguans OF her own choos-
ing, and there are some prominent
natives OF this country who are very
iond Of Great Britain.
1t is claimed By the irritnted people
here that Admiral Stephenson aud sew
eral OF his officers, when nt Corinto, on
April %, jus. before they actually took
armed possession OF that port and is.
land. publicly declared TO many per.
sons, among whom was Mr.. ". 7. lis.
dale, United States citizen and the
lSens for the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company. that the Monroe doctrine so
often referred to in the United States
press and by that people. is n myth;
tha: the United States would not, and
could not, If they desired. enforce it,
and it is added that the British officers
asserted that the occupation Of Corlnto
was intended to test the question. 1t
should DO said in conclusion, however,
that it has been denied that there was
any truth in the story :hat the British
officers made such statements.
THE COFFEE cRoP.
Tho export OF the coffee crop OF 1894
from this country is now go nearly COM
pleted tha. fair estimate can be made
OF the aggregate, and it is believed that
it will amount 10 100000 pounds
against about 100000 pounds las,
year. The season for gathering coffee
and preparing it for the market has
been very favorable and the quality Is
usually good. The price in Europe and
in the United State, for good to bes,
qualities is from IS TO % cents gold per
pound. Tho cxpor. tax Is . cents,
Nicaragua currency, per pound, II eX-
ported from Corinto. and y cents per
pound If exported from San Juan del
Sur, or via tho San Juan del Norte river.
This one-hnlf per pound difference in
favor OF Corinto, although seriously
against the interest OF many OF the
coiIec estates In the departments OF
Chautoles Grenada and Rivas. is for tho
purpose OF influencing shipments to be
made over the ena,ional railroad. extend.
ing from tho town OF Granada TO tho
port OF Corinto.
Tho aggregate Of this tag to tho gov
eminent OF Nicaragua this year, 1896,
will bc about s265, 900, or. at tho prcscnt
ratio Of exchange. about $l32,0 900 gold.
This money is usually advanced to tho
2ovarnmentby bank and exporters 20
To that bank for their tax certificates
and permission to ship.
The oldest coffee cstates in Nicaragua
a'e bu. fourteen or llteen years old, yot
come OF them havc some 100000 trees
Welding not prof: annually during
this past four years OF l2l to l5con.sgold
per tree.