The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-27
NICARACUA'S CASE.
The United States Will Not Inter-
fere i'm the Matter.
VOORHEES, INTERESTED IN ,WALltR.
Ipe senator Talks to MIR. Gresham oh the
IA kansan's case A small Band OF
Cuban Insurgents Routed by
spanish soldiers.

WAsuGNGroN, April % -Nicaragua's
last hope of assistance from the United
state, in her controversy with Great
Britain to prevent the seizure of Corin-
10 vanished yesterday afternoon. DR..
Guemau, the Nicaraguan minister. who
had teen waiting with intense anxiety
10 see Secretary GRESHAM. was finally
successful about o'clock when the
secretary came into the department
from the white house. where
he had been ia consultation with
President Cleveland, presumably on
the same suiect The interview
WAS very short. In five minutes
the minister emerged from the see
retarys office looking very de-
pressed lie refused to say word
as to what had taken place, but
it can hc stated the secretary gave
him to understand very clearly
the United States would not interfere
in the ease a. H. stand So there are
now three courses open u NicIrI qua.
namely: To pay the indemnity, to per
init the occupation of tnrluto or to
fight The next twelve hoLr5 must
lind the choice declared, for the
British troops are to land at dayhrrak
to-day at COrinto.
As already stated the position taken
by the president in this matter i, that
the dispute is one entirely betu-sen
Great Britain and Nicaragua, in which
the United states has no call to inter
fere, unless there should be committed
acts injurious 10 American interests in
Nicaragua, or there should be shown "A
disposition 10y Great Britain to acquire
Nicaraguan territory. On each of
these points favorable assurance has
been had from Great Britain, and it is
said all that can now be done is To
watch the course of events.
VOORHEES, INTERESTED ~ WALLER
WAsnINGroN. April %. - senator
Voorhees, ha, been appealed To 10y
friends in Indiana To dO what he can
for the relief OF John l.. Waller. OF
Kansas. "a prisoner Of France, serving
term of twenty year, for Otirnses
alleged 10 have been committed in
Mudagascar The senator spent some
time at the state department yeSter-
day morning consulting with the secre-
tary about the case. Mr.. Gresham was
assured by the senator that Mr. Waller
was good citizen, and that the United
states should see that he was not im'
posed upon by parties who were trying
10 interfere with the possessions OF
Waller in Madagascar Mr. Voorhees,
was informed by Mr.. GRESHAM that i'm
structiOns had been sent 10 ambassador
Eustis. MIR. voorhees, replied that the
papers said no such instructions had
been received by the ambassador. To
this Mr. Gresham replied that inStruc
tions had been sent by mail and the
ambassador would look into the matter
thoroughly.
CUBAN INSURGENTs ROCTED.
HAVANA, April 20. A band of 100 in.
surgents under the command of Rami
orr Lozano attacked the town Of DO,
Caminos, about L. miles north of san
tiAgo, but were repulsed by twenty-five
Spanish soldiers. The rebels left on
the field four killed and ten wounded
Ia an engagement at Valencia, Grill
10 Dominguez. an insurgent officer
was killed and three wounded.
At Adelaide the government troops
had skirmish with an insurgent
band. and five Of the soldiers were
wounded The insurgents in the Man
zanillo district appear to be in state
of great confusion. They are being
closely pursued by Col. SHntocides.
Antonio Maceo, the insurgent chief
whose reported suicide proved to be
erroneous, win move his camp TO an
other A istrict