The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-03-21
An Ultimatum Sent to
Nicaragua.
Bars Our Citizens from
Arbitration.
General Ezeta Living in Hopes of a
New Rebellion in His
Interest.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March 49,
The British government, through it's
minister here, has submitted an uIti-
matum to Nicaragua It demands a
cash indemnity of f15,OOO as smart
money to pay for the expulsion of
Mr.. Hatch, British consular agent,
during the troubles of last year and
also for the appointment of a COM
mission to investigate the damages
sustained by persons and property of
British subjects who were expelled
from Mosquito reservation about the
same time. By the terms of the ulti-
matum Great Britain is to name one
OF the commissioners and Nicaragua
another, and these two to choose a
third, who shall not be a citizen of
the United States. It was also made
known that a British warship is now
on her way to Nicaragua to enforce
these demaiI ds, which must be COM
piled with within seven weeks from
the 25th Of February, the last date of
the ultimatum.
MAY MAKE TROUBLE.
Washington, March 1S-It is impos-
sible to learn positively whether the
state department has been advised
officially of the demands upon Mica
ragua by Great Britain, but it is as
sumed that our own government is
fully posted in regard to the matter.
1t cannot be denied that his new in
cident, taken in connection with the
hostile attitude of Great Britain to-
wards Venezuela, promises to lead
to trouble of character much more
serious than the incident of the Al
lianca. There are questions of in
demnity arising in Venezuela growing
out of the claims preferred by other
European nations. Many of the claims
grew out of the failure of these re-
public to meet their obligations to for
eign debtors under the stress of hard
times and the influence of the world
wide depression in trade. AS Euro
pean governments appear to be NOV
ing to collect these individual debts on
their own account, it is a question
that the United States must speedily
settle as to how far it is prepared to
permit this process to go on. Besides,
there is a rather disagreeable refiec-
ton upon American citizens in the
disputatiOn that none such shall serve
on the commission to adjudge the
damage. On the whole, it is probable
that the president will interfere to Sc
terms Of the ultimatum by an appeal
to the British government, represent
ing the great hardship that it would
work to Nicaragua under her present
depressed condition to prefer the
demand for so large an indemnity.
GEN. EZETA'S HOPES.
San Francisco, March 1S.-General
Antonio Ezeta, who is safely housed
in comfortable hotel here, announces
that new rebellion in his interest
has taken place in San Salvador. Last
steamer from the south brought a
letter to Ezeta stating that on Feb
ruary list last President Gutierrez I'M
earthed conspiracy that had been
Matched for the purpose Of reinstating
Ezeta as head of the government of
San Salvador. Under Gutierrez or
ders all of the leading conspirators
were shot. Among them were Colonels
Barrios and Salgedo and Captain Man.
gandi. The letter adds that all pris-
oners who were in Jail since the last
uprising were ordered to be hanged.
Colonel VasqueZ, supposed leader of
| the plotters, had been hanged by a
mob of indignant citizens.