The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-27
Bv Southern Associated Press.


WAsHINGToS, April 26.-At noon to.
Gay the Nicnrnguan Minister, DR.. Guz-
Sunn, was without advices from Marague
rs TO the decision reached by the Mica
5aguh Government regarding the Brit.
ash ultimntum, or as to whether British
sroOps hive been actually landed in
ahe event of non compliance. His nd
slces mt Il late hour last night indicated
shat there would not be au immediate
compliance with the British demands.
Nicaragua has not the money in her
Ratlonul treasury to pay the ludemnity
An full, but 1t Is believed that arrange.
Hnents Gun be made in tins country to
secnre Il loan equal to the amount, for
which ample security Will be provided.
Notwithstanding the reports from
S.ondon that nothing has been heard
srom the Washington Government iu-
Micatug the desire that Great Britain
Ehould be less harsh III her exactious,
it Is ugaiu positively asserted that Mr..
9hyard, on the 9th instant. was iu-
gtrncteu TO ask Lord Kimberly to give
2icnrugua two weeks III VIII Gu to puy
ahe Indemnity IN London, instead of
nudcr dure at Coriutu. Nj. Bnyard
Amy have been unsuccessful III securing
Great Britaln's cumpiauce with the re
guest, bat that such telegram was
sent TO him there can be no question.
IoRINTo, Nicaragua, April 26.-All
Is quiet mere THIS morning. No Eu-
gliSL mariurs huve yet been landed
LONDON, Aptll 26.--Tbe Westminster
SiaZetie asserts that the enforcement OF
she British demands upon Nicaragua
Hill not be put into effect by Rear All
Snlrai Stephenson. commanding the
British warshlps at Corinto, until mid.
1luhf Ia 6
sh,s statement. however, can be oh.
salnei ut the Foreign Ollice.
LoNDoN, April 20. Tho Globe SAYS
ahat United States Ambassador Beyurd
Nas sought 10 ootnin from the Foreign
Otiice few hours extension OF the
nltimGtum of Great Britain to Mica
xagun, and also made suggestions III re
GARD TO the payment OF the Indemnity
demanded.
THE PRESIDENTS VIEWS.
WASHINGTON, April %, An intimate
sriend OF the presidout--une eutitled 10
Ipeak with authoritA, aud who has
TALKED with the President about the
present crisis IN Nicaragua says tins
Tovernment. while fuIly alive to the
aecessity of maintaining the autonomy
Df American States against foreign Gu.
Eroachmeuts, can find no warrant for
anterierng to prevent Great britain or
any other country securing PREPARATION
aor an oileuse similar to that charged
against Nicaragua.
He declared that .in: the Mosquito
Giialr OF year ago the United States
aad fully demonstrated its dotermlun
aion not To permit the soverelguty and
sutegrity of Nicaragua TO be nssaila ed
Ehen American warships were stationed
% ltluntinlIS ha, ,,,
dir. Bsynard, our Ambassador to
Nnglaud under Instructions from this
government succeeded i'll deterring
GuSland from eXertIng her long claimed
eight To exercise n protectorate over
any nations OF this continent.
The attitude OF tile United States on
4hls question Was now as firm AS 1t ever
Gas, bnt this Government could not
2ndertake to shoulder every quarrel of
She Sbanish. American republics, whose
faculty for getting into bot water
Geemed in some measure attributable
do their excessive reliance on this
aountry's help as well as TO their lm
Yetuous tempernments anl their
frequently Irresponsible aud uutocratic
sulers.
1t the United States were compelled
40 take up al such Quarrels as the pres
Hht one, IL WOulu nave no time 10 de
<otc to the greater questions arising,
auch rs the Venezuelan boundary dis
quite. Ii was his understanding that
klcnraGua's difficulty with England
Eorld be promptly settled ana ali the
auore quickly because OF our position
On the matter.
lie declared, however, that the de
termination of this Government to
sreserve Nicaragua's Independence aud
2er undIsturbed control over her ter.
sltory, was unchanged, AID that the
United States would forcibly. If neces-
Eary, rescntRny attempt on the part OF
any EnropeRn Government to estab.
slsh itself on this continent.
CoLoN, Colombia, April 26.-Advices
received here from Nicaragua to night
are to the effect that at 9 O'Clock this
snoruing tho Nicaragua Government
lad not handed It's reply to the British
Admiral.