The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-26

WASHINGTON, D. e., April 95.-Nica.
.aSua's last hope oil assistance from tho
United States in her controversy with
Great Britain. to prevsu. tho seizure OF
Coriu,c, vanished this afternoon. DR..
GuEman, the Nicaraguan minister, who
had been waiting with intense anxiety
10 see Secretary Gresham, was finally
successful a. .So'clock, when the secretary
cane into tho department from tho
white house, where no had boon in con.
sultation with President Cleveland, pre-
sumably on the same subject. Tho in
teryiew was very short. In five minutes
tho minister emerged from tho secre.
,ary's office looking very depressed. lie
refused TO say n word as to what had
taken place, but it can be stated that
the secretary gave him to understand
very clearly that tho United States
would not interfere in tho case Us il
stands.
There arc now but three courses open
to Nicaragua; namely. to pay the in
demni,y; to permit the occupation OF
Coriuto, or to fight, and the next twelve
hours must find the choice declared, for
the British troops are 10 land at day.
b.eak tomorrow at Corinto.
As already stated In the Associated
Press dispatches, tho position taken by
the President in this matter is that the
dispute 10 ono entirely between Great
Britain and Nicaragua in which tho
United States has no call to interfere
unless there should be committed acts
Injurious TO American interests in Mic.
aragua, or there should be shown dis.
position by Great Britain to acquire Mic.
araguan territory. On each OF these
points a favorable assurance has been
had from Great Britain. and it is said
all tha. can now DO done Is to watch
the course OF events. This decision was
not hastily reached, for the entire SUBJ
ject OF our relations to tho countries OF
Central and South America was consid.
cred and discussed very carefully by the
IEe5lueIiN auO llI1 Soh'kthut'ohal ahNis-
Ors and there has been made close
scrutiny OF the precedents that nigh!
suffice for our guidance.
CLAYToS-BULwEg TREATY VIOLATED.
In behalf Of Nicaragua, though with
out success, it would appear that i. has
been urged that the occupation OF Cor
into By tho British troops would be in
divec. violation OF tho C!ayton.Bulwer
treaty between the United States and
Great Britain. 4 provision OF that
treaty prohibits British occupation OF
Central American lsrri.ory. Article l
covenants that the United States and
Grsat Britain agree that neither will
ever erect or maintain any Notifications
commanding tho Nicaragua canal, or in
the vicinity thereof, or occupy, or for.
uty, or colonize, or assume, or exercise
any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa
Rica, tho Mosquito coast, or any part OF
Central America"
II 10 pointed out that this is even
moro binding ,ha. tho Monroe doctrine,
az ;hs latter /, a principle asserted by
the United States, while tho treaty is
an agreement 10 which Great Britain is
a party. Thore have been individual
claims on both aides oil tho water tina.
the Claylon.Bulwer treaty was abro-
gated. yet the governments have mover
formally abrogated it. 4 resolution
vas introduced in the last senate to
abrogs;e it, indicating tina. those who
oppose it consider it in forco. Tho
terms, it ia held, appear to ba very def.
ni.c against Great Britain's occupying
"oF exercising any dominion over Mica.
Ykuno "