The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-04
NEW STATE OF zELAYA.
Nicaragua Does A,oay Nth theI Mosquito
Reservation.

Nicaragua Does A,oay With- thel Mosquito
Reservation.
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 3.-The
Nicaraguan Government has recently done
away with the Mosquito reservation, which
has been the cause of trouble, and in
corporated it as state of Nicaragua, with
the name of Department of Zelaya, after
the President of the republic. This action
has been officially communicated to the
State Department The British squadron
will be withdrawn from Nicaraguan waters.
The significance of the movement has
attracted little public attention, but it is
stated by officials that it involves greater
considerations than the armed occupation
of Corinto. Now that the latter crisis is
passed officials are turning their attention
to what Great Britain will do toward
Nicaragua's course in creating the new
state and thus indirectly terminating all
British authority or influence in the old
Mosquito country.
Earl Kimberly has given notice to Mica
ragua that this new question will receive
the "kindly consideration of her Males
TVS Government after the three demands
OF the ultimatum are settled. The agree
ment yesterday practically settles those
demands, only one of them, the arbitra-
ton of damages to the property of British
subjects, remaining to be executed. After
that will come the promise of kindly con-
sideration" of Nicaragua's creation of the
State of Zelaya out of what has long been
a sort of British dependency. 1t is stated
that the decision will settle what further
influence England intends to exert in Mica
ragua, as the recognition of the new State
will give Nicaragua complete sovereignty
over all her territory. The Importance of
the creating of the new State arises from
the political struggles since 1860 over the
Mosquito country. In that year England
and Nicaragua made a treaty by which
Nicaragua was given sovereignty over the
Mosquito territory, but the latter retained
the right of seH-government. This latter
right was so broadly construed as to in
clude coming money, collecting duties, etc.
So much trouble resulted that Francis
Joseph of Austria was put in as arbitrator
in 1881. His decision was largely senti-
mental. 1t allowed the Nicaraguan flag to
be raised in the country and also allowed
the Mosquito people their own flag The
contention as to who governed the country
continued until last year, when Nicaragua
took forcible possession and expelled
British Vice Consul Hatch, who was &C
cused of encouraging a rebellion against
the Nicaraguan control of the territory.
This expulsion of Hatch and other British
subjects has been the cause of the trouble
just settled. But while the settlement has
been pending Nicaragua has permanently
entrenched herself in the disputed terri
tory and has established complete inter
nal system of government. 1t is an execu-
ton of the plan against which the British
Consul was accused of melting rebellion.
and for this reason there is. much appre-
hension as to whether Great Britain will
assent to the obliteration of the old Mos
quito country, which was the seat of all
British influence in Nicaragua. The new
State extends along almost the entire
Atlantic coast line of Nicaragua The
southerly portion is near Greytown, the
eastern terminus of the Nicaragua canal,
and this fact has given the country its
chief Importance. Now that it is Nicara-
guam State Consul Hatch will have to be
accredited direct to the Nicaraguan Gov
eminent and not to the Mosquito authori-
ties. The return of Hatch was one of the
terms insisted on by Great Britain.
WORK OF SALVADOR,S MINISTER.
He Conducted AY the Negotiations W1th
Great Brftain.
LONDON, ENG, May 3.-Senor Chri-
santo Medina, the Salvadoran Minister
here and at Paris, made the following