Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-25
SOME WASHINGTON OPINIONS.
What Engllshmen In the Capital
know OF ths Matter.

Washington, April 2i.--Exact infor.
nation has been received as 10 belly.
| erents in Nicaragua. British troops
are to be landed at Corinto, the GUS
| tom houses are to be occupied
| by them and British officials are to
exercise the duties Of collectors. At the
same time Nicaraguan commerce is 10
be crippled by a blockade The limit
OF time allowed Nicaragua TO Yield eX-
pires tomorrow (rhursday) and the
blockade, landing OF troops and seizure
OF custom houses Is to begin lmme-
diately thereafter.
There is good reason 10 believe that
Nicaragua Will not acoede, but will all
low the troops to occupy Corlnto In or
der that the attention may have drawn
to, regarded by Nicaragua as, an in
vaslon of the Monroe doctrine, DR.
Duzeman, Nicaraguan minister, was
inaccessible today. Nicaragua's hopes
are now almost entirely centered on
Washington II IS not believed that
DIR, Duzeman has succeeded in elicit
Ing the Intervention of the United
States.
Sir Julian Paunceforte, ambassa lor.
has not been advised by the home gov
eminent as to the contemplated block
ade and landing OF troops in Nicaragua.
But in British circles this course has
been accepted as certain for some
time. Such assurances have been made
to Ambassador Bayard in response to
inquiries,
Great Britain wants no more terri
tory in Nicaragua and has given assur-
ances TO that effect. Her only interests
there have been to afford protection to
the Mosquito chief and his Indian sub
jects. who are almost extinct. For that
reason Consul Hatch would have been
recalled at an early day II the Nicara-
guans had not attempted 10 drive him
out. The offense was not In denying
Great Britain any rights she was 10 OK
ercise on Nicaragua. but In putting a
personal indignlty upon British sub
ject and official
AS to the cash indemnity, II Is not
possible that Nicaragua can not raise
the money. II she has not It in her
territory she can borrow II on bonds.
And It is not improbable that the canal
company would advance the funds
rather than have the government and
Its own interests embarrassed
Another view is presented by Cen
trail American man as follows; The
cash indemnity demanded by Great
Britain Is about $4,000. but in view of
the deprecated silver currency the
amount is actually about s2i5, 900 in her
silver coin. II is no easy task for these
Central American countries to raise
such sum, as their credit IL not as
good at money centers as Is the credit
OF one OF the states OF this country. 1t
would be much easier, therefore. for
Nicaragua to give an island or q piece
OF territory. There Is large amount
of surplus land in the country. which
could be readily parted with. Mexico
paid Great Britain indemnity IN Just
this way by ceding the small territory
at the south OF Yucntan now forming
the British settlement OF Bellse Ii
was no loss 10 Mexico. II has never
seemed TO arouse any expression on
Monroe doctrine II Nicaragua offers
Great Britain the island OF PaEuna,
Del Maise OF Grande del Maise. mean
ing great or smaller foreign lalands,
she may raise a direct issue between
the United States and England These
islands are only ninety miles northeast
OF Greytown, the Atlantic entrance TO
the canal, and are on the dirert romte |
of the vessels from the United States |
10 the canal. not far from Roncardo |
reef, where the Kearsarge sank. Near
aqua can spare one OF the islands much |
easier than she can pay S2l5,000 and |
other claims to be arbitrated. She Gun |
also accomplish by this move what she
has long sought--force the United |
States TO an issue with Great Britain |
on the canal question.