The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-30

Washington. April 29.-Some sudden
and unexpected orders issued TO United
States naval vessels. late this after
noon, caused a sensation for a time
until the purpose of the orders was ex-
planned.
! The Alert. which has been sOr a
month or more at Panama, watching
/ the progress of the revolutionary move
ment in Colombia. was ordered TO pro-
| coed at once to San Juan del Sur. the
nearest cable port to Corinto, Nicara-
/ qua.
The Raleigh, now on her way from
! Kingston, Jamaica, to Key West, and
expected TO arrive at the latter place
/ any moment, will find awaiting her
orders to sail at once to Greytown. the
eastern terminus of the proposed
/ Nicaragua canal
/ The Montgomery, now at Mobile,
/ will follow the Raleigh on May Z. with
the Nicaraguan canal commission
aboard
The Monterey having sailed yester-
/ day from Acapulco direct for Panama.
! IS not expected to touch at Corinto
and as she is now beyond the reach
Of orders by wire, she will probably be
allowed to relieve the Alert on guard
at Panama, whence she can be ordered
back to Nicaragua. if trouble arises in
/ the future.
Herbert Explains.
! Secretary Herbert explained briefly
/ the meaning of these orders. He said
the movements of the ships had abso-
lutely nothing TO do with the occupa-
I ton of Corinto by the British. that
/ being a matter to be settled between
I the Nicaraguans and the British. The
real purpose of the orders was to guard
American interests IN Nicaragua
I against a possible revolution. Being
asked what measure of protection the
! Nicara guam commission would receive
! in the pursuance of its work of in
/ specting the line of the canal, the
/ secretary said the Montgomery would
remain at Greytown while the COM
mission was a the interior and with
/ the two ships on one side. and one
on the other, they would surely be
! forced to protect the commission and
all other American interests. The ac,-
ton of Secretary Herbert may be at
/ tributed TO the visit TO Washington by
/ ex-senator Warner Miller, of the
/ Nicaraguan Canal company, and OF
some reports made by him on the basis
of private reports as to the real condi-
ton of affairs in Nicaragua. and those
coming to the nicaragua minister
directly. Certainly the character OF
! the United States vessels which have
been ordered toe Nicara qua is a suffi-
/ cient evidence that Secretary Herbert
| does not expect them to come into hos
tile conflict with the British ships. for
/ if it came to that the small cruisers
[ Montgomery and Raleigh, would find
! themselves opposed to the whole
British West Indies squadron. while
on the Pacific, the Alert would be left
single-handed against the British
Royal Arthur. Wild Swan and Satellite.
Menace to American Control.
In Mr.. Millers conferences with
Secretary Gresham and other cabinet
officers. he presented a very strong
case on the urgency of the situation.
and the menace to American control OF
the canal. He brought out clearly the
fact that the British threatened to go to
Greytown and to San Juan del Sur. the
| two important points on the Atlantic
and Pacific ends of the canal. It was
soon after this that the orders to the
vessels were made. Fir. Miller said the
canal company was very much inter-
eSted in events in Nicaragua The
revolution which has been threatened
! as a, result of British occupa ton may
| disturb the canal company by prevent
4 ing work on surveys and building
| operations and the possible destruction
/ of it's property. The company. Mr.
Miller said. wanted the protection OF
it's interests. if not from the Near
! agudn government, then from the out
side The concessions of the company
/ were safe. but the line of the canal
was not. He also said the concession
entitled the line Of canal to protection.
but an uncomfortable revolution may
result in destruction of property by ir-
responsible persons.
Necessity For Protection.
Mr. Miller said he had called the at
tention of the state department to the
necessity for protection to the COM
mission that is soon to leave for Near
aqua to examine the line of the canal.
He says it will be very dangerous in
case of revolutionary disturbances, for
an unprotected party to make a trip
over the line of the canal The COM
mission being under the direction of
the state department, it will. of course.
be necessary for the state department
TO ask the navy department for an
armed force in case of trouble.
Mr.. Miller urged upon both Secretary
Gresham and Secretary Herbert the
necessity of such protection to the
engineers commission, and also indi-
Gated that in case of revolutionary dis
turbances the United States should not
depend upon the Nicaraguan govern
ment to protect the property. Mr.. Mil
Ter said Nicaragua had been tranquil
up to two years ago. but the revolution
at that time had disturbed affairs and
since then there had been an unsettled
condition. Mr.. Miller says the canal
company wishes to give every oppor-
tunity for the commission to thorough
ly examine the canal. He expects the
chief engineer. Mr.. Menocal. will ac-
company the commission over the route
of the canal.
A TRIFLE HAsTY.
!: Woodstock. H.. April 29.-william T.
Ellsworth. the famous breeder OF