The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-05-06

exts Of American citizens in the canal
property. In this connection IL Is interest
ing to note that Instructions viii be sent
the commander of the Montgomery, which
VIII convey the canal commission from Mo-
bile 10 Greytown. TO send guard with the
commissioners when they go ashore IN pui-
su1nce OF their duty.
Prior To going to the cabinet meeting to-
day Secretary Gre sham had not seen the
Nlcaraguan minister or any other person
concerned in the present trouble at Corinto.
Toiay's cabinet meeting lasted an hour
aud q half. All the cabinet officers were
present cxcept Secretary Smith AmonS
tine matters discussed were the instructions
L. the Behring sea fleet. The instructions
were presented by Secretary Carlisle. They
will be telegraphcd 10 captain Cooper. OF
the revenue cutter Rush. the commander OF
the patrol feet.
ON the Way to Nicaragua.
WASHINGTON May The war s'oop
Alert LEFT Panama this morning Tor san
Juan del Sur where she should arrive IN
about forty-eisht hours the distance beng
- nautical miles. and the Alert. IN her
present condition. being capable OF making
ten knots an hour. The Alert IS under or
ters simply 10 protect American interests
She will fnd ~ the same port the biitish
cunboat VIII swan. which preceded her
several days. The tw3 vessels We're bu-lt
ia ISss AMI are remarkably sitnilaE, me
Wild swan being 81 l.lsJ tons ana Tee
Alcrt's tonnaEc being l,u-0 respectively.
Their lengths are 10 feet and la teet' bu'
th, British vessel has $40 horse power
while the American has but 10. inc
Alerts battery is largely OF obsolete pal-
tern consisting OF two ninc-inch ana one
cleveu-Inch smooth bore guns, one sixty
FOUNDER breech-loading rifle, one three
inch breech-loadinE howitzer, Twelve
pour der smooth bore hoWltzer anu one
gatling. The Wild swans offensive equip
tueut j. thoroughly m0Iern. consisting OF
Two sfNfnch ana six fvc-.nch and two
three-pouuder quic&-nre rides. TWO ma
chine guns and one iisht landing gun
THIS battery AT each volley Woui1 thioN
three times the Wcisht ot pfoJectlles tha'
could 10, fircd by the Alert. the Noi'9
y,atllf lss three tlmcS as frequent ana tAe
effective range would D. three times a.
great. Il Is possible that she Monterey
may reach san Juan del sur almost al tne
same time a. The Alert. She Is within i"
rnflss OF the NicaraEuan coast on her WAY
to Panama. The Monterey II cohsi4ei'u
as powerful as the combined British Net
im NicarsEuan waters
Accident 60 the Atlanta.
r-.,- yy.st. Fla. MAY the warship At
1,r,.s sailed last night for Greytown. Mica
-. hui returned this morning ON az
I'm, Of an accident 10 her boiler. She
All remain here for three or four days Tor
rcpairs-
C.rinto Eyseuated.
Washington. May 81 -ording 10 anNle.s
rsr,-i.oi h.rc the evacuation 81 ''i .'''
l,- sFt.. british fleet was quietly acroiniil,i-
"a tsiay ami the PORT was restored TO '"e
Ntearauuan authorities.
shortly after midnight saturday MINISTER
.--.rrrtU received a cable messs'E" stt''iis
that ali the qreliminaIi,s Eat been sA''s
f..tarfiy arranged with a.. British admiral
through tii,. Instrumentation oi sS'no- fiAii'7'
~ Honduras In this manner Nifai"N"'
Vas zrsr,7s any appearance oi Illuminate"
and friction was avoll~l ON iuth S4.'77-
..tearaeua viii Pay thr 10 lcmnity m i-s"-
dom Within Oh. two weeks stipulated ana
an, remaining terms %. to- ult.ua.um w"
4. satisfactorily arranged
Tie Meas l..u people appear 70 th"i-
ou-hiv uuarrzta mi E'u.silu- AelANa. VINO
Is q man ~ great pluck ana determination
ana tI-g hlg. approved GiS course ga iA'
srstrtt- Published Statements that howl
iuz moi-s-- were paralil- tar streets "'
Afaua=ua. Ni.a-a-ga. shouting death L"
Lelaya.~ aVs-,ar tH have had nu Foundation
5n faar Xelaya g. ulf tI' man fo toi'iai"
demon f-.sfHa-ie of rnat k.iA 90. Hir, -
t..r..s l.. r..,-,.rtfasl leo +-'ala "~'- "-'-N'
- -ruuNi nrs government iu itt-
- .sithiu that timc hH iorf.llt three
- auI captured the ,apitai. ic was
-n ur.-slueut fy tt. constitutional com
.sfss.ou which was .uuly .ately ufEaiilz,fl.
sni Has proved himself 10 be- a wise ANA