Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-17
II IS IN A CRITICAL STAGE
THE CONTENTION BETWEEN GREAT
RRIrAlN AND NICARAGUA.
BAYARD AND GRESHAM DOING WHAT
THEY cAN--INsrRUcT1oSs SENT OUT
70 REVENUE COLLECTORS BELA-
TIVE TO INCOME TAX RETURNS,
TREASURY STATEMENT.
manifestations AnrIl 10.

PLANTATION OF the attitude 1t has as
sumed toward the dispute between
Great Britain and Nicaragua beyond
the declaration that the map Of Mica
ragua will not be changed by any
action on the part OF Great Britain.
This means, OF course, that Great Brit
ain VIII not be permitted TO acquire
any OF the territory OF Nicaragua even
under color VI the old protectorate over
the Mosquito reservation, which origi-
nally extended southwark 10 the san
Juan river. and so commanded the
eastern approach to the proposed Nica-
raguan canal, to the construction OF
which the United States now stands
committed by the action OF the last
congress, The announcement made IN
London that Great Britain had de-
clared the NicaraguAn response to her
ultlmatum to be insufficient was iully
expected at the state department. Mt.
Bayard our ambassador at London, -
using his good offices 20 bring about a
peaceable settlement OF the dispute
and In Washington Secretary Gresh-
am has been counselling the Nicarag-
uan minister, Or, Guzmpn, probably
TO make such concessions as may be
consistent with Nicaraguas national
honor. At the same time II Is known
that the secretary has entertained u
doubt Of the soundness OF the british
contention OF a right to claim repala-
ton for the expulsion Of Its consular
agent II he really has been guilty Of
1omentlng trouble during the Bluenelds
disturbance last year, and has been
properly communicated 20 the British
government ms a reason why II should
not be overhasty in the treatment OF
small and detensuless nation. II is not
HtslI hn III
gone so far as to serve formal notice
ON Great Britain though earnest peace
representations have bean made that
she must not lombard Grey'oWn, Tor
that. IL IA said would be ecu valeut 10
u declaration that no European power
may hereafter wage war upon any on
the American republics, even lu H.
cause involving as !s claimed In thls
ease. national honor. and II Is quite
certain that every one OF the powers
would rcpudidtn such suggestion. But
In the present instance IL Us telt here
that there i4 little probability that
Great Britain would proceed to turh
an extreme COURSE aH TO the lombard
mcut Of a town in which the largest
interests were owned by foreigners
with which nation sh" had no quarrel
aRi It rs nuuh more likely that even Il
Nieararul should finally refuse TO meet
the conditions ot the ultmatum the
British would try 90 collect Indemnity
from the NiGar3EuIn customs,
10 i7 learned that the state uepJlr-
mnut hiss made mo- protest against any
proposed action ~ NieaFni; la. lgr lhe
very f"HI reason lh9l Nlt h''',Hu h.''
eminent Nua regarded tbe issue between
Itself and Nlcraguu aH one in which
u0 other nation can huN' any concern,
and has uat acquainted the government
'i th' Nu''rN a't'' Win tt9 ,N1yt plI
l"0''' ~ N'Fh'l ol '1e SHiE.' Out,
ia now az 1ity'o"h, "lN Tue .lA NeASHlt
N.hPi 'alHt wv ev "H4'ult ~ N"l'l'l ~
Meade are az Colon M'Ih'h Gays
san vl tii'y 'u"u'
IL Is said az the navy department that
thr tAet lhAt the SIX vessels are now
Nlihlll IeAlh OF the M'7lullo t'1aL la
que 70 A''l'nt anu hJt 10 design lhe
I'pAt tment mas b''h informed lh"l
NuNli''l N'1At yNi,'l5 TO reach N'y
West on the -ptn OF iI'7 month ana
"7 ~, U.s. now only I'VE NNta t'" rom
tn". I''Nl HH Gun only I.ll'hh A'e day
IN me f,eiHl'E OF Grey town ana atlll
SSI'y our lNt llhtilTy ".iHed upou,
mere are no Hfuers competing hlm ip
u' az ny Nlsl AT L'' ut't named,
"iAhuu"h lL was part pi ~" general
llan approved ly the department be-
''g On scr On the cruise.
'H l'yu1''l Nh"N lut AlAhla ANA
.'.' "'u I.hA-h whore lheE nave
- .4'"h 'I''t '' 'N''h az trt AR-
it."' '''.".'N' ~ H'U 'Ar TOUT oilrF NeH-
s syn, IIp.'. tht monterey arrived ut
H,'tI,,ilu' Nl'Neo' 'J1ay On her voyage
III
w." ~ tliI the ass. utica Press made
VIZ sl't-N,hl on authority or "a hlEh
vn'e'' VI, N' lhr btlileh diplomatic s,rN-
~ ~. w. autN'IlWAE'lF known that
w i,'',t. munster "i foreign ahtlTs
Nt'"lH IN, Pa.t loIiy-ofht hours huA
informed NlI' HHyard mat 4rcht Brit
am woes nor utslre an increase OF NJ
DaIeE unh territory mat hrr colonial
p'9aeATl'ha Hrt ALREADY suihclently
Ntby 10 H1l7lS uer hihhitlqh ana That
an she arrlres OF Nicaragua is that IL
Piyp,t indemnity shall be pad to the
hflLlsh pro-ennsuh Hatch, ana others
htr hbeHty s. subjects VINO We're
uIlNtn OUT or lHucheldA during the
iirouoles IN me MOSQUITO reservation
ilsl autumn Asaaiahees nave also
oeen gwen mat Whlle Great britain
Muuld EuuW an earnest CONTAMINATION
S e",i'.S t'.5 tnleuiiltE, mere W. "l'lg
DE Dombarned by a British iieet IN the