Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-25

States - The State Department
Interested.
Washington, April 24.-Exact official
information has been received as to
Great Britain's belligerent steps in
Nicaragua. British troops are to be
landed at Corinto. The custom houses
are to be occupied by the British forces
and British officers are TO exercise the
functions of collectors of customs. At
the same time Nicaraguan local COM
merce is to be crippled by blockade.
The limit of time allowed Nicaragua
to yield expires tomorrow Thursday
and the blockade, landing of troops
and seizure of custom houses is to be-
gin Immediately thereafter.
There is good reason to believe that
Nicaragua is not likely to yield but
will allow Britich troops to occupy
Corintoin order that conspicuous atten-
ton may be drawn to what is regard
ed by Nicaragua as an invasion of the
Monroe doctrine.
DR.. GaZman, the Nicaraguan Minis
ter, is inaccessible to-day. He has
been very active since early morning,
brief time remaining before Great
Britain's final blow places a heavy re-
sponsibility upon him. Nicarsgua's
hopes now are almost entirely center
ed on Washington. 1t is not believed,
however, that DR.. Guzman has sue
ceeded as yet in eliciting the
INTERVENTION OF THE U. S.
Corinto is the best port of the Gen.
trail American States on the Pacific
coast. 1t is most important to Mica
ragua as it is the terminus Of the line
of the Central railroadJ
Corinto is the heaviest import point
in Nicaragua. The imports there for
| 1912 We're $6,006,S05, while all inn
ports to other points did not exceed
| 100000. 1t is evident from this why
the British chose Corinto for their
strike Almost one-half of the imports
at Corinto are from Great Britain, so
that the British seizure of the custom
houses will result in their receiving the
| customs dues from British merchant
| ships.
The tariff rates of Nicaragua are
such that the S6,O06,S05 of imports in
| 1891 yielded $1,O5S913 in customs du-
ties. Most of this was collected at
| Corinto. At this rate the receipts at
Corinto would reach $4,000 within
DIVERTED TO OTHER PORTS.
The diplomatic representatives Of
the Central and South American re-
| publics are very much disturbed at this
last feature of the case (the meeting of
bond obligatiOns), for they fear that it
| opens a vista Of endless trouble and
aggression in the future. Their idea IS
| that once Great Britain has been per-
mitted without interference to collect
this special indemnity, she will avail
| herself of the excuse offered by the
| failure Of Nicaragua to meet her inter-
| est-payments on foreign debt, to as
sumo the task Of collecting this fOrci-
bly, in the same manner, notwithstand-
| ing the fact that the failure may be
| brought about by her own seizure Of
| the customs receipts which were to be
applied to the payment of this interest.
The outcome Of this Nicaraguan in
cident is also felt by the same diplo-
matists to be full Of significance to
Venezuela, and 1t is feared by them
that having once driven in the wedge,
Great Britain can scarcely be expected
to refrain from pressing forward with
very vigorous measures in the matter
of the Venezuelan boundary dispute,
and at once establishing herself as the
MISTRESS OF THE ORINOCO.
While 1t is not expected that the
Nicaraguan government will offer any
armed resistance TO the landing of the
British forces, still it is feared that
during the time the town of Corinto is
occupied by the foreigners, the natives
may be restrained with difficulty, and
the close contact into which the two
discornant clements will certainly be
brought might any moment lead to an
outbreak winding up in a general war.
1t is evident that our State Depart
ment has not lost sight of this pOssi-
bility, for Secretary Gresham has been
in consultation with the President and
the Nicaraguan minister on the subject
and it is believed that he has been
using his best efforts to prevent re-
sort to extremes by intimating that the
indemnity had better be paid.
OIL ABOUT BURNING SPRINGS.
Special 10 the Regster.
Parkersburg, w. Va, April q. -
An oil company owning a large
amount Of good territory at Elizabeth
and Burning Springs, composed of A.
J. Dontheth and j. w. Kline, of Evans
City, Pa, B. A. and J. A. B. Patterson,
Of Beaver Falls, and d. b. McClain, of
Pittsburg, will drill several wells on
thir leases on the above places at once.
These gentlemen left here for the
above points last evening TO locate
wells and make arrangements for the
early completion of the work.
Heavy flows Of oil came from the
Barnsdale we'll drilled in yesterday,
about a mile and half from st.
Marys, in the Big Injun sand. The
we'll promises to be a fair producer.
GETS TEN YEARS IN THE PEN.
Frederick ,Md.,April 24-Frank Win
erchief, the negro who waylaid and
fiendishly attempted an assault upon
Mrs. Emma Butts, on her return from
st. Mary's Catholic Church Sunday
morning, at Broad Run, this county,
was taken before the Circuit Court at
1915 o'clock, having been indicted by
a special session of the grand jury. Ha
plead guilty, and Judge Lynch SEN