The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-30
A NEW OFFER TO NICARAGUA.
ENGLAND WILL GRANT IL DAYS IN
WHICH TO PAY THE $4,000.

manning Conditions of the Ultima
tum VIII BE Modified TO Meet the
Objections of Nicaragua-Nicara-
Eua's Answer Expected within the
Next Few Hours.
London. April pa Managua dispatch
says: ''At a late hour this eve
ming, President Zelaya received a tele-
gram from Washington stating that
Great Britain would withdraw her ships
from Corinto and give Nicaragua fifteen
days in which to pay the $4,000 smart
money if such proposition would be &C
cepted by Nicaragua. The dispatch also
stated that, so far as the remaining con-
ditions in the ultimatum were concerned,
they would be so modified as to meet the
objections of Nicara qua. It is understood
that these propositions are the results of
the efforts of the United States to bring
about a settlement of the pending diff
Guilty in a manner alike honorable to both
countries Upon the receipt of the dis
patch President zelaya at once held an
audience with his principal advisers and
a reply will probably be made within a
few hours. President Zelaya, it is believ-
ed, will be disposed TO accept the terms
outlined in the dispatch. 1t will, however,
require careful consideration owing to the
intense hostility which exists against the
British government and the willingness on
the part of some of the people to continue
the struggle indefinitely"
At o'clock tonight neither the foreign
Office nor admiralty had received any news
from Nicaragua beyond the announce
ment that Corinto had been occupied by
the British.
retary for foreign affairs, announced in
the House of Commons to-day that the
government had received dispatches from
Rear Admiral Stephenson at Corinto. con-
veying information that that port had
been occupied by the British on April p,
and that no opposition to its occupation
had been made by the Nicaraguans. The
dispatches, he said, further stated that
upon the landing of the British force of
sailors and marines, the Nicaraguan au-
thorities withdrew from the town. To
this announcement, Sir Edward added
the statement that care had been taken
that British trade with Nicaragua should
not be placed at the slightest disadvan-
referring to the situation in Nicaragua,
William p. Byles, liberal, asked If the
dispute could not be settled by arbitra-
? Sir Edward Grey requested Mr.. Byles
to give notice of his intention to introduce
a motion in accordance with his ques-
The occupation Of Corinto has provoked
various and yoluinous comment from the
London AFTERNOON papers.
The Pail Mall Gazette belittles the af-
fair from all points of view, disnlissing
it with the remark that the object of
Great Britain Is merely to teach the little
STANDARDIZATION republic manners, not
TO harm her The memorial OF Presi-
dent Zelaya, lamenting the insignhcance
and weakness of Nicaragua as compared
with England, is, the Gazette says, simply
laughable.
The Globe calls attention to the opera
hi-.rr ffA Of ~ nff fns At@C IT,
tion of the Monroe doctrine into which
accentuates its ludicrous features. That
doctrine, says the Globe, never had any
convincing or binding effect upon any
body except President Monroe himself,
and is not now, if it ever has been, an
axiom of international law. The paper
condemns the bombastic utterances OF
certain irresponsible American journals
and expresses qualification that in spite
of them there is no desire on the part of
the United States to quarrel with Eng
land over that presumed prohibltory doc
trine.
The St. James Gazette. while regarding
an alliance, offensive and defensive, with
the United States as preferable to a SINH
lar understanding with any other country
believes that a standing pact of such a
character is a bad thing inasmuch as both
parties to such a convention would natu-
rally act together only in certain matters
Seeing that American and British inter-
eSts in South America are identical, and
that England has no intention of making
conquests anywhere on the American
continent there is no ground for Ameri-
can jealousy. 1t is merely the desire of
both bowers to conduct their trade peace
fully, and both happen to be ,hampered
by the anarchy prevalent in Spanish
America. England Is disposed to accept
correct this If the latter is inclined to act
in concert. An alliance in this direction
would be welcome.
declares in another article that Great
Britain has taken proper and only possi-
BILE action in the premises against an IN
significant, ipsolent, impudent, arrogant
and anarchial little South American re-
public. The basis of the trouble seems
to be in this case, as In Others, that these
barbarian governments rely upon United
States protection; otherwise they would
behave themselves. Moreover the Mon
roe doctrine has been the peg upon which
they have hung their absurdities of speech
and action. The idea that they seek to
convey is that the American government
is ready to afford protection to every
South American half-breed who feels like
robbing a European. These fellows,
the Gazette says in conclusion "errone-
ously fancy that the .electioneering Bonn
bastio Furiosos of American jour.
nalism utter the sentiment of
the federal government, but the
insolence and aggressions of the Ven-
ezuelans and Nicaraguans and Others of
their kind must be stopped. 1t is under
stood that the work in this direction Just
begun will be continued with Venezuela"
Washington April 29.-After several
conferences to-day with Secretary Gres-
ham and Secretary Herbert, the Secre-
tary of the Navy sent dispatches to the
commanders of the United States gum
boats Alert and the Atlanta directing
them to proceed without delay to San
Juan del Sur, and Greytown, Nicara-
qua respectively. The Alert is at Pana-
ma, and It will take her about a day
and d half to reach San Juan del Sur,
which is the cable station nearest Cor
into, situated about 100 miles below that
port. The Atlanta is at Key West and
can make the distance of 100 miles from
that place to Greytown in two and
half days.
When Secretary Herbert was asked the
significance of these orders. he answered
promptly as follows: The newspapers
say that a revolution is probable in Nicar-
aqua. They state that the people are
very much dissatisfied with the course of
the government and are likely to attempt
to overthrow IT, In order 10 protect the in
terests Of American citizens. their lives and
property, and following the policy always
pursued in such contingencies, ! have
ordered the Alert TO San Juan del Sur
and the Atlanta TO Greytown. In addi-
tion to these vessels. the Mont gomery, now
a Mobile. viii sail on May for Greytown,
conveying the NicaraCuan canal commis-
sion 10 that place. The Monterey which
has sailed for Panama, Will remain al
Panama FOR the present With two United
States ships on one side OF Nicaragua and
one ship on the other side IL Is plain that