The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-30

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ier main battery consists Of four guns
ana she does not compare formidably
Gs4 GSlSa titner OF the British ships now at
Sonnto, although she would probably not
be oVermatched by the Wild Swan, now
az san Juan del Sur, the port of her
destination.
While the policy Of this government in
tne trouble at CorintO is well understood,
the first authoritative statement on the
suoJecL was not made till to-day. a cab
met oIncer said this evening that the
United States could not interfere between
Great Britain and Nicaragua in their
matter Of difference because Nicaragua
was a sovereign state, recognized as such
by Great Britain and the United States
and must hold herself res spOnsible to Great
Britain for offenses committed against
British subjects.
The United States governmehit." he
said, does not undertake to extend a
pr0tectOrate over Central America. and
South America to such an extent that a
sovereign state of one or the other OF
these countries may insult another SOW
erelgn nation with the expectation that
TINS government viii protect II from forci-
Bile resentment by the nation insulted
Sush a principle has never been recog-
niZed by the United States and If we
attempted to assert ii, we would secure
the enmity of every nation having dealings
with Central anG South America
1T is understood that the situation at
Corinto has been relieved of much of its
tension by an intimation cabled by Am
bassador Bayard, that in case Nicaragua
would guarantee payment of the indem-
nifty asked within fifteen days, Great Brit
ain would accede to a request for such
an extension of time.
It is said that Mr. Miller, on behalf OF
the Nicaragua Canal Company, has Of
fered under certain conditions to supply
the funds for the payment of the $4,000
indemnity and there is another rumor to
the effect that an English syndicate in
New York has made a similar PROPOSE
tion. The administration has no Interest
in these propositions, but the President
and Secretary Gresham intend that ALI
American interests in Nicaragua shall be
fully protested.
Mr. Miller feared that the existing
conditions at Corinto might affect the in
terests Of the canal, but after his inter-
view with the Secretary of State and the
Nicaraguan minister, he returned to New
York confident that the canals interests
will be guarded as sacredly as the rights
of other American citizens.
Senator Morgan, who is the champion
of the Nicaragua canal in the Senate,
also had an interview with Mr.. Miller
to-day, and the former appears TO be la
boring under the impression that the
occupation of Corinto by the British
forces is part OF scheme TO force the
United States TO share the control of the
the administration, through Amba ssador
Bayard, has cultivated that impression
among the English people. In an inter-
view tonight ne relates incidents to show
that Mr. Bayard, while a member of the
Senate, and also while secretary of state,
publicly advocated the joint control of
States. The situation tonight is exceed
ingly interesting and the friends of the
administration assert that the course of
the President and Secretary Gresham, IS
it develops, will meet with the cordial ap-
proval OF all patriotic Americans.
Warner Miller, president of the Mica
raguan Canal Company, had an interview
to-6Ay wish Secretary Gssshasn and See-'
retary Herbert.
MY business with the Secretary of
State and the Secretary of the Navy" he
said afterWafd, was for the purpose Of
informing them of the physical conhgura-
ton of the country on the proposed canal
route, in order that the canal commission
may be assisted in facilitating its work.
My experience in Nicaragua has enabled
me to give information that will be Valu
able to the commission, and / have Of
fered to afford such assistance as is in my
power to make its duties less arduous.
In attempting such survey in a tropi-
and am here to help in that preparation
Mr. Miller said he did not care to talk
about the political situation In Nicaragua,
because he was the representative of the
canal company, which had the greatest
interest at stake. He make the positive
statement, however, that the United
States would not permit Great Britain
or any other country to undermine our
interests in the canal property.
News from London that Great Britain
now contemplates movement against
Honduras to collect overdue interest on
the bonds negotiated in London twenty
years ago adds gravity to the situation.
The Nicarag guam minister, DR.. Guzman,
stated to-day that he had nothing to con-
ceal regarding the information furnished
by him to his government Not once, but
on several occasions he notified the minis
ter of foreign affairs for Nicaragua that
the United States would remain neutral
and that they would not forcibly inter-
yene to prevent Great Britains occupation
of Corinto. Although fully satisfied that
the United States would from first to last
maintain a neutral position. DR.. Guz-
man did not abate single effort to secure
from this government the use of its good
offices in behalf of Nicaragua. It is speak
ing within bounds to say that for the past
ten days DR.. Guzman has literally haunted
the state department, and has used all
the arguments which the gravity of the
case could suggest TO secure the best possi-
BILE terms for his country.
Within the next forty-eight hours the
arfnored defense vessel Monterey Will be
near the Nicaraguan coast not far from
Corinto. Whether she will stop at that port
or continue at her leisure to Panama Is
claimed to be unknown to officials of the
navy department. Secretary Herbert this
morning received a cablegram from Capt.
Higginson of the Monterey, dated at Aca-
pulco yesterday, simply announcing his
destination as Panama Nothing is said
about an intermediate port, although the
l49O nautical miles between Acapulco and
Panama are generally believed too long
q stretch for the Monterey to make with
out stop for coal, unless her commander
has taken precautions during his weeks
stay at Mexican port to take sup
Elementary cargo of fuel on the monitors
deck.
Nicaragua is one of the Central Ameri-
can republics, bounded on the west by the
Pacific ocean, east by the Caribbean sea,
north by the republic of Honduras and
south by Costa Rica. 1t has an area of
IS 900 square miles and its population is
about 25000O. Corinto, the place that has
been seized by the British, is on the Pa
cific coast and is Nicaragua's principal
seaport Its population Is not large
about 1900. Many of the inhabitants are
foreigners, principally Americans, Ger
mans, Italians and British, engaged in
trade.
BULLETS FLY IN A BAGNIO.
One Man Shot Dead and His Slayer
Escapes.