Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-12-13
THE TROUBLES OF NICARAGUA
Great Britain's Bluff and the Subjugf
ton Of the Republic.

Great Britain's Bluff and the Subjuga-
ton of the Republic.
In last years message I narrated at
some length the jurisdictlonal questions
then freshly arisen in the MOSQUITO Indian
strip of Nicaragua.
Since that time, by the voluntary act
of the Mosquito nation, the territory re-
served to them has been Incorporated
with Nicaragua, the Indians formally sub
jecting themselves TO be governed by the
general laws and regulations of the repub-
lie instead of by their own customs and
regulations and thus awaiting themselves
of a privilege secured to them by the
treaty between Nicaragua and Great
Britain of January %, 1865.
After this extension OF uniform Nicara-
guam administration to the Mosquito strip
the case of the British vice consul, Hatch,
and of several of his countrymen who had
been summarily expelled from Nicaragua
and treated with considerable indignity
provoked a claim by Great Britain upon
Nicaragua for pecuniary indemnity, which
upon Nicaragua's refusal to admit La
bility was enforced by Great Britain.
While the sovereignty and jurisdiction of
Nicaragua was in no way questioned by
Great Britain, the formers arbitrary con-
duct in regard to British subjects furnish
ed the ground for this proceeding.
A British naval force occupied without
resistance the Pacific seaport of Corlnto,
but was soon afterward withdrawn upon
the promise that the sum demanded would
be paid. Throughout this incident the
kindly offices of the United States were
invoked and were employed in favor of
a peaceful settlement and with as much
consideration and indulgence toward
Nicaragua as were consistent with the
nature of the case. These efforts have
since been made the subject of appropriate
and grateful recognition by Nicaragua.
RUSSIAN MATTERS.
The coronation of the car of Russia al
Moscow in May next invites the cere-
| monial participation of the United States
and in accordance with usage and diplo.
matte propriety, our minister to the i'm
perial court has been directed to rep
| resent our government on this occasion
| Correspondence Is on foot touching tbs
practice of Russian consuls within tbs
! Jurisdiction of the United States to inter
| rogate citizens as to their race and re
ligious faith and upon ascertainmen
thereof to deny to Jews authorization
of passports or legal documents for us
in Russia may be found to infringe TIN
treaty. rights OF our citizens and which 1
an obnoxious invasion of our territorial
| Jurisdiction, it has elected fitting remon
| STRANGE. the result of which 1t is hope
will remove the cause of complaint.
The pending claim of sealing vessel
of the United States seized in RUSSIA
waters remain unadjusted. Our recen
convention with Russia establishing
modus ylvendi as to imperial jurisdictio
in such cases has prevented further diff
fculty of this nature. The Russian gov
eminent has welcomed in principle on
suggestion for modus vivendi to embrac
Great Britain and japan looking to tn
better preservation of seal life In tn
North Pacific and Boring seas and til
extension of the protected area defined b
the Paris tribunal to all Pacific watel