Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-01
SITUATION In NICARAGUA.
Britain's Flag Still Floats Over Co.
rintO-Story in Detail-MOve-
ment of Warships.
Conflicting Stories Respecting Efforts
to Bring About Peaceful Adjust
ment of -Nicaraguans
Belligerent and Threat
ening.

Washington, May 1.-SecretarY Herbert
explains that the orders dispatching the
Alert to San Juan del Sur, the nearest
cable port to Corinto, and the Raleigh
and Montgomery to Greytown, the western
terminus of the proposed Nicaragua
canal, have nothing to do with the occu-
patton of Corinto by the British. The
real purpose of the orders was to guard
American interests in Nicaragua against
possible revolution. The Nicaraguan
canal commissioners are aboard the
Montgomery. Being asked what measure
of protection the Nicaraguan commission
would receive in the pursuance of it's
work of inspecting the line of the canal,
the secretary said the Montgomery would
remain at Greytown while the commission
was at the interior, and with two ships
on one side and one on the other they
would surely be able to protect American
interests.
CONFERENCE WITH GRESHAM.
Ex-senator Warner Miller, of the canal
commission, in conferences with Sec.
Gresham and other cabinet officers, pre-
sented very strong case on the urgency
of the situation and the menace to Amer
lean control of the canal. He brought
out clearly the fact that the British
threatened to 60 to Greytown and to San
Juan Del Sur, the two important points
on the Atlantic and Pacifc.ends of the
canal. 1t was soon after this that the
orders to the vessels were made. Mr..
Miller said the canal company was very
much interested in events in Nicaragua.
The revolution which has been threatened
as result of British occupation may dis
turb the canal company by preventing
work upon the surveys and building
operations and the possible destruction
of its property. The company, Mr.. Miller
said, wanted the protection of its inter-
ests, if not from the Nicaraguan govern
ment then from the outside. The conces-
sions of the company were safe, but the
line of the canal was not. He also said
the concession entitled the entire line of
the canal to protection, but an uncon-
trollable revolution may result in destruc-
tion of property by irresponsible persons.
Mr.. Miller said he had called the atten-
tion of the state department to the neces-
sity for protection to the commission
that is soon to leave for Nicaragua to
examine the route of the canal. He says
it will be very dangerous, in case of revo-
lutionary disturbances, for an unprotect-
ed party to make trip over the line of
the canal. The commission being under
the direction of the state department it
will of course be necessary for the state
department to ask the navy department.
for an armed ferce in case of trouble.
NO CHANGE EXPECTED.
The impression here is that the situa-
tion at Corinto is likely to remain un-
changed for few days at least. The
British forces occupying the town are not
likely to be attacked unless they endeavor
to force their way inland, and 30 far as is
known there is no present necessity for
any such movement. The abandonment
of the town by the Nicaraguans on the
whole rather tends to better the aspect of
affairs just now, for it reduces to mini
mum the chances OF hostile collision,
and the very isolation of the place from
the surrounding country tends to the
same end.
State department officials are still
firmly convinced that the N,caraguan
government will pay the indemnity,
and believe that the delay grows en-
tirely out of the conditions of political
expediency.
The Nicaraguans here count on the
active sympathy and substantial support
of the other Central American republics
in the event of actual hostilites. They
do not express the belief that their sister
republics will take part as such, but feel
confident that individual volunteers will
come to the Nicaraguans in sufficient
number to give them an effective army
of at least $4,000 men. While with this
force they could not expect to defeat the
British they hope to make it very uncom-
Portable for them. The coast towns,
which are small and unimportant save as
ports of entry for goods, would be aban-
doned and the army would make its cam
paign in the tropical Businesses of the in
terror, which are we'll nigh inaccessible
to the European troops. war con.
very expensive to Great Britain, necessi-
tating the transportation of genuine
army from Europe and prolonged opera
tions such as France is conducting in
Madagascar.
POSSIBLE REVOLT.
Chicago.-A special from Corinto says:
Taking advantage of the uneasiness mani
Testing itself throughout the republic, the
opposition party is making an attempt
to overthrow the present administration
by force of arms. The government is
aware of the scheme, and is adopting
measures to nip IL In the bud. Martial
law has been proclaimed, and recruits are
being enrolled.
1t is reported that the British consul
has been handed his passports. The
governor of the Mosquito territory has
been recalled, but refuses to surrender
his authority unless compelled to do so
by force.
A dispatch from San Juan del Sur an
nounces that the Wild Swan has arrived
there. There is reason to believe that
the English will retaliate for the closing
of the port of Corinto by blockading San
Juan Gel Sur, Greytown and Bluefelds.
The running of all trains is suspended.
No one ia allowed to bring provisions
into the neighborhood and supplies are
running short.
In spite of reports to the contrary the
people of Nicaragua generally support
the government in the stand which it has
taken against Great Britain, and though
in ali probability Nicaragua may event.
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