The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-03
THE INCIDENT NEARLY CLOSED.
Action Of the New York Assembly
May Have Had LIS Effect.
Further Results of the seizure Nav Re
L nion OF the Central American Re-
puhiic> and Loss OF Trade by En-
gland Bitter Feelin. Against the
Latter Country.

I
telegram from Ambassador Bayard, stat
ing taat Great Britain had accepted the
guarantee made by Salvador FOR payment
or the indemnity by Nicaragua in Lon
don and as soon as Nicaragua confirms
II and 50 Informs the British admiral he
Is Instructed u leave Corinto
The above official statement. given out
! at the state department after . clock
this afternoon, may be regarded IS
chronicling the passage OF rhe acute
phase or the difficulty between treat
Britain and Nicaragua, which ~ one time,
perhaps. threatened to involve the lnl-
ted States. II cannot be d0uS.ed thar
Nioaragua Will promptly confirm the al
rangement. and the British fleet will lcave
Corinto as soon as notice OF tae action %
the British foreign Office can ne COM
muntcated 10 Admiral Stephenson. which,
by the way. might have been soo;.er
had not the Nicaraguans purpossly inter
rupted the communication by cable di-
rectly between the foreign office ana the
admiral
The guarantee by Salvador Of Mira
ragua's Indebtedness, Il Is said. is simply
repayment OF the favor extended 10 sal
vador by Nicaragua at the time Of the
Ezeta incident, when Or. Guzman. tie
Nicaraguan minister al Washington city,
took Up the case OF Salvador by nstruc-
tons Of his own government, and worked
SO hard 70 secure the extradition OF the
refugees TO Salvador. In addition - this
considera ton. based on gratitude. tie
Salvadorians are supposed To 5e iailu-
encsd in espousing the Nicaragua cause
by feeling OF apprehension at the pres
ence of British troops on Central Amerl-
can soil II is quite certain that all o. tbs
countries of Central America have bs~n
deeply impressed with some sush fear. L,
is felt here that the Nicaraguan hciteni
may. perhaps be the direct means Of
In he
vival of the union of the Central Ameri-
can republics, the small republics now
existing having been brought to a realt-
"a ton of their inability 20 project them
selves in conflict with any considerable
power
Although II may be safely assumed that
the acute phase of the Nicaraguan Incl
dent has passed. supposing that there
should be no hostile collision before the
formal orders have reached the command
ers on either side. there are Yet some
matters TO be adjusted before the incl
dent can be regarded as entirely closed.
After the settlement of the smart
money" claim on account of the treat
ment Of Hatch. a commission must be Sc
iected and proceed to adtudicate the
claims OF other British subjects. not Off
cIals. who were expelled from Biuefelds
at the time of the outbreak last summer,
and IL this commission assesses damages
against Nicaragua on this ecore. there
may be some grumhlng before the ac-
count is settled. This is not likely TO lead
10 serious trouble but the Nicaraguans,
srnartlng under the sense OF oppression
IN this case-for they declare that Hatch
had never been granted an eNeduator ana
So was never recognized by them as
British oficial-may be counted on TO do
eyarvthtng they can, without good cause
for an omen rupture 20 give their patron
age in theffuture to any other natlon thdh
Great Britain. II is just within tae
honnds Of possibility. too. that the old
question OF British rights In the Mos
auito reservation may arise again at some
f,tura day for IL will be recalled that
Gen Barrios. who went 10 London as Sps-
e,al commissioner for Nicaragua. TO come
10 an understanding with Great britain
on the subject and 20 secure REVISION
81 the treaty OF Managua by which The
prs,lsh right Of protectorate over the res
ervatforI was recognized. was met by
nolite but positive refusal on the part OF
Lord Kimberly 20 enter upon discus
sion Of the subject until Nicaragua nag
erst adjusted the claims growing out or
80. ,r,,roner treatment Or British c'ti-
zans a. RIuefelds Thus the subject was
Ieft In ahevance. though II II should arise
again II "a probate that the tnited States
vn,llA this time si1e with Nicaragua II
me contention that the MOSQUITOES oS lot
nal act in convention last summer ~
nols.t. az Nicaragua, hsd absolutely ter
minated the Pritish protectora1e-
T-be british diplomatic officers uniform
=, tarov, the practice Of keeping their
home government Informed as To the sta,e
-, -.,t,te nr'r1on IN The country 20 which
,ba1 are accredited on any issue touching
+bat country. as shown by puhiT d"clara-
80. a01 ,ttarances Of leading ne@spa-
s ar4 3. has been suggested that tho
so-e,y, office IN the case of Nicaragua
,,,v have been somewhat tnilnenced IN
rte last action IN ci0Eine zip fhP case, or
AZ least may have been hastened IN l.
9isooe,tion. ny notice from the British
a-,,,,Seasor here ~ the action yesterday
~ fhe New York state assembly
=, as definitely developed when the
,.sart.t annouDcenent ~ the agreement
Vas made that The United states ha1
,oken very important part In me nego-
Haators within the last tventy-f"ur
No.,v~ 4 ~ah1er~ar OF instructions was
sa,t - Mr. Pavarf yesterday. laying
down a posltlye Hns of action Ar. Ray
a~4 received these Instructions 50 late
Yesterday that they were uudoufHedlY
communicated % ths foreign offices TO-DAY.
u ss a singular coincidence, therefore.
-. Great pr{tatnsz acceptance was Civ
=, almost Immediately after MT. Bsyarf
.,--toa On. his Instructions. Previous -
v-e~.e~Tav he compromise was oetng
,,rraF ~ the SalTaeor,an minister IN
v.1wf8ow hat htE EFFORTS SeenleA 20 nf 4ft-
asv.~.tra ard there vas no ceptainty that
e,raa, prstaln would agree T. vas this
sn,h. vrhi~h led 70 .he cable 80 Mr.. Bay-
al us vas directed % urge the reason
.hienass of the comproTnise proposition
ar8 20 seek an early Acceptance The Fe-
e-,1ts r~1veA that hls Offices were more
effective than those OF the saivadoFiaa
minister
Dr 1;sfz7nan. rha Ssearazuan minister
Aa~a received re news from tire state
s.--s4s-raerf fr~fay. II aTn rnprn E-8tiftex1
7.-tfb tAa result" 4" aaft ~. ''hBt row that
Z. tS al over I done m 4nt saving ta1a-
veu a~sr~aNenstvn fIg1 20 tfe tfFne the o.
e.ta1 message came from IT Bayard
-7-i-.rs - ~ t1uae TAat foe affair - Al
!, s.ra a. ~ ctrcu11ata Hcsa caa u0w .u-
8 ;arvere % prevent the execution OF the
av~ea~nert. IRE suggestion tnat Near
mytva as vee - accept ls q mere formal
~ she has already accepfe73 and. tn
-. k.zs URGED fne agreement through
E ts- ~ee,r-zerss afiwsS. Blt sga-h furrneT
~.s+.rs y,-rss as a - necessary VIII - mace
Z -T--.a rsa avyrent - the money IS beyond
,s-e.st t..f Nseara gza's word Is saaiciesrs,
So 81 aaEStSon. &here Is tae assurance ~
+ SalyatoT-
Ts- fsuzgnar N-as asked whas either steps
.s.assss D. taken. There Is oa3r one more
seex sad he ard fhss is for the Brit
te', rhaae so satl fran CortaFo. @xDact
that zlll occur hy saturday. perhaps To-
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