The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-02
BEYOND ARBITRATION.
The British Ministry on the
Niearaguan DISPUTE = We
Did Not Interfere.
IN Cable TO the Tinted Pysss.

LONDON. May 2, 1S95-In the House
of Commons, today, Mr.. William P.
Byles. Liberal. member for the Shipley
Division of Yorkshire, West Riding, in
accordance with previous notice. aske,l
the Government if Nicaragua had of.
fered to refer all questions regarding in
demnity for alleged injuries to British
subjects, including the expulsion of Brit
ssh Agent Hatch to an arbitration COM
mission, and, If SO. why the Government
had declined to accept the proposal.
He also asked # the Government of the
United States had rendered their good
offices or suggested the terms of an ami
cable arrangement of the difficulty and
whether there was a prospect of such
terms being accepted.
Sir Edward Grey. Under Foreign Sec
retary, ins reply, said Nicaragua, on
April II. sent to the British Government
a proposal that the trouble be settled
by arbitration. He believed. he added,
that when the papers in the case should
be laid upon the table it would be seen
that the matter was not a proper sub
ject for arbitration. The United States
Government had not rendered their
good offices for the settlement of the
dispute. Her Majesty's Government. Sir
Edward further said, had reason to be-
lieve that the difficulty would be arranged
shortly.
In reply to further Interrogation on
the subject by Mr.. A. c.. Morton, LIB
eral, member for Peterborough, Sir Ed
ward Grey said It was not a proper case
I for arbitration.
Sir Ellis Ashmead Bartlett asked If the
Government would make statement
in regard to the situation of the Chino
Rrsds sir Edward pTddee Grey sasd said that eommunca
tons were now passing between the
powers concerning the conditions Of
tries tries, and It would be Impossible at this
time to make a statement. He could
not say when an official statement of
the conditions of peace would be re-
Mr. H Gardner. President of the Board
Of Agriculture, replying to questions by
quharson, said there was no chance what
ever of Canadian cattle being unrestrict-
edly admitted into Great Britain, this
season. Since the last report of the
Board of Agriculture, he said, the Gov
ernment of Belgium had also discovered
cases of pleuro-pneumonia among Cana
the Government of Great Britain was try
ing to obtain details in regard to those
cases. When these details We're received.
the Government would consider whether
or not a detailed communication in re-
gard to the matter should be made to
the Dominion Government.
Will the ships ESQ Withdrawn!
WASHINGTON, May 2. 1895.-The State
Department and also the Nicaraguan
Minister at Washington, are still with
out advices from London as to the Brit
ish acceptance or dsclination of Near
agua's proposition to pay the indemnity
in London contingent upon withdrawal
Of the warships from Corinto. The an
nouncement that Lord Kimberley had
agreed to the compromise on Tuesday
last was undoubtedly premature and
could have had no basis of fact.
Great Britain is waiting to formally
receive, the proposition from Mr; Me-
and England, who is acting, in this mat
ter for Nicaragua Mr.. Medina, at latest
advices, was In Paris, and was probably
President Zeleya reached him yesterday.
Under the most favorable circumstances
he could not reach London and possibly
today and for this reason no definite
Information is expected before tonight
and possibly not for several days. -,
the temper of the Nicaraguan people,
believe that bloodshed cannot long be
avsrted unless. some psaceable settle
ent excited state of the people, the most
trihing personal encounter between
Nicaragua and. the British forces is like
feet understanding is understood to ex-
list between the five republics in Central
America. Guatemala and Honduras, es-
peciaIly, are willing in the event of war
to make Nicaragua s -4rouble their own,
and each could furnish considerable
reserve force to the Nicaraguan army; Y;
we'll armed and thoroughly Sc asoned sol
diers into the field. Guatemala could
furnish an equal number. and Honduras