The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-19
APT TO BE FOOLED
NICARAGUAN PRESIDENT NOT
AFRAID OF ENGLAND.
Opinion Prevails Among the More Worldly
Wise That His Excellency is Entirely
Deceive d il He Thinks That Great Brit
ain Won't Bring Him Up Standing If He
His COuntry's Confidence in the Nicara-
qua Canal Company--Japan-Chin Mat
tiers Still Uncertain.

Washington April 1S-The impression
is growing here that President Zelaya
OF Nicaragua has taken too optimistic
view OF the state OF the relations be.
tween Great Britain and his own coun-
try in assuming that the former has
decided to desist from carrying out
her ultimatum to Nicaragua and that
she will agree to allow the claims foI
indemnity to go to arbitration.
1t is regarded as a significant fact
here the Earl Kimberly, the British
foreign minister. has just returned
| suddenly to London and it is believed
that the true explanation of the delay
in action is to be found in the fact that
none of the subordinates in the British
foreign office felt like assuming the re-
Sponsibiiity for action in the absence
of Earl Kimberly.
DR.. Guzman, the Nicaraguan minis
ter here, has not heard from his gov
I eminent as to Great Britain's purpose
but he is hourly expecting an answer
to his cable iquiry. From the delay in
answering he believes the Nicaraguan
| government is as yet uniformed as to
the latest phases of the situation and
/ it probably is in communication with
its representative at London. Sir
| Julian PauncefOte, the British ambas-
sador, received no adyices on the SUBJ
! ject today.
While there is an absence of official
information, the diplomatic officials
| regard it as settled that Great Britain
will proceed to enforce her claims
| against Nicaragua by moderate but
! firm means. The impression also pre-
| walls that with parliament in session
| the government would not risk an ap-
| peal to that body by moderating or
| yielding to the proposals Of minor
| power.
ON THE CANAL QUESTION.
Dr. Guzman was asked today con-
corning a report that Nicaragua de-
sired that the present Nicaraguan
canal company should render the con-
| cession under which work has been
| done thus far and that the United
States and Nicaragua should jointly
undertake the future work as govern
mental enterprise. The minister eX-
plained that the report was due to a
lnisapprehension. The Nicaraguan gov
eminent had no wish. he said that the
company should render its concession.
1t had every confidence that the COM
pany would push the enterprise with all
possible dispatch. Under these circum-
stances, DR.. GuZman said, the plan of
joint governmental action was not a
live one and it was needless to specu-
late on a contingency which Nicaragua
did not regard as remote possibility.
The government wanted to give every
facility and encouragement to the COM
pany and did not want the impression
TO get abroad that it considered a for
fixture likely or even possible.
DR.. Guzman says the misapprehen-
sion arose through crediting to him
statement which he had communicated
to the department as an enclosure. The
statement had been made during an in
terView between the United States
minister at Nicaragua and the govern
ment authorities. 1t was forwarded
to DR.. GuZman and by him sent to the
state department without any purpose
to endorse the view. 1t has since been
found that the report of the interview
at Managua was very defective. Min
lister Baker was talking in English and
understood no Spanish. The Nicara-
guam minister was talking in Spanish
and understood no English. There
was naturally some misunderstanding,
from which the recent reports have |
arisen.
HAS TO BE RATIFIED.
II is stated by diplomatic officials !
that extension of the JapaneSe-Chinese
armistice to May is in order that the !
peace terms may be ratified by the re- !
spective governments. This brings out !
for the first time that the action of the /
peace ENJOYS was not conclusive, and I
failure to ratify the agreement The /
final terms are far short of what the |!
radical element demanded, and the /
agitation in Japan is taken to indicate |
that there will be some difficulty in get |
ting the terms ratified.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British |
ambassador. declines TO interfere on |
behalf of DIR. Robert w. buchanan. |
the New York wife murderer, whose |
petition for writ of error to stay his |
execution during the week beginning !
next Monday was denied by the SUI
preme court on Wednesday. He is Of 1
the opinion that the case is not one /
which justifies the interference of the |
embassy.
CUSTOMS AND INCOME TAX.
Assistant Secretary Hamlin today
issued a circular to collectors of Gus
toms directing that hereafter when
any steamship from abroad shall reach /
her dock after the hour of sunset the
baggage and effects of her passengers
(other than emigrants) may be deliv-
cred forthwith, waving the existing re-
quirements so far as they may affect
the treatment of passengers baggage.
Inspectors are cautioned to conduct
themselves with patience and courtesy
while examining baggage and are in
structed that their examinations are
not so much with the view to duties in
collected as to the proven
ton OF internal violations of the GUS
toms laws.
1t is authoritatively stated at the
treasury department that reports of
collectors so far received show that the
of the income tax receipts no |
doubt will reach the estimate made be-
fore the decision of the supreme court
was rendered. This is interpreted to
mean about SIS 1908, 90. No information !
as II the number and amount of re-
turns already reported IS given out.
Much TO the surprise and annoyance OF
the officials information reached the
from several cities that in
come tax returns were still being Of
fered. and asking for instructions.
Several returns were offered to the col
lectcr for this city and he was in
stTucted to receive them subject 70
whatever action might be decided upon
later.
Dover. Del. April ls.-The 114th ballot
for United States senator was taken to-
day. Massey failed TO receive a vote.
The ballot resulted as follows: Higgins.
10; Pennewil, /: Ridgely. .; Bayard. L
Irish Types.
Three types at least are observable In
the south Of Ireland-irs,, the dark Ital-
AN looking Celt. also found in Devon; sec.
ondly, the tall yellow haired Danish type,
and, thirdly, the aboriginal Aryan of the
Volga, with red or auburn hair and blue
or green eyes, who may also be found in
Cornwall
The dark aquiliae type Of Wales differs
considerably from that Of the Irish. and
the Irish language is nearer akin 20 Germ
sh than to Welsh. The traditional Irisa-
man of cszlcatures Is NOT often easu IN TIA /