The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-20
BLUEFIELDS' ExILED BRITON.
ENGLAND DEMANDS THAT HATCH
BE PAID $4,000.

She Also Insists That "a CommissIon
DE Allowed 10 Adjudicate the DAM
ages Sustained BY Other British
Subjects A. the Result of the Mos
quito Reservation Aanir-The De-
mands Looked Upon at Washington
As Unjust.
Washington. March ls.-The utmost ret
icence was observed at the Nicaraguan le-
cation to-day regarding the report that
Great Britain. through her minister at
Managua, has submitted an ultimatum
to Nicaragua. which provides for cash
indemnity of $4,000 TO Mr.. Hatch and a
commission to adjudicate the damages
sustained by other British subjects as a
result Of the troubles in the Mosquito res
ervation last year.
Some months ago Nicaragua sent a
special ambassador in the person Of Gen.
Barrios to London to remove the friction
between the two countries as a result OF
the Bluefields troubles From the char
acter of the information which reaches
here from Managua and from other
sources II is a fair assumption that Gen.
Barrios' mission has ended In a flat fail
ure.
Gen. Barrios a few days ago arrived in
the United States from London, en- route
to Nicaragua He has been staying in
this city for the past week as the guest
OF DR.. Guzman, resident minister from
Nicaragua. Gen. Barrios this morning
stated to reporter that he had nothing
to say regarding Great Britain's ulti-
matum He would not acknowledge that
an ultimatum had been made by her ma
Jestys government He simply said that
matters were in such condition that he
could not consistently at the time speak
about them. Neither he nor DR.. Guzman
is disposed to believe that any serious
trouble will result from the present
complication. but further than that were
non-committal. stating that they We're un-
willing to speak.
Cen Barrlos left for New York at IL
o'clock, and proposes sailing for Colon on
the Pacific steamer leaving New York
tomorrow
From all that can be learned Great Brit
aims attitude in this matter Is regarded
as one of great severity. II Is said that
Hatch. who was expelled from Nicaragua
last July, was not the British consular
agent at Bluehelds 1t is authoritatIvely
stated that he had received no exequator
from the Nicaraguan government and
was not recognized by them In any official
capacity. He was a merchant at Blue
helds, and is represented as having been
active In fomentng the troubles in the
Mosquito reservation between the Indian
residents there and the Nicaraguan gov
ernment. He was expelled for this reason
and with him went number OF other
foreigners, several OF whom were Ameri-
cans. The United States 80 far as can
be learned, made no complaint to the ex-
pulsion Of their own citizens, believing
that they merited the punishment they
received Apparently the British govern
mani HfcpnuaH IN ful 10 ba
view of the matter so far. at least as
Hatch is concerned II is said here that
Hatch was fortunate to escape so easily.
There are those In Washington who are
familiar with occurrences In the Mosquito
reservation, who believe that Hatch should
have been hanged for his completely In
the revolution and Il is for this reason
that great surprise Is expressed at the
radical position taken by the British gov
ernment with reference TO him.
The Nicarauguan contentious as to
Hatch are strongly controverted by those
familiar with Great Britain's side Of the
case. 1t Is stated that Hatch was regu-
larly accredited official of her majesty's
government and that his rank at Blue
fields was that Of pro-consul It is EN-
phafcally denied that he was a moving
spirit in the trouble Of last summer. on
the contrary his. whole course, IT is said
was one Of conciliation and so far as his
influence went 1t was used TO promote
harmony.
London, March 19.-Lord Kimberly en-
phatically demands adequate satlsfaCt Ction
from Nicaragua. In official circles the
belief is general that the matter will be
amicably settled and that no demonstra-
tion by a British squadron will be neces-
sary to enforce the demands of Great
Britain.