The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-26

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gse<s a the acnzosstrsroa 70 rstFaz1
Y~orr interference between 0reat bTstaia
aud Nicaragua AZ rais sEacs OK tne pfo.
c.<a.awa. In sessif Of Niezrsgus- d So1sd
eyrsar cazt 81 has oss1 urged, fnoasa
xfTnovs sgccesz that Tsle occupation OF
corfnso By me British troops would -
= direct Violation ~ tire clzyton-SEl yer
treaty b.tvs1a the United srzte~ ara
Great Prsizln- a provision Of that trAAly
s,-osssbfgs british occupation OF CeHtFaa
Asssxfcan territory. Article ! covenants
taaf me LATED states and Great Britain
sgren that neither will ever erect or nsasfs-
.efa any foFtiGcatIons eouEEnsr riding ths
sEa-ax-n canal. or Ia the saesTnty there
o.. or occupy or feriffy. or cosofzize OF
assssne or exercise any dominion over
Nicaragua. Costa Eica- the Mesquite
coast or any part o. Central America
II n pointed ont that this Is even more
strsiug than IRE Monroe doctrine, as ire
latter IL principle asserted BY the Unit
ea States. while the treaty Is an agree
rnsFe 70 which Great Britain ~ q party.
There have been t7aivfduaf statements
OF norh sides OF the water that the Clay
tor-Balwer treaty was aSrcgaied. yet
the foyeruuenfs have never formally
abrogated &. A resolution was introduced
fn the last senate 20 abFuEate #, iudicaf-
ing TRAIT thosa who opposed Il considered
n SIN fl force. The terms. II In held.
appear 20 be very definite against Great
lsYitain's occupying or exercising any do
minioH over Nicaragua
II II iatinated BY some officials. IA sx-
plantation OF the harmony Of view be-
tmesn the United States ard Great Rrit-
afr fn tho matter OF forcing the British
uitinnaturn, reported from London, that
the United States Itself has ar interest
in the success Of the British attempt 70
collect indemnity. being about 10 make
demand on Honduras for indemnity for
the murder 81 the American Renton and
TIRE destruction % his estate there last
spring and siso 20 move on Guatemala
for reDaration for the fi-trsatn1ent OF
number OF Americans BY government
officials.
The latest information here tonlEh; is
20 the effect that there VIII be no change
In the altitude assumed by Nicaragua
towards the British ultlnatum. and the
belief IA that tho British will occupy
corinfo tomorrow and force their de-
rnands.
Late tonight well known diplomat re-
eeiv.d private information from connec-
tions in New York city 10 the effect that
Nicaragua had decided 20 refuse TO ac-
cede 10 Great Briain's uifimatum and
would resist T.. Or. Guznan had not up
10 late hour resolved any information
from bis government regarding tho met
ter but be IL confident that matters viii
take place as indicated above.
London. April . Efforts were made
this evening 20 interview Anna ssaaor
Bsyhrd IN regard 10 the statement that
she United States had cabiesi to him. sig-
costing that a brief respite be granted
Nicaragua "a means toward the nd-
eustmant. and that the payment OF the
Indemnity be made IN London instead OF
In Gorinto. Afr. Bayard could not be
found. but Inquiries Ia other directions
tend TO the belief that the report Is cor
isct. and that the suggestions failed of
recsiving an Affirmative reply.
The foreign Office up 10 tonight had not
received a request from the United States
or Nicaragua for extension OF time TO
Nicaragua for consideration OF the uiti-
xrasum OF Great Britain as presented by
Admiral Stephenson. who II now at Cor
Into with three British warships.
Colon, April Z.-it - reported here the
British squadron at Corsnto. Nicaragua
has closed that port