Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-02
1ELEGRAPHIC.
RIOTING AT CORINTO.
american and British Marines Landed
10 Protect Property.
NsuneESr TROOPS HELD AT BAY.
President Zelaya Expresses His Appre.
citation Of the Services Rendered
by Our sailors

MAgAouA, Nicaragua, May "a
fsrsclsl correspondence Of the Ass1cl-
s,sd Ptos,.-Copytightsd 1896, by the
Ao.ocIats Prcsp.1-In Wow Of the
fact that tao government controlled
the wires at the time, the cofreopon.
dent Of the Associated Press here has
been compelled to send by mail the
f,llovinR account OF the landing on
May 2nd at CoTlnto, Of a force Oi about
100 American and British marines
from the United States thip Alert anu
the British cruiser Comus, who, aoting
In tue most perfect harmony, occupied
That ror until May !, protecting the
rf1refty OF foreigners In the custom
nousc and at tue railroad station, sub
DUNG Tiotous ana drunken mob,
which threatened 10 cause the most
serious Disturbances.
About March 9ilb, Samuel Mayotga,
who was minister Tor ths treasury IA
the Baca or Revolutionary government,
made demand on Mr.. II. :. Harding,
mn English subject, comptroller Of tue
branch at Leon OF the London Bank
II Genital America, for n loan OF $780,
OJO on about sSS,OJU Of Nicaragua
bonds Of doubtful oWnorship, Threaten
ing 10 withdraw protection from tho
hank N the demand was not complied
with within given time.
Sir. Harding succeeded In etaving
the matter OIL until he had letters de-
ivctyd secretly t. Commander Frank
I'm HanfOrd ui the United States snip
Aittg, then the only warsnip at the
poft of Cofintg, ana 20 the United
States consular sgeut nt C0Tinto, Mt.
Henry BalAziO. Commander Han.
iofi Immediately assured Mt. Harding
that he would resist Guy effort ~ take
BY force tho property OF citizens Of the
United States or OF subjects OF foreign
sovstnmonis Ia ffioRdly relations with
the United states.
but on April 10Th Minister MayorgR
Issued a decree Ia the name VI tho rev.
ulutlonAry government, declaring that
the tfilceft and books Of tue custom
house ut CoTinto were At once 10 be To-
moved to Leon, tho capital 81 the reyo-
lutionAry government, situated about
thitty milse Ia the interior, adding
that sowing 10 tho fact that the troops
Of Honduras (srnt 10 assist the army Of
President Zglaya) might NJ any time
overcome the small force OF BRoas
lfoops at Cofinto and seize the millions
Of dollaTaI worth OF merchandise In the
custom house belonging to tho cilizsus
OF Nicaragua anu to fotslgnefr, Ms they
had robbed private dwelling and atotss
In the town OF III NltIo, twenty-five
miles from CofintO," no, Samuel May
oTga, minister OF the treasury, had
come 10 Corinto with railroad trains In
OiueT to remove tue mofchhndise, bo-
longing largely 10 Foreigners, from
tee custom house Of COfinlo 10 Icon.
II was evident, however, that the
real object Of Mayorga was 10 obtain
possession OF this property anu hold II
as security for q war loan. Too for
signsrs protested 10 Commander Han
.ofd and to Capt. Henry IL. Dyke Of
tue Brtish cruiser Comus, which had
arrived at Cofinlo about April 9th.
The American aud British Command.
Cfs decided that they would not allow
the insurgents 10 take possession Of thu
property OF Foreigners In tho custom
mouse or railroad depot at Corinto, a.
the latter buildisgs, being within 600
yards Of the guns OF the two wRuhi, n,
were at lesat as safe m II the property
were at Leon.
This entagod Minister MayorgA No
much that he caused tho arrest OF nil
native males IA COrinto between the
Agsa Of IL and 10 years on tho plea that
q great bAttls was imminent ut Mono
tombO. After OBTAINING them on the
released all OF those VINO could puy