The herald., 1897-12-12
GLUE NEEDED
By the Greater Republic
of Central America
SIGNS OF DlSINTEGRATI0N
TOO MARKED TO LEAVE ROOM
FOR DOUBT
SIGNS OF DlSINTEGRATI0N
Official Notice Sent Out That the
Union of States Will Be
Made Much Closer

Associated Press Special Wire
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Dec. IL
Correspondence Of Associated Press.)
Captain Bassett, an Austrian subject
commanding one Of the Pellas Naviga-
ton company's steamers on Lake Mica
ragua and San Juan del Norte river, has
been arrested and Is confined in an iron
cage at San Carlos by the government
of Nicaragua on the charge made by
some person ignorant of machinery, Of
having disabled the boiler Of the steam
boat so as to prevent the government Of
Nicaragua from transporting troops by
his boat
A Nicaraguan army officer in charge
of a guard OF soldiers kept on the steam
er Victoria, one of the Pellas Naviga-
tion companyS steamers on Lake MIC
aragua, was killed a few days ago by
his soldiers while attempting with a
whip or a whipstock to whip them.
All of the employees were therefore i'm
prisoned, being held for witnesses.
The government Of Nicaragua re-
Gently bought a large tract of grazing
land for $50,000 (Nicaraguan money!
fronting on Lake Managua and distant
about five leagues from Managua, to
which is being sent large numbers Of
cattle, horses and mules which have been
confiscated or collected as fines of forced
loans. The bulls, oxen, horses and mules
are probably for use in the artillery and
cavalry. The tract is now designated
"Nicaragua's national experimental
station
Senor Jacinto Castellanos, president
of the diet Of the Greater Republic Of
Central America, appointed from Saliva
dor, it is reported. has rendered his res
ignation. His retirement, it is said, en-
dangers the ability of the independent
organization to unite the people and
will probably soon result in its disrup-
ton.
The financial condition Is improved
There is much difficulty in getting la
borers to gather the ripening coffee crop
revolution against Zelaya's govern
ment is apprehended and a war between
Nicaragua and Costa Rica is imminent
PLEASANTER PROSPECTS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11-Information
has been received here that the republics
of Central America are about to extend
their union so as to give all the attri-
butes Of a sovereign nation to the union.
AT present the three countries forming
the acknowledgements, Salvador and
Honduras-have a diet which conducts
diplomatic relations with the outer
world, while each country maintains it's
own separate government of internal
affairs. This has created the impress
sion that the Greater Republic is merely
an alliance of three republics, but not q
republic in itself. 1t has been the chief
cause of trouble in sending ministers
from the United States to Central
America. In view of this feeling, Senor
Correa, the representative in Washing
ton for the Greater Republic, writes the
Secretary of the Diet, asking for au-
thority to state that the government was
to be more than an alliance. In reply,
the Secretary Mr.. Mendoza, writes to Mr..
Correa that complete understanding is
to be formulated. 1t will no longer be a
union for diplomatic intercourse only,
open to the criticism of being an alli-
ance, but will be a fusing Of all the in
terests of the several governments into
one sovereign state. Mr.. Correa has not
been informed as to the details of the
complete union. but he says he believes
it will be accomplished by February If
not earlier.