Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-12
.LIBERATE MANY PRISONERS.
urentrr Hcpuhile Of Central America May
nrcak ~ sympathy ofLaropcans
for spain.

Managun. Nicaragua. June r-fCor-
respondent Of the Associated Pross.l-
The government OF Nicaragua released
On June 18th all except three ~ tho
several hundred natives u wealth and
Influence who had been confined for
many moaths as political prisoners IN
the pvultcrtlary and other prisons
ON suspicion NJ not favorng tho acts
Of the present rulers Of Nicaragua.
Each one was brought under guard
before the inquisltof. a government
tribunal, and presented with a written
obligation, IN substance 20 hereafter
not TO oppose In any manner the pres
ont government Of Nicaragua. and bind
Ing themselves 10 severe rnca. loss of
properly ana penal Aoriiiudo II they
worc found 20 utter anything adverse
60 the administration. All save three
signed the obligation aud were re-
leased. The three who refused to Hlgn
were rcmhndcd 10 confinement la the
penitcntinry. 1iorr they ara expected
to supply thcmrUly,H with food, medi-
cine ana clothing, ne the government
uf Nicaragua does not feed or give
medical attention 90 clothing 20 PRISON.
crn, nt least not 10 political prisoners.
President Zeluya, 10 lH reported. will
soon remove the one cent Dor pound
export duty on tho low grade, imper-
feet grains of coffee that are separated
by hand from tho mttur.d coffee OF
cNcelinnt quality grown In Nicaragua.
The delegates who have been APP
pointed by the governments of Saliva
N0V IIauAnVuU ana NInurufT 10 ts...N
at MannEua tomorrow ~ form more
perfect union between the states than
the "Oronter Republic ~ Central
America" are expected 90 have an cN-
citing time In the convention. and to
adjourn without agreeing 60 conSti-
tuition or formulating one that viii ho
accepted by the congress Of each state.
The opposition ~ strong against por-
hitting any one man NJ tribune 10 con-
troll the arms ana ammunition nccumu-
lated by the three governments inter-
cated n II also evident that Saliva
dor IN opposed 10 permitting President
Zolnya Of Nicaragua 90 become ono OF
the heads u the proposed organization.
fearing that he might become too auto
cratic. nnd Salvador o. not willing TO
bind herself 60 assist Nicaragua In the
laiter'a serious controversy with Costa
lllcn, ns Salvador fuvors Costa Rlcn.
III the constitutional convention falls
60 agree. the result viii be the break.
ing up N tho Greater l,opublic OF Cen
tral America"
The financial situation In Nicaragua
n bad. No gold nnd only little sll-
Yer IN In circulation The pnpcr
money Issued by tho government ia nI-
most tho only medium of exchange.
md IN rated NJ $40 per lo0 gold or SIGHT
exchange on New York by the bank on
Nicaragua. while me hank quotes f-oid
nt a premium ~ nos rHr cent on silver
on The hanks paper iraue.
The Spaniafda I'm central America
trnnrmlt for publication IN tho Ccn-
trnl American ncwrU1pfrH information
~ alleged numerous victories won nv
Spain over United states wnrrhio9
many defeats Of attempts by the Unit
I'd States 10 land soldiers In cuba. etc..
md they fote and hurrnh ana console
themselves over the mnde-up tele-
grams Nearly All ~ the older male
natives NJ Nicaragua ARE In deem sym-
pathy with Spain. while the Younger
arc mostly ln favor NJ the United
States
An Europeans except the better class
M Fnrlshmrn ana Scotchmon nre An
rympniuy with Spain.
Tho Gorm1rf 0ro especially opposod
10 the Americans