Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-01
CEASES TO Be A REPUBLIC.
Nicaragua Today viii be Merged in United
States Of Genital America"


New York. Nov. IA dispatch 10 the
Herald from Washington says
''Thcrc appears TO have been good
reasons for the prompt action ~ the
Nicaraguan congress in nilfying she
now agreement entered into between
the president. Zchya. with MessrA
Eyre and Crakiu. f1t abe Nicaraguin
canal concession.
Nicaragua will cease today 60 exist
81 a republic and any future lci.1n re-
speeding foreign concessions 10 Gomez
ton with the canal will have o. he tlk.
On by The UNITED states on trluh
America" comprising what VII hcre-
after be known as the states ot ~ ln-
dufns. Salvador and NiciflEua. Any
further negotiations 1y me Nnii. ~
states government Do regard 60 ne NJ
carguan canal win therefore nave 20 ue
with thls new rcpullic The recent ac-
tlvfy ~ Mcsrfn Eyre and Cragin To-
securing the agreement with ihe pfeil-
dent ~ Nicaragua ana the promptncsl
displayed hy the Nlglragu1n r1nNieHa
In ratifylng the lhnlu'Hirhu1n can
ther, fore be- well understood.
As understood here these gcnt'om %
have not actually obtained the cluccs-
sion Tor bulldiHg the caual-ihIs De- not
admissible under the present forms ot
the contract with ihe Ntr.i.ur canal
aumuHny uu option. Nu D gives
them the right To- cUustruC. ihe canal
when TIE contract urN held ny the
Maritime canal company lapfHa. but
whatever may be- the technical name
for ihe arrfemnt which hlH no0n fr-
Gently entered Into. There seems Htue
doubt ihii Memra. Eyre and ChaEIn
have obtained from The Nlc1flFutn
government an Important and NhluAnlc
privilege which viii have 90 he cln-
sidered when the time comes f1r me
United states government o. take hold
Of tho project
Aficr today the national and later
national unHifs ~ Nicaragua Hpndu-
ras and Salvador Will ho conducted by a
tuuvIrulr1l government THIS govern
mont viii Doe 'unurufntnl today ana VIII
be located 40 Am1pah. Honduras. In
accordance with ihs ncN constitution
recently agreed upon hy the three
countries provisional government
c1mpriH.ug delegate fran each of
the three states 90 Ei' at lho point
named. o. 90 have control NJ lN nt-
tinnai aud International nntlrf Until
March 10Th next when H president n
"Estndod rn'iIf &C. Centre America
n DO bo elected. Tho deIernirH from
the three cuurir.ca. which VIII hcre-
MNNNN WN M|HMW NH |N"N"'"H NN| N"NH
Calhrl' ElFulvator Dr. Clrlnei Ma
tus. Nicaragua, AMI Or. urlrie. Hon.
dufaH The presidents respect rcly of
Honduras Salvador and Nicaragua
Will hereafter o. known uH governors
and the clnrratsof viii become lCgis-
hiurcs. nj with our own snlet
Then granting 90 another company
'ho right ~ build the Nicaragua canal
provided thr contract now d Hli ny ihr
Maritime Canal company lapsos na "a
result ~ failure 90 carry out Its iermr,
Nicaragua has grchtlv embarrassed
the administration. Through MlulHtcr
Merry, stationed 90 san jose. and the
American consul a. Man1Eua, the lu-
th0rltlcs have learned ~ che pfcaru-
tation % the aFrccmnt entered into by
him with MoaHra Eyre and Chagln ~
the Nlcnrruan legislature and u the
resulting developments. No details.
however, have yet come ofnclaily The
embarrassment ~ the administration
lies ln the fact tina. IL has lndurHed
the project % the Maritime Canal
company and shat bills arc now pend
Ing In oonErcas providing government
aid In the construction d che canal one
OF which u II expected VIII pass dur
Ing the coming session.
From the way the authorities talk,
n n evident ~ their minds that she
new company Interested In the canal
has simply como In and complicated tho
situation and one N the officials said
that he believed u could be bpught out
and tlat q was 10 obtain such u result
that 70 negotiated Tho agreement "a had
made with the NlcarhFuan government.
Article ~ OF the concessions given "a
the Nlcauguan Canal company
provides that n AZ thc expiration ~
ton years the work should not bc
completed 20 aH 90 have the maritime
cumunlcatIon between the tw1 oceans
opened. In consideration " tho great
capital the company may have in
vested IN the enterprise and ~ the
good win and ability 10 may have
shown ana the difficulties encountered.
the republic binds Itself 90 concedr a
new extension"
Furthermore, the contract provides
that 'the state binds Itself not 10
make any auhHnquent concession f1r tho
opening " the canal between che two
oceans during the term OF the present
concession"