The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-04
TOLL AND TROUBLE
FIERCE LITTLE CENTRAL AMERI-
CAN STATES ALWAYS AT IT.

costa hsca ana nicaragua on tne EuSe y
: War Over the Treatment of Costa Rica'.
Consul to Managua-Situation In Saliva
dor, Politically or Financ ciaIIy, Gould
Not be Worse-Senor jose de Rodriguez
and His BumptIousness Regarding the
"Greater Republic" Which is About &c
60 to Pieces of Itself,
New York, Jan. "a dispatch to the
Herald from Panama says:
The trouble between Costa Rica and
Nicaragua has taken new phase, ac-
cording to advices from the Herald's cor
respondent in Managua- The Costa Ri
can consul to Managua has been SEN
fenced to five years imprisonment and
mas fed.
The Costa Rican consul to Maragua.
Senor Eduardo Beeche, was arrested in
that city on September II of last year
and imprisoned The charge against him
was completely in revolu tionary move
nent against President Zelaya. Senor
BeeChe's exequateur was Cancelled a. the
! time of his arrest.
Senor Beeche was in prison for several
weeks, despite the representations made
| by the Costa Rican government to Mic
| aragua to secure his release. Costa Rica
demanded that proofs against her con-
sui De produced, but the demand went
unheedej, though finally he was releas-
/ ed on bail after considerable friction be-
tween the Two governments was caused,
] and this was followed by the inter
/ change OF several sharp notes. There
I were reports that b5th Nicaragua and
! Costa Rica were quietly preparing for
war, and these reports we're not alto
! getner unfounded.
Finally, despite protests from Costa
Rica, the trial of Consul Beeche by court
martial began. President Zelaya swept
aside Costa Rica's demands and a few
days ago the court martial sentenced
him This sentence was kept secret un-
I'll yesterday.
Senor Beeche in some way learned of
this sentence about a week ago and i'm
mediately left Nicaragua, though there
was a report that ne would be pardoned.
1t is supposed that he has gone to Costa
Rici and will lay the case before the
ton between the two governments and
the end cannot be foretold. War, it is
believed many quarters will be the
result.
In the meantime Nicaragua is threat
ened from another source. Believing that
war between that government and Costa
Rica is probable, Nicaraguan exiles in
Costa Rica are going to Salvador to try
10 induce President Gutierrez to aid
them against Nicaragua. Salvador,
however, is in great danger Of a revolu-
tion, 90 President Gutierrez in the pres
ent case is an unknown quantity. The
Heralds correspondent in San Salvador
telegraphs that the situation financially
and politically could not be worse.
TIE GREATER REPUBLIC.
New York, Jan. 3-Senor Jose de Rod
riguez, minister of the Greater Republic
Of Central America 10 the United States,
will not again represent his government
in this country, says Washington dis
patch to the Herald. limitations that
he will not be acceptable 10 the admin
istration. it is said, have had the effect
of causing the diet to determine not to
again appoint him.
The diet has been given to understand
that should Senor Rodriguez return ne
would be received persona non grata and
his recall would be requested. Senator |
Morgan has announced that he would |
ask the president to declare Senor Rod |
riguez persona non grata and if the |
president declined ne would agitate the |
matter in the senate.
The objection OF the president to Senior |
Rodriguez is based upon his alleged ac- |
tion in urging the diet not to permit |
Nicaragua and Salvador TO receive Mr.. |
William L. Merry as the diplomatic rep
resentative of the United States, on the |
ground that he should be accredited to |
the diet
The diet was furnished by Senor Rod
riguez with copy OF a lette rfrom Mr.
Merry, which Senator Morgan read in
the senate in which the writer declared |
that he thought British influence was
constantly al work against the United |
States in Nicaragua and that Senor Rod
Figuez was not sincere in the steps that |
he took in the Nicaraguan canal matter.
Senator Morgan's objection to Senator
Rodriguez is that he interferred with
in writing a letter TO Secre-
taTy of State Olney for transmission TO /,
the senate, in which ne criticized the |
canal bill. Senor Rodriguez
left Washington last spring for Nicara-
qua II mas not been decided who will
be 2is successor.
There has been some talk that the !
greater republic vii retaliate by with
drawing its legation at Washington in !
order 10 show that il upholds Senor Rod
riguez and o emphasize its disapproval |
Of the United States action in refusing |
70 accredit representative 10 the diet
Since Senor Rodriguez's departure, Sem
0r Corers OF Nicaragua mas been acting
as charge d'affaiTes.
The officials are not showing any anx-
e " over the diet's acts. They say that1
lpon the success or failure Of the revo-
luton, officially reported 10 oe opening
n Salvador, depends the continuance OF
the Greater Republic of Central Ameri-
a Il is understood here that the
Greater Republic will require the troops
# Honduras or Nicaragua to proceed to
he aid % General Gutierrez, president
y Salvador. should there be revolution.
lido not believe that there is any
ianger OF a revolution in Salvador"
Nature makes the cures
e. III