Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-22
NICARACuAN
HOSTILITY
To This Country Has Been
Shown of Late.
IS TIME TO CALL A HALT
The Detroit Has Been Ordered to Pro-
coed to That Country and
Make an Investigation

New York, Feb. pa dispatch to the
Herald from Washington says: Nlcara-
qua has again and again Offended the
United States and is to be called to &C
count for her impolite action. Appa-
rently IT the instance of h Nicaraguan
government, such censorship has been
applied to all cable and telegraph lines
controlled by President Zelaya that it
has been absolutely impossible for the
state or navy departments to comnunl-
cate with their agents. Protests to Senior
Correa, the Nicaragua foreign minister,
nave been made. Protests to the cable
companies have produced no result.
The American administration has
finally determined to tax the matter into
it's own hands, and has ordered a naval
investigation preparatory to such action
as may seem proper. The cruiser De
troit will make the Investigation. Her
commanding officer, Con iande j. H.
Dayton, has been ordered TO proceed with
his vessel from New Orleans to Blue
fields, where he will consult with Com
mander f. H. Synonds, commanding the
Marietta. now there, and deliver to him
the instructions that the navy depart
ment has been vainly trying to send by
cable. The Detroit will then proceed to
Greytown, when Commander Dayton will
make an investigation into Nicaragua's
peculiar action. He will be assisted in
his inquiry by Commander Synonds, who
will remain at Bluefields, the center of
the revolution, to provide protection for
American citizens and interests.
What is especially peculiar in connec-
ton with Nicaragua's refusal to permit
messages to or from the American agents
within its boundaries. is that she allows
cable communication between the British
WarShlp and British agents in Nicaragua
ard British officers outside of the coun-
try. In some circles there is a belief that
the Nicaragua government is trying to
curry favor with England, just for what
purpose is not now apparent. as there is
a disposition on the part of England to
abrogate the Bulwer-Clayton treaty. Dis
patches to the Marietta have been ad-
dressed to the marietta, Greytown,' but
they went no further than lines controlled
by foreign corporations.
N~icaragua's action is very annoying,
ana as soon as the authorities We're con-
WINGED that cablegrams sent to Ameri-
can agents were deliberately held up,
Stror COrrea was summoned and through
him 4 protest was made to President Ze-
laya. \ satisfactory explanation has not
baan made nor have the authorities been
abe to get any message through within
the last few days. 1t is said there is no
excuse for the refusal to receive the
messages, as Greytown is in possession
of President Zelaya's government, and
operations of the insurgents are confined
to Bluefields and vicinity. Moreover, the
American man-of-war at Bluefields is
simply to provide protection for Ameri-
can interests, and it is said that Presi-
dent Zelaya ought fully to understand
so. 1t may be, however, that he does
not desire the true condition of affairs
in eastern Nicaragua to become known.
and this may be the reason for the cen
sorship.
Should the abuse continue, the author
tiles may &c so far as to direct the De
trolt to take temporary possession of the
cable station at Greytown in order to ge,
a message through.