New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-30
WANT NICARAGUA ANNEXED.
SOME OF THE LEADERS OF THAT CUM
TRY SAY IT'S ONLY HOPE Is TO
BECOME PART OF THE
UNITED STATES.

RIuefeds Nicaragua. March 30. via New-or-
leans per steamship Condor. March -''-''e"-
eraI Torres has issued an order that no io'
eiener be allowed to sign bond for any MIA
raguan accused of completely In the reyes I'No-
luton number of the accused men nave az
ready obtained release through the friendship
of American residents, but after the edlc' 'hey
were all surrendered. II will he dlhcul' loI
them TO secure other bondsmen. Torres has also
sent detachments to towns and plantations 10
recruit volunteers for the army, and the Ia
borers have escaped to the bush. lie mas gone
to Rama to make more arrests
The troops are needed to send to Castillo
whore the outbreak Of the troops from Leon
was more serious than at first announced esP'-
cially as General Ruling is said to be in COM
mand Of the rebels. Ruling is German soldier
Of fortune and Zelayas most successful tighter
II was he who captured Reyess army. nut NJ
was dlsgraced for allowing Reyes to leave the
country in safety II he has turned against the
Government rather than submit to trial the
trouble Will be serious.
There are some people i'm Nicaragua who are
becoming thoroughly tired Of these frequent
revolutions and sensaless fights. These people
are gradually being brought under one head'
and this new party will have annexation to the
United States as the foundation Of its PLATFORM
A few evenings ago. in long discussion with
General Estra la this subject the informa-
ton was given that the movement had already
begun t. take definite shape At the last meet
ing Of the Nicaraguln Congress the President
in his message touched upon the subject as ono
Of his fondest hopes
The question Of annexation was first brought
before the people Of Nicaragua by Senior Guz-
man. once Minister to Washington, and at the
time the Hawaiian Islands were making appli-
cation for annexation The matter received
careful consideration from the political leaders,
and President Zeaya touched upon the ques-
ton in his opening address to the Congress last
year Since by reason Of the war with spain
additional territory has been added 10 the
American possessions. the feeling is growing
stronger in Nicaragua Next year the matter
will take some definite form.
General Estrada added that he would be one
Of the first to join in the movement TO estab-
lsh n party I'm favor Of annexation. and would
do all in his power to establish this party ana
secure the desired results. 1t was the only
future for Nicaragua. Under the protection and
advice of the Americans the country would de-
velop The slow methods now in use would be
abandoned. and that energy which marks the
American would become prominent here in the
tropics. The canal question would then be an
easy matter to settle. Nicaragua could not sell
a strip of land from ocean to ocean but Mica
ragua could become a Territory of the United
States, and this strip would be a part of the
Territory.
The resolution presented to the American Sem
ate authorizing the President to treat with
Nicaragua for the purchase Of three miles to
the north Of the canal route has done a great
deal to gather these men in favor Of anneXa-
ton under on head. General Estrada added
that II the people Of the United States were
as strongly in favor Of the movement as the
Liberal party-the administration in power in
NiCaragua-thc annexation would soon occur.