The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-21

Of the British government and is in re-
ceipt of a liberal allowance. 1t is believed
| that it is the intention Of Great Britain
to place him on the throne at the first
| favorable opportunity, which the present
revolution may afford.
England has during the last half cenrruy'
and especially since the project Of building
| an interoceanic canal across the republic
gained supporters in the United States
| looked with solicitous care upon the IN
dams of the Miskito reservation. In the
! last uprising at Bluefields she took the
part of king Clarence and incidentally COM
PEELED the republic of Nicaragua TO pay
a large indemnity to two of her subjects,
who were thrown into prison and kept
there for several weeks for giving aid and
comfort to the young king. There is no
doubt that at the proper time ne viii be
| brought over from Jamaica and placed up
on the throne should General Reyes be
compelled to evacuate the capital. Eng
land would probably establish a protector
ate over the Miskito reservation and thus
be in a more advantageous position, geo
graphically speaking, with reference to the
interoceanic canal, than the United States.
This reservation is covered with vast
forests, yielding excellent timber, fine cabi-
net woods, mahogany ard rosewood. dye
wood and many eGicinal trees IN the
mountains gold, silver aai other metals
are found, and coal, marb and alabaster,
sulpher, alum and CHER minerals are
abundant. The ricn Ios0d-,ss Of this res-
ervation are undevelcped, Banana, coco,
ar1t1 w
The town of Bluehe,ds viii be the entle-
port for this vast commerce when the
canal is built-the completion of which will
have a tendency to secure in Nicaragua
stable form Of government-and the neg
lected and rich industries of the country
are properly developed.
AS General Reyes was supposed to be
loyal supporter Of President Zelaya and
was sent to Bluefelds at the time of the
trouble with the Miskto king, rendering
effective service since then in putting
down other uprisings, it is difficult to give
a good excuse for rebelling at this par
ticuar moment. He is too far removed
from Managua, the seat Of government,
to do much harm, although ne may be
able TO hold the Atlantic side Of the re-
public indefinitely with his ragged army
and kindergarten navy. There is a sus-
pician among those who have Travelled in
that country that the probable early pas
sage of the Nicaragua canal bill has
something to do with the uprising, per-
haps defeat that measure in the interest
Of the Panama route. Then, again, it is
believed that the British subjects Of Blue
fields who have great influence with Gen
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the powers of government However, it
is more than likely that It was time for
the annual revolution, and General Reyes
simply desired to vary the monotony OF
his quiet and secluded life in his small
prncipality when he went on the war
path. Again, perhaps his salery remains
unpaid and the foreign merchants have
refused him more credit.
Greytown derives whatever Importance
it now posses from the fact that it will
be the eastern terminus of the Nicaraguan
canal. Forty or fifty years ago, before
the building of the railroad across the
isthmus of Panama, it enjoyed great COM
merce and possessed a magnificent harbor.
The elder Vanderbilt controlled the trans
portation route and did an immense and
profitable business in carrying passengers
and freight to the Pacific coast, en- route
to the gold-felds of California. Today there
are not more than 1900 inhabitants there,
heonly two of whom are citizens of the
United States, Charles D. Scott, the post
master, and Sandusky of hotel fame.
Every American and Englishmen who
passed through there and has had ex-
perience in travelling in other parts OF
Central America knows that IL Is the only
place you can secure a good meal and
on style but he can run a hotel in a man
ner that has given his place a good repu-
tation. He is a great admirer of Mr.. Doc
ley OF Chicago, and the most conspicuous
ornament in the office is a Newspaper
clipping giving Mr.. Dooley's account Of
the nomination of illiam Jennings Bryan
OF Chicago in 1895.
The commercial interests OF Greytown
are in the hands Of the English and Ger
man residents, but an italian IS the rich
est man in the place. he at one time con-
trolling all the river steamers and the en-
tire traffic on the river San Juan, lake
Nicaragua and the nghterage business OF
the port. The Atlas line Of steamships,
from New York, call at Greytown twice
every month for passengers and freight.
From Buefields six or seven steamers
carrying bananas. depart Off New Orleans,
Mobile and Savannah every moth.