The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-08
WAR is TALKED OF
Costa RIGA and Nicaragua the PrOba'
Bile Parties.
BOTH SIDES ARE PREPARING,
1t Is Said, by Rushing Munitions and
Men to the Front.
NICARAGUA is REDEEMlNG PAPER.
Announced that the Country Is to Be Put
on a Silver Basis.
THE FACT IS REGARDED AS SIGNIFICANT
The Government Would Need Coin
in order to Carry ON
Hostilities.

Memnhis. Tenn. June IA special TO
the Commercial Appeal from New Orleans
sovs. From advices received tonight from
BlueheIds via the steamship SunnlVa'
which sailed from that port June 1, Mica
ragua and Costa Rica, are on the brink OF
war. The Times Democrat correspondent
under the date Of the Sunniva sahlns
writes: The other day when Torres LETT
Buehelds for the interior via San Juan DEL
Norte. with 165 soldiers and forty-onc
| prisoners. the Costa Rica authorities on
4 the San Juan river. where the river passes
( through Costa RIGA territory and up which
stream It was necessary TO go IN order TO
reach Mansgus, refused to allow the force
TO pass through AS consequence, t1e
soldiers and prisoners were left in Grey
town. and Torses went on to the interior
II report the matter to zelaya As yet no
action has been taken, Troops and sup
plies it is said. are being rushed TO the
border by both Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
All kinds of rumors are being circulated In
Bluehelds.
This condition of affairs lends signlh-
r canoe to a gathering held in Blueheds on
Tuesday, May 3, when General Estrada
i. called meeting at the palace of the mer-
chants and business men OF Bluehelds, In
8 opening the meeting he read telegram
from President zelaya, wherein 1t wa'
stated that it vas the purpose of the gov
errment to retire all the paper money am
tn NM the country on a silver basis h
,. general then proceeded to explain that l
would be necessary 10 raise SlOOU.Oou OF
V the Atlantic coast. He said that he woul'
call a meeting to consult with the bdsl
ness men of the coast and to get their al
vice as to how the money could be raised
The general expects TO secure the loa
"a from the merchants. and has given thei
20 uutil Thursday AT 2 y. m. TO think th
I MATE over and give their answers. III
e said that the Nicaraguan government
retiring paper money at the rate Of $50
00l to $4,000 per month.
demand for silver money is believed t
be created by the pending war, for Nici
ragua needs munitions and paper mons
e. is worthless outside her own boundaries.
e. Kingston, Jamaica June Mail advice
lie from the Mosquito coast say the lndial
II there have rebeled against the COVER
ms ment of Nicaragua taking the warps'
39' and are sending a delegation to inv
~. Prince Clarence 10 nedu tne Ilslue' VIM
,e it is added. will probably receive hnanc
w. support from the foreign residents OF
Mosquito coast.
Prince Clarence is not at Kingston
he recently declared he would never bre
faith with the British government, pref
'e' ring his easy retirement here to act
life as king of the Mosquitoes.
ear prince Clarence. otherwise Chief Cl
Jail ence the former ruler of the Mosqu
lar coast. is now about 25 years old. So
FIVE years ago. as hereditary chief OF
res Mosquito coast territory, he came il
iail power over about 10000 subjects NJ
in ragua at that time had been after the NJ
quito territory. The state of AFFAIRS WI
followed compelled the United states c
- sui at Blueields, the principal port
." CITY of the Mosquito coast, TO ask prot
Az tion for the Americans, and Chief ClareI
ISM after repeated efforts. was compelled
: 10, seek refuge on board the United Sti
to- cruiser Marblehee1. III August, 1894,
landed at Kingston, Jamaica, and has 81
-- been a prisoner of the British COVE