The Van Buren press., 1899-04-01
AFFAIRS N NICARAGUA.
Gen. Torres Will Not Allow For
eigners to Sign Bonds for Mica
raguan Revolutionists.
THE OUTBREAK IN LEON IS SERIOUS.
Tired of the Constant Revolutions, q
Party IL springing Up I'm the
Country with Annexation to the
United states as the Foundation
Plank of Their Platform.

Bluefelds, Nicaragua March 22.-
Especial correspondence, via New Or
leans, per steamship Condor, March
%. Gen. Torres has issued an order
that no foreigner be allowed to sign
bond for any Niearaguan accused OF
completely in the Reyes revolution.
A number of accused have already OBJ
tanned release through the friendship
of American residents, but after the
edict they were all surrendered. 1t
will be difficult for them to secure any
ether bondsmen.
Recruiting Volunteers.
Torres has also sent detaehments TO
towns and plantations to recruit vol
unteers for the army, and the laborers
have escaped to the bush. He has
gone to Rama to make more arrests.
The troops are needed to send to Cas-
tillo. where the outbreak of the troops
from Leon was more serious than at
first announced, especially as Gen.
Ruling is said to be in command of the
rebels. Ruling is German soldier OF
fortune, and Zelaya's most successful
fighter. It was he who captured
Reyes army, but he was disgraced 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.
Tired of the Revolutions.
There are some people in Nicaragua
who are becoming thoroughly tired of
these frequent revolutions and sense
less fights. These people are gradu-
ally being brought under one head,
and this new party will have annexa-
ton to the United States as the foun-
dation of their platform.
A few evenings ago / had long dis
cussion with Gen. Estrada on this sub
iect, and was informed that the move.
ment had already begun to take def
mite shape.
Openly Advocated Annexation.
During the last meeting of the Nj
caraguan .5ress the president, In
his message, touched upon the sub
ject as one of his fondest hopes. Tht
question of annexation was frs
brought before the people of Nicara
qua by Senior Guzman, once minister
to Washington, and at that time thu
Hawaiian islands were making appli.
cation for annexation. Since the war
with Spain, and additional territory
has been added TO the American pos
sessions, the feeling is growing strong
er in Nicaragua. Next year the mat
ter will take some definite form.
Gen. Estrada Fayors 1t.
Gen. Estrada added that he would
be one of the first to joint in the
movement to establish a party in ia
vor of annexation, and would do all
in his power to establish this party
and secure the desired results. 1t was
the only future for Nicaragua. Under
the protection and advice of the Amer
leans the country would develop. The
slow methods now in use will be
abandoned, and that energy which
marks the American become promi-
net here in the tropics.
Would Settle the Canal Question.
The canal question would then be
an easy matter to settle. Nicaragua
could not sell strip of land from
ocean to ocean, but Nicaragua could
become a territory of the United
States, and this strip would be part
of the territory.