The record-union., 1899-03-30
Many Of the People, firing Of the
Frequent Revolutions,
Wish the Southern Republic to Become a
Part Of the United States.
A New Party Forming With An
nexation as the Foundation Of
Their P1atform-Even President
Estrada Said to Favor the
Movement.

BLUEFIELDS, Nicaragua, March =
| Especial correspondence of the Associ-
ated Press, via New Orleans, per
steamer Condor, March 29).-General
| Torres has issued an order that no for
eigner be allowed to sign bond for any
Nicaraguan accused of completely in
the Reyes revolution A number of &C.
cused have already obtained release
through the friendship of American res
idents, but after the edict they were all
surrendered 1t will be diufficult for
them ITO secure any other bondsmen.
Torres has also sent attachments 70
towns and plantations to recruit volun
teers for the. army, and the 'aborers
have. escaped to the bush. He has gone
to Rama to make more arrests.
The troops are needed to send to Cas-
tilio, where the outbreak Of the troops
from Leon was more serious than at
first announced, espec' ally as General
Ruling is said to be in command OF the
rebels. Ruling is German soldier OF
fortune and Zelaya's mCst successful
fighter 1t was he who captured Reyes
army. but he was disgraced for allo "
ing Reyes to leave the country in safe
ty. If he has turned against the Gov
ernment rather than submit to trial
the trouble will be serious.
There are some people in Nicaragua
who are becoming thoroughly tired of
these frequent revolutions and senseless
fights. These people are gradually be-
ing brought under one head, and this
new party will have annexation to the
United States as the foundation of their
platform.
A few evening ago l had a long dis
cussion with General Estrada on this
subject, and was informed that the
movement had already begun to take
definite shape. During he last meet ting
of the Nicaraguan Congress. the Presi-
dent in his message touched upon the
subject as one of his fon1est hopes. The
question of annexation was first
brought before the people by Senor
Guzman, once Minister to Washington.
and at that time the Hawaiian Islands
Were making application for annexa-
ton. Since the war with Spain and ad-
ditional territory has been added to 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 attem ist
to establish a party in favor of annexa-
ton ard would do all in his power to
establish this party and secure the de-.
sired results. 1t was the only future for
Nicaragua. Under the protection and
advice of Americans the country would
develop. The slow methods now in use
will be abandoned and that energy
| lx1I1i icl1 rlyc I1o
come prominent here in the tropics The
canal question would then be an easy
matter to settle. Mica. aqua could not
sell strip of land from ocean to ocean,
but Nicaragua would become a terri
tory of the United States and this strip
would be part of the territory. The
resolution presented to the American
Senate 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 annexation under
one head.
General Estrada added that if the
people of the United States would as
sist only in favor of the movement as
the Liberal party-the administration
in power in Nicaragua-the annexation
would soon occur