The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-29
IMPERIAL
AMERICA.
Now We Are to Reach Out For
Nicaragua.
Expansion of Our Empire In
Spite of Ourselves.
NICARAGUANS ASK
For Annexation to the United
States of America.
A Strong Annexation Party Is
Already Formed.
TIRED OF REVOLUTION
Peace Loving Citizens Are Pre-
pairing to Seek Relief
Under the Folds of the Stars
and Stripes.
The President of the Country
FavOrs the Move.
A Strong Annexation Party Is
Already Formed.
TIRED REVOLUTION
Peace Loving Citizens Are Pre-
pairing to Seek Relief
Under the Folds of the Stars
and Stripes.
The President of the Country
FaVOrs the Move.

Bluefields, Nicaragua, March 20
Gen. Torres has issued an order that no
foreigner be allowed to sign bond for
any Nicaraguan accused of completely
in the Reyes revolution. A number OF
accused have already obtained release
through the friendship of American resi-
dents but after the edict they were all
surrendered. 1t will be difficult for
them to secure any other bondsmen.
Torres has also sent detachments to
towns and plantations to recruit volun-
teerS 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 Rul-
ing is said to be in command of the
rebels. Ruling is a German soldier Of
fortune and Zelaya's most successful
fighter. 1t was he who captured Reyes
army, but he was disgraced for allow
ing Reeves to leave the country in safety.
If he has turned against the government
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 sense
less 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 their
platform.
The movement has already begun to
take definite shape. During the last
meeting of the Nicaraguan congress the
president in his message touched upon
the subject one of his fOudeSt hopes.
The question of annexation was first
brought before the people of Nicaragua
by Senior Guzman, once minister to
Washington, and at that time the Ha-
waiian islands were making applica-
tiOn for annexation. Since the war with
Spain and additional territory has been
added to the American possessions the
feeling is growing stronger in Mica ragua.
Next year the matter will take some
definite form. Gen. Estrada will be one
of the first to join in the movement to
establish a party in favor of annexation
and would do all in his power to estab-
liSh this party and secure the desired
results. 1t is the only future for Mica
ragua. Under the protection and ad
develop. The slow methods now in use
will he abandoned and that energy
which marks the American 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 Nicaragua could become a
territory of the United States and this
strip would be a part of the territory.
The resolution presented to the Ameri-
can 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. Gen. Estrada says that if
assist only in favor OF the movement
as the Liberal party-the administration
in power in Nicaragua-the annexation
would soon occur.