Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-30

Blue Fields, Nicaragua, March 22-
Special correspondence of The Associat-
ed Press, via, New Orleans, per steam
ship Condor, March 29.-Gen. Torres
has issued an order that no foreigner
shall be allowed to sign bond for any
Nicaraguan accused of completely in the
Hayes revolution. A number OF ac-
cused have already obtained release
through the friendship of American
residents, but after the edict they were
all surrendered 1t will be difficult for
them to SECURE any other bondsmen.
Torres has also sent detaehments 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 CT the troops
from Leon was more serious than at
first announced, especially as Gen. Rul-
ing is said to be in command of the
fortune and delays mostsuccessful gnt-
err. 1t was he who captured Reyes
army, but he was disgraced for allowing
Reyes to leave the country in safely
Ii he has turned against the govern
ment 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.
A few evenings ago I had long dis
cussion with Gen. Estrada on this sub
ject, and was informed that the move
ment had already begun to take definite
shape. During the last meeting or the
Nicaraguan Congress the President IN
his message tot&hed upon the SUBJECT
as one of his fondest hopes.
The question Of annexation was frst
brought before the people of Nicaragua
by Senior GuZman, once minister to
Washington, and at that time the Ha-
waiian islands were making appllca-
ton for annexation. The matter was
given very deep thought by the sixty
leaders and President Eelays touched
upon the question in his opening ad-
dress to the Congress last year. Since
the war with Spain and additional ter
ritory has been added to the American
possessions, the. feeling is growing
stronger in Nicaragua. Next year the
matter will take some definite form.
Gen. Estrada added that he would be
one of the first to join in the move
ment to establish a party in favor OF
annexation, and would do all in his
power to establish this party and Sc
cure the desired results. 1t was the
only future for Nicaragua, under the
protection and advice Of the American
the country would develop. The slow
methods now in use would be abandon
ed and that energy which makes the
American would become prominent
here in the tropics. The canal question
would then be an easy matter to set
tie. Nicaragua could not sell strip of
land from ocean to ocean, but Nicara qua
could become territory of the United
States, and this strip would be part
of the territory.
The resolution presented to the Amer
lean Senate authorizes the President
to treat with Nicaragua for the pur-
chase OF three miles to the north of the
canal route has done a great deal to
gather these men in favor annexation
under one head. Gen. Estrada added
that if the people of the United States
were as strongly in favor CT the move
ment as the liberal party-the admins
tration in power in Nicaragua-th an
nexation would soon occur.