The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-15
NO YARSHIP FOR NICARAGUA.
ORDERS NOT YET Issued IN THE
5.4 ALTERS CASE.

The Pian to Send . Naval Vessel to That
Country Was Intended 10 BE Kept
Sccret- Minister Don Luis CCFea Givei
the Nicara guam Side Of the Case
WASHINGTON Sept. l4.s-The publica.
ton this morning OF the Governments In
tention to provide W. NJ. Merry. the Ameri-
can Minister to Costa RIGA and Nicaragua,
with wsrship to take him as near a. posi-.
bio 70 Ocatel, Nicaragua, where William
| 8. Albers and his brother are In prison,
created considerable stir In the State and
Navy Departments. It had been intended
| to keep the matter secret. Government
officers absolutely refused to discuss the
situation or even to confirm the state
ments already published. 1t Ia believed
here that the plan to send a warship to
Mr.. Merry's aid emanated directly from
Oyster Bay, and the perturbation over the
leak is thought to be mainly due to that
fact. ,t:
The situation apparently remained UNI
changed to-day. II any steps have been
taken 1t Ii not now likely that they will
become public until the State Department
Is ready to make an announcement. At
the department 1t was said that the gum
boat Princeton. the vessel which will prob
ably be sent to carry Mr.. Merry from Costa
Rica to Nicaragua, had not been ordered
to leave Panama, nor had any other war;
ship been placed at Mr.. Merry's disposal.
Sefior Don Luis F. Corea, the Nicaraguan
Minister, to-day gave the Nicaraguan side
Of the Albes case in an interview and In a
formal statement sent to the various news
papen. He also called on Acting Score
tary OF State Loomis eager for news OF
any action this Government proposed to
take in the case. He told Mr.. Loomis
that Albers was really not good citizen
and was not considered such in Nicaragua.
He also gave it as his opinion that the
letter from an American VI no while in Nicar-
aqua on a sctent!Hc mission investigated
the Albers case, and which was printed
this morning, was written by disap-
pointed concession seeker
The communication set forth the case Of
the Albers brothers in light that made
the conduct OF officers Of the Nioaraguap
Government seem pretty bad and worthy
of drastic action on the part Of this Gov
ernment Senior Corea says that the Mica
raguan Government and it's officers had
acted within the law, both in the case Of
Donaldson, the American Consul at Mana
qua, whose e1equatur was cancelled by
the Government after he had offered vio-
lent protest against the Imprisonment Of
the Americans.
A new phase of Mr.. Donaldson's case is
set forth by Sefior Corea, who says that
the Consul, without any diplomatic rights.
wrote three times to President Zelaya, the
third letter being very insulting and in
oidentally expressing the wish OF the writer
to be out Of the country. Senior Corea
says the Government took Mr.. Donaldson
at his word and cancelled his exequatur.
thereby ending his official existence, al
though he is still drawing salary.
1t became known at the State Department
to-day tn / Mr.. Donaldson IL on his way
to the Unitsd STATS. For several weeks
he has been i'll with typhoid in Nicaragua,
and IL granted leave on account OF illness.
II IL not known by what route Mr.. Donaldson
Is returning home. and accordingly 1t Il not
known just when he will get to Washington.
He will come here direct, in all proba bility.
and tell officials Of the State Department
the details Of his case.
Senior Corea's statement differs greatly
from the facts as they have been set before
the State Department He says that Al
hers was arrested for contempt Of court
refusing to obey the law enacted to prevent
smuggling. According to the report Of
Mr.. Donaldson. which reached the Depart
ment several weeks ago. the charges were
various, including resisting arrest, threaten
ing to shoot an officer and defaming the
President Of the republic. The letter from
the American who investigated the case.
whose name must he withheld. differs
entirely from Senior Corea's version OF the
affair. The facts set forth in the letter
have been taken as true. Minister Corea's
story Of the Albers case ia as follows:
"The offense for which MIR. Aipen was
arrested wes that OF contempt Of court
He refused to obey the law of Nicaragua
enacted to prevent the smuggling of to-
bacoo and the evasion OF the license tax.
When the Mayor Of Jalara and the chief of
police in his capacity of inspector OF finance.
called upon him to comply with the orders
Of the court, he raised the American flag
over his house and armed his laborers for
the peace and melting a riot.
"Instead Of making forcible entry. the
Mayor Of Jalapa officially reported 70 his
in Oootal TIE BREACH Of law, and
on Aprl JUDICIAL investigation was
begun by the District Court OF that CITY.
After the inquiry, which lasted four months |
and which had been very thorough, was
AlbeB was arrested and inn |
prisoned, but not without the privilege OF !
giving bail, Of which he did not choCee to |
Iva II himself.
aSince Alberss arrest he has had the
,ervice Of counsel. especially provided Ivy |
The tribunal to defend him, as well as the /
privilege Of retaining any other attorney.
That his family or his business inter eets |
might not suffer during the period Of his |
President Zelaya telegI aphed !
to the Chief Of Police OF Jalapa |
10 take extra precautions to guarantee the |
safety Of the family and adequately protect |
FOLLOWING the arrest of Albers the
American Consul, Chester Donaldson who |
enjoyed no diplomatic privileges whatso-
,ver, as he was simply a commercial repre-
sentative. took the extraordinary course |
u appealing In a note directly to President !
Zelava for Albers's release. President Ze- |
ava in personal note politely replied that,
u this case was wholly within the jurisdic- |
ion OF the judiciary, he was without au-
hority to interfere before q verdict was
,endered and sentence imposed.
Again there was similar exchange Of
personal correspondence between Presi-.
lent Zelaya and Consul Donaldson. after
which the Consul addressed an Offensive