The Washington times., 1905-01-22
FRIEND Of COR[A
COMES To RESCUE:
Says No African Blood
Flows in His Veins.
MAN OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Chester Mercury Gives the Lie to Ex-
aggerated Reports About MIC
araguan Minister.

NEW YORK. Jan. N.-Chester n.
Mercury. who says he Is a resident Of
BOSTON, and asserts that he also erfeys
a me social position In Nicaragua. So
ciaiiy as wen as politically and CONNER
cldiiy, nas come 70 the defense OF Senior
Corea, the Nicaraguan minister, about
Wnem SO many stories have recently
been circulated
ne stories of the Nicaraguaa minis
Ief, senior Don Luis T. Cerea. being part
negro are wholly untrue said AFR
Mercury yesterday HE Is native os
Nicaragua. and no native OF that conn
try has African blood II, his veins he h.
OF Spanish and Indian CToItec, blood. and
Is, therefore. compiexioned as are the
Spaniards OF southern Spain. His BROTH
er Simon, whom the American news
papers represented as being dead. lives
today In San Marcos. Guatemala. ard
is Of fair skin. with straight hair. and q
fine specimen Of the men of his eoun-
try.
Stories Much Exaggerated.
The charges concerning Mr. Corea,s
early life are much exaggerated. though
rather more in his favor than other
WISE The story OF his early struggles
has been told. and It was never claim
IN his mouth Before he became min
lister he ran the usual gamut Of polits-
cal advancement.
He gained his excellent education not
without struggle, and has won his
way In diplomatic affairs only according
TO merit He was one of the principal
teachers of the University OF Boon.
Nicaragua, and later teacher OF inter
national law IN Quezaltenango. Guate-
Inala, and stiu later Judge In that same
place There IS absolutely no truth in
the statement that Mr. Corea Is mar
RED and would be prosecuted for big
amy should he be married here
No Such Man.
IAN article in the New York Areri-
can refers to a wealthy planter OF
Nicaragua by the name of Pedro Pernas
Rodriguez. I am either acquainted with
personally OF know by reputation every
man IN Nicaragua who Is prominent,
whether commercially, socially. or pc
litically, and the name Pedro Penas
Rodriguez IS not on my list Further
more, the name Pernas is not Spanish.
and eliminating that name you have
Pedro Rodriguez, and I have had dozens
of such in my works.
Mr. Mercury has known Mr. Corea for
q number OF years, knows mis- family.
and asserts that he is altogether capa-
bic of expressing an opinion and giving
information about him He is indignant
at what he terms the bad treatment ae-
corded Senior Corea in this country Mr.
Mercury says that Senior Corea Is far
from q poor man, even in this land OF
n:llionaires. He estimates his estates
at about $500, go, and says he owns some
large and very valuable tracts Of land
in Nicaragua
Senior Don Luis F. Corea, the Mica
raguan minister, has arrived in Wash
ington from New York, and has been
kept busy sires in denying the story
of his marriage to Mrs. Jordan. his
hancee-
He IS In great mental trouble, as he
believes now that he did wrong in IL
viting Mrs Jordan and her sister 10
come to Washington for the diplomatic
reception at the White House. thus
Bringing her neediessly into the public
gaze However. Mrs. Jordan had ar
ranged TO come North just at that time.
and it was a gallant act to have her in
vited to the White House to a reception
in which he was a participant
He is exceedingly indignant over the
whole affair. and even to his intimate
friends would only say that Mrs Jordan
was wholly unaffected by the vile stories
published about him, though, OF course.
much mortified. and that their wedding
would take place in the net far distant
future