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IRE PREPARED TO ACT
Russian and French Fleets
Will Enforce Demands.
COMMUNICATION WILL BE CUT OFF
Much Opposition to It There Its Batl
fl cation Uncertain The Minister
Interviewed.
New York, April 26. A special to the
World from Tokio says : "Russian and
French fleets in these waters are pre
pared to stop Japanese communications
' unless Japan abandons all claims upon
territory in Manchuria.
The Treaty of fPeace at Peking Much
Opposition
London,. April 26. A Peking dispatch
to the London Times says: Jonn w
Foster, the American adviser of the
Chinese peace envoys, and the secretary
of Li Hung Chang, have arrived here,
and the treaty of peace between China
and Japan is low before the emperor
and his ministers. The Chinese foreign
office yesterday consulted with different
foreign legations. Many censors pre
sented memorials against the treaty.
Prince Kung, president of the foreign
office, and of the council of ministers,
has obtained seven days more sick
leave. Other officials hesitate to recom
mend the ratification of the treaty.
Viceroy Li Hunt; Chang will proba
bly go to Che-Foo if ratifications are ex
ecuted there as proposed.
He Thinks the United States Should
Interfere.
Washington, April 26. Minister
Knrino of Japan today gave the Associ
ated Press a very significant interview
on. the Eastern question. He said in
his opinion the commercial interests of
the United States in the East, particu
larly in Japan, are so much more exten
sive and important than those of Ger
many or France, that it would be emi
nently desirable in the event of a
Franco-German alliance with Russia to
prevent the consummation of the peace
treaty for the United States to take an
active part in offsetting each an alliance.
Kurino wished it clearly understood,
however, that he had not received any
instructions from his government, and
there had bon no suggestion of official
or unofficial character from him to the
state department that the United States
should be enlisted in its support. His
views were the result of his personal in
formation of the extent of the United
States' interests in the East.
Kurino was asked what the reeult
would be if China's procrastination or
foreign interference prevented the rati
fication of the peace agreement.
"Then," he replied, "war will be re
newed May 8th with far more vigor and
determination than before."
In a Critical Condition.
Shanghai, April 26. A dispatch from
Peking says affairs there are in a critical
conditions. Some generals favor the
continuance of the war. Censors object
to the treaty of peace and officers are
claiming that the emperor alone should
decide upon the terms. The ratification
of the treaty, consequently, is uncertain,
and if it is ratified, it is feared there will
be trouble with the army.
White For Vice-President.
Washington, April 26. The Evening
' News, the recognized organ of the ad
ministration, whose utterances are
known to be controlled by the president's
. - official family, in a long article upon the
- vice-presidential possibilities before the
next national democratic convention,
says :
"A man who is looked upon as head
and shoulders above all other democratic
vice-presidential probabilities, if selected
because of his extreme location and ad
herence to the doctrine of free silver, is
Stephen M. White, the senior senator
from California. He has been promin
ent in coast and national politics for
years, and is said to be a conservative
- and conscientious man of great ability
and earnestly believes in opening the
mints of the United States to the unlim
ited coinage of the world's silver pro
ducts regardless of an existing or pros
pective international agreement.
"Senator White became' a national
figure in the democratic party seven
; years ago, when he was temporary chair
. man of the national convention of his
party in St. Louis . which nominated
Cleveland and Thurman. He is com
paratively a young man, being 42 years
Id, and is a native of San Francisco. '
"Governor Budd, of the same state, is
also being canvasesd, but it is argued
that his prominence and qualifications
do not approach those of Senator White.
Ex-Representative Geary was suggested
as a possibility in 1S92, but since that
time his connection with the American
Protective Association has removed him
from the lists of eligibles. So far as
vice-presidential timber can be found,
with free coinage proclivities, in the
middle and extreme West, none appears
to possess the requisite elements of
strength except Senator White.
Should a Pacific coast man be named as
a concession to the prononnced and ag
gressive bimetahst element, be will re
ceive the nomination."
The Durrant Case.
San Fbancisco, April 26. There was
as Urge a crowd as ever at Durrant'a ex
amination this morning. The defense
apparently have no hope of preventing
the prisoner being held, and are devot
ing their efforts to obtaining information
for use at the trial.
Elmer Wolfe was the first witness this
morning. He repeated the story told at
the inquest of J is being present at Dr.
VogeFs on the night of the murder; of
Durrant arriving about 9:30, of leaving
the iouse with Durrant and several
young ladies; of accompanying Missj
Lord home, and about midnight seeing a
man who resembled the accused near
the church.
During Wolfe's cross-examination he
was requested to take off bis coat, but re
fused to do so. Counsel for the defense
appealed to the court, and Wolfe finally
removed the garment, and admitted to
counsel that it bore a resemblance to the
one worn by Durrant. On the night in
question witness wore a dark coat and
vest and light trousers, which were now
at tne ranch where he was employed
and could be secured at any time.
George R. King, organist of the
church, was then called for the first
time. He had been organist for two
years; was secretary of the Sunday
school, and had helped to arrange the
Sunday school library in company with
Durrant, who was superintendent of the
Sunday school. He had no key of the
side door of the church, but had one to
the library. He put the new lock on the
library door, being assisted by Durrant,
who n as the only one other than him
self who bad a key to it.
The lock (which was produced) caused
a great deal of discussion among the
counsel. It was apparent that the de
fense would maintain that Durrant, hav
ing a key, could nave lockea tne aoor,
and that in his case there was no need
why he should Dreak the lock. The
prosecution on the other hand is of the
opinion that as only he and King had
keys to the room, he knew that to have
unlocked the door would have pointed to
one of them immediately.
Hard to Handle.
San Fbancisco, April 26. The United
States grand jury has brought in an in
dictment against Fobs, Caprico and all
of their accomplices in the Chinese cer
tificate fraud cases. A number of intri
cate legal problems have already come to
the surface in the case, the chief of
which is that the United States statutes
do not specify that it is a crime to con
spire to bring Chinese into the conntry
in violation of the law. As a result,
about the only charge that can be
pushed is that of forgery. While it is
known that somebody forged the name
of Collector Wellburn to the certificates.
the difficulty will be to prove who did
the forging.
Beef Trust Waiting- the Result of Mor
ton' Iny estimation.
Chicago, April 26. E. J. Martyn,
manager for Armour & Co., said yester
day that the statement of the beef trust'
in reply to the charge of conspiracy to
put up prices would be made when Sec
retary Morton announces the results of
the investigations now being made by
his inspectors at various points. Agita
tion against the packers in the East has
resulted, he admits, in a sharp falling off
in shipments of meats to seaboard cities.
Many people have either qnit buying
beef or have restricted their purchases.
Free Silver and Iowa.
Deb Moines, la., April 26. Free- silver
democrats have detei mined to call a
state convention of bimetalists in this
city early in June. Measures are being
taken to secure the attendance of Sena
tor Wolcott, of Colorada, and other free
silver men of national repudationto deli
ver addresses.
Corinto Believed to Be Occupied.
London, April 26. In well-informed
quarters it is declared the British ulti
matum to Nicaragua has not been modi
fied, and in the absence of definite
news from Admiral Stephenson it is
believed he has already occupied the
port of Corinto.
Not Yet Becelved.
London, April 26. In the commons
today Foreign Secretary Gray announced
the conditions of the China-Japanese
treaty would ..be communicated to the
house as soon as received.
DIPLOMATIC CIRCLES
Event of the Day the Turn
of Affairs in Nicaragua.
SHREWD MOVE OF NICARAGUANS
After the British Had Landed i They
Abandoned the Town and Declared
Corinto a Closed Port.
Washington, April 27. The events of
the day in diplomatic circles here were
the landing of the British troops at
Corinto, the abandonment of the town
by the native officials and the popula
tion, and the shrewd move of the Nica-
raguans in declaring Corinto a closed
port. The first news of the event came
in the afternoon. Dr. Guzman had
been waiting several hours at the state
department to see Secretary Gresharn.
He was in a fever of anxiety, and, in the
absence of news from his own govern
ment, came ' to learn what the depart
ment bad received as to the British
. movements at Corinto. He was nnable
to see the secretary this morning, for
Mr. Gresharn was suffering from a se
yere toothache and was obliged to pass
some time in the dentist's chair.
At noon the minister returned to his
home for luncheon, and found there two
telegrams from his government, for
warded from San Juan del Sur, the
Nicaraguan cable port, about 125 miles
south of Corinto. The first cablegram
stated that the British troops bad landed
at Corinto, and that the British flag was
flying over the town, whico bad been
deserted by the Nicaraguan officials and
the native inhabitants. The second
cablegram showed that the authorities
had gone to San Juan del Sur, cutting
the wires connecting the cable port wi th
Corinto, so that the British forces at the
latter place could not communicate with
their home government except by send
ing a boat to the cable station. The
main body of the Nicaraguans who had
abandoned Corinto had crossed a lagoon
which separates the town from the
mainland, and had strongly intrenched
themselves. This information was
promptly communicated to the state
department.
Dr. Guzman, who has been in ill
health and has suffered so from the ner
vous strain of the last few weeks as to
be obliged to take to his bed this after
noon, would not do so until he had gone
through the rain to see Secretary Gresh
arn and officially communicated the
substance of his cablegrams to him.
The news, it was apparent, was not ex
pected by the state department, which
had never believed that the Nicaragnans
would go to the length of permitting the
occupation of Corinto in preference to
paying the indemnity. That the only
difficulty in the way of a speedy settle
ment of the trouble was that arising
from the trouble experienced by the
Nicaraguan government in raising the
money hastily, and that the British ad
miral would be indulgent on this point
when satisfied of the disposition of the
Nicaraguans to comply with the terms
of the ultimatum otherwise bad never
been doubted by the department. Tor
this reason the first reports of the occu
pation of CoJinto received at the depart
ment from unofficial sources were dis
credited, and doubts expressed as to
their accuracy. The secretary had been
unable to obtain any definite informa
tion trom his own agents as to the action
of the British, probably for the reason
that Mr. Baker, our minister, is not at
present in tnat country, and there is no
charge at Managua. There is a consular
agent at Corinto, Henry Palazio, but he
is not American, and could scarcely be
relied upon in a matter of this kind to
keep the department informed in the
absence of orders. .
The situation at Corinto is now regard
ed as ominous of serious trouble, for the
dispatches indicate that the Nicaraguans
are disposed to resist any further ad
vance by the British.
The information reaching here is that
the Nicaraguans may further isolate the
British at Corinto by burning the
bridges across the lagoon separating the
town from the mainland. The British
position is said to be very bad from a
strategic standpoint. The town is prac
tically on an island,' being separated
from - the mainland by a stretch of
marshy ground. This is traversed by
bridges, and those well informed on the
situation believe that if the British
make any movement to cross the lagoon
the bridges will be burned, and the little
band of Nicaraguan troops will make a
stand against futher encroachments. .
The British are evidently appreheu-1
sive of trouble on this score, as indicated j
by the cablegrams from Colon, showing
that three vessels, the Royal Arthur,
the Wild Swan and the Satellite, have
been so placed as to command the town
with their-guns. It is probable that
this disposition has been made so as to
insure the occupying forces, numbering
about 400 armed men, from an attack
from tha Nicaraguans, rather than with
any deliberate purpose of bombarding
the town, for there is no evidence that
British desire to advance into the in
terior at present, and it is certain ,y not
a part of the original programme of
operations as made known to our
government. - . .
The news of the situation at Corinto
created a commotion here, and particu
larly in the state department. Sir J ulian
Pauncefote,the British ambassador,came
to the department, and after remaining
in private consultation with Secretary
Gresharn for a short time the two re
paired to the war department to consult
with Secretary Lamont. The latter was
absent at the time, but, coming in later,
repaired immediately to the state de
partment and talked over matters with
the president. Latter the news came to
the department by the press dispatches
from Colon that the Nicaraguan govern
ment had made a sharp move by declar
ing Corinto a closed port. ' This was
evidently a disturbing element in the
calculations, for Asssistant Secretary
Uhl was at once dispatched to the British
embasBV to confer with Sir Julian Paun
cefote, a most unusual proceeding in de
partmental etiquette. ,
It was said at tne embassy that Sir
Julian Pautfcefote had not received con
fir ma tion from the foreign office of the
British occupation of Corinto up to the
close of the embassy, at 3 o'clock. The
embassy did not except direct informa
tion from London, as it is said the for
eign office has no occasion to communi
cate with the British representative at
Washington.
There can be no doubt that the action
of the Nicaraguan government . in de
daring Corinto a closed port has serious
ly complicated a most troublesome ques
tion, and even if there is no resort to
hostilities at present, it opens a prospect
of alarming events in the future, which
may, and in fact, are, even regarded as
likely to involve the United States di
rectly in the affair, in spite of the earnest
disposition of the administration to
avoid the entanglement. The action
means that no goods can now be entered
at Corinto, a port which has heretofore
received over half of the imports into
the country, without violating the
national law of Nicaragua. The British
may collect duties if any goods enter the
place, but the latter would be liable to
seizure the moment thev crossed the
British lines into the interior. They
must do this to find a market, for the
coast, being unhealthy, is thinly popu
lated and the great consuming class of
the population lives in the interior.
The first effect of the decree closing the
port, therefore, will probably be to divert
nearly all, if not the entire import trade
of the place to San Juan del Sur, or per
haps Realajo, a seaport near by, for it is
improbable that many merchants will
take the chances of getting their goods
into Nicaragua through the British lines
under the circumstances. In this case,
the length of the stay of the British at
Corinto is problematical, conditional, as
it is, upon collecting enongh revenue
from customs to make good the indem
nity demanded. '
But another consideration arises at
this point, for oar government has been
assured that the occupation will not be
permanent, and, indeed, tbe first para
graph of the Clayton-Bnlwer treaty ex
pressly pledges Great Britain against
occupation of Nicaraguan territory. So
tbe problem will arise, how to collect the
indemnity within a reasonable time.
This may be settled summarily by sim
ply extending the occupancy and block
ade beyond Corinto, so as to include all
of the Pacific pons of Nicaragua. From
the disposition shown by the Nicara
guans at present, this can be done only
by force, and is likely to add very largely
to tbe expense incurred in the collection
of the indemnity,, which, items will
eurely be added by tbe British to tbe
original sum. This course, moreover,
will seriously embarrass tbe commerce
of the United States, and on this point
Great Britain has given Secretary Gres
harn certain assurances of tbe manner in
which the British may be sure of attain
ing their ends by a prompt declaration
of war and an invasion of Nicaragua, in
volving tbe capture of the capital, Ma
nagua, and the imposition upon the
Nicaraguans of the British terms as the
price of peace. .
It may be that tbe British government
will be driven to the latter coarse in the
interest of trade, our own as well as that
of her own merchants, which she is
bound to safeguard. If goods entered at
Corinto, after payment of duty to the
French occupants, should be seized in
the interior, the owners, British or
American, would have eyery claim for
reparation. Tbe only question is as to
whose duty it wonld be to secure this ;
whether the United States would feel
bound to intervene in the case of an
American merchant in such case, and
therein lies one of the features which
may involve our country directly in the
dispute. -It
has been asserted as a hard and fast
rule of international law that duties can
not be twice collected, and our own gov
ernment has taken an advanced position-
on this question. . At one time, when
the diplomatic relations between Great
Britain and Mexico were interrupted
and a revolutionary movement was In
progress ia the latter country, a British
ship, entering one of the revolutionary
ports of Mexico, paid duties upon her
goods to the insurgents. Afterward the
Mexican governmont again assessed the
duties upon the same goods, holding
tbe insurgents had no authority to make
tbe first collection, and refusing to re
cognize it. The British minister, Sir
Edward Thornton, appealed to our
country, Great Britain haying no repre
sentative in Mexico, to secure tbe re
lease of tbe goods from this imposition
We acted very promptly and obliged the
Mexicans to release the- goods and to
acknowledge tbe principle that the
duties cannot be twice levied.
This case differs in many important
features from the present one, tli9 clo
sure of Corinto, and it is difficult to as
certain the application of international
law in this case, although tbe general
broad principle would seem to be simi
lar. .,
ApproTes Our Course.
London, April 26. The Pall Mall Ga
zette say 8 the courteous stand taken by
the United States in connection with the
Nicaraguan episode is favorable angary
for a close understanding between the
United States and Gre'at Britain upon
tbe China-Japanese question. It asserts
that England's action toward Nicaragua
will teach the South American republics
better manners. 1 '
The Atchison Reorganization.
New York, April 27. The Atchison
reorganization committee has announced
that the engraved certificates of deposit
are ready for delivery in exchange for
bonds and stock deposits and when a
sufficient amount of security has been
deposited, application will be made for
a list of certificates on the stock ex
change.
The Pacific Coast Failures.
San Fbancisco, April 27. The Brad-
street Mercantile Agency reports 16 fail
ures in the Pacific coast states and terri
tories for the week ended yesterday, as
compared with 13 for the previous week
and 13 for the corresponding -week of
1884. -
On a Silver Platform.
Fbankfobt, Ky., April 26 Governor
John Young Brown has announced his
intention or beginning at once a canvass
of the state for United States senator,
his platform being the free and unlim
ited coinage, of silver at the ratio of 16
tol.
Making it Emphatic.
London, April 26. A dispatch from
St. Petersburg says besides tbe note of
protest sent to Tokio in concert with
France and Germany, the Russian
government has made a vehement pro
test to the Japanese agent in St. Peters
burg. , , , - ,
Investing; In Real Estate.
San Fbancisco, April 27. In the past
13 months Clans ' Spreckels has pur
chased $2,500,000 worth of San Francisco
real ertate, most of it Market-street
property.' In addition, he has inveeted
$500,000 in the San Joaquin Valley road.
Germany Weakening-.
Beelin, April 26. At the request of
the minister of foreign affairs, the mo
tion protesting against Japan's acquire
ments of China's mainland territory,
which it was proposed -to introduce in
the reichstag, has been withdrawn.
Early Report Confirmed.
Washington, April 26. Later advice
received here do not agree with tbe early
report of the 24-hour respite for Nicara
gua. Officials here intimate that tbe
British have already occupied Corinto.
No Further Hhocks at Layback.
Vienna, April 27. No further shocks
of earthquake have been felt at Laybach
and people are returning to their homes.
The work of demolishing the structures
in danger of falling baa begun.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.
An&QJLWKEBX PURE
Gihson Preached Yesterday.
San Fbancisco, April 28. Rev. Dr. J.
George Gibson delivered his first dis
course since the Emanuel churcti mur
ders, at Grace M. E. church, laet night.
His subject was : "The Man of Sorrow."
He likened his own grief to that of Christ,
whom he declared was always with the
sorrowing. He made no allusion to the
church tragedies. Services were an
nounced to begin at 7:45 o'clock, but
long before that hourartived the church
was jammed. Even as early aa 6 o'clock
crowds clamored at the closed doors for
admittance. So great became the crowd
in tbe streets that it was deemed advisa
ble to open the doors and fill the church
as quickly as possible, and in they
poared by tbe hundreds. Tbe church
was taxed to its utmost capacity.
Decision Affirmed.
Washington, April 29. In deciding
the case of Joel Parker Whitney vs.
Frank Taylor, in error, to the circuit
court for the northern district of. Cali
fornia, involving title to a quarter of a
section of land in California, the United
States supreme court today held that
whereon the records of the local land
office there existed a claim on -the part
of an individual to land-within a railroad
grant under the homestead ' pre-emption
laws, which has been recognized by
officers of the government and not can
celed, the tract, in dispute is exempt
from the operation of the grant. The de
cision of the court below was affirmed.
Nothing; to Conceal. '
Washington, April 29. The Nicara
guan minister said today he bad nothing
to conceal regarding the information
furnished him by his government. He
said be had notified the Nicaraguan
minister of foreign affairs several times
that the United States would remain
neutral. Although fully satisfied the
United States would maintain, a neutral
position, the Nicaraguan minister did
not abate a single effort to .secure from
this government the use of its good offi
ces in behalf of Nicaragua. For the
past 10 days he has literally haunted the
state department.
Banhon and Mulkey'Wlll Mot Have -New
Trial. '
Washington, April 29. The supreme
court today denied a petition for a re
hearing in the cases of the St. Louis &.
San Francisco Railway Company versus
Gill and three other defendants, in error
(damage case), and Mulkey and Bannon
versus the .United States (Oregon) smug
gling cases.
On Missionary Bidg-e.
Chattanooga, "Tenn., April 29. The
government Saturday purchased twenty
Bares of land on Missionary ridge, which,
is a part of Sherman's earthworks. .
Monuments and markers will be erected
on the tract acquired. Eventually it
will be converted into a park, and will
be an important adjunct to the Chicka
mauga and Chattanooga National Mili
tary Park.
Early Settlement Predicted. '
Washington, April 29. An unexpect
ed development in tne Nicaragua-British
situation may be expected within the
next 24 or 48 hours. From indications
an agreement will probably be reached
which will be mutually satisfactory and
result in the withdrawal of the British
from Corinto.
The Winebago Reservation Troubles.
Pbndeb. Neb., April 29. All theWin-
nebago Indian police resigned yesterday,
because Captain Beck would not have
the Indians in jail here for resisting the
sheriff released. They retnrned to work
today on the agent's promise to help the
prisoners to bail.
Nicaraguans Must Pay For It.
Washington,, April 29. It Is stated
here today that Great Britain will now .
probably require Nicaragua to pay not
only the original cash demand, but all
expenses it'ia put to in occupying and
holding Corinto and the expenses of
other steps she will take.
. . Heard From etephenson.
London April 29. Foreign Secretary
Grey announced to tbe house that infor- '
mation had been received from Admiral
Stephenson, announcing the occupation
of Corinto, April 27, without opposition,
and that tbe Nicaraguans evacuated the
town.
Bay There Is No Smuggling;.
Portland, Mb., April 27. The Maine
Central road officials deny that Chinese
are being smuggled into Vanceboro in
ventilated coffins.
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