Salt Lake Herald | 1893-07-16 | Page 1 | Trouble in Nicaragua

TROUBLE IN NICARAGUA A New Revolution Has Broken Out The President a Prisoner t I WASHINGTON July 15The state department de-partment has received advices from Minister Min-ister Baker at Managua confirming the news that a revolution had broken out again in Nicaragua and the president of the republic and minister of foreign affairs were held prisoners at Leon There was no battle but the minister regards the situation as critical This is disagreeable news to the navy department for it will require the secretary to send a naval vessel to Nicaragua at a season when the climate mate is unendurable and fever prevails at many places The ohly United States war vessel available on the west coast is the Alliance now at Callao Peru and she will beordered to proceed to Nicargua Meanwhile the incident will have an effect to hasten the sailing of the Yorktown York-town and Charleston from New York for although it will be several months before they can reach the Pacific the necessity for strengthening the naval force there has been made very apparent