Show MONTEREY FOR NICARAGUA lieutenant 13 bakers akers Tais mission slon a great mystery chicago april II 11 A special from ban diego cal says captain higginson ot of the united states steamship monterey terey about to sail tor for dicara nicara rua cua has received a dispatch saying lieutenant baker ot of general mccooks start Is journeying westward to take passage with him for or nicaragua presumably on government business officers of the monterey are mystified about the Tr matter iatter it Is in thought lieutenant baker Is a messenger for the state delai department ament THINK IT IS IMPORTANT denver colo april 11 ll general mo me cook said today to day regarding tie the dispatch from san diego cal that lieutenant baker of his hie staff was about to rail call from that city for nicaragua on government business lieutenant baker has gone to the coast on matters of a personal nature ile he has been invited vi t ed to take a trip down the coast with a party of gentlemen and has obtained leave of absence that Is all there Is 13 to it from another source it was learned however that lieutenant baker hag bas gone bono to do some expert engineering for a party who have great faith in ills his ability as an engineer and it Is behaved gloved that the trip has some connection with the nicaragua canal scheme OFF FOR THE SOUTH san diego cal april 11 the coast defense vessel monterey galled today tor for the south an officer stated before sailing that the destination of the vessel was corinto coranto Corl nto nicaragua surgeon whiting whiling is seriously ill but was compelled to accompany the ship tho the revenue cutter peary pary la Is expected dally daily from new york bound tor for san francisco having left latt callao some days ago BAKER PERU washington april 11 inquiry made mad liere here into the movements of 0 biente lieutenant nant baker of 0 general mccooks start staff as a i re in a san diego dispatch shows that the has ha secured two months leave of absence to in order to visit peru so far as the department officials know he Is on purely personal business and S nd Is not charged with any autv ile he cannot go on the monterey which Is on the way to callao peru without permission from the navy de par which has not yet been applied for it can be positively stated that no orders sealed or otherwise have been sent cent to the olimpia Olim pla to proceed to corinto Corl nto the vessel was ordered to make a practice cruise in santa barbara channel antl then to visit tio tow town n of santa barbara during t the a flower fes festival thal later on the she may be sent to relieve the philadelphia at honolulu |