Show WAR excitement nicaragua anaf costa rica both prepared for a conflict new york march 17 great excitement prevails here over the possible i war with nicaragua edys correspond ent ot the herald at san jose costa rica both etalea are thoroughly pared for a fight and it is only a question of a few days when must take place on the costa rican frontier it ie not likely that diplomacy can fettle the differences exie the diet of the greater republic has lone nothing eo far to indicate that tt ie ex ercle ing any influences over president zelaya to preserve deac e salvador haa practically withdrawn from the other two republics bavine declared that it would not take up arms against costa rica the diet bent a nota ti this government char gioe that it helped the last nicaraguan revolution in every way possible poss iole and demanding an apology and the disarming of the revola now on the bosta rican frontier in ten days the government assembled the most noted persons of the country in the coneless con eress chambers and read the ultimatum to them and asked for their opinion an interesting and rather exciting session took place the most prominent men taking part and every one agreed upon the answer to he ultimatum of the diet refusing to accept its conditions and declaring the nicaraguan government responsible for what might occur hereafter the arrest and abuses against coneal beechek of costa rica very strong language was used both in the ultimatum fand in the answer therefore unless unexpected should turn up a formal declaration of war may from at any moment the statement from minister murray hostilities bad already begun between the two countries is not true lie was probably misled by rumors to that effect |