The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-28
CRUISERS ON GUARD.
United States and British Nen-of:
War Keep Order at Bluefslda.
Nicaraguans Consider All White Mer
Their Enemies.
Mosquito Chief Clarence Escapes "a
Kingston, Jamaica.

The steamship Alene, from Central
American and West Indian ports,
reached this port to-day and locked at
the foot of Rector street. She was at
Colon and Port Limon when the trouble
between the residents and the Mic
arauguan Government occurred, and
among her passengers from Port Limon
to Kingston were the Mosquito chief,
Clarence, and half a hundred refugees.
They had escaped from Bluefelds on
board the British cruiser Mohawk,
which. in conjunction with the United
States gunboat Marblehead, has been
protecting the foreign residents of the
Mosquito territory.
Chief Clarence and his followers were
transferred to Jamaica at the expense
Of the British Government.
On board the Alene the Mosquito chief
proved a source of interest and much
amusement to the other passengers.
CHER Clarence, according to the story
OF one of the New York passengers on
the ship, would strut about the saloon
deck arrayed in gay attire. made up Of
a navy officers trousers and an army
officers coat. He Is described by the
passenger as being q young man Of
about twenty, with very dark skin and
pronounced negro type OF face. and
possessed of more than the average
intelligence of the natives Of the Mos
quito coast.
While the United States Marblehead
was at Port Limon with English and
American refugees on board, the British
cruiser Mohawk ran down the coast,
chasing schooner on which were sup
posed to be some refugees made prison.
ers by the Nicaraguan Government
Mocha :
ing vessels and boarded them, but did
not find any prisoners. The Mohawk
then returned to Port Limon. This was
after the Nicaraguans had arrested the
American and British Representatives
and merchants.
The refugees were transferred from
the United States gunboat TO the Mo-
hawk, and were sent TO Jamaica by the
Alene, as above stated.
II was the opinion OF the Ulcers and
passengers Of the Alene that but for
the prompt measures taken by the Com
manler OF the two war vessels would
have been lost, as the licaraguan officials
showed disposition 70 deal with those
who opposed them In the customary
Central American mariner-a mere form
of trial. and then the machete or rife
ball made OF execution.
They have a rapid transit method or
dealing with political prisoners down
there" said one OF the passengers on
the Alene. The Nicaraguan soldiers are
very little better than the Indians: They
are very handy with the machete and
can Top OF the head OF an enemy at
one blow. They do not stand on cere-
mony. and would as soon Kill a man as
| they would eat their breakfast. The
only thing that destrained them was
! the presence OF the men-of-war and the
I fear OF the consequences should any ex-
| treme measures be resorted to by them. -
Another passenger said that when the
| Marbleheadleft Bluehelds for Colon to
| telegraph TO Washington the Mohawk
and when the Mohawk went for coal or
to communicate with the British Ad-
miralty from Port Llmon the Marble
/ head did guard duty.
| To the protection OF the men-of-war
| ne said. the white residents OF Blue
! fields owed their safety. for the Mica
| men their enemies,