The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-20
WARSHIP AT BLUEFIELDS.
The San Francisco Drops Anchor in
The 0fling.

Salutes Exchanged With the British
Warship in Port-Capt. Watson Next
Holds a Long Conference With the
American Consul at the Consulate
Laoayo Disappointed and Humili-
ated Because He Was Not Honored
With a Call.
New Orleans, April 19.-The Picayune's
Bluehelds correspondent sends the fol-
lowing from Bluefeds, under the date of
April l3; The agonizing strain to which
the American residents of Bluefields have
been subjected since Feb. IL last, was
seemingly most satisfactorily broken yes
terday morning by the official infor-
nation of the arrival of the United
States battleship San Francisco. About
O'Clock p. m. the llth inst, the
San Francisco dropped anchor in the
offing of Bluehelds within easy reach Of
the British warship Magicienne. The
usual courtesies were then exchanged
between the commanders of the respect
i've vessels. At 10 o'clock D. IN. that
night the Magicienne steamed away for
Colon, leaving a message that she would
return in six days. Then a o'clock m.
yesterday Capt. Watson, attended by his
staff, came ashore and went straight TO
the United States consulate, where a
consultation was held with the United
States consul S. @. Braida, and which
lasted up to 3 o'clock p. m, when Capt.
Watson returned to his ship, accompa-
MED by Consul Braida as his guest.
LACAYo INUNDATED.
"Lacayo and his henchmen were both
disappointed and humiliated at not being
recognized by the commander of the war
ship San Francisco, during his official
visit ashore. The sentiment of Ameri-
cans in this community is expressed in
the following: Our government has now
an opportunity of clearly asserting the
Will of 65, 900, 900 free Americans There
should be no monkey business connected
with the adjustment of this international
ENHANCEMENT, created by the govern
ment of Nicaragua, without justih-
cation therefor, and which involved
millions of American capital. II is not
only TO the interest of Americans that
the right of the Mosquito Indians to
govern themselves in accordance with
Article Ill, Of the treaty Of Managua.
should be maintained, but IL would also
prove most advantageous TO Nicaragua.
We must therefore hope that our diplo-
matte representatives may now prove
equal to the occasion, which / shall ever
regard as providential Necessarily
Capt. Watson's true line Of action should
be the rigid enforcement Of the Monroe
doctrine and the maintenance of
the right of these Mosquito Indians
to govern themselves within the estab-
lishment Of the MOSQUITO reservation,
according TO their own laws and customs,
in some form as defined in the said article
three of the treaty of Managua.' Capt.
Watson, in company with Consul Braida,
at o'clock this evening, came ashore and
went direct to the office OF
Jose Madriz, the special com
missioner Of Nicaragua to read Madriz
a lecture which may cause Nicaraguans to
regret there vocation Of the exequatur of
our United States consul, the Hon. S. G.
Braida. Up to the present moment the
interview is still in progress. so in order
to catch the steamer, will have TO close
without the important results which
everyone here feels sure will come"