The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-24

| New ORLEANS, Aug 23-A Bluefiell.
| Nicaragua, letter to the Associated Press,
via New Orleans, which arrived tonight
says: Shortly before neon on the 18th, a
| most outrageous move on the part Of the
! Nicaraguans was made public. The great
er part of the troops were 10 sail at
| O'Clock in the evening on the Yuls, the
! cossting steamer, and Minister MadriZ de-
! cided to send with them, those persons
! whom he thought were guilty of firing on
! the Nicaraguan flag. Early in the morn
/ ing Consul Hatch. the British representa-
| tive was sent for, and when he responded
/ to the call, he was placed in a room as a
prisoner The move was kept very quiet
AS lie WAS not allowed to communicate
with the outside, 10 one knew OF his ar
rest for hours.
GoBBLED THEM IN FAST.
About II o'clock, when Mr.. Hampton
called at the building 10 secure permiss on
10 have certain freights removed from the
custom house, he also was placed under
arrest. Then Mr.. Henry Brown. an Eng
lishman, called to assist Mr.. hampton in
getting the freights. when he was also ar
rested. The next move was against Cap
tain Geo. Wiltbanks, the American
who accepted the position as
Judge under the Mosquito rule
H. {. Ingraham, J. o. Thomas, H. A.
Hodgson. Washington Glover. John Kyler
ana George HodgsOn, all Mosquito Gre
oles were arrested. After these men were
detained an hour or more, the Americans
in the neig hborhood were attracted by the
signs they made from the windows. The
English officers stationed on shore as
usual went to the building to learn the
cause of Hatch's absence and were told
they were under arrest
MUST GO TO THE INTERIOR.
Mr. Hatch dropped paper from the side
window, telling OF his arrest, and the de-
sire of the Spaniards to take him and his
companions TO Nicaragua. A boat was
Immediately sent to the English cruiser.
and the news distributed along the foreign
quarter. Consul Z4at of the United
States, was notified and called on Madrlz.
The latter said these persons were to go to
the interior TO stand trial. He could not
get enough evidence to convict them u ow,
but he was sure they were implicated.
Conssl Zeat then dispatched TO the
Columbia, and AT 2:20 O'Clock the tug was
steaming towards the Bluefields. What
the charges are MadriZ does not say. He
has not even informed the American or
English consul. The r 9lish consul, it is
believed, is charged with having melted
the Jamaicans to bloodshed.
The captain of the Iula, when told of
the arrests, said the boat could not leave
port
AMERICAN CITIZENS ARE HOT
It is, of course, useless for these Mica
rauguans to cause the arrests. for even
should Captain Sumner submit TO the
actions of MadriZ, the American popuIa-
ton would demand and release the fnno-
cent men by force of arms il necessary.
However, the commander of the Columbia
IL expected before night and the English
also. While speaking to General Lacayo.
inst after the news was made public, it
was learned that MadriZ had taken these
stems upon his own advice.
Such "A move on the part OF the Nicara
guam. coming as it does after three insuIts
70 the American flag deserves the most
severe action, and II ever naval officers
were called upon TO exert their authority.
heir time has arrived to do so. The
American population is greatly excited
and were IL not that they have confidence
i'm their country, the bullet rddled build
incs wouId suffer another attack, but this
time some one would be severely hurt.
The situation is serious, for no Que feels
safe, but it is hoped Nicaragua will be
taught lesson that will not be forgotten,
10y the men of the Mohawk and Columbia.