Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-24
! BLUEFIELD STORY.
G,p,ral LlclyO and Consul Bralda
TIL Different Tales.
THE no.Quno REIGN A FARCE
IL, r,,m, TO the Americans to BE Rec
mo1ed.-Thc Revenue of the
Reservation.

NEM lOlaNt Apih 49, nv
d,,o,tch IRON Bluehvid April lssn,
nyH go, d. r.
.,.ce here things have assumed q
Jasent aspect and It Ia likely that
N,e,mgua will Bu asked to yacaie,
bouph II 10 unlikely that tho form Of
yoyernment will be restored and the
S,,,rvalion will preserve Ia autonomy.
eueh were the Views expressed by
Captain Watson, on board the sau
Francisco, In conference with the
Itadlng natives today.
Tho withdrawal Of Consul Btslda's
ertauator IL condemned by all the
Americans here. The correspondent
called on General Lacnyo aud asked
him for statement Oi reasons TOT
vttndfawiug the UNtqunt0r. General
In.ayo saiui at was caused by re-
r.fIs which 1 made 10 the Nlciraguau
government concerning tho C1nsul's
egiciai arts here Fifst, he advised the
Americans TO pay 40 duties OF any
lird 10 me-, when We considered very
uniieudly. This can be proved by Mo
Peterson and other merchants here.
Thru when the question Of forming
poyltiJnal government came up Con-
iu BuRida brought paper 10 my
tiiicc nom tho Americans asking that
they be placed In full power In the
tUiufvation.
sin presenting the paper 10 tue, he
saidi i have this in the name OF the
President OF the United States, tie EN-.
trftf u Austria and the emperor OF
Germany, and this Ia my ultimatum.'
"l fephcdi 'Mby, Mar. Bfniua, 40
YOU come 10 me with hu ultimAtum3
/ thiLk au imposition 10 when
aUsll not submit. would rather place
these niggcrs back IN power than the
AmrfiuAun.'
"Mr. Bmida then declared that GA
insult hat been offered the American
people. 1 submitted my reports ~ thU
government anu tho consequence was
tuat our government thought NJ TO
withdraw mis- exoqualor"
Consul BraidR then asked TO give his
eide Of the story, aud haid; "AlthOugh
my extuuatOr has brou withdrawn, /
nm stiil acting consul. When LaoayO
demanded duties there was no rucog.
nlzed form u government which was
tmpOWefed 10 collect duties. Mt.
Lauay0 was Nicarauguan minister,
tui Couldn't see that he had power ~
levy duties, and when the merchants
came to me and asked my opinion,
told them unoiiiclslly that they had
better wait until a ptovisional govern.
mOnt had been informed before paying
dulles.
Gas 10 the other matter, what do |
4. a A..
mhttet2 The Americans had been
requested by Laoay0 TO take part IN
the formation OF a prOvlslOnai govern
ment, the chairman Of which was 10
10 LaChyO with tho balance " power
In his hands. lie would have hal
everything la his own hands. Ma.
lunlly the Americans objected q this
and would take no part. Finally / gave
10 him the terms under watch the
Americans would take part lot pro.
v.siUnRl government, and stated that
they had nothing more 10 say and
would not cOncCdo any more & him.
"'l would rather have those nigGefs
back Ia power than have the Amuri-
oans,n said LacsyO, very holly. |
answered him that | considered his
words an insult 10 the American PEG.
Ilo anu left the house"
On Friday Captain Watson Invited
tuyetal Of the leading natives OF the
rrsofvatiOn into u conference ON board
the San Francisco. lie questioned
them concerning different anari anu
after he had heard their abatement he
told them that when ho hFst arrived
he wHH under the impression that both
the natives anu Foreigners were
anxious TO DO annexed % Me-
amgul hut he had found upon
investigation that the people wished TO
preserve their autonomy, anu while he
could not guarantee them that tho old
Mosquito reign, which no considered
farce, would DO reatored In It's en-.
tifety, no would certainly recommend
10 his government that the autonomy
VI the reservation DO preserved anu that
municipal council DO formed where.
BY the A americana, who hal the largest
Interests In tue reservation would be
represented.
The San Francisco left for Colon
last night aud the British worship
Magicienno Is expected today. a 70.
FORT from ManAguA IL IN circulation 10
the effect that the government has been
requested 10 remove Laoayo on account
ot his arbitrary conduct ON the Mos.
quito cunsL IL IL declhfol tuht no N
Gu enemy 10 the Americans aud that
while lao was IN power he has done all
that no can to annoy them.
TIE GovERSMEsT NOT INFORMED
WAsnISGToN, April 24,-rhe state
department has had no recent Rdvicef
nom Bluenelde, 10 IL IN not possible iioI
the III clals 10 hiiifm or deny tho re-
port mat tins Nicnraguan government
has sold tho property Of the cana
company or captured "A vessel bearing
the American nag, landed troops al
blueileldH and done other senAaIiona
things.
IL IL believed the officers Of Ia,
company would have informed " suel
thing mad really happened.
10 vReeinate tho Trnmps.