New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-31

NAP SHOWING POSITION OF CORN ISLAND
AND HE NICARAGUA CANAL
.,s o'clock this morning The Governor. Mic
araguan by the name of Aguilla, who Is
nephew Of Lacayo. the Commissioner. refused to
let boat leave Rama .dst night with WILSON,
who might have been saved If brought here FOR
treatment
"Creat excitement prevails here this evening.
One shot fired here would cause the death OF
every Nicaraguan in Bluefelds. We are anxious
" awaiting the arrival Of an American warship.
I have no time to secure further particulars dS
the vessel will leave in a moment
crss1oN OF CORN ISLAND TO THE BRITISH.
In the afternoon steamer arrived. bringing
a letter from this same correspondent. dated on
the morning Of the 3d. in which he describes
the tension of feeling there. and also positively
confirming the report of the cedng Of Corn
Island to the British by Lacayo in consideration
of being left in control. Among other things he
says:
"The ceding of Corn Island to the British Is
the first stem toward interfering with the control
~ tho Nicaragua Canal. on the 18th inst the
Cleonatra steamed away from Kingston ana on
the evening Of the 20th the Canada WIN 'Ne
Chief Of the Mosquitoes and the deposed Az
torney-General of the Reserve, BRUSH 'reo''
steamed away for Pear Lagoon. where the Chiei
o,a his legal adviser were landed. it being the
home of the Acknowledgement No sooner hdu
the Canada steamed away than Lacayo orous"t
thirty soldiers and several boxes OF arms anu
ammunition from Rama This a direct VIC
lation OF an agreement entered into by anu oe-
tween Lacayo and the British Consul. in the pres
once az the Hon : c. Braida our nlted Std'eS
Consul that Nicaragua soldiers Would De HeIt''I
brought to Bueheds. nor would NlcaraguaIs %
put on the police force during tne ~OS''O0 "a 49,
British warship. 49, r,,.o-
steamer necessarily created the widest eNclte-
ment In less than ten minutes fully l,OOO GU
zens Americans and Creoles, were armed WIN WIN
revovers. II trying moment p"Ins,
however to the timely action Of the United stats
Consul who enthusiastically supporter y,
the American element. Lacayo was again Dfousi'
10 terms binding himself this time 10 conllHe
these foolish ntruders 10 his residence quarters.
n one shot had been fred there would not nave
been a Nicaraguan alive in Bluefields INSIDE Oh
thirty minutes thereafter, including Laca!o' VIC,
beyond any shade of doubt, deserves 10 De a!io.
for the many outrages which he has perpetrateu
against the nhabitants Of Bluehelds anu the
Mosquito Reservation. -,
convened at the International Club when the
action OF the Americans vas again inaoF3eu'
which Is that no assistance sAaIl De fcruere' w.
Lacayo and that the Americans VIII remain
neutral pending the arrival of United states
warship unless IL should become necessary 10
defend their homes and property, when even
Consul
FEARFUL or NIcARAcuAN CONTROL
81 must here add that owing to the perfdous-
ness Of Lacayo and the hypocritica antagonlsm
of the British Consul the Hon. :. c. Braida mas
been subjected a most trying Ordeai' anu
more especially so as he has received no instruc-
lions from either United States Minister Baker
from the State Department at washington
However as Captain Il. Il. Seat United states
Vice-Consul, sailed from here on the 2Oth inst.
for Washington, Via New-Orleans as one OF me
committee Of three appointed by the cltZehs .,
Bluefelds we feel that our Government VIII
be- on or about the 2sth, fully Informed on all
matters connected with the unsatisfactory con-
dition Of affairs within the Mosquito Reserve. ana
for which Carlos Lacayo Is responsible. WINE
every true American must be in favor of the
enforcement Of the Monroe Doctrine the right
however Of these Mosquito Indians TO control
themselves according to their own laws ana Gus
toms within the Reservation, as deiined III 'ne
treaty Of Managua should be also enforced Dy
the Government Of the United States FOR II
the Government of Nicaragua should now as
sumo the direction Of the affairs or BiueheIds
and the Mosquito Reserve the several growing
industries created and carried on by Amer-
cans, and In which millions are involved wouiu
be at once destroyed by arbitrary taxation IL
would be the lemon squeezed dry-a game when
the Ncaraguans understand only too we'll
especially when Americans are not backed up by
warshps"
The committee Of Americans from Blueheds,
VINO nave been commissioned to lay the AFFAIRS
oil public interest in Nicaragua before the Gov
eminent at Washington. was anxiously awaiting
Iutther news from the Mosquito Reservation
Inc news received Of the murder OF the Amer
lcan, wilson. by the Governor OF Rama. created
considerable excitement both among the com
mittee and the people Of the city. on the
steamship Bergenseren were number OF let
teTs TOT Samuel We'll, Of the committee.
an this package was contained also the news or
the Killing, but as the vessel sailed from Blue
neius az such short time after the news ar
rved there no particulars could be obtained
mnson mad gone TO Buefeds n clerk in the
o1nce OF harris, Brown & Co, a firm OF Ameri-
he 1oftD nv
~1so stated mat the American warship New
Iork with Admiral Benham in Command. was
ana the citizens were confident that she would
come TO anchor off the Bluffs before the 25th
chis news seemed TO encourage b. y. Scat. Vice
I0nsui Of the United States who is located at
tpiueheds and he thinks that If the New-York
m la, already arrived great deal of bloodshed
VIII nave been ave ided
The COMMITTEE STARTS FOR WASHINGTON.
hoth Mr. Well and Mr. Seat were busy all
uay preparing for their departure for Washing
on' ana al o'clock tonight they left here on
the Louisville and Nashville road.
Sohsui Seat received some additional informa-
..'n py the Bergenseren last night to the effect
mat on the evening Of March 81 shortly after the
"ish warshp Canada had sailed from Blue
Illus Illus 70 Colon LaCayo the Nicaraguan Commits
she..' nad mustered together his forces and was
~. 10 enter the town and take possession
cor.. american residents and the natives had
'1''ao'on' and decided to defend their inter-