The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-25
TROUBLE At BLUEFILLDS.
Lacayo Says He "Prefers Niggers to
Americans.


New York, April 24-The Worlds
dispatch from Bluefelds, April Is, says:
Since the arrival of the San Francisco
here things have assumed a different
aspect and it is likely that Nicaragua
will be asked to vacate, though it is un-
likely that the form of government will
be restored and the reservation will pre-
serve it's autonomy.
Such were the views expressed by
Captain Watson, on board the San
Francisco, in conference with the lead
ing natives today.
The withdrawal of Consul Brady's
exequator is condemned by all the
Americans here The correspondent
called on General Lacayo and asked
him for a statement of reasons for
Withdrawing the exequator. General
Lacayo said:
''It was caused by reports which 1
made to the Nicaraguan government
concerning the consul's official acts.
First, he advised the Americans to pay
no duties of any kind to me, which we
considered very unfriendly. This can
be proved by Mr.. Peterson and other
merchants here. Then when the ques-
ton of forming pryTTional govern
ment came up Consul Brady brought
paper to my office from the Americans
asking that they be placed in full
power in the reservation.
I'm presenting the paper to me, he
said: I have this in the name of the
president of the United States, the EN-
peror of Austria and the emperor of
Germany, and this is my ultimatum.'
81 replied Why, Mr.. Brady do you
n n nj "a t11r1
think it is an imposition to which
shall not submit. I would rather place
these niggers back in power that the
Americans
''Mr. Brady then declared that an in
suit had been offered the American
people. 1 submitted my reports to the
government and the consequence was
that our government thought fit to
Withdraw its exequator."
Consul Brady then asked to give his
side of the story, and said:
Although my eXequator has been
withdrawn, I am still acting consul
When Lacayo demanded duties there
was no recognized form of government
which was empowered to collect duties.
Mr.. Lacayo was Nicaraguan minister,
but L couldn't see that he had the
power to levy duties, and when the
merchants came to me and asked my
opinion 1 told them unofficially that
they had better wait until a provis-
ional government had been formed
before paying duties.
AS TO the other matter, what do I
known about the two emperors in this
matter? The Americans had been re-
quested by Lacayo to take part in the
formation of provisional government,
the chairman of which was to be La
cayo with the balance of power in his
hands. He would have had everything
in his own hands. Naturally the Amer
leans objected to this and would take
no part. Finally 1 gave to him the
terms under which the Americans
would take part in a provisional gov
eminent, and stated that they had
nothing more to say and would NOT
concede any more to him.
l would rather have those niggers
back in power than have the Amari-
cans said Lacayo. very holly. 81 an
swered him that considered his words
an insult to the American people and
left the house"
On Friday Captain Wilson invited
several of the leading natives of the
reservation into a conference on board
the San Francisco. He questioned them
concerning different affairs and after
he had heard their statement he told
them that when he first arrived he was
under the impression that both the
natives and foreigners were anxious to
be annexed to Nicaragua but he had
found upon investigation that the PEG
pie wished to preserve their autonomy,
and while he could not guarantee them
that the old Mosquito reign, which he
considered a farce, would be restored in
its entirety, he would certainly rec
ommend to his government that the
autonomy of the reservation be pre-
served and that a municipal council be
formed whereby the Americans, who
had the largest interests in the reser-
walton would be represented
Tn San Francisco left for Colon last
night and the British Warhsip Mag.
icienne is expected today A report
from Managua is in circulation to the
effect that the government has beer
requested to remove Lacayo on account
of his arbitrary conduct on the Mos.
quito coast. Tt is declared that he is
an enemy to the Americans and thai
while he was in power he has done al
| that he can to annoy them.
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