The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-08-30
0UTRAGES AT BLUEFIELDS
AMERICAN AND ENGLISH CITIZENS
sECRETELY IMPRISONED.
Attempt to Transport Them to Manaugs For
Trial Proved Failure-Forsisners
Alarmed and Plantation Work
Ordered Suspended.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 24.-The
steamship Gussie, which arrived today
from Blueields, brought the latest
news from the Associated Press cor.
res pendent. The dispatch is dated on
the 18th. Lieutenant Robert of the
cruiser Columbia was passenger.
charged with carrying the messages to
Washington. The American and
English prisoners taken by Madriz
were kept In close confinement all day.
Messages were sent to the Columbia
and Mohawk. Captain Sumner wrote
a letter asking that the prisoners be
made acquainted with the charges
against them, confronted with the
witnesses and tried at Bluefield.
The message was entrusted to Lieu-
tenant Hill and he and Consul Eat
called at the government building and
asked to see Madriz. They were met
by Cabezas, who refused to awaken
Madriz and informed them that the
minister could not be seen, and said
that they had full authority to act
during the night. They asked as to
the charges against the prisoner and
Cabezas said he did not know. 1t was
apparent that some secret plan had
been formed and that therefore Mad
riz preferred to remain under cover, as
he was seen awake after the hour of
the visit. The Ylulu, which has been
chartered to convey the Nica~
raguan troops to Greytowp,
refused to carry the
prisoners, and so at 4 o'clock Sun
day morning they were smuggled on
board Carib schooner, the attempt
being made to take them to Greytown
for transportation to Managua for inns
prisonment and trial. The boat found
that she could not make the passage
and put back. The sea was so high,
however, that small boats could not
reach the cruisers and the last word
they received was of the kidnapping,
SO the prisoners were kept under
guard all day at the bluff, awaiting
the departure of the Ylulu, which is
compelled to carry the troops under
her concession.
The prisoners said they had been
given their choice between exile and
q trial at Managua and they had ac-
cepted the latter alternative, as they
had been guilty OF no offense except
to act on Clarence's governmental
staff alter Cabeza's flight, who left
Bluetields without any government
Before accepting office both the En-
glish and American members of the
provisional council called on their re.
spective commanders and received
their consent to accept. When the
Nicaraguans returned the judge and
councilmsn were thanked for having
preserved order. They were not
openly arrested, but sent for and when
they called at the govern
ment building they were thrown
into prison. Several influential Amer-
leans have decided to accompany the
prisoners to Managua, and the leading
Nicarauguans are indignant at the acs
ton of Madriz and Cabezas, furnished
letters of introduction to prominent
mt mbers of the liberal party at Mama
qua.
In the meantime there is consterna.
ton among foreign residents at Blue-
fields and the planters have ordered
their people discharged and business
temporarily abandoned, Six Ameris
eau negroes have been arrested for
completely in the revolution. Word
was sent to another American to call
and be arrested but he took refuge in
members of Clarence's followers have
been arrested.
During the day the cruiser Mohawk
steamed up alongside of the Column ia
and after a conference between the
commanders both ships put out to
sea. The Columbia then anchored on
the high sea and the Mohawk kept
on toward Greytown. 1t is thought
the purpose is to intercept the prison.
ers on their way to Greytown.
81 know an old soldier who had
chronic diarrh9a of long standing to
have been permanently cured by
taking Chamberlain Collie, Cholera
aud Dlarrh9a Remedy" says Edward
Shumpik, a prominent druggist of
Minneapolis, MINI. II have sold the
remeiy in this city for over seven
years and consider it superior to any
other medicine now on the market for
bowel complaints. 25 and 80 cent
bottles of this remedy for sale by DR..
J. j. 1obin's drug store.