The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-21
AIsxULs IN NICARAGUA.
I've Hundred Loahoa the Penalty fer
OGeading the Geverunenf

Vueoo1DR the 0ovorU0euk
IAcoAs. April IL. - Especial William,
Newell. until few months ago consul nj
AanaguA. Nicaragua, il in receipt of a
letter from . friend, who is . leading
lawyer as Masaya, Nicaragua. and whose
name Mr.. Newell wi.hhelds from pa5iiea-
ton fearing he would b condemned to
suffer 900 lashss il is we're used and came
70 the NOTES OF the governments. The
letter 10 ~ follows:
MAsAYA. Nicaragua. March aS-The
present government Of Nicaragua is one of
the most arbitrary and unreasonable
however, TO . certain extent Presider:
LsiAya - not much TO blame in ruling the
Nicaraguans with an iron hand for he yell
knows II he did not . revolution would
soon Gust him from power
The lash 10 now resorted TO 70 inforce
the laws "You will be iashed' il the
usual official threat and the government is
orders applied. Two hundred iashes is
the usual allowance. Several individuals
have been iashed in Matagalpa for in
fractions OF the law. A priest WAS sbou,
TO be whipped when some friends inter-
vened in his behalf and the government
forebore the chastisemens
A short time ago . man By the name OF
some false friends 10 attempt . Qaixotic
exploit. Doubtless . revolution Was about
20 b Matched. Saswx was arrested at La
Union, Salvador. and so rifles found Sc
creted in his trunka He endeavored to
bride his guard TO set him free. bat the
guard refused. whsgeupon Saewx shot him
dead.
For this crime saewz was given 200
iashes- Afterwards he was compelled to
carry heavy boxes containing cartridge .
long distance and he was then shot His
false friends who did not undergo these
hardships must exelaim, "Dalce Ell deeeram
est pro pdtria a.ori"
This 10 q wonderful country in more
ways than one. Wonderful in the fertility
Of Its soil, and wonderful also in the worth
less articles sold In the stores. A good pen
or good needle cannot be had
az any price. Nearly everything
In Nicaragua IL imported from
Germany and is of an inferior quality. A
couple Of lady friends of mine received =
few days ago some papers of pens and
needles from the United States. and from
that they had fallen heir to great wealth.
A good pen or q good needle cannot be
had In Nicaragua
Doubtless you have had many exag-
geraied reports about the troubles at Blue
helds. Nicaragua has on this occasion
tried TO assert her sovereignty, and has
been resisted 10 some extent by tho Mos
quito authorities and some ili-advised
Americans. Bluefelds is in the control of
a few Jamaica negroes, who have made
the Mosquito king and his tribe suhserv-
lent to their wishes.
TneJamacians and the few English and
Americans who are At Biuefields are afraid,
should Nicaragua get control, that they will
not be able to do as they please, ~
they have in past years. 1t Is by the
way of the port OF Blueields that the rev.
oiutionists of Granada bring in their
munitions OF war. and. knowing this,
President Zeiaya is determined that the
Mosquito authorities shalt be made to re-
specs the rights of his government
The Mosquito nation is farce and an
eyesore to the republic of Nicaragua
Clarence, the so-called king, is an igno-
rant boy. Is years old. His predecessor
was. 1t 10 said, poisoned, in order to place
in power . moro pliabie tool Of the
Jam cians. England landed troops at
Biuefields. / am confident, not solely for
the purpose of protecting the rights of
British subjects. but to intimidate Mica
ragua to assert her protectorate over the
Mosquito Indians protectorate which
she has relinquished in form and not In
fart