The sun., 1894-08-25
ARRESTS AT BLUEFIELDS.
TIE BRITISH CONSUL AMoNG THOSE
MADE PRISONERS.
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It Is Aueeed thst He Firea o. the Ntesrs-
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-Americsn Residents Threster Rescue.
NHw ORLEANS, Aug. 24.--Advices received
here last night from Bluehelds, Nicaragua,
under date Of Aug. l8 say that the NicaraguAns
have made a move which has stirred up much
feeling and Is likely to cause trouble. The
NicaraRuan troops were to depart at II o'clock
at night on the Yulu, cosstink steamer. and
Minister Madriz decided to send With them
those persons who he thought were guilty Of
firing on the Sicaraguan flag.
Early In the morning Consul Hatch, the Brit
ish representative, was sent for, and when he
responded to the call he was placed In a room as
prisoner. As he was not allowed tn commun-
cate with the outside, no one knew Of his arrest
for hours. At about II O'Clock Mr.. hampton
called at the building to secure permission to
have certain freight released from the Custom
House. Thereupon he was also placed under
arrest. Then Harry Brown. an Enalishman,
called to assist Mr.. hampton in getting the
freight. and he, too. was arrested. The next
move was against Capt. q. b. wiltbanks. the
American who accepted the Ofice Of Judge
under the Mosquito Government. II. G.. ingram.
J. q. Thomas, n. A. Hodpson, Washington
Glover, John Kyter. and George HodgsOn, all
Mosquito creoles. were also arrested.
After these men had been detained for an hour
were attracted by the signs made from the win
dows. The English officers stationed ON shore
went to the building to learn the ceuse Of
Hatchs absence, and were told they were under
arrest. Mr.. Hatch dropped paper from eide
window. telling Of his arrest and the desire ot
the Ncaraeuans to take him and his compan-
ions to Nicaragua. A note was immediately sent
to the English cruiser and the news distributed
along the foreign quarter .t.....
Consul Seat Of the United States was notified
and he called on Madriz. The latter said that
the prisoners were going to the interior TO stand
trial. He could not get enough evidence to con-
vict them now. but he was sure they were Inn
plicated. Consul Seat then sent dispatches to
the Columbia.
What the charges against the men are Madriz
does not say. He has not even Informed the
Americans or the English Consul. The latter
IT IL believed is charged with having melted the
Jamsicans TO ri0 and bloodshed. The owners
Of the Sulu. when told Of the arrests refused
positively To permit their boat to leave, and thus
the only transport which can stand the sea was
taken away from the Nicatagnans. IL was con
sidered useless for the NicaraRuans To make the
arrests, for 1t WAS believed that even should
Capt. sumner submit To the action of Mahriz
the American population would demand the re-.
lease OF the prisoners and enforce the demand
by arms IL necessary.
Cien. Iacayo. after the news Of tho arrests had
been made pubic. declared that Madrz was
alone responsible for the arrests. Lacayo said
that II was not legal To take the men to Mana
qua The American population IL greatly excited.