The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-31
GRAVE .TIMEAT BLUEFfELDS.
an AxERiczN BxscUrED. AVID EEe-
LtND SEEMS TO NAVE CORN ISLAND.

Nhe AUertenu was Shet Arhttrnrflyt IN Rama
mt. N.-e wss wimar, wr-o--Rs--
soss for Bsiisvine tsst Essisns Meas.
90 Co-troi the Nie.rsgus. Gateway.
NEW ORLEANS. March 3o-Ths PcauInes
special correspondent In Bluenelds, Nicara-
qua, sent a letter By the steamer Ber0ensern.
which arrived here at IL o'clock last night
which 10 dated 4;30 T. NJ, March %. and says:
News has Just been received from Rama TO
the effect that William Wilson. an American.
was shot BY the Governor OF Rama last night
without any justification therefor. Wilson
died at 8 o'clock this morning. Ths Governor.
q Nioafaeuan Of the name Of AEuills who IL q
nephew OF Lacayo. the Comm issioner. refused
to let = boat leave Rama last nleht with
Wilson, who might have been saved II brought
here for treatment.
Great excitement prevails here this even
ing. One shot fred here would cause the
death OF every NicaraRuan in Bluenelds. We
are snxiously awaiting the arrival Of an
American war ship. have no time to secure
further particulars as the vessel will leave in
q moment"
Yesterday afternoon a steamer arrived bring
ing q letter from this same correspondent
dated on the morning OF March %. In which he
describes the tension OF feeling there and con-
firms the report OF the cession OF Corn Island
TO the British by Lacayo in consideration Of
being left in control. Among other things he
says:
The cedine OF Corn Island to the British 10
the first step toward interfering with the con-
troll OF the Nicaragua Canal. On the 18th inst.
the Cleopatra steamed away for Kingston and
on the evening Of the Goth the Canada. with
the Chief Of the Mosquitoes and the deposed
Attorney General OF the reserve. British
creole. steamed away for Pearl Lagoon. whore
the Chief and his legal adviser were landed, It
being the homo Of the Attorney General No
sooner had the Canada steamed away than
Lacayo brought thirty soldiers and several
boxes OF arms and ammunition from
Rama. This was direct violation OF an
agreement entered into by and between La
cayo and the British Consul. in the presence OF
the Hon. 8. c. Braida, our United States Con-
sui, that Nicaragua soldiers would be neither
brought to Bluenelds nor would NlcaraRuans
be put on the police force during the absence
OF the British war ship. The presence OF the
NicaraRuans on tho river steamer necessarily
created the widest excitement In less than
ten minutes fully 1000 citizens. Americans
and creoles. were armed with revolvers.
1t was q trying moment Owing. however.
70 the timely action OF the United States Con.
American element. Lacayo was again brought
to terms. binding himself this time to eonfine
tsrs. II one shot had been fred there would
not have been Ntcarngnan alive In Blue
eI sS n' incayo who. Beyond any shade Of
doubt deserves to be shot for tho many out
Mnish Of & ana The Mo:auto
4 general meeting Of the citizens was then
which is that no assistance shall be rem;
remain neutral pending the arrival Of United
States war ship. unless It should become
when, even then. they will be directed By the
Il must here add that owing TO the peridi-
BUSINESS OF LAcayo and the hypocritical antag-
onism OF the British Consul. the Hon; \. c.
deal. and more especially so as he. has received
no instructions II ON either United states Min.
BsEs5 or as cps soa
United States Vice-Go sailed from here on
sS 29h inst 81 0F hS vi
pointed by the citizens Of Blueields. we feel
that our Govern n emit will be: on or before the
.s stf CARLO.
While every true American must be In favor
Of the endorsement Of the Monros doctrine;
laws and customs within the RESERVATION. as
also snfoIeed 81 the Government q the Tnits1
states. For If the Government Of NioaraGua
Of BlGeheids and the Mosquito reserve. the
several growing industries created and car
are involved. would 30 at once destroyed By
arbitrary taxation. 1t would be the lemon
Sndssstsnd only T" .oc we'll. specially when
Amsricans are mot backed up By war ships%
who have been Commissioned to lay the affairs
OF public interest in Nicaragua before the
S IN. "ss
ervatlon. Tho special despatch received by
the PsaYne EsRsssdinG the muT y, Of WI.
considerable excitement both among the COM
mittee and the people OF the city, On the
nei Veil one 81 the sonmIttes. In this pack:
as the weasel sailed from Bluefelds at such
short time after the news arrived there. no
the once Of Hessrs, Harris. Brown Co. =
H Hi aitsr the SHOOTING T. heartily CON.
Ss%ned 6s the Ams 5su residents Of Bs
by MIR. We'll also said that the American
comma m%sna was ooEeG for evsrS hoaa Il was
sSs4 en- ,ns su shf S. SSa M.tsS
Seat, Wes:consul from, the United States.
thinks that Il the New York has , already ar,
avoided. 10th Mp. We'll and Mr. Seat seas were were
busy AL day preparing r. their dspsrtTrs for
lett on the louisville and Nsshyiil. road. 'N''
Consul Seat received some additional infor-
effect that on the evening OF March 81, shortly
after the British war ship Canada had sailed
from Bluehelds for Colon, LOcayo, the NicAra-
guam Com m ssioner. had mustered together
his forces and was about to enter the town
and take possession.
The American residents and the natives had
a con sultation and decided to defend their in
tsrasts TO the last. They sent thsir wives and
children to the islands on the river steamboat
and when Loeayo's little army hove in sight
sent word to him that they could not enter the
town unless every ono OF them was dlsarmsd.
Locayo protested, but. seeing that the Amer.
leans were determined. finally agreed, and all
the arms were taken away and put aboard a
steamer and sent to the Bluffs. II was also
stipulated that Locayo would have TO keep his
forces In his own house. II appears that some
time during the night Locayo managed to re-
gain possession OF the arms. but up to the time
Of the sailing Of the steamer no clash had
taken place, though everJ one was resting on
his arms.
WAsHINGToS March 30-The State Depart
msnt. while aware OF the lRwlsss state OF at
fairs IN Mosquito territory. declares that
nothing can be done until the arrival OF Adj
miral BsnhAm with the San Francisco. which
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