The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-20
CAPITULATION OF CABEZAS.
Jamaica Negroes Set the Ball Rolling
at BlueiieldS.

The Black Police Knocked the Gem
eral Down and ohoked Him When
He Wanted to Pay Them in Scrip
Instead of Money 49, Later He Sur
renders to Avoid Being Attaeked-A
Small Band OF NiearaRuan Soldiers
Attacked and Three Killed.
Mobile, Ala, July l9.-The Bluefelds,
Nicaragua, correspondent of the Register
sends that paper full particulars Of the
recent trouble in Bluefelds On July 4
Gen, Cabezas, the Nicaraguan commits
sioner at Bluefeds, gave orders that no
guns should be fired in the streets. This
angered the Jamaica negroes, who said
the Nicaraguans were celebrating To get
even they said they would drive the
Nicaraguans from the place in a week.
On July 2, twelve Jamaica policemen APP
piled for their pay for the month OF June.
Gen. Cabezas offered them scrip, saying
he had no money.
THE GENERAL ASSAULTED.
The Jamaicaus became furious, rushed
upon Gen. Cabezas. threw him down and
choked him severely. He cried for help,
soldiers responded aud drove the police
hANh away ub ottlilt nlRub tNkIX Ou9
who could get gun gathered In front Of
the quartet aud opened fire on it, keeping
1t up until daylight, breaking the glass
and riddling the building with shot One
Jamaican was shot through the thigh and
two soldiers wounded. The Nicaraguans
did not return the fire.
In the meantime United States Consul
Seat and British Consul Hatch sent out
to the United States steamer Marblehead
for help. On account of the rough sea
the m arines were not landed until the
next day. When tho steamboat Hendy
left Bluefelds on July 8, all the Nicara-
guans in the place that could do 50 went
out on her TO Rama City.
ABAND OF SOLDIERS ATTACKED.
A party of twenty natives aud Jamai-
cans took two boats and went across the
lagoon six miles TO the "Blufisn where
fifteen Nicaraguan soldiers were sta
toned. A fight took place in which three
soldiers were killed, one drowned, ono
wounded, three escaped and seven were
taken prisoners The Jamaicans captured
one Gatling gun, one 4-inch rife gun, $50
rifles and O lot of ammunition. On the
morning OF July preparations were being
made TO attack the Nicaraguans again,
when Gen Cabezas offered to surrender
the place If they would send his men TO
Rama, let them keep their arms, recog-
and let him remain in Bluehelds,
THE TERMS ACCEPTED.
The Jamaicans agreed and Capt.
O'Nelll of the Marblehead was one Of tho
signers. Afterward Gen. Cabezas tried
to back out, but Capt. O'Neill would not
consent. At l2 O'Clock, the Nicaraguans'
flag was hauled down and tho
Mosquito flag run up. At p. m. the
soldiers went aboard the steamer Hazel
wright and left for Rama. The steam
boat Hendy was looked for on July 8,
when feared she would bring an army Of
Nicaraguans, but she had not arrived up
to July Q. The steamer Marblehead left
on July 8 for Port Limop TO communicate
with the Washington authorities The
hfty marines are still kept in Biuefields,
The following is the declaration Of SOW
ereignty issued by Chief Clarence:
PROCLAMATION.
Mosquito Reservation, Bluehelds, July 0,
ls9l.-l, Robert Henry Clarence hereditary
chief OF Mosquito, hereby proclaim that
have assumed my rlghtful authority as chief
OF Mos lutto L call upon all law-abiding and
loyal residents TO obey my authority ana thaD
of my once.
[Signedl ROBERT HENRY CLARENCE.
Chief Of Mosotiit0