The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-09-01
THROWN into PRISON
Outrageous Procedure ON the
Part of Nicaraguans.
Al AMERICAN ALSO ARREsTRD

Csssul Hatch. The British RSDvsssnts-
tive. Locked In . Rosa - . Prisosss
- Aisistsr Asdris-AeesssA Of Yis.
iss - tie Nicaragua Ylas.
New OaLEAxs, August "a letter
from Blue6elds, Nicaraxua, which ar
rived tonight. Gays:
"6hortly before noon August 10, .
most outrageous movement ON the part
Of the Nicaraguans was made public. A
greater portion Of the troops were to
sail ut O'Clock In the evening on the
Yula, . coaeting steamer. and Minister
Madrix decided 70 send With them those
persons whom he thought were guilty Of
firing on the Nicaraguan Gag. Early in
the morning Consul Hatch. the British
representative. was sent for, and when
he answered the call was locked in Q
room - . prisoner. The move Was kept
very quiet, and - he was not allowed to
communicate with the outside. no one
knew OF bis arrest for hours. About IL
o'clock. when . Mr.. hampton called At
the building to secure permission to
have certain freights released from the
custom house. he Was also placed under
arrest. Then Henry Brown, an Eng
lishman. called TO assist Mr.. hampton
with the freight, when he, too, WAS ar
rested Their next move WAS against
Captain Wiithanks, the American no
accepted the position. I Judge under The
Mosquito rule. II. Z. Ingram, John
Tbolnas, II. A. Hoisson. John Taylor
and George Hodgson, ali Mosquito
creoles, we're arrested. After these men
had been detained an bonr or more. the
Americans in the neighborhood we're at
tracte'l by the signs they made from the
windows.
1.-THE English officers stationed on
shore vent 10 the building to learn the
cause Of Hatch's abs~nce, AMI were told
that he Was under arrest. Hatch dropped
Q paper from . eide window. telling Of
his arrest and the desire to take him and
his companions to Managua. A boat
VAS Immediately sent TO the English
cruiser, and the news spread in the for
eign quarter. Consul Zeolata Of the
United States was notified, and called
on Madrix. The latter said these per-
IONS were TO 80 10 the interior TO stand
trial. He conid not obtain English evil
dence to convict them, but he was sure
they we're implicated. Consul Zeo,ata
sent dispatch TO the cruiser Columbia.
The English Consul. 1t is believed. is
charged with having melted Jamaicans
20 riot and bloodshed. The owners of
the Yula when told OF the arrest posi-
lively stated that their boat could not
leave. and thus the only transport that
can stand the sea WAS taken away from
them.
alt IL Of course u.elee. for the Mica.
saguans TO cause the arrest, for even
should CAPTAIN Sumner submit to Il o
actions Of Matiris the American popu.
lAtion would demand and release tho
innocent men by force, il necessary.
However, the commander Of the Colun-
bia lie expected here before night. and
the English commander also. While
speaking to General Lecayo just after
the news WAS made public, It waa
learned that MadriI had taken these
steps upon his own advice. 1t was not
said Lecayo, and he could show il in the
part Of the Nicaraguan, coming - il
does after the insults to the American
dag deserves the most severe action, and
eset ohcSts "ctc CA'cu ukOu W cAets
their authority, their time has now ar.
rived to do 90. The American popula-
ton is excited, and were it not that they
have confidence in their country's agents
the bullet-riddled building would suffer
another attack. but this time some one
would be severely hurt. This situation
10 serious, for no one feels sale, but it ID
hoped that Nicaragua will be taught Q
lesson not to be forgotten by the men
on the Mohawk and Columbia"