St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-13
A QUARRELsoME LAWYER
Precipitates a Fatal Row ON Corn
Island.

NEw YORK, Aug. 12.-The American
schooner George w. Whitford arrived
this morning from Corn Island, NIcara-
qua, with cargo of cocoanutS. The
Nhitford brings news of au encounter
between the natives and few Nicara.
guam soldiers Oh July 5 last. during
which four of the soldiers were killed
and two wounded. From what could be
learned aboard the Whltford, 1t appears
that about July lawyer named Rus.
sell, who is a Jamaican, called on Gov,
MaXimo Diaz in reference to a lawsuit
in which he had been retained as coua-
sci. The governor declined to examine
the papers, as they were not in Spanish,
and this led to heated discus sion
between them and ended By
the governors tearing to pieces
the lawyers papers. This enraged
Russell and he proceeded to lecture the
governor severely. The governor threat
ened to arrest him, but did not do SO.
there being no one present at the time
except the governors secretary. Russell
defied the governor to do his worst, and
orders We're sent at once to Bluetields
for troops to aid the governor in arrest.
ing the lawyer. Meanwhile Russell had
gathered about him several Of his
friends, and openly defied the governor
to arrest him. On their arrival the
troops were ordered to arrest Russell at
once. Russell refused to surrender, aud
his party fired on the soldiers, killing
-four and wounding two. The governors
secretary was wounded slightly, as was
also merchant who was riding on
hnrGphon< thrnnUh 10
not known whether any of RuSsell'S
friends had been killed or wounded.
Russell and his friends thought their
victory offered good opportunity to
settle other grudgeS, so with the Others
they set out to wipe the Nicaraguan
Officials from the face of Corn island.
They ran up against the remainder of
lthe troops, three in number. Two more
were killed: The Only one left went
into hiding, leaving the governor and
his secretary to the tender mercy Of the
Jamaican aud his following. Russell
advanced ON the government house,
aud the governor and his secretary re-
treated to the cellar and barrcaded
themselves. In the shooting. the secre-
tary, who was wounded, opened fire
with horse pistol. wOunding MI. Gale,
one of Mr.. RusselfS friends. Then the
rebels retreated TO the bush. From
thence they made another onslaug Int.
burning two government houses and
the pier. This last act inf1amed the
populace. and persons who had hereto
lore been neutral surrounded the Rus
sell party, and on the following day
Gale and several others. presumably
confederates, were captured. Russell
and Lincoln escaped in a dory, but
later we've captured at Port Limon.
DlaZ emerged from his retirement
and put all hands in Jail. Then he re-
signed, leaving a strong recommends
tion that the prisoners be sentenced to
the full penalty for the insult to Mica
ragua. In Central America this means
death. When the facts of the occur
renee reached the British authorities,
Russell being British subject. it
looked as if an explanation would be-
demanded from DiaZ. Later, however,
1T was found that the affair was not
looked upon as an lndignlty to Eng
land, but rather as street brawl, so
Great Britain is said to have dropped it.