Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-31
EACITEMENT AT BLUEFIELDS.
Americans Resist the Usurpatfon O
the Nicaraguans

Inc New Orleans Picayune's special COR
respondent in Bluefields sends a letter
dated March %, which describes the ex-
ctement at Bluefields. on the MOSQUITO
coast He says: News has just been re-
ceived from Rama to the effect that William
Wilson, an American. was shot by the gov
ernor OF Rama last night without any iusti-
fication therefor. Wilson died soon after
ward. Great excitement prevails here this
evening. One shot fired here would causs
the death of every Nicaraguan In Blue
neids. We are anxiously awaiting the ar
rival Of an American warship."
During the afternoon a steamer arrived
bringing letter from the same corresnon-
dent, In which he describes the tension Of
feeling there. and also positively confirming
the report of the ceding Of Corn Island TO
the British by Locayo in consideration of
being left in control
Among other things he SAYS:
The ceding OF Corn Island to the British
Is the first step toward interfering with the
control OF the Nicaragua canal. On the 18th
instant the Cleopatra left for Kingston and
On the evening of the 10th the Canada. with
the chief Of the Mosquitoes and the deposed
attorney general Of the reserve. a British
creole, steamed away for Pearl Lagoon.
where the chief and his legal adviser were
landed, 1t being the home 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 agree
ment entered into by and between Lacayo
ana the British consul in the presence of
s. c. Braida, our United States consul that
Nicaraguan soldiers would be neither
brought to Bluefelds, nor would Nicara
suans be put on the police force during the
absence OF the British warship. The pres
ence OF the Nicaraguans on the river
steamer necessarily created the widest ex-
element In less than ten minutes fully
loo citizens, Americans and creoles were
armed with revolvers. 1t was a trying mo-
I ment owing to the timely action of the
United States consul. who was enthusiastic
cally supported by the American element.
Lacayo was again brought to terms, binding
himself this time to confine these foolish
intruders to his residence quarters
IF one shot had been fired there would
not have been a Nicaraguan alive in Blue
helds inside Of thirty minutes thereafter.
including Lacayo. who beyond any shade of
doubt deserves to be shot for the many out
RACES which he perpetrated against the in
habitants Of Bluefields and the Mosu lito
reservation. general meeting Of the cit
liens was then convened at the Interna-
tlonal Club, when the action Of the Ameri-
cans was again Endorsed, and an agreement
made which is that no assistance shall be
rendered to Lacayo and that the Americans
will remain neutral, pending the arrival of
the United States warship. unless It should
become necessary to defend their homes
and property, when, even then, they will be
directed by the United States consul
Il must here add that, owing to the per-
ndiousness of Lacayo and the hypocritical
antagonism OF the British consul Consul
Braida has been subjected to a most trying
ordeal. and more especially so as he has re-
ceived no instructions from either United
States Minister Baker or from the State
Department at Washington. However as
Capt B. B. Zatt, United States vice consul.
has sailed for Washington, we feel that our
government will soon be fully Informed on
all matters connected with the unsat-
Mosquito reservation. for which Carlos
Lacayo Is responsible. While every true
American must be in favor Of the enforce
ment OF the Monroe doctrine, the right
however, Of these Mosquito Indians to con-
troll themselves according to their own laws
and customs within the reservation, as de-
fined in the treaty of Managua should be
also enforced by the government OF the
United States.
For If the government of Nicaragla
should now assume the direction Of affairs
Of Bluefelds and the Mosquito reserve, the
several growing industries created and car
ried on by Americans, and in which millions
are involved, would be at once destroyed by
arbitrary taxation. 1t would be -he lemon
squeezed dry, a game which the Nicara-
guans understand only too WELL and espe-
cially when Americans are not backed up
oy warships."