Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-24

Outrageous Acts ON the Part OF til.
Nicuruxunns

A Bluefields. Nicaragua. letter to the AS
ISOLATED Press. which arrived at New
Orleans last night. says:
Shortly before noon On the 10th a most
outrageous move on the part of the Mica
| raguahs was.made. The greater part Of the
troops were to sail at Z o'clock in the even
ing on the Yulu, the coasting steamer ard
Minister Madriz decided to send with them
those persons who, he Thought were guilty
of firing on the Nicaraguan flag Early in
the morning Consul Hatch. the British rep
resentative. was sent for, and when he re-
sponded to the call he was placed In a room
as prisoner The move was kept very
quiet and as he was not allowed to com
municate with the outside no one knew of
his arrest for hours.
About IL o'clock when a Mr. hampton
called at the building to secure permission
to have certain freight released from the
custom house, he was ALSO placed under ar
rest.
Then Mr.. Harry Brown. an Englishman.
called to assist Mr.. Hampton who is O.
resident Of New Orleans, in getting the
ire!ght, when he, too, was arrested
Their next move was against Capt. G. d.
Wiltbanks. the American who accepted the
position as judge Under the Mosquito gov
eminent. ii. c. Ingram j. O. Thomas III
A. HodSson, Wash Glover, John Kyter and
George Hodgson. Iall Mosquito creoies, were
frosted After these men We're detained
for an hour or more, ..the Americans in the
rci6hborhood were attracted by the signs
they made from the windows The English
officers stationed on shore as usual went
to the building to learn the cause of Hatch's
absence and were told that they were un-
der arrest.
MIR. Hatch dropped n paper from the side
window telling of his arrest and the desire
OF the SpaEiards to take him and his COM
panions TO Nicaragua A note was imme-
diately sent to the British cruiser and the
news distributed along the foreign quarter
consul Seat of the United States was no.
titled and called ON Madriz. The latter said
these persons were going to the interior
TO stand trial. He could not get enough
evidence to convict them now but he was
sure they were implica ted.
News Sent to the Column bin.
Consul Seat then sent dispatches to the
Columbia, and by 2:;sO o'clock the tug was
steaming toward the bluff. What the
charges are Madriz does not say. He has
not even informed the Americans, nor the
English consul The English consul, it is
believed. is charged with having melted
the Jamaicans to riot and bloodshed.
The owners Of the Yulu. when told Of the
arrest, positively stated that their boat
should not leave and thus the only trans
port which can stand the sea Is taken away
from them. 1t Is. OF course useless for
tnese Nicaraguans to cause the arrest for,
action Of Madriz. the American popula ton
would demand and release the innocent
men by force of arms II necessary. How
ever. the commander Of the Columbia is
expected before nightfall and the English
commander also
While speaking to Gen. Lacayo Just after
the news was made public 1t was learned
that Gen. Madriz had taken these steps
upon his own advice. 1t was not legal to
take these men to Managua, said Lacayo.
and he could show II in the laws of Mica
ragua. such a move on the part Of the
Nicaraguans. coming II does. is an insult
to the American flag, and deserves the Sc
Vercst actio.i, and II ever naval officers
were called upon to exert their authority
their time has arrived to do so.'
The American population is greatly ex-
cited, and were 1t not that they have con-
fdence In their country's agents the bullet
r1ddled buildings would suffer another at
tack but this time some one would be Sc
vereiy hurt. The situation Is serious. for
no one feels safe, but it Is hoped that Mic
aragua will be taught lesson that will not
be forgotten by the men on the Mohawk
and Columbia
NfcaraEuan Ba rbar fty.
Advices received at Colon from Blue
fields, Mosquito Territory. say that the Mic
s-aguans continue their barbarities toward
foreigners. 1t is reported that inprson-
nient and murders are so frequent that the
inhabitants are fleeing in all directions
More troops are arriving at Bluefields
frcm Greytown.
Clarence mt kfngston, jamaica.
A special from Kingston, Jamaica, says:
Clarence, the Mosquito chief, has arrived in
Kingston. He had n big reception. Fifty
dumped here In destitute condition.