Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-10
FEARING NICARAGUA PLOTS.
The Situation mt Bluefelds Said to BE
Critical.

Critical.
The banana steamship John Wilson ar
rived at New York yesterday morning from
Bluefelds, having left the Mosquito port
May l.
Among those on the Wilson on her voy-
age to the north was Anton Arbeiter, a
missionary Of the Moravian Church who
has spent the last ten years of his life on
the Reservation. the ownership of which is
now In dispute.
A Critical Situation.
According to this gentleman. and he says
he knows whereof he speaks. the situation
in Bluefelds is decidedly critical.
Il have positive information" he said,
that notwithstanding the presence of the
English and American men-of-war, and not
withstanding the orders to the contrary
the Nicaraguan government is daily bring
ing troops and munitions of war into the
territory. Their soldiers infest the city, and
their arms are stacked up in the houses,
the occupants of which are loyal to them
1t would appear that the presence of for
eign warships would deter the Nicsraguans
from doing this, but can assure you it does
not. Every vessel almost that comes into
the harbor contains soldiers. They are, of
course. not in uniform, but IT is no trouble
to ascertain who they are and what they
are there for.
And then, again, the Nicaraguans are
planting big guns on the islands and reefs
right under the very nose Of the warships.
The work is carried on not secretly and
quietly. but in broad daylight. 1 have pos
tive knowledge. too, for / have seen them
with my own eyes, that feet of torpedo
boats belonging to the Nicaraguan govern
ment lies in a secluded lagoon back OF the
city.
Would Fire the City.
TT is reported" continued the mission
ary-"and 1 have found, after giving the
matter much investigation. that the report
is founded upon facts, solid and substantial
that it is the intention of the Nicaraguans
to apply the torch to the city If they find
eventually that they will be compelled to
relinquish their hold upon the town and the
Mosquito Reservation.
What makes the situation more alarm
ing and increases the danger to life and
is the fact that while the Mosoui-
tos are apparently resting on their oars. as
it were, waiting for a settlement OF the
trouble, they are just as active as their OPP
ponents. They have both arms and ammu-
milton, and they are ready to fly at the
threats of the Nicaraguans.
Let Commissioner Lackayo push them
too far. and there will be a crash that will
result in battle that for fierceness and
other conflicts in Central
America will appear as child's play.
The way things are at present nothing is
safe. Turmoil and dissatisfaction reign.
New laws are posted every day, and the
most of them are decidedly obnoxious to
the MOSQUITOES as well as to foreign resi-
dents in Bluefields."
English influence.
The missionary said he thought that the
Nioarsguan government and the captain of
the Ell giish man-of-war were hand in glove.
As evidence of the truth of this assertion.
he said that the captain of the warship re-
stored to Lackayo the guns and ammuni-
ton the latter had seized from the Mosquito
This. he thought, was suffi-
cient proof that the relations between the
two governments were decidedly friendly.
The United States steamship San Fran
cisco was the only check. but ii didn't, in
the estimation of the missionary. exert the
inffuer &c IL ought TO.
Another passenger also on the Wilson was
Mrs. Samuel Cert. the wife Of a merchant
Of Principulco. a town In the Mosquito
She said the situation there was less trou-
blesome than in Bluefelds. but they had
plenty to contend with there. The trouble.
she said, was all due to the rule, or rather
the misrule. of the negroes-the Jamaicans-