Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-19
MARINES LANDED,
Police and Rebels Fighting
at Corn Island,
A TEXAN WINS LAURELS.
he Succeeds in Putting a
Stop to the Fight.


Blucheds, July iS,--The correspond
ent Of the picayune sends by the steam
err Gussie a lengthy report OF the oc-
currcnees there preceding the fight ut
Corn Island. The trouble began on the
night or July 3. The month before the
merchants who have advanced money
on the scrip issued by the Mosquito
government requested General cabcE-
OF. the NIcaraguan governor. to take
the scrip for duties. He refused point
blank TO recognise tho paper and the
merchants decided to pay only the
scrip. This soon reduced the revenues
OF tho government and the finances
fell way down. on the third OF this
month the police again made demand
for their back pay and were refused.
This determined the motives and their
adht rents. and when on the 9TH OF the
month they were put OF again one OF
the police was about to assault Cnbcg-
Oh when the troops arrived. a brief
conflict followed, in which four OF the
police were painfully injured The
flghting drew largo crowd. among
them several Americans from the In
tcrnatlonai club. just aornHa tho street.
one OF these, Mr.. Henry Williamson,
formerly OF Galveston, Texas, by his
good offices succeeded I'm stopping the
the Eight. Az soon as the three leaders
OF the rioters had been placed under
arrest General cabezos sent word to
MIR. williamson that he had received
all the assistance from him that he
required
In the evening n meeting OF the ma
tiyes was held aud thoy decided to
drive the spanlards OUT, take possess
sion OF the government and reinstatc
the old Mosquito chief. Megsengora
were sent 10 different places to rally
al natives and indlnna. and by this
time large crowd had collected. Con-
Hul Zal called an informal meeting OF
the Americans and discussed the gltua-
tion. and II was decided TO call on the
commander Of the United states ship
Marhlehead for marines to care for the
interests of foreigners, The consul
Joined In this. Later IN tho evening
doaultory lighting began between ma
tlyes and a small force OF soldiers In
the government building, Soon tho
lights were shot out and then the MAJ
tiVcs gathered Ia force and a perfect
lcnden hailstorm oputed Into the build
Ing. The inmates OF the building re-
tired TO the basement aud We're oonHn-
uuently secure. The airing was Kept
up all night II ceased shortly after
daylight. and during the day great
crowds visited the government build
Ing, the upper stories OF which were
completely riddled with bullets. There
were however, In spite OF the terrific
fusiladc, but two men wounded during
the night.
About 6 o'clock in tho morning Capt.
O'Nenl landed sixty-flve marine and
lcft them at the bluff. The captain
wont 10 the consul aud n lengthy In
tcrvlcw was held with Gen. chbe1usi
In the afternoon d meeting OF the
Mosquito head men was called, ana
Clarence and his stan OF officers
quickly appeared though he had NOT
been heard OF before. The natives all
looked 90 tho Americans for assist
ance. ana even asked the Americans
TO lead them IN the light. The Amer
leans, however took no active part
IN the affair, except 10 use every ef-
fort to keep the village as orderly
as possible, Finally Clarence decided
10 declare himself chief and n procla-
nation was written out. A steam
launch was chartered and sent Ia
Rnimn 10 prevent the steamer from
bringing reinforcements TO Cnbezos,
letter WAS sent 10 Cabezos, giving him
two hours TO turn over all government
property. He temporized and asked
until morning to decide.
While this WIS being talked over the
foreigners were holding meeting. at
which Captain OMEN told them plainly
the position he occupied. saying thut
no could only take a hand on requunt
of the government OF the country. He
would offer protection to all foreigners
but could not take sides with either
10 the dispute
During the night the natives decided
that CabozOs had only asked time In
order TO bring twenty-five additional
mon and four inch Krupp gun. which
he had on a bluff across from the town.
Accordingly enrly IN the night q force
descended on tho blun, and after n
sharp nisirfniah IN which two men were
killed, the spaniards fed. ana the gun
was captured. The next morning the
Indians began coming IN In large num-
bera from outside points, and u was
clear that Clarence was gaining power,
Ak he then had some $500 men.
When Cabezoa heard or the loss OF
his biuff force he decided 10 surrender
all the government property and send