The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-30
NEWS FROM NICARAGUA.
The Duplicity OF Chief Lacayo Comes
Near Precipitating . Conflict.

NEW ORLEANS, March 29-Two vessel.
arrived here today from Biuefelds. Mica
| ragua. United States Consul Seal ana
Mr.. West, with the latest advices, viii
| leave for Washington tomorrow. Mr.
John McCafferty. wealthy planter oi
Bluefirlds, in a letter TO the Picayune
after describing the occurrences in Blue
fields during the temporary occupation oil
British marines, says: NO sooner had
British mlrines been withdrawn and The
vessel steamed away than the very unre
iilble and incapable Lacayo brought
thirty soldiers and several LOxes of arms
and ammunition from Rama.
This Was in direct violation of an agree
nlent eufered into by aud between Lacayo
and the British consul. in he presence OF
the Hol. ). G. Braida. our United States
consul, that Nicarsguau soldiers would
not be brought TO B.uefie!ds, nor would
Nicaraguaus be put on the police force
during the absence of he Bgiii,h warship.
The presence of these Nicaraguans on the
river steamer created great excitement
In less than ten minutes fully LOCO citi-
zeDs. Americans and Creoies, were armed
viii reyolvers. IL was IL trying moment.
Owing, however, TO the timely action Of
the Unit d States consul, Lacayo Was
again brought to terms, binding himself
this time TO confine those foolish intruders
10 his residence quarters. II one shot had
been fired there would not have been a
Nicaraguan left alive in Bluefields inside,
of thirty minutes thereafter, including
Lacayo. Who beyond doubt deserves to Oe
shot for the many outrsges be has perpe-
trated against the inhh Infants of Blue
fields and the Mosquito reservation.
"a general meeting OF the citizens was
then convened when the action OF the
Americans was endorsed. and which Is
that no assistance shall be rendered to La
cayo, and that the Americans will remain
neutral pending the arrival O. an United
States war ship unless it become necessa-
ry TO defend their homes and property.
when, even then, theJ will be directed
by the United States consul.
Il must here allow that owing to the
Righteousness of Lacayo aud tue hypo-
critical antagonism of the British consul.
Hon. S. c. Braida has been subjected to "a
most trying ordeal, and NOR especially
us he has received no instructions from
either United States Minister Baker or
from the department at Washington.
However. as Capt in Seal. United States
vice consul, sailed from here on the Goth
inst, for Washington via New Orleans as
one of Il committee of three appointed by
the citizens of Bluefleld. We feel that our
government will be, on or before the 18th,
iuliy informed on all matters connected
with the unsatisfactory condition OF at
fairs in the Mosquito reserve, aud for
which Lacayo is responsible.
While every true American must be in
favor of the Munroe doctrine, the right.
however, of the Mosquito Indians to control
themselves according to their own laws
and customs within the reservation as de-
fined in the treaty of Manafua, should also
TIE enforced by the government OF the
United States. For. il the government of
Nicaragua should now assume the direc
Iion OF affairs of the Blueiieds and the
NJ OsQuito reserve, the several growing
industries created and carried on by
A mericans, and in which millions are in
VOWED, would ut once be destroyed by ar
bltrary taxation.