The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-16
BLUEFIHLDS' SAVAGERY
Reign Of Terror in Mosquito
land-Were Americans
Abandoned

MOBILE, Ala, Aug. 16, 1s94-The
steamer Semniva arrived here al nine
o'clock last night from Bluelelds, Mos
quito Reservation. She left Bluefields on
the morning of August 10. The Semniva
brings the following advices:-
The Nicaraguans arrived in the vicinity
of Bluefie1ds Monday, August 6, and
moved on Bluefields August s. Their
force numbered 800. Bluefields was occu-
pied peaceably. The Mosquito flag was
lowered, loaded INTO annon and fired
with a salute to the Nicaraguan flag,
which had been hoisted to the top of
the Flagstaff. British and American ma
rines were notified by Gen. Cabezas to
return to their vessels. The order was
obeyed.
The British offered to take the Jamaic-
ans and natives to Port Limon free OF
charge if they desired. Six hundred OF
these subsequently accepted the invita-
ton, as there were rumors that the Nj
caraguans intended to kill all the ia
maicans and natives.
SCENES OF TERROR.
There was for a time a reign of terror
among this class of inhabitants. They
ran through the streets, the women
screaming and the children crying, the
men hurrying hither and thither, carry
ing their household goods. Some left all
that they had and rushed to the wharves
willing TO go in any sort of a craft, their
only desire being to get away from Blue
fields at once.
The scene at the wharves was one long
to be remembered The British man-of-
war Mohawk took as many of the refu-
gees as she could carry, others went In
private boats.
General Cabezas assumed command of
Bluefields, and issued a proclamation de-
claring martial law in force.
AMERICANS DISAPPOINTED.
The Americans felt much ~disappoint-
ment at the action of the commanders
of American vessels, the Marblehead and
Columbia. They thought American ma
rines had been landed to protect Amer
lean lives and property, but at the SUI
preme moment these had been abandoned
The officers claimed they were compelled
to obey orders of Cabezas, but would,
nevertheless, brook no interference with
American interests. The Americans who
attend to their own affairs n have
taken no part in the present intrigues are
not in the least molested. Thos Ameri-
cans who were involved in the political
iiltIlSucS IdSS L las "CiS ~ OoP
tain O'Neil of the United States man-of-
war Marblehead and implored his pro-
tection. He told them briefly that If
they had violated the laws of the coun-
try he could not afford them protection,
n if they took refuge on his vessel
and a demand was made for them, he
would be compelled to give them up.
Captain O'Neil remained firm in his posi-
ton, despite the appeals and entreaties
of those American i%ntriguers who sought
his protection.
DOUBTFUL SITUATION.
The Mohawk was not in port when the
Semniva left, having gone to Port Limoii
with her load of natives and Jamaicans,
from which point Captain Stewart stated
that he would continue his journey to
Colon for instructions as to whether to
let the Spaniards remain in possession or
drive them out of Bluefelds.
General Lucayo, formerly Commission
er General at Bluefields, returned with
the army, and already there are two fac
tons in the army composed of the ad-
herents of CabeZas on the one side and
the sympathizers of Lucayo on the
other. The latter is the more popular
of the two, and it is said that the plum
that causes the intense rivalry between
them is the governorship of Blueiields.
1t is reported that Lucayo has threaten
ed to blow out the brains of Cabezas at
the first opportunity, and as they live
within 80 yards of each other, the OPP
p~ortunity may come at any moment
About 800 of the troops have been sent
to Rama and Greytown, and it is report
ed that Lucayo has taken advantage
of this opportunity to rid Bluefields of a
number of the adherents of Cabezas.
One of the passengers relates thai Lu-
cayo told him personally that he is in
Bluefields to stay.
Madriz, the Nicaragua Secretary of the
Interior, is in Bluefields, and he is re-
ported as saying hat the sending of
troops to Bluefields was wholly unnec-
essary.
The only fear of the people of the Mos
quito Reservation have from the estab-
m of a government by the Span
iards is that they will make the import
and export duties so high that nobody
can do business. The people of Blue
fields have had their fill of Jamaican
government, and want no more of it. A
government by the Spaniards would be
far preferable.
NARROW DYNAMITE EG0APR.