Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-08-25
THROWN INTO PRISON
Consul Hatch Placed Under
 Arrest Tn Nicaragua.
THREE MORE FOREIGNERS HELD.

The English Consul Was Enticed Into
 Room and Made PrIsoner-No
 Charges Are Placed Against the Men
 Arrested-The Situation Is Serious and
 Trouble Expected.
 NEW ORLEANS, Aug, e5.-A Blue fields, Nicaragua, letter to the Associ- ated Press, which arrived late Thursday, says:
 Shortly before noon on the iGth most outrageous move on the part of the Nicaraguans was made The greatest part of the troops were to sail at o'clock in the evening on the Ylulu, the coasting steamer, and Minister Madriz decided to send with them those persons whom he thought were guilty of firing on the Nicaraguan flag. Early in the morning Consul Hatch, the British representative, was sent for. and when he responded to the call he was placed in room as prisoner. The move was kept very quiet and he was not allowed to communicate with the outside world and consequently no one knew of his ar- rest for hours.
 About II o'clock when Mr. Hampton called Tt the building to secure permis- sion to have certain freight released from the customhouse he was also placed under arrest. Then Henry Brown, an Eaglishman, called to as sist Mr. Hampton, who is resident of New Orleans, in getting the freight, when he too, was arrested. Their next move was against Captain G. B. Will- banks, the American. who accepted the position as judge under the Mosquitos. H. c. Ingram, ]. 0. Thomas, H. A. Hodgson, Wash J. Glover, John Taylor and George Hodgson, all Mosquito ere oles, wore arrested.
 After these men were detained for an hour or more the Americans in the neigh borhood were attracted by the signs they made from the windows. The English officers stationedon the shore as usual went to the building to learn the cause of Hatch's absence and were told they were under arrest.
 hir. Hatch dropped paper from the side window telling of his arrest and the desire of the spaniards to take him and his companions to Nicaragua A boat was immediately sent to the English cruiser and the news distributed along the foreign quarter.
 Consul Zat of the United States was notified and called on Madriz. The lat l ter said these prisoners were to go to the interior to stand trial He could not get enough evidence to convict them now, but he was sure they were impli- cated
 Consul Eat then sent dispatches to the Columbia and by 2:ao the tug was steam 1 ing towards the bluff.
 What the charges are Madriz did not say. He has not even informed the American nor English consuls. It is be- lieved they are charged with having in- cited the Jamaicians to riot and blood she'd The owners of the Ylulu when told of the arrest positively stated that their boat should not leave, and thus the only transport which can stand the sea is taken away from them.
 It is, of course, useless for these Nica- should Captain Sumner submit to the actions of Mairiz the American popula- tion would demand and release the inno- cent men by force if necessary. How ever, the commander of the Columbia is expected before nightfall and the Eng fish commander also.
 While speaking to General Lacayo just after the news was made public 1t was learned that Madriz had taken these steps upon his own advice. It was not legal to take these men to Managua, said Lacayx, and he could show it in the laws of Nicaragua. Such move on the part of the Nicaraguans, coming as it does after three insults to the Ameri- can flag, deserves the most vigorous ac- tion. and if ever naval officers were called upon to exert their authority their time has arrived to do 50. The Ameri- can population is greatly excited, and were it not that they have confidence in their country's agent the bnllet-riddled buildings would suffer another attack, but this time some one would be severely hurt. The situation Is serious and no one feels safe, but it is hoped that the Nicaraguans will be taught lesson that will not be forgotten by the men on the Mohawk and Columbia.
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