St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-24
Of Americans and Others AL
legged to Be Implicated
in the Revolt.
BRITISH CONSUL JAILED
With Others--The Situation
a Most Serious
One.

arrived tonight. says: Shortly before
noon on the 10th most outrageous
move on the part Of the NlcaraguanS
was made public. The greater part of
the troops were to sail at Z O'Clock in
the evening on the Yula, the coasting
steamer, and Minister MadriZ decided
to seud with them those persons who
he thought were guilty of firing on the
Nicaraguan flag. Early In the morning
Consul Hatch, the British representa-
tive, was sent for, and when he re-
sponded to the call he was placed in
room as
A Prisoner.
The move was kept very quiet, aid as
he was not allowed to communicate
with the outside no one knew of his ar
rest for hours. About II o'clock when
a Mr.. Hampton called at the building to
secure permission to have certain
freight released from the custom house
he also was placed under arrest. Then
Henry Brown, an Englishman, called to
assist Mr.. hampton, who Is resident of
New Orleans, in getting the freight.
when he, too, was arrested. Their next
move was against Capt. q. E. Wilt
banks, the American who accepted the
position as Judge under the Mosquito
rule. H. G. Ingram, j. o. Thomas, Fl.
A. Hodgson, Wash Glover, John Kyier
and George Hodgson, all Mosquito Gre
oles. were arrested. After these men
were detained for an nour or more the
Americans in the neigbborhood were
attracted by the signs they made from
the windows. The English off GERS sta
toned on shore, as usual, went to the
building to learn the cause Of Hatch's
absence, and were told they were
Under Arrest.
Mr.. Hatch dropped paper from the
side window telling OF his arrest and the
desire of the Spdniards 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. The consul of the
United States was then notified, and
called upon Minister Madriz. In an
swer to the inquiry. Madriz said
these persons were TO go to
the interior to stand trial. He
could not get enough evidence to con-
Wet them now. but he Was sure they
were implicated. The consul then sent
dispatches to the Columbia, and by 2:30
O'Clock the tug was steaming toward the
bluff. What the charges are, Madriz
does not say. He has not even informed
the Americans, nor the English consul.
The English consul, it is believed, is
charged with having melted the Jamai-
cans to
Riot and Bloodshed.
The owners of the Yulu, when told Of
the arrest, positively stated that their
boats should not leave. and thus the
only transport which can stand the seas
is taken away from them. 1t is, of
course. useless for these Nicaraguans to
cause the arrest, for even should Capt.
Sumner submit to the actions of
Madriz, the American population
would demand and release the innocent
men, by force of arms if necessary.
However, the commander of the Co.
lumbia is expected before night fall and
the English com mander also. While
speaking to Gen. Lacayo, just after the
news was made public, it was learned
that Madris had taken these steps upon
his own advice. 1t was not illegal to
take these men to Managua, said La
cayo. 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 American flag
deserves the most severe action, and if
ever naval fficers were called upon to
exert their authority the time has ar
rived to do SO. The American popula-
tion is greatly excited, and were it not
that they have confidence in their coun-
try's agents, the bullet-rlddled build
ingS would suffer an attack, and this
time some one would be severely hurt.
The situation is serious, for no one feels
safe, but it is hoped that Nicaragua will
be taught lesson that will not soon be
forgotten by the men on the Mohawk
and Columbia