The Portland daily press., 1894-03-31
AMERICANS ARMED.
A United States Citizen Shot in Bluefields-
The Cession of Corn Island.

New Orleans, La, March 30.-The
Picyune's special correspondent at Blue
fields, Nicaragua, sent by the steamer
Bergensern, which arrived here at IL
o'clock last night, letter conveying the
startling information that the match
had finally been applied to the powder
magazine in the Mosquito reservation,
fguratively speaking, and unless an
American warship reached the scene
shortly the interests of this country
would suffer. 40
and saws: "News has just been received
from Rama to the effect that William
Wilson, an America n, was shot by the
Governor of Rama last night without
any justification therefor. Wilson dled
at s.o'clock this morning. The.Governor,
a Nicaraguan, by the name of Aguilla,
who is nephew of Locayo, the COM
missioner, refused to let the boat leave
Rama last night with Wilson, who
might have been saved if brought here
for treatment. Great excitement prevails
here this evening One shot fired here
would cause the death of every
Niuaraguan in Bluehelds. We are anxious
~ awaiting the arrival of an American
warship. l have no time to secure
leave in a moment.
During the forenoon steam er arrived
bringing letter from this same cores
pondent dated on the morning OF the
sd, in which ne describes the ,ts nsion of
feeling there and also positively confirm
ing the report of the ceding OF Corn
island to the British By Locayo in con
sideration of being left in control.
Among other things he says: The
ceding of Corn island to- the British is
the first step towards interfering with
the control of the Nicaragua canal. On
the 18th instant the Cleopatra steamed
away for Kingston, and the evening of
the Goth the Canada with the. chief OF
| the Mosquitoes and the deposed attorney
general of the reserve, British creole,
! steamed away for Pearl Lagoon, where
| the chief and his legal advisor were
| landed, being the home OF the attorney
| general.
"No sooner had the Canada steamed
away than Lacayo brought thirty
| ammunition from Rama. This was
direct violation of an agree nett entered
| into by and between Lacayo and the
| British consul, in the presence of Hon.
| S. c. Braida, our United States consul,
| that icaraguan soldiers would be neither
brought to Bluefields, nor would
| Nicaraguans be put on the police force
during the absence of the British war
ships. The presence of the Nicaraguans
| on the river steamer necessarily created
| the widest excitement. In less than ten
| minutes. fully 1000 citizens, Americans
and creoies, were armed with revolvers.
| 1t was trying moment.
sowing, however, to the timely action
| of the United States consul, who was
enthusiastically supported by the Ameri-
can element, Lacayo was again brought to
| terms, binding himself this time to con-
| fine these intruders to his resident
| quarters, If one shot had been fired
there would not have been a Nicaraguan
alive in Bluefelds inside of thirty
minutes thereafter including Lacayo,
| who, beyond any shade of doubt,
deserves to be shot for the many out
RACES which he has perpetratetd against
the inhabitants of Bluefields and the
Mosquito reservation"