Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-04-26
FROM BLUEFIELDS.

The Strain on the American Residents Re-
lieved BY the Arrival Of Capt. Watson
and the United States War Ship San
Francisco A Deserved Rebuke to tho
Would-Be Dictator, Carlos A. Lacayo.
NEW ORLEANS, April 2O.-The follow
ing arrived last night from the Plea
yune's correspondent in Bluefields uu.
der date of April IS:
The agonizing strain to which the
American residents of Bluefields have
been subjected since the 18th day of
February last was seemingly most sat
isfactorily broken yesterday morning
by the official information of the ar
rival of the United States war ship
San Francisco. About p. m, the IL III
inst. the San Francisco dropped anchor
in the offing of Bluefields, within easy
reach of the British war ship Magi-
cienne. The usual courtesies were
then exchanged between Capt. Wat
son of the San Francisco. and Capt
Clark of the Magicienne.
At 10 o'clock that night the Magi-
cienne steamed away for Colon, leav-
ing a message that she would return
in SIX days. Then at @ =. 70. next
day, Capt. Watson, attended by his
to the United States consulate. where
a consultation was held with the
United States consul, C. Braida, and
which lasted up to 3 p. m, when Capt.
Watson returned to his ship, accom-
panied by Hon. S. c. Braida, as the
guest of the San Francisco.
AS further illustration of the sub
lime cheek displayed by Carlos A.
Lacayo, SO soon as it became known
that the United States war ship San
Francisco was at anchor in the offing
he hoisted the flag of Nicaragua over
his residence. 1t is situated near Cot
ton Tree Point, at the south end of the
town. and has been built and improved
at the expense of this community. 1t
is not only Lacayo's residence and
headquarters, but it has, also, in
direct opposition to the arrange
ments made by Capt. Howe of the
British war ship Cleopatra, been con-
verified into a military quarter. Then,
anticipating call from Capt. Watson
and his officers, Lacayo prepared a
sumptuous champagne dinner for the
occasion, but, to the honor of our flag,
Capt. Watson and his officers returned
to the San Francisco without exchang-
ing courtesies with the would-be die
tator.
Necessarily. Lacayo and his bench
men were both disappointed and hui
inflated at not being recognized by
the commander of the United States
war ship during his first official visit
ashore. The sentiment of the commu-
nifty is expressed in the following in
terview:
Our government has now the opportunity of
clearly asserting the will of Is. 600 .UO1 free
Americans. There should be no monkey bust
ness connected with the adjustment OF this in
ternational ENHANCEMENT, created by the gov
eminent of Nicaragua without justification
therefor. and which in wolves millions OF Amer
lean capital. 1t is not only to the interest of
Americans that the right of the Mosquito
Indians to govern themselves in ac-
cordance with article 3. of the treaty
Of Managua should be maintained but it
would also prove more advantageous to
Nicaragua. We must. therefore, hope that
our diplomatic representatives may now prove
equal to the occasion, which shall ever re-
gard as providential Necessarily, Capt. Wat
sons true line OF action should be the rigid
enforcement of the Monroe doctrine. and the
maintenance of the right of these Mosquito In
dams to govern themselves within the cstab-
lished Mosquito reservation. according to their
own laws and customs, in some form defined
in the said article 3, Of the treaty OF Managua.
Capt Watson, in company with Con-
sui Braida, at 3 o'clock this evening,
came ashore and went direct to the Of
fee of Jose Madris, the special COM
missioner from Nicaragua, for the adj
justment of this difficulty. It
is understood that Capt. Watson
will read the government of
Nicaragua, through Madris. lecture
which may cause Nicaraguans to re-
greet the revocation of the exequa tur
of the United States consul, Hon. S.
c. Braida. Up to the present moment
the interview is still in progress, so in
order to catch the steamer 1 will have
to cut this off without the important
results which everyone here feels sure
will accrue.