The Portland daily press., 1895-05-04
THREE BLUEFIELDS EXILES
Who Are Now Residing in Jamaica.
A PRESS CORRESPONDENTS AC.
QUAINTANCE WITH THEM.

Ex-Pro Consul Hatch Now Manages a
Big Government Hotel-The Deposed
Mosquito Chief Is Supported by Eng
land With an Allowance of sae Day
"A Young Mosquito Creole's Extra
ordinary Experience.
Every day the newspapers of the ciyilized
world have something to say about Nicara-
gua and her controversy with Great Brit
ain, as to the payment OF $4,000 indem-
nifty for the expulsion of the English pro-
consul from BIuefelds, at the tine when
Nicaragua took forcible possession of Mos
quito Reservation. This matter shares with
the result of the China-Japan war the fore
most place in international interest, be-
cause England's attitude towards Nicara-
qua is very near the limit of tolerance by
| the United States and when the two great
est powers on earth are coming into con-
tact it is of worldwide Importance.
| The man whose expulsion from Bluefelds
was the cause of, or was made the pretext
that has resulted in, this cloud Oh the hori-
zon of the peace of two hemispheres is now
a resident of Jamaica, whittier he betook
nlmSelI aItef MS expulsion.
If you should find yourself in Kingston,
the only city in Jamaica, and should de-
sire to see and talk with Pro-consul Hatch.
you have simply to take a very pleasant
little trip TO most delightful place. Kings
ton is built along the shore on perhaps the
widest strip of level ground that can be
found on the island. between the sea and
the omnipresent mountains. which here
have retired to a distance of nine miles
from the ocean. The city proper is less
than mile wide and beyond that broad,
| smooth, white limestone boulevard extends
| away towards the mountains, up and over
and through which it climbs and winds to
the northern side of the island. This nine
miles between the sen anG the mountains
is not level after all. The boulevard has
such slight grade that you cannot see it
but if you are riding out to the Constant
Spring Hotel on a bicycle. you will feel it,
dragging slightly but steadily at you pedals
all the time. and when you have made the
four miles to the big hotel you will declare
to yourself, if you are Portlander, that
you had rather struggle up the steep slope
of Grove street. three or four times and get
done with it, than 10 pedal four miles over
velvet road. up grade that you cannot
see. but the top of which you never reach.
That is certainly the way the writer felt
about it as he painted and rested and
cooled off under the wide verandahs out of
the reach of the blazing sun. The view
was restful. too. The slight grade that I
couldn't see, had lifted me above the tree
tops and there was the city with its won-
derful harhor. enclosed by the long, marrow
palisadoes. and with four of Uncle Sans
biggest war-ships lying at anchor In the
middle of it.
The Office of the hotel is in o very large
rotunda in the middle of the front side, SO
to speak. for the building consists of three
sides of an octogon. Except for corridors
in the rear, in front of which are the cham
bers. each chamber takes up the thickness
of these sides. You can look down upon
Kingston from your front window, and by
opening your door you get the view of the
mountains through the windows of the cor
ridor. In the hot nights. the trade winds
can, of course, blow right through your
room from the. front to the rear of the
building. s qsa7t re .srs4
There are hundreds of rooms In this big
hotel which was built By a syndicate to-
gether with four others, on different parts
of the island, in anticipation of the crowds
of visitors to. Jamaica's Worlds Fair
few years ago. After the fair the hotels
ceased 10 be profitable and were closed.
But they have been subsidized by the gov
ernment in order to encourage foreign tray
ellers and are now open to the public and
are really the only first class hotels on the
island.
After had entered the cool and spacious
rotunda and Paid my respects to the colored
dignitary who presided over the register,
/ was cordially greeted by an imposing in
dividual, who would attract attention any
where. He was tall and big and sn Eng
lishman. His face was the brightest of
reds in color. but it was healthful red
His moustache and Van Dyke
beard were the brightest of yellows. but
not disagreeable in tint. Altogether he
seemed quite as appropriate to the tropics.
as tho big blue and red parrot i had seen
on the way up. His manner was as warm
as his Loloring and the whole effect was
very pleasing.
knew that he was the manager of the |
hotel, but there was something about him |
that seemed to show that he had not always |
been a hotel manager and that be was not |
wholly in his element as such.
When | learned that he was Pro-consul |
Hatch, who had been expelled from Blue
fields, understood the situation. He felt |
a good deal of pride in the splendid hotel |
and as there were only or 10 guests be-
sides myself he took the time to show me
about, talking all the time very rapidly and |
enthusiastically. When We reached the