The evening world., 1895-01-03
ENGLAND DRAWS OUT.
Assurances that She Will Not
Asrgrta y Mosquito Protectorate.
Secretary Gresham's Synopsis OF
Bluefelds Correspondence.
The 30. Called Native Government
Said to Have Been . Pretense.


VI WARRINGTON. Jan. s.-The President
Do-day sent to the Senate about 800 pages
bf correspondence relative to Bluefields,
summarized in the following letter:
To the President:
The Secretary Of State. to whom was
ssferred q resolution adopted by the
Henate on the 4th uitimo. requesting the
President. ''if not incompatible with
subtle interest. to send to the Senate
any reports or correspondence relating
I 20 AFFAIRS at Rluefelds, in the Mosquito
territory: and also to inform the Sen
ate whether any American citizens
have been arrested. or the rights
OF any American citizens at Bluefields
f have been interfered with during the
past two years by the Government OF
Nicaragua" has the honor to submit
the correspondence called for. that the
Z Same may be transmitted to the Senate
\ eho,iid the President deem It compatible
with the public interest to do SO.
" Although the resolution covers affairs
at Bluefields during the past two years:
the events to which 1t relates occurred
within the last twelve months.
IN December. 1893. war broke out be
tween Nicaragua and Honduras. In
January a detachment of Honduraen
/. 4foops seized Cape Gracias a Dios. in
3 Mosquito strip. The Kearsarge was or
4 6ered to Bluefields. but was wrecked on
I February the government Of Nicaragua
T 0ent . military force to repel the threat
ened invasion. On Feb. II the Nicara.
( guAns took possession Of Bluefields and
\ proclaimed martial law in the reserva-
Non. Against this action Clarence. the
eo-called Mosquito chief. protested.
United states sanction withheld.
War vessels OF Great Britain, and
later Of the United States. were sent to
8luafields. Tho Nicaraguan Commis-
with the concurrence OF the British
4 naval and consular representatives, to
erganise q provisional administration
ns srp IN SsGn Sut ana
This Government held its sanction OF
the sche%e Is and to tine
Interests at Bluehelds.. and refrainec
from participating In the proposed ad-
i ninistration. British marines Were
property ia view Of threatened disturb
ences. but they were withdrawn when
the necessity for. their presence no
can vessel sufficed for all needs of for
elgn protection.
In July last a movement against the
IL
successful. the so-cailed Indian Govern-
4 ment was for a time restored, the Bluff
ceptured and the Nicaraguan garrison
1 ~ Bluefields expelled.
American Citi.ens Arrested.
A few citizens OF the United States
who are believed to have taken part in
\ 1his insurrection left the country. Two
Americans, Hampton and Whitbank. ac-
cepted municipal ONCE under the short
1veds regime, and they and ten or twelve
others. mostly English and Jamaicans,
we're arbitrarily arrested and hanished.
= The urgent remonstrance OF this Gov
esnment and Its demand that the two
Americans be allowed a hearing. and In
any svert an opportunity to arrange
s their affairs before expulsion. resulted
In permission being given them to return
8 TO Bluefields under pledge OF good be.
: With these exceptions and perhaps
that Of one Ausburn, whose return was
for q short time refused but afterwards
allowed, the undersigned In not advised
\ that American citizens In Bluehelds have
been arrested. Sundry complaints grow
ing out Of Interruptions OF trade and use
authorities have had proper attention.
I and win doubtless yield to the usual
methods Of treatment.
events in Question ne V the feara Gov
ernment Withdrew the exequatu of Mr.
Braida, the United States Consul at San
alleged uafriendiy acts. but it was sub.
y 0equently restored.
s Murder of Wilson.
An unfortunate incident threatened fol
(. . time to strain the good relations be
tween this Government and that Of Mic
aragua. One Wilson. an American citi
zen, having been murdered at Rama BY
Arguello. the temporary Governor OF tht
town, q demand for the trial and punish
ment of the criminal and his accomplicei
Rama A but escsped spe with ' the e.s syiden, n
connivance Of the local authorities. and
rearrest and detention at Bluefelds wa'
eumsta indicating gross negligence
responsible for his safe custody.
Is n1 sala 70 To- have ayo,fs ned the hs eoun1y
authorities to do justice in the case
The Nicaraguan Government. however
testified its abhorrence OF the atrociou'
crime by Diminishing Torres from, thu
once OF Governor OF Rama. and b,
sending another commissioner to th'
Reservation in place OF Lacayo. who
was in command at Bluefields at tn,
time of the second escape.
The facts above stated. and incidenta
references to the treatment of the ques
tion OF the inter-oceanic canal by tn,
Government of Nicaragua. appear in tn
correspondence.
II will be observed that from the be
ginning OF the conflicts, which at times
were serious. the Government ha
steadily recognized the paramount SOW
ereignty of Nicaragua over the entir,
reservation, yielding to no pretension
inconsistent with that sovereignty.
Allen Government at the strip.
At no time during the last forty o
nifty years has the so-called native In
dian Government in the strip been real
On the contrary. II has been an ahel
municipal government. administered ac
cording TO alien methods. Although
Americans and American interests hay
for some time dominated in the strip
this Government, while Intervening II
proper cases for their protection, ka
constantly disavowed any right Of IL
! own or of Its citizens TO govern tn
reservation or participate in the politi
cal affairs.
Whatever right OF self-goyernment tn
Indians enjoyed under the treaty con
cluGed between Great Britain and Me
aIagua, was to be exercised by then
selves and not by aliens in their name
That treaty contemplated the eventua
surrender by the Indians OF their righ
to govern the strip, and their ''in
corporation into the Republic Of Nicard
qua on the same footing as other cit
Gems Of the Republic"
A copy of a Convention, conclude
Nov. 20 last, is herewith communicate,
by which II Is declared that the Mo,
quito Indians. while retaining ",peci;
privilege in accordance with their ECU,
toms" and racial Opposition han
agreed wholly TO submit to the avs an
& authorities OF Nicaragua, for the purpo,
OF forming part of the political and "a