The sun., 1899-04-26
TURMOIL IN BLUEFIELDS.
hhRTVAL OF AN AMERICAN WARsHIP
ANIIOUSLY AWAITED.

stores All Closed and Merchants Fsar At
tacks from the Riotous Nicaraguan Sol
dters -G Governments Seizure of Goods
Prevented by Displaying Our Flag.
New ORLEANS. La. April 25.-P Passengers on
the steamer Jarl, which arrived here to-day
from Buenelds and which left there on
Wednesday last. report that the condition in
the town there was extremely critical, with
possibilities OF disturbance between the
American and the British merchants on the
one hand and the Nicaraguans on the other.
All the stores In Blueflelds were closed and
business entirely suspended. and the streets
were filled with half-c and drunken Mica
raguan soldiers. who swo-e vengeance against
the Americans
This was brought about by tho departure on
Monday OF United States Consul General Sors-
by ot Greytown and the British Consul. J. A.
Beanger. Mr. Sorsby had gone to Bluchelds
from Greytown to reinforce Consular Agent
Clancy. and he drew up and presented the pro-
test OF the United Statns against the demand
ot Gen. Torres that the American merchants
should pay second time the duties paid to
the Reyes revolutionary Government. Consd-
ering the situation at Blueflelds critical. Con-
suls Sorsby aud Belangpr left on the British
merchant vessel Yula for Greytown. where Mr..
Sorsby expected to meet Mr.. Merry. United
States Minister to Central America. and also
the United States n-o;-war Detroit. At the
time OF hts departure no answer had been re-
ceived from Gen. Torres to his protest The
Nicaraguans misunderstood his departure as a
fight and an abandonment OF the protest
The non arrival OF the Detroit. which has
been expected at Bluehelds for some time. en-
couraged the Ncaraguans into the belief that
the United States had backed down. The re-
suit was the adoption OF swaGgoring attitude.
Gen Tprrpc lnnla Cd hot Co Ghy' ho1
been overruled. and that unless the American
merchants would pay the duties claimed sec
ond time their goods would he at once seized
and sold to pay the duty. As the Nicaraguan
troops had been supplied with whiskey
and wore very drunk. the Americans saw
that trouble was probable. They therefore
closed and barred all their stores and placed
fiar. and thus s prevented d Gen. Gen VI Torres from
seizure. as ne seemed to hesitate about break
Rg the seas and o[epG the doors The
70 submit to many insults from drunken nn-
tiyes The Americans were patient. as the
news was received from Greytown that the
fields on Friday.
raguan soldiers at Bluefelds.
BLuEFIELDs. Nicaragua. April IS -Bluefelds
promised United States warship She has not
The Nqrwsgian Consul here states that he
has received Information that before the de-
Tor the surrender of Jack Martin German
subject. q soldier was ordered to load the one
pounder In the blockhouse on the bluff with a
solid shot. and that if the Condor failed to an
sswer the hail or to deliver Martin, to fire on
the ship. The Consul has communicated this
information to his home Government
There are two Investigations going on now
in IN Blnehelds in regard to the recent revolt.
Torres. Several, witnesses have stated, that
American warship Marietta brought arms and
ammunition for the insurgents.
All persons desirous OF leaving Bluehclds
were told this morning that it would be neces-
sary to have made out stamped paper u
the country. The United States Consul at first
advised those leaving on the steamer that no
American citizen in good standing needed a
decided for the sake of avoiding trouble to
take out the passports. which cost 80 cents
each.
ample OF the feeling OF the Nicaraguan soldiers
who police the town occurred last evening
Eleven ladies and gentlemen were out horse
back riding and when they rode up in front OF
n store owned by one OF the riders and called
for some cooling drinks several soldiers walked
up and arrested the entire party. Had it not
been for the ready action OF one OF the gentle
men present. who assumed authority and re-
sponsibility for the party. they would all have
been locked up. No one had been guilty OF any
violation OF the law so far as they knew it; As
a matter OF fact. no one knows the law here.
Each day it operates differently:
Gold In richly naying Inanatitti,es has has been
gions are easy Of access.
Gen. Torres is making no effort to carry on
the works OF public Improvement hegun by
plant. the waterworks and public parks has
been stopped.
II the present condition of uncertainty con-
tirues much longer business will receive n set
back from which i. can recover only after years
of struggle.