The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-24
ROUGH RIDER in CHARGE
ONE OF ~ROOSEVELT's MEN NOW A
NICARAGUAN INsURGENT.
Joined Gen. Reyes's Army and Was
Placed in Command of IL Com
pany of Americans.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. "a Bluefelds.
Nicarauga, letter to the Picayune, dated
Feb. 16. which arrived tonight says:
"On Feb. 10 General Reyes was, by the
army and the citizens of Rama, declared
provisional President of the republic. The
steamship Condor, for New Orleans, when
she left here towed a schooner loaded with
troops to Cape Gracias to take possession
of that point, as they expected to find
$50, 900 to $40, 900 there. Troops have been
sent from Rama to the interior. Among
them are about thirty white men, mostly
Americans, commanded by Colonel Ausburn,
formerly one of Roosevelt's Rough Riders,
who went from here and joined Roosevelt
at Tampa, served through the Cuban cam
paign, was in the famous charge at Eel
Caney, was mustered out here and has
Joined Reyes's forces and leads the Rama
When General Reyes arrived at Greytown
he sent two boats with seven men ashore to
send out boats to land his men. One of the
boats was broken up by running through
the breagers. However, the men got ashore
of the town in Jail, and came out on the
beach and made signals to Reyes that every
thing was ell right. However, mistakng the
signals, he returned to Bluefields, ana next
morning the seven men, finding themselves
left alone, took to the bush. The insurgent
man-of-war San Jacinto, Captain Sim
monds, went to Greytown and found the
men and brought them back.
Reyes, at Rama, gave a generals commits
sion TO Louis Mena, a prominent revolu-
zionist, who has had a price of 5000 set on
his head by President Zelaya, and who had
returned when he heard Of this uprising,
coming overland from Costa Rica, an all
most impossible undertaking.. He was made
commander of the army Of invasion from
Rama. Reyes then returned here and made
his headquarters at the Bluff.
On Monday H. b NJ. ship Intrepid, Cap
tain Burr, arrived here in the morning. and
the captain came ashore at 3 p. m. To-day
the American ship arrived and the captain
has just come ashore. The English Cap
tain Burr, while ashore, wanted to take
the men who had put themselves under the
town, but General Reyes refused to let them
go. Notices to this effect were put up by
American, English and Norwegian conSuls
On Feb. g.: "All citizens of the United
States of America are hereby warned not
to take part in the present political trou-
bles existing here, and to observe a strict
neutrality" This was signed by NJ. ].
Clancy, United States consular agent; j.
A. Belanger. her British Majesty's consul,
and-JAA. Peterson, consul for Norway and
Sweden.
on Feb. 10 they posted the following
notice: Notice is hereby given to all citi-
zens of the United States of America in
Intrepid. commanded by Capt. j. La Burr,
will convey any Americans or such portions
Of their families they may desire to put
Oh board and land them free of charge at
any port within a reasonable distance from
Bluefields."
All the consuls posted notices to the same
effect. However, as far as l could learn,
The Intrepid sailed yesterday from Grey
town.