New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-17
BLUEJACKETS SHOT At
Nicaraguans at BIuefields At
tack Men from U. S. GunbOat.
MENA STAYS H0STILITIES
President of the Country May
Be Elected Under Amer
lean Supervision.
lIlrom The TrIbnne Burean.-

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington, Sept 1.-the Department
of State has received no Information re-
garding the reported anti-American DEM
onstration at Bluetields last night. when
American bluejackets from the gunboat
Tacoma were shot at by rebels during the
celebration OF Central American indie
pendence. Rear Admiral Switzerland re-
ports that conditions on the Pacific coast
and at Managua. the Ncaraguan capital,
are about normal.
II is understood here that General Mena
! has consented 10 stay hostilities pending
, some peace agreement backed by the
/ United States government, and that he
will lend no aid to further disturbances
until such an agreement Is reached.
1 The peace proposal includes the election
OF a new President Of Nicaragua, WIN
this government as supervisor. Several
! changes I'm the election laws IL is stated,
are urged by the revoutonists.
| There is some anti-American sentiment
| I'm Nicaragua, according To reports reach-
/ ing the State Department, but President
Diaz has nothing hut thanks for the aid
! given by the United States government.
/ Early in the revolution he pleaded his In
ability TO protect American and foreign
| interests and virtually called upon the
! United States 10 furnish It's own protec-
ton.
Present prospects are that this govern
mcnt will maintain strong guard IN the
republic for several months and will SUI
pervise the proposed election Of new
| President, although plans for the electioh
have not yet been completed.
American bluejackets and marines have
| been called upon by Minister Weitzei IN
! Nicaragua TO rescue from famine a college
/ fun OF girls at Granada The girls nave
been lsolated for forty days and are facing
an empty lsrdor. The college is under
/ French control. and many OF its inmates
are foreign residents. The American Min
lister appealed 20 Admiral Sutherland OF
! the American fleet to send n rescue party
with some of tho food supplies sent by
! the Red Cross from the Canal Zone
Activity on the part OF the Ielayaists
| I'm Northern Nicaragua was largely re-
! sponsible for statement 10 the Mica
raguan people issued day or two ago
| by American Minister Weitzel defining
! the policy of the United states govern
/ ment toward Zclayaism.
The minister had learned. he advised
/ the State Department to-day. that a con
siderable part of the population Of Mica
ragua was ignorant Of the fact that the
| nitod states drove former President
J Z,laya ont OF his country on account OF
! his total disregard Of the rules Of war
and RIGHTS OF American citizens, as dem-
oustratod by the murder OF the Am-ri-
/ cans Grocc and Cannon and the public
burning of their bodies by the Ielaya
administration.
/ The statement made Il plain that the
[ United states has no thought Of agrees
/ sion or the seizure of territory iH'Cen-
/ lral America and that its sole purpose
/ 90 present is 20 protect the lives ana
. property Of Americans and other FOR
b .igueIs In Nicaragua, 10 which end X
must look 20 the maintenance Of gov
eminent chosen by the will Of major
/ ity OF the people I'm fair election. which
can ba expected. unlike the Helaya gov
eminent. to observe the amenities of In
/ irrational relations ANA decencies.
.
BlueGslds. Nicaragua. sept l6.-GNcept
FOR last nights trouble. the Atlantic coast
4 Of Nicaragua has been free from disturb
ances OF any kind since the beginning OF
the present revolution. Two weeks ago
tho authorities here arrested three men
suspected of revolutionary plotting, ana
sent them az prisoners to Corn leland.
f The prsoners-Jullo Monterrey. Onofro
sandOvul and Joaquin Estrada-d"nied
3 being connected with any anti-goyern-
meut conspiracy.
! The anti-Americau agitators have per-
slstently circulated the statement that
/ Nicaragua ultimately would be forced by
the United States government to bear the
expense Of maintaining marines in this
| country.
| Quiet prevails here this morning but il
is realized that the situation remains criti-
cal. Articles denunciatory Of Anne. leans
nave appeared In the local newspapers.