Show I AMERICAN CALLS BLUFF OF Reply of Commander Hines to Threat of Nicaraguan Officer Nicaragua Juno June 7 At Atthe the first shot tired fired against the Ameri American can flag of an American riv Vessel I will level loc the tho bluff J This is the reply made today by Commander Harold K C Hines com corn commanding manding the tho Amed Du Dubuque Dubuque Dubuque buque to a Me do de by General of oC the Madrid forces holding bluff to jil ny vessel Vossel en entering the harbor General G Rivas practically defied the United States declaring de that he would disregard the proclamation issued from Washington May 31 to the effect that tho the United States government de denied denied nied the right of either faction to seize Amerl vessels ves els or property without consent and recompense to the owners owners own rs He warned Commander Hines that he ho would prevent by force regardless s of o flag tiny any further vessels from enter entering enterIng entering ing the harbor In response to this tho the American commander Immediately sent to him the above message which would mean the annihilation of ot tho the handful of Madriz troops s now remain remaining lug InS In this neighborhood A critical situation has thus orison arisen which may involve the United States but hut the American officers oIl ers horo oro are of oC tho the opinion that General moral G firms will not attempt to make good his throat threat In Inan inan an effort to collect There are o constant rumors of threats against ai a the life Ufe of Thomas P Moffat the American consul hero Washington June 7 General Es Estrada Estrada the Nicaraguan Insurgent chief has appealed to tho the Cartage court of justice asking its influence to obtain from President Madriz a reply to his offer of March 14 last proposing that I the United States mediate between the two and that an election be held f fr r I president at which neither Estrada nor Madriz be a candidate |