Show SHIPS NEEDED AT BLBEFIELDS I Story Told of Affairs There By a Missionary New York May 9 Captain Hanson from Bluefields reports that the United States ship San Francisco and the British man twar Magicienne were in port when he sailed The Nicaraguan Nica-raguan troops were ln the city and the government was rapidly building uiding a fort on the bluff f On board the John Wilson was Rev Anton Arbeiter a missionary en route to Germany Mr Arbeiter says that so long as the United States and British war ships remain on the coast the people of Bluefields will be safe from Nicaraguan persecution but should the ships be removed or under the treaty either country order the Nicaraguans out of the reservation the worst is feared I was assured said Mr > Arbeiter by parties who could not be misinformed misin-formed that ppsitive orders had been given the Nicaraguan soldiers to set fire to the town of Bluefields if they are compelled to evacuate it no matter which country enforces the evacuation or should England and America act together The president knowing that Nicaraguans Nicara-guans feel that this will be the result if the latter cannot obtain what they proposed to hold Bluefields for the revenues to be obtained there they will destroy i They are jealous of its growth over the port of Greytown By the treaty Greytown was to be a freeport free-port but despite the treaty the Nicaraguans have been raising duties and portages from year to year until they have become almost prohibitory and the business of Greytown has been nearly destroyed The soldiers who took possession of the town hall and occupied it as a barracks destroyed Its interior they did the books and other property it contained The towns people most of whom are Americans are overawed because be-cause it is futile for them to do anything any-thing against an organized body like the soldiery and their only protection is in the strength of England and the United States and their insisting on their carrying out the treaty which gives the Mosquitos their own government govern-ment and their own officials |