No. 61.
Mr. Baker
to Mr. Gresham.
Legation of
the United States,
Managua, June 9, 1894.
(Received July 3.)
Sir: Referring to my dispatch of May 30, with a
letter from an American citizen of Bluefields, Mr. Charles Lobner, as an
inclosure, I beg to invite your attention to the inclosed communication.
- Inclosure No. 1 is a copy of my note to Hon. José Madriz, minister for
foreign affairs and special commissioner to the Mosquito Reservation,
calling his attention to this breach of good faith and act of
disobedience on the part of Commissioner Lacayo in returning the
Nicaraguan troops to Bluefields.
- Inclosure No. 2 is a copy of Mr. Madriz’s reply, promising to
investigate the affair.
I have, etc.,
[Inclosure 1 in No. 61.]
Mr. Baker to Mr.
Madriz.
Legation of the United States,
Managua, May 28,
1894.
Mr. Minister: I have the honor to call your
attention to the inclosed communication, the original of which I have on
file at this legation. This letter goes to show that your agreement
personally made with me on the 5th of May at Bluefields, by which you
ordered all the armed soldiers, with their disturbing bugles and drums,
from that town to the bluff, was not observed many hours after I left
there.
This seems to me an exhibition of bad faith and a contempt on the part of
Commissioner Lacayo of the agreements and orders of his superior
officer, which can not well be overlooked.
With high esteem, etc.,
[Inclosure 2 in No. 61.*—Translation.]
Mr. Madriz to Mr.
Baker.
National Palace,
Managua, June 2,
1894.
Mr. Minister: I have had the honor to receive
your communication of the 28th ultimo, calling my attention to a letter
from an American resident of Bluefields, addressed to your legation,
referring to the arrival of armed troops and the continuation of
military routine in that city, contrary to the orders of removal given
by me in my capacity of commissioner of tlie supreme Government.
You say that this is in violation of the personal agreement entered into
between us on May 5 last, and condemn Mr. Lacayo’s proceeding as an act
of bad faith.
Undoubtedly it is if Mr. Lacayo, with a foreknowledge of my instructions,
has again brought soldiers to Bluefields, and by so doing he
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has disobeyed nay orders and
will have to answer to the Government for his acts. To that end explicit
information concerning this incident has been asked by the
Government.
With the greatest respect, etc.,
