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Panamans Convinced ThatMaragiah Despot Is Deliberately Working to Bring
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Legislation Will Be Undertaken by Congress
Previous to Adjournment for Holidays.
About Intervention to Freven$ ueieaT oy nevoiunomsjsis nnxiousw
Escape From Republic to Enoy lll-Gotten Gains Wrung
From - Citizens-f)y Arbitrary Measures.
Reign of Terror Maintained in Managua De
clare Reports Received at Bluefields. i
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ANTAGONIZED
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EXPECT TROUBLE
Regarding Railroad Measure
Recommendations.
ANTIPATHY TO BOND ISSUES
fin Affect Proposed Waterway
Improvements.
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NO ANTI-TRUST LEGISLATION
Until Supreme Court H?s Passed
Utfou Cases Involving Shrnu.n
law Believed Taft Will
Defer Message.
(Associaltd Prta Rtpcrt.i
- WASHINGTON December 11 Appro-
priation legislation will bo undertaken uy
oongreM before the adjournment for holi-
days. There has been a general supposi-
tion that all measures of this character
would be postponed until 1st of January.
Chairman Tawney of the committee of
. appropriations has upset this by declar-
ing that an appropriation bill could b.
passed before the Christ mas adjournment.
Mr. Tawney lias found a ready second in
Chairman Payne of the ways and meanj
committee and the two putting their
heads together have arranged a progrsri
which will Insure the pannage of the Dl-
trlct of Columbia appropriation bMI and
possibly the army bill before the departure
of the solons for thel'- homes.
"They must earn their turkey before
theyat It" Mr. Tawney said when re-
minded of the anxiety of some of tha
members of both houses to get away next
' Saturday.
EARLV ACTION DK8IRED.
:j . Th. leaders of the present congress ui
' ' going to have th appropriation hills
passed an early as possible. This plan U
. Indepeadent of all other legislative
'. rhrmM. TlMf r. 4o alaauiti tn con-
" "greas. One favors extensive general legis-
- " latlou. The other takes the position that
t ' In view of the fact that a general tariff
' Mil was passed in the extra session i-on-gress
should be content to do very Utile
more during the present session than
pass the appropriation bills. The latter
faction takes the position that in recent
years there has been too much legislation
rather than too little. They say the coun-
- try needs and wants are small.
RAILROADS C.M'SK WORRY.
All recognize that some effort probably
will be made to carry into effect the rec-
ommendations of the president containe.l
In his annual message or in the special
messages which he has promised lie Is
laying out an extensive program and nr
body believes that it will be possible 19
do all that he will ask to have done.
Ills recommendations with reference U
railroad legislation are apt to give mora
trouble than anything else because It la
. expected that there will be a public de-
mand for much that he will recommend
and because congress Is always divided
on the policy to he pursued with refer-
ence to the roads.
ANTIPATHY FOR BOND lSSl'KS.
The conservation. Irrigation postal sav-
' lngs banks merchant marine and other
questions will not attract so much at-
- tentlon anil may be more easily put aside
than the railroad oueation. There Is a
general antipathy to bond issues and any
. measure Involving such a feature will lie
vecy carefully considered before It Is
enacted.
No one expects any anti-trust legisla-
tion until the supreme court shall have
" had an opportunity to pass upon the im-
portant cases involving the Sherman law
1 which are now before that tribunal or In
a way to reach It soon. So sensitive
however la congress to all suggestions
on this subject that much concern Is ex-
pressed over even the prospect of such
a message as the president has promised
regarding It and It Is presumed the mes-
sage may be deforred until alter the ac-
tion of the court.
Aside from appropriation bills there will
' be little attempt at legislation during the
present week.
The senate will meet tomorrow. The
house will meet Tuesday.
a THLETY-TWO LIVES LOST.
' Nine Frozen Bodies Found in Open
Boat.
. (Atftiattd Prist Rtport.)
ERIE. Pa.. December 12. With her flag
at half-mast the State fisheries boat.
Commodore Perry brought to this port
today the dead and frozen bodies of nine
of the crew of the Bessemer and Mar-
quette ferry No. 2. whichleft Conneaut
: Ohio. Tuesday morning carrying tWrty-
' two men and which probably foundered
: In the middle of Lake Erie.
News ot the finding of the bodies hav-
ing reached the city thousands of per-
sons swarmed to the wharves. As soon
as the boat made fast a force of men
with tackle set to work raising the
bodies of the dead men to the deck.
TWO DtMIGRAlTTS KILLED.
Three en and a WomajMnjured in
Peculiar Aocident
Auociattd Prtu Rtfort.')
CHICAGO December 11 Two Immi-
grants were killed and three men anl
' oao woman Injured In a peculiar accident
to a northbound Chicago and North west-
s' n passenger train hers today.
Aa the train crossed bridge a rail was
. torn loose. It ripped th.tnigh the baggage
.and smoking car o t ie. smoker the rail
decapitated one twiiiiaTant and killed an-
other. The engines and fireman were
injured. An Immigrant woman and ati-
Uier man were also hurt. .. .
SUMMARY OF NEWS
THE WEATHER.
forecast for Houston and vicinity for
Monday Fair and colder.
Temperature and precipitation records
for Houston for the twenty-four hours
ended at 7 p. m. Sunday:
Temperature Maximum 39 minimum 30.
Pjfccipltation .25 inch.
(Associated i'rui Riport.)
WASHINGTON December 12. East
Texas Fair Monday and Tuesday wltli
slowly rising temperature variable
winds.
West Texas Fair and warmer Mon-
day; Tuesday fair.
1-oulfdana Fair Monday colder In
southeast portion; Tuesday fair warmer.
northwest winds becoming variable.
Oklahoma Fair Monday; Tuesday fal-
wanner.
Domestic.
TWO MKX were killed tnree injured and
one woman injured In an accident on
tlie Chicago and Northwestern railroad.
THK FOI'NDRRINO of a ferry boat on
Lake Krler-lt is believed cost thirty-
two lives nine frozen bodied being re-
covered. PROF. J. H. OORK declared at Washing-
Ion that the proofs of Dr. Cook's discov-
ery of the North Pole were insufficient
to satisfy the National Geographical so-
ciety. ARBITRATION proceedings with regari
to the switchmen's union grievances
and (he dispute between tiie telegraph-
ers and tho Illinois Central will begin
today at Chicago.
THK. CONTEMPLATED fight against the
steel corporation will be discussed ly
the conference of the executive conned
ot the Federation of Labor and the of-
ficers of the Iron Workers' assocatlon
which meets at Pittsburg today.
Foreign.
KIN" LEOPOLD. It was reported at
Itrussels- suffered a severe rHapse ana
ins luituiuoii we ueciuicu iu uk ex-
tremely grave.
THE Sl'PRKME court ot Panama ruled
that the expulsion of V. G. Spillei .
charged with enticing laborers from t he
canal zone from Panama was Illegal.
THE SYNDICATE of French banks
forgied ut Paris for the purpose of list-
ing steel common stock dissolved after
realism" heavy protltp during the past
year.
THK OPINION was expressed at Pan-
ama that Zelaya voluntarily antagon-
ized the Cnlted States In order to avoid
suffering defeat at tho hand of the In-
surgents. 'REPORTS FROM Blueflelds Indicated a
reign of terror at Managua. flOO politi-
cal prisoners being on the verge of
starvation In the Zelaya capital and
thnt Dr. Julius Iras was attempting an
uprising to depose' Zelaya and assume
the presidency.
Washington.
IT WAS reported that the appropriation
bills will he acted upon by congress
previous to adjournment for the holi-
days. KXTEN810N of American citizenship to
such Porto Rlcans as desire II was rec-
omended in the annual report of the bu-
reau of Insular affairs.
A STATEMENT Issued by Secretary Mae-
Veagh explained (he new corpora lion
tax and Indicated that it was based on
corporation profits and nt receipts.
SECRETARY of Commerce and Labor
Nagel in his report advocates the ex-
pansion of the duties of the bureau of
corporations and laws for the stamping
out of the "white slave" traffic.
THE REPORT of Attorney (ieneral
Wickersham Indicated a material de-
crease in Jhe number of prisoners In
various Federal prisons during the fis-
cal year ending June 30 190S.
Texas.
B. Q. EVANS opened his campaign for
congress In a speech at lone Oak.
A CLASS of twentv-five were Initiated
by tho Galveston Knights of Columbus.
R. B. CLARK died in an open boat on
Palacios bay being caught by a north-
er while fishing.
ALL hope for the tug Jlnunie has been
given up by officials of the Bowers
Dredging company.
"W. J. BRYAN told university students
that he believes there is less corrup-
tion in the government.
J. B. M'CASHILL. watchman at the
Voth mill has disappeared and there
Is much anxiety concerning his fats.
Sport.
THE NATIONAL bnseball commission
wli! meet at New York today.
PATRICK F. SHEEDY. a well known
sporting1 man died at New York from
heart disease.
THE FACLLTY of Cornell university
adopted a resolution favoring the re-
vision of football rules.
SOl'LES In a Stearns car at Los An-
geles broke the coast record in a six-
hour race going 393 miles.
JOE CANTILIiON at Chicago announced
that he will manac) he Minneapolis
American association club during the
coming season.
FORMER MANAGER FINN of the Little
Rock Southern league team made a pro-
test that he be retained by Chatta-
nooga which now owns the franchise.
Houston.
TWO flue fires gave the fire department
their only runs Sunday.
THE temperature showed a big drop in
Houston Sunday morning.
W. H. ROBERTS was stabbed in a dif-
ficulty at Brunner last night.
THREE Jewish lodges celebrated B'nai
B'rlth day in Houston Sunday.
HIS EXPULSION WAS ILLEGAL.
Buling of Panama Supreme Court
in Spiller Case. -
iAtfdattt Prtts Rtfart.)
PANAMA December 12. The supreme
court decided today that the decree Issued
by President Obaldla expelling W. G.
Spiller from the country was Illegal and
ruled that Spiller may remain in Panama.
Spiller was charged with Inducing canal
laborers to leave the Isthmus and Lieu-
tenant Colonel Goethals. chief engineer of
the canal requested the Panama govern-
ment to deport Spttler. In order to meat
the case. President Obaldla leaned an
executive decree declaring that the en-
ticing of canal laborers from the coun-
try was a misdemeanor punishable by
expulsion.
Two Drowned While Skating.
OAK HARBOR. Ohio December It-
Nelson Davids aged IS years and Mary
Mylander aged il years both school
teachers. were drowned today while skat-
ing. ' - -
iAtieciattd Priu Report.)
PANAMA. December 12. It Is the opin-
ion of Panamans that President Zelaya
of Nicaragua Is riding for a fall ftiat
he Is deliberately working to bring about
intervention by the United States hav-
ing chosen this form of humiliation in
preference to the greater one of suffering
defeat at the hands of the . revolution-
ists. For the past sixteen years during
which time Zelaga has been in power
according to the statements of men now
on the isthmus who are conversant with
affairs in that republic. Nicaragua has
been ruled by a 'group of eight daring
clever and conscienceless men who have
looked upon the country as their own
personal property. This group has grown
enormously rich by a systematized pil-
lage of the revenues of the State and
of Individuals. It Is estimated that
Zelaya is worth about $20000000 gold
most of which he has Invested In Brus-
sels and London.
SPOILS WERE NOT DIVIDED.
It Is said to be well established that
the chief cause of the present revolution
was the failure of Zelaya to distribute
among his seven associates a loan of
$T.O0000O recently secured from Europe.
The men remonstrated but all to no pur-
PROFITS IN STEEL
VENTURE OF FRENCH SYNDI-
CATE WAS TERMINATED.
Dissolution Followed Record Gains
by Members in Operations in
Common Stock. .
Associatea Press Report.)
PARIS December 1". The syndicate of
French banks which was formed last
spring with the expectation of listing a
million shares' of steel common stock on
the Paris bourse was dissolved a fey
days ago. afler liquidating Its holdings.
The syndicate's profits according to gos-
sip in financial circles were'' large prob-
"Miy'""xreedlng those ot any financial
transaction In which the Interested banks
have been engaged In recent years.
COMPILATIONS ENCOUNTERED.
It Is explained that the syndicate's de-
cision to distribute its holdings was due
to complications which arose In connec-
tion with the proposed listing especially
the delay In the work of the commission
appointed by M Caillaux the minister of
finance to conduct an Investigation of
foreign securities.
Herman Harjes Jr. of Morgan Harjes
& Co. confirmed the dissolution of the
syndicate today.
BOURSE ACTIVITY RENEWED.
"The proposition to list steel" he said
"emanated from influential French cir-
cles who saw In the introduction of Amer-
ican securities a prospect for renewing
the former activity of the Paris bourse
and at the same tlroe opportunity for ad-
vantageous Investment for the Fremh
public. As the entering wedge they se-
lected steel common. Steel was then
quoted at 64: it is now selling at 91. In
the meantime the dividends doubled.
"During this Interval transactions It)
steel on the New York exchange was
considerably larger than those Jn any
stork so that the object the Interested
parties had In view would apparently
have been more than fulfilled and It
seems regrettable that the French public
did not have a chance to participate In
the profits of the transactions."
LEOPOLD IS CRITICALLY ILL.
Belgian Monarch Suffered Relapse
and Life Is Feore 1.
(Astocioted Prist Rtport.)
BRUSSELS. December 12. King li-
poid who has been seriously 111 for the
past fortnight but who was believed to
be convalescent suffered a sudden re-
lapse today and his condition is very-
grave. An official bulletin says:
'The rheumatic pains have disappeared
but the king Is suffering from a disquiet-
ing affection of the abdomen."
Supplementary Information Indicate
that the affection is an obstruction of
the Intestines. The specialists who were
called in to consult with the palace
physicians did not disguise from their
aged patient the gravity of the situation
although they don't regard it as des-
perate. The king who Is In possession of all
his faculties conferred with Baron Gof-
Jflnlte his private secretary to whom he
gave a few Instructions.
LADY CHURCHILL MISSING.
Viscountess and Three Children
Disappeared at London.
(AssotMttJ Press tfcpert.l
LONDON. December 12. A sensation
has been occasioned in society by the
mysterious disappearance of Viscountess
Churchill sister of the earl of Lonsdale.
Lady Churchill' arrived in St. Pancrass
station with her son and two daughters
the night of November 3. She has not
been seen since although advertisements
have been published.
According to rumor. Lady Cnurchlll re-
cently consulted a spirit medium who
assured her that It was her duty to leave
her h us bend Viscount Churchill and
take her children away.
Taft Address to Clow Jubilee.
IA nectstW Prttt Report.)
NEW YORK December 12. Th. Metho-
dist Episcopal churches of New York and
vicinity began today their African mis-
sion work In Africa this coming year. - It
Is expected that announcement will l
made tomorrow -that the fund of 3sOS01
which the jubilee committee asked has
been completed. Tha jubilee will cloae
tomorrow night with an address by Praat-
den Taft. v
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pose. Zelay refused to pay off on the
old basis Od even threatened that if
they did-not aubmlt gracefully he "would
turn against them the system which they
had Jointly 'Wanked. This system was
simple 'but dtf active. Its modus operandi
was about follows:
Whenever. n any region of the country
a citizen waa found In lawful possession
of a piece f property of any consider-
able value. 'Jin agent of the group was
sent to htrjl lo ask the price for which he
would-acll & When the price was made
knawn-AlifMnt woule offer to buy it
for about ofie-tenth of its value. This
offer bslnir refused the agent was then
at liberty tj 'outline hie proposed retalia-
tion saying; k
MEASURES WERE ARBITRARY.
"If yon doti't sell we will denounce you
as a conspimtoT We will spread rumors
about your'ctlv1ty in behalf of the
revoluttonaUTFfaetlon which we are care-
ful always to have stirring about some-
where in tnl country. We will try you
with our Judge In our court before our
jury and entence you to be shot as a
traitor andhave your property confis-
cated. WW V you be shot or will you
selir OS
Sometlmess the men were shot and the
country at lrg Imagined these men
were real conspirators and applauded the
verdict .andJhelr execution. When the
Me.MltM .....tl
A CRISIS IMPENDS
IN AMERICAN - NICARAGUAN
CONTROVERSY.
Labor Troubles Also Center of In-
terestTo Hold Conference on
"Open Shop" Policy.
(Attociatcd Press Report.)
Signs of a rapidly approaching crisis In
Nicaragua retain for that republic the
t.p line in the program of events for the
coming wee. Other topics that hold an
almost equally progressive Interest are
labor trouble. In the I'nfted States ami
the recent; series of crime mysteries In
various nart4nf the country. Across the
Atlantic attention centers oA the British
political campaign and the deliberations
of the Danish scientists over the North
Pole records of Dr. Cook.
While the switchmen's strike In the
Northwest remains unchanged both sides
claiming victory one of the most Impor-
tant labor conferences of the year will
begin at Pittsburg Monday. At this con
ference plans will be begun to combat the
'open si
shop" policy In tho mills of tin
States Steel corporation.
L nlted States Steel corpof
The grand Jury will continue its investi-
gation of the Ocey Snead murder mystery
in East Orange N. J.
In Kt. Louis another Jury will look into
the death of W. J. F.rder alleged to
have been brought about by Mrs. Dura
L. Ioxe.y.
San Francisco is trying to ro-.md up
more Chinamen for the Tong murders
while Savannah Is trying to find the man
or men who brutally killed Mrs. Kliza
Oribble and Mrs. Carrie Ohlander last
week and nearly murdered Mrs M.ivcie
i Hunter.
Detroit Is affected by the atrocious
murder of a little girl.
The magnates of both t!ie maj.'i lase-
ball leag-i.s will meet In New York Ill's
week. Their gathering will be p d- d
Monday h the meeting of the National
baseball commission. The election of of-
ficers of the National league and a prom-
ised revival of the umpire bribing scan-
dal that followed the final New York-Chi-cagoo
National league game a year ago
p.re objects of great Interest.
Cor.gress expects to be unusually busy
this week In an effort to clear away as
much routine business as possible In
readiness for the sterner controversies
that will follow the holiday adjourn-
ment. President Taft goes to New York Mon-
day to attend the diamond jubilee of lim
Methodist Episcopal church. Tuesday
nht ho will be the guest of the ham-
ber of commerce In New Haven Conn.
The affidavits of August W. Loose and
George H. Dunkle who say tiioy prepared
for Dr. Frederick A. Cook flctitloix Arc-
tic data will be sent tMs week to tha
University f Copenhagen. Dr. Cook's
whereabouts is yet a mystery.
WOULD REFORM CONCORDAT.
Spanish Government Opened Nego-
tiations With Vatican.
(Associated Press Rep" 1
MADRID December 12. The govern-
ment is about to reopen negotiations wi'ii
the Vatican for the reform of the con-
cordat of 1RS1. which is one of the prin-
cipal articles of the liberal program. This
tias already been unsuccessfully a..empt-
ed by previous liberal mlnlsterles
The modifications sought principally af-
fect the clauses relating to liberty of
conscience and education and limitations
of religious orders.
The municipal elections throughout the
country today resulted in a triumph for
the liberals. The republicans however
made many gains.
Many Injured in Theater Panic.
(Associated Press Rtport.)
CLEVELAND. Ohio December 12.-A
cry of fire started when a woman fell
downstairs from tha balcony of the Maj-
esty theater here tonight causing a panic
In the crowded house. Mrs. William
Rlchter. Miss Corrlgan and Miss Mary
McCafferty were. crushed In. the crowd
and removed In ambulance. Many other
women and a number of children sus-
tained Injuries.-'. . .
originators of this system found them-
selves threatened they promptly surren-
dered all save one. This one turned
revolutionist with the result lh;it an
army uf several thousand men were soon
in the field and Blueflelds and the entire
eastern coast conquered.
VOLUNTARILY ANTAGONIZED
AMERICA.
This la the view of the situation as
taken here where to be sure there are
many Nlcaraguuns. strongly opposed to
Zelaya. They are of the opinion that
Zelaya sees that the game Is up and Is
anxious to make his departure In safety
from the republic. He would much rath-
er stay in the eyes of the world as hav-
ing been forced out by the Unljed States
than by his own people however and
this Is why he has provoked reprisals
by the brutal shooting of Cannon and
Groce.
The statement Issued by Zelaya to the
effect that the revolutionists had em-
ployed the two men to mine the San
Juan river and that they were captured
after they had exploded one mine near
the transport Diamante Is given no cre-
dence here. This version Is contradicted
by a deserter from the Zelayan forces
who has confirmed the previous report
that each of the Americans was cap-
tured while reconnoitering some hills
near the river.
"OPEN SHOP" POLICY
TO B CONSIDERED AT PITTS-
BURG LABOR CONFERENCE.
Gathering Is Significant ai d Will Be
Prolific of Results To Fight
Steel Corporation.
(Associated Press Report.)
PITTPBI'RC December 12. One of the
most momentous labor conferences of re-
cent years will begin here tomorrow
when the executive council of the Amer-
ican Federation of Labor and the Na-
tional officers of the Amalgamated As-
sociation of Iron. (M eel and Tin Plate
Workers open discussion over the strike
of the American Sheet and Tin Plate
company a subsidiary of the United
States Steel corporation. The conference
Is scheduled to discuss the tin mill em-
ployes' strike but it is known that le-
fore the deliberation will have ceased
subjects ranging from the strike of the
hand-made glass worjeers of the middle
States and the switchmen of the North-
west will have been thoroughly threshed
out and campaigns long and bitter fully
mapped out.
I'ongp-ps will be appealed to and as a
last report r sum of money will be put
"aside by the federation council to stand
a lonu strike siege along many lines of
industries.
President Samuel GomperH Is In attend-
ance at the conference and tonight in a
short interview stated that the present
inhering of union labor leaders was
sigulfltTiit and would Is? prolific of great
results.
Principal among the many subjects to
be discussed by the labor leaders will be
thr fight contemplated against the steel
corporation by union men the country
iner. As a last resort this strike win he
celled In all of the various plants and
producing concerns of the United States
Ttee1 corporation according to a prorr.5-
ncnt federation official's statement to-
night. Itut the strike will only be called
fcfti-r attempts to settle otherwise hav
failed.
The "open shop'' policy of the steel
corporation seems to be tho bone of con-
tention over which the federation offi-
cers are mostly highly Incensed. Two
hundred labor leaders will be In attend-
am e at this conference.
WAS OWN EXECUTIONER.
Dramatic Suicide by Unidentified
Man at Nashville.
i A.'sociatrd Press HcporlA
NASHVILLE Tenn December 12. -Using
a pistol an unidentified man commit-
ted suicide liy shooting himself through
the head this afternoon on First avenue.
North. When found a magazine lay by
his side opened at a page on which was
the following marked paragraph: "And
in ihe unwritten code governing his de-
cisions all offenses had a onimoti p-n-altv
deuth."
The article was entitled. "A Self-Constituted
Executioner."
The suicide was well dressed. In his
hat were the initials "A. .1. O." and the
trademark of a New York firm. In tic
inside iHK-ke: of his coat was the nam.;.
"J. iKi'or;:." and marks showing tba;
the raiment w;is made in SherbrooKc
ijuel.ee. Ills linen w is marked "a. j. j .
and tlice same initials were on his got 1
w..ih. Panging from his watch chain
v.i.s a Knights of tyth!as badge. He waa
about 40 or 45 years old and a hunchback
tils face was smooth shaven and drawn
and emaciated as If from dlscaat.
COOK PROOFS INSUFFICIENT
To Convince National Geographical
Society Declared Irore.
(Atsivuited Press Report.)
WASHINGTON. lecember. 12. "The
National Geographical society) will have
to receive more proofs of Dr. Cook's
discovery of the North Pole before It can
decide on Cook's right to make sucn
claims."
This statement was made tonight by
Prof. J. H. Gore the commissioner ap-
pointed by the geographical society to go
to New York to gather evidence of Dr.
Cook's Journey.
Prof. Gore Interviewed and cross-examined
John R. Bradlev Cook's backer and
also Captain August W. Loose and Geo.
II Dunkle. the two men who declared In
affidavits that they drew up the astro-
nomical data used by Dr. Cook In de-
scribing his dash northward.
Prof. Gdr.'a report will be made la a
few daya.
SUPPORT FOR IRAS
AT THE CAPITAL OF NICA-
RAGUA. But American Interests Do Not Fa-
vor Him as a Successor to
Zelaya.
(Associated Press Report.)
MANAGUA December 12. Outwardly
Managua Is peaceful. There have been
no military preparations and the people
are unconcerned. Band' concerts aro given
daily on the plaza and to all Intents con-
ditions are as they were before the
United States delivered Its final word to
Zelaya
There is much intriguing however
among the better classes and the cafes
are the centers of various conspiracies.
The revolutionists in Leon Granada and
Managua are warring among themselves
each being eager for supremacy. Those
In Managua are openly declaring triat
they have been assured of the assistance
of the United States and they Insist upon
being permitted to choose Zelaya's suc-
cessor WOULD NAME SUCCESSOR.
Zelaya declared recently that he waa
negotiating with the revolutionists to se-
cure their Indorsement to a successor to
the presidency who would be acceptable
to all parties and that he had submitted
the name of Dr. Jose Madrlz judge of
the Cartage court. It Is believed how-
ever that Dr. Madrlz would be objec-
tionable to the Estrada revolutionists. It
would he dangerous to Impose a man in-
dorsed only by one or two factions as
the other factions would likely make this
an excuse for a further rising. Dr.
Julian Iras minister general who ha
also been suggested as a possible suc-
cessor to Zelaya. would be powerful
enough to crush an uprising In the event
of his selection huf it is understood he
Is not favored by the United States. '
The quiet harbor of Corinto at wtilch
tne British survey ship Shearwater -has
Just arrived and the Mexican warship
General Guerrero la momentarily exffttct-
ed with the volcano El Vlejo Iri the back"
ground has resemblance to the bay of
Naples. The city Is on a low IslSnd.
overgrown with mangroves and Is con-
nected with the mainland by a railroad
bridge.
REVOLUTION IS UNHEEDED."
The harhor Is commanded by the old
Fort Cardon with a handful of bare-
footed soldiers who are adorned with
two garments of blue with pink trim-
mings cartridge belts bayonets and old
model rifles.
n the approval of the commandant of
the port proposed railroad passengers
may secure a local passport. The Inhab-
itants are alert. Intelligent nd outwardly
happy. Th coffee and sugar cane har-
vest Is beginning to be hampered by lack
of labor. The men have been drafted
into the army and hundreds of women
and children s-e engaged In the harvest-
ing work Notwithstanding the fact that
the men have been compelled to take
up arms the revolutionary trouble and
the Impending trouble with the United
States give the people of Corinto little
thought. It is so in practically every- sec-
tion of Nicaragua a revolutionary move-
ments are by no means uncommon.
At Managua Zelaya Is surrounded by
three classes of allies first his relatives
who hold many of the offices; second va-
rious foreigners who are In a measure
his partners and third the members of
his government.
SEEK AMERICAF SANCTION
So Estrada Advised Insurgents'
Washingto.. Representative.
(Associated Press Report.)
WASHINGTON. December 12.-Set.or
Castrlllo the representative of the Nlca-
raguan insurrectionists In till city today
received a cablegram from General Es-
trada head of the revolutionary move-
ment which declares that the revolution-
ists are strongly entrenched at Rama and
that the forces of Zelaya are two days
march from the city.
The cablegram asserts that revolution-
ary victory Is certain but following it
the revolutionists will take no steps un-
til their program Is approved by the
Htate department at Washington. This
is presumed to refer especially to any
decision that may be made In the can
of President Zelaya should the Insurgents
wit..
The cablegram as translated by Senor
Castrlllo is as follows:
"Rama via Blueflelds December 12.
Castrlllo. Washington: We occupy our
impregnable position In Rama town with
an army more numerous and more de-
cided than ever. Enemy is two days'
march from Rama. From there he asks
us for a parley. We are disposed not to
concede anything and are sure of our
victory.
"That is our true situation and believt
n e that our plan from the beginning has
been to capture the enemy at Kama We
are disposed not to take resolute action
without approval of department of State
to whom you must communicate this.
"Kstrada."
At the time this dispatch' was received
the State department announced that It
was without advices from Nicaragua to-
dav. Any action the department con-
templates will be taken only-upon Infor-
mation from the department's official
sources of communication. "
Drafts Made on Favy Yards.
(AsscUud Prttt Report.)
BOSTON December 11 A hurry call
for marines to proceed with the cruisr
Prairie on her interrupted trip from Phila-
delphia to Colon was made from Wash-
ington upon the three Now England navy
card. . today. It yielded but ninety -six
men. drafts of- twentyfive men from
Charleston thirty-nine from Portsmouth
and thrrty-two from Newport. R. L all
that were available - '--A ... .! . i
HELD IN CHAINS
500 Imprisoned on Political
Charges.
JULIUS IRAS I J CANDIDATE
Attempting Uprising to Depose toe
if
President. 't
TO PREVENT MARINES' ADVANCE
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Oftcaraguan Government Troops Re
nortec! Entrenched to Keen Amer-
iean TrnAfis TYnm nrnatrillf.
Bridge to Corinto. :'V
..' . . .W-.i:
.ssoctatea rrets nepon.r -' v .'.
BLUEFIELDS Nicaragua December'
source that a ftlfn of terror la being
maintained In Managua and not lose than.
600 persons Identified with political - at-:
fairs are in chains or prisons. A .Cath--
ouc society nu it-cii uiudiw w -"
sending food to the prisoners and. they -are
in a fair way to starve to death as
the government allows them only t ceptsa
a day for food. . ' '.'
Corporal punishment Is meted out dally'
to various alleged offenders. . t
Zelaya in order to create an impree-
BIUI1 llllll HIV I.T-111 llircill VI LI.V IWF '
of Managua Is hostile towards America
and Americans recently ordered Eralle
Estrada a prominent liberal and a brother .'
of the revolutionist chief to organize a
demonstration against that country mod '
iitt. i m uui 1.1 nut iriumm Ml ww "
Zelaya had him arraigned on a fictitious
charge. . - - ."r.-V.:'."
. " ' IRAS SEEKS PRESIDENCY. I1 W ;.
It Is charged that Dr. Julius raahe
minister "general who. has ;toany . adher-'
cnts at I.on' and Chlnadenga; has bee
making attempts to .sturt aa uprhrtng . !n
his favor a. .JS.I.ya'a v;suSes.ar but
whether or not wttH Zelaya. consent 4s
not known. It Is reported also that Iras'
home had been "surrounded by. soldiers.
Further atlthorftatlv advtcea received
here state that. 600 of ZelayaV1 forces
have been entrenched for the purpose of
preventing the American marines from
crossing over the bridge Into Corinto. j
Since Thursday last when Centre I IBs-'
Jrada became. - practically . certain that
General Vasques - in command ot a por-
tion of Zelaya's army' was attempUng
to make a detour of Rama to seize an
unguarded river point and descend upon
Blueflelds the forces of . the . revolution -have
been acting with great energy.
Kama has been occupied7 and lesa im- '
porta nt river landings have been strongly
guarded. All available-boats have been
held ii) reserve to carry reinforcements .
to any point that may be threatened
REVOLUTIONISTS ARE ACTIVB. . "
General Chamarro and 30 men arrived
here today to assist In guarding' the en-
tire sixty miles of the Escondldo river
from Rama to Blueflelds. General Cha- '
marro left 300 men guarding the land''
roads between Blueflelds and Greytown '
In an Interview this afternoon the pro- '
visional secretary of state Adolfo DJaS :
said that the Zelayan troops would not
be able to march (overland from Grey-
town because of the swamps and jungles '
and that they would not bo able to use
the river boats. For these reasons Gen-
eral Chamarro could afford to Weaken
the Greytown forces without tear of the
result. ' ';
While the provisional government would "
welcome additions to the marines Which
the United States cruiser Des Moines has
aboard. Secretary Diaz declared that Ks- y
trada's forces were capable of defeating
any attempt to attack Blueflelds.
Scouting parties are out In every dlrec- '
tlon to determine the objective point of. :
General Vasques who. asked for two
days' extension of time to enaMe him to .
communicate with Zelaya. As General
Vasques Is In possession of the telephone .
system over which probably ten minutes
would suffice to transact his business
with Zelaya this request waa regarded
with suspicion and was refused. . .
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MEXICO WOULD ARBITRATE.
Enrique Creel Advocated' Peace
With Nicaragua. . Y"
(Associated Prtst ReptrtJ
WASHINGTON. December 12. Enrloua
C. Creel formerly Mexican ambassador-
to this country and who came her. as .
special envoy for his government In tha ..
Central American embrogllo arrived to- (
day and will bring his mission before the
State department Tuesday. While Insist-
ing that his government had "abounding -faith
In the good judgment and sound
diplomacy of the State department' ;
Senor Creel subtlety indicated that Mex-
ico was not altogether In accord wtli
the vigorous measures being employed by
the. United States to bring the Zelaya
government to time. ;( ?
"Mexico Is the friend of both the Cen-
tral American republics and of the United
States" he said. "My government would
like to aid In settling the present dispute
and It Is In a peculiarly happy position
to further that end." - .
The time for the creation of the United .
Htates uf Central America haa not yet ar- -rived
in Senor Creel's opinion and -he be-
lieves that such -an amalgamation will
be by evolution rather (ban by. moans o(
revolution. r - r ' ' "
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Marines Arrived tt Colon.' C '
(Associated PmiRtptri.) j'
xCOLOM December tt-Th . .t'nite
States transport DlzJeWtth IW-inartm
aboard walca sailed front Philadelpi
December (. arrived here at p'ciock t'
morning and ' proceeded to Crista)
I .wailing io irsr
I aaununltiojr to
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