Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-26
THE RIOrINo IN GRANADA.
The Result OF Prompt Effort to Suppress
Political Uprising.

POLITICAL Uprtstng.
Later information from Managua Nicaragua,
confirms the reports of riots at Granada on
Sunday. The occasion Of the disturbanc was
the arrest of opponents of the government
who were supposed to be plotting revolution.
Five opponents Of the government. including
two ex-presidents, were exiled. The chief Of
police and six men were killed.
Granada is practically in a state of SIEGE and
the troops here at the capital are confined to
the barracks In addition, the opposition to
President Sacasa is growing daily and affairs
are assuming critical position.
For many years vigorous rivalry has existed
between the ancient city OF Leon and the more
modern Granada. and between the progress
lists, whose headquarters are at Granada, and
the Ingesistasts or Roman Catholic church
party, whose strongholds are Leon and Mama
qua Granada for many terms past has fur
nished the country with the president. but ct
the last election. by undue means, the progress
lists claim sacass, a Leon man. was chosen
president. Sacasa had previously been q SEN
ator. and on the somewhat mysterious death of
President Caraco. two years ago last October.
Senator Sacasa was duly chosen to fill out the
unfinished term.
This was not approved by the progressist
party, and President Sacasa became more and
more unpopular as il became known that he
determined to leave no stone unturned TO
bring about his election to the presidency after
he had filled out Caracas unexpired term. In
spite OF the opposition party and the increas-
ing appropriately of his administration, Sacasa
succeeded in his ambitious plans, and in No
vember last was elected president
THE PRESIDENTS PROMPT ACTION.
The report that an attempt was to be made
to Dust the president by force Of arms led to
prompt action on his part to put down his en-
emies.
One complaint against President sacasa is
that he controls elections by the presence of
police soldiers Mt the polls.
The spies employed by the administration
pointed out eI-President-GeneralC hamorro,
ex-President-General joaquin Ravala, Don An
selmo Rivas, editor and proprietor OF the
DtdrlO Nicdra,eriense Of GraBada, the organ
OF the progressist party and the leading news
paper of NIcaraugua; Don Enrique GuzmRn a
son OF Gen. Guzman, and Don ]. ID. Rodriguez
formerly attached to the Nicarauguan legation
at Washington, as the most dangerous leaders
Of the prcgressist party in Granada. Conse-
quently, after taking every precaution to meet
a revolutionary outbreak. President Sacasa de-
termined suddenly to arrest these gentlemen
and exile them, under pain of being instantly
shot should they return. This plan was exc
cuted Sunday. The men above named were
most Unexpectedly arrested on the charge of
consplring against the government and were
taken to the quartet. Their arrest caused
great excitement in Granada and q vigorous
attempt to rescue them was made.
THE FIGHT.
The quartet was attacked, the soldiers
were fired upon. the latter returning the fire,
and number on each side was killed and
wounded The exact number Of casualties
Is no. known but it is reported that the chief
officer of the police and at least six soldiers
were killed. and that some fifty citizens were
shot. General Chamorro and the other pris-
oners were subsequently brought to Mama
qua under a strong guard, and Granada was
placed In u state of siege, pending the subsid-
ing OF popular feeling The important pris-
oners yesterday were sentenced to be es-
corted across the frontier and ordered never
to return. under penalty Of death. The pris-
TO what point, and whether on the Honduras or
sibly the prisoners will be allowed to embark
on some vessel at Corinto.
The Chamorro, Zavala and Guzman families
are among the most wealthy aud important in
Nicaragua, and consequently the arrest and
expulsion of the gentlemen named causes in
tense excitement
1t is not known that in addition to the arrests
just made other persons are under surveil-
lance. People would not be astonished if some
member of the Cardenas and of the Lacaya
families were also to fall under the presidents
displeasure.
1t Is said that the present political troubles
do not affect the progress OF the work On the
maritime canal, though Don Rodriguez one of
the gentlemen expelled is known to have been
hostile TO the American enterprise.