The Globe-republican., 1891-09-02
ANOTHER TEMPEST.

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| Nicaragua Distributes Her Mite Toward
Outbreaks Among Our Southern Neigh
bOrs-High handed Measures OF the
President.
MANAeUA. Nicaragua, Aug. 25.-
The news telegraphed from Granada
to the United States that there had
been riots there Sunday: that the chief
| of police and six men had been killed
and that three important personages
were to be expelled from Nicaragua
with the warning that they would be
shot if they returned is correct Full
Ter details are now accessible.
Granada on Sunday was the scene of
coup de main by which President
Roberto Sacasa tried to rid himself of
his most prominent opponent and at
the same time nip in the bud a possible
growing revolution. The men arrested
include two ex-presidents of Nicaragua
and the editor and owner of the most
important daily journal in the country.
Granada is practically in a state of
siege and the troops here at the capital
are confined to the barracks. In addi.
ton the opposition to President Sacasa
is growing daily and affairs are assum-
ing critical conditions.
For many years. vigorous rivalry has
existed between the ancient city of
Leon and the mere modern Granada,
and the Inglesistas, or Roman Catholic
church party, whose strongholds are
Leon and Managua. Granada for many
terms past has furnished the country
with the president, but at the last cleo
ton, by undue means, the pregressists
claim, Sacasa. a Leon man. was
chosen president He had been
senator up to the somewhat mys-
terious death of President Carazo, two
years ago last October. This
was not approved by the pro-
gressist party, and President Sacasa
became more and more unpopular as it
became known that he, backed up by
the Leon, or church party, had deter
bring about his election to the presi-
dency after he had filed out Caracas
unexpired term. In spite of the opposi-
ton party and the increasing unpopu-
larity of his administration, he sue
ceeded in his ambitious plans and in
November last was elected president
The spies employed by the admins
tration seem to have pointed out OK
President Gen. Chamorro, ex-Presi-
dent Gen. Joaquin Zavala, Don Ansel-
mo Rivas, editor and proprietor of the
Diaro Nicaragunse of Granada, the or
gan of the progressist party and the
leading newspaper of Nicaragua; Don
Enrique Guzman, a son of Gen. GuZ-
man, and Don j. d. Rodriguez former.
~ attached to the Nicaraguan legation
at Washington, as the most dangerous
leaders of the progressist party in
Consequently after taking
every precaution to meet revolution
airy outbreak, President Sacasa de-
termined suddenly to arrest these men
and exile them under pain of being in
stantly shot should they return.
This plan was executed Su. day. The
men above mentioned were most unex-
pectedly arrested on the charge of con-
spring against the government and
were taken to the quartet
The arrests caused great excitement
in Granada and vigorous attempt to
rescue them was made. The quartet
was attacked and the soldiers fred
upon. The latter returned the fire and
a mum Der on each side were killed and
The exact number of casu.
alties is not known, but it is known
that the chief officer of the police and
at least six soldiers were killed and
that some fifty citizens were shot.
Gen. Chamorro and the other prison
ers were subsequently brought to Man.
aqua under a strong guard and Granada
was placed in state of siege pending
the subsiding of popular feeling. The
prisoners yesterday were sentenced to
be escorted across the frontier and or
dered never to return under penalty OF
death. They will be secretly taken to
the frontier, but to what point, whether
on the Honduras or Costa RIGA line, is ,
not generally known. Possibly they
will be allowed to embark on some YES