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MASAeCA, Nicaragua. Aug. :3-
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 pcrsonases
were 20 be expelled from Nicaragua
with the warning that they would be
shot IL they returned is correct FHl.
Ter details are nov accessible.
Granada on Sunday was the scene Of
. coup de main by which President
Roberto Sacasa tried u rid himself Of
his most prominent opponeu, and 1t
the same tim. nip in the bud \ possible
growing revolution. The men arrested
include two ex-prcsidents Of Nicaragua
and the editor and owner OF the most
important daily journal In the country.
Granada is practically in . state Of
siege and he troops here at the capital
are confined 10 the barracks in adj
ton the opposition ~ President SacAss
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 more modern Granada
and the Inglesistas, or Roman Catholic
church party. whose s~trongholds Arr
Leon and Managua Granada for many
terms past has furnished the country
with the president bu; NJ the last elec-
ton, 10y undue means, the p~roSressists
claim, Sacasa, q Leon man, was
chosen president lie had been =
senator up to the somewhat y
FERROUS death OF President Carazo, two
years ago last October. This
was not approved by the pro-
grcssist party, and President Sacssa
became more and more unpopular - il
became known hat he. backed up by
the Leon, or church party, had deter
mined To leave no stone unturned Ia
bring about his election Ia the presi-
dcncy 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 cx-
Gen. Chamorro. ex-Presi-
Gen. Joaquin Zavala, Don Ansel-
mo Risas, editor and proprietor of the
Diaro N~icaragunse OF Granada. the or
gan OF the progressist party and the
leading newspaper of Nicaragua; Don
Enrique GuZmau, a son of Ten. Guz-
man. and Don j. ID. Rodriguez. former
ly attached u the N~icaraguan legation
at Washington. a. the most dangerous
leaders oil the p~rogressist party in
liranada- Consequently after taking
p%recaution To meet a revolution
airy outbreak. President Sscasa de-
suddenly 10 arrest these men
and exile them under pain Of being in
shot should they return.
This plan was executed Sunday. The
men above mentioned were most uneN-
arrested ON the charge Of con
against the government aud
we're taken to the quartet
The arrests caused great excitement
n Granada and a vigorous attempt u
cScut tittH was indIc. he quartet
vas attacked and the soldiers fret
ipOn. The latter returned the fire and
number on each side were killed and
Wounded. The exact number Of casu.
is not known. but it is known
the chief officer Of the police and
It least six soldiers were killed and
hat some fifty citizens were shot
Gen. Chamorro and the other prison
rs were subsequently brought 20 Man
qua under n strong guard and Granada
vas placed in n state of siege pending
subsiding of popular feeling. The
yesterday were sentenced To
q escorted across the frontier and or
cred never To return under penalty of
They will be secretly taken tn )
he frontier, but to what point whether
n the Honduras or Costa l;ica line, il
OF generally known. Possibly they l
ill be allowed TO embark on some yes J
I'll nj Corinta :