The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-26
President Sacasa Gets Rid of His Enc
mics, but ProvOkes Their Friends.
Arrest of Prominent Politicians Followed by an
Attempt to Rescue in Which Six Soldiers
We're Killed and Fifty Citizens Shot.
Two Ex.Presidents and Other Influen.
tial Persons Sent Out of the Country.
Plots and COunterplots in the Little Republic
-Deplorable Condition of Peasants In
the Russian Province Of Kazan.
TROUBLE IN A

TROUBLE IN NICARAGUA.
Ex-Presidents and Others Arrested and Ex-
pelled-Fruitless Attempt to Rescue Thorn.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Aug. 25.-The news
telegraphed from Granada to the United
States to the effect that there had been
riots there on Sunday last. that the chief
of police and six men had been killed. and
that three important personages were to be
expelled from Nicaragua, with the warn
ing hat they would be shot If they re-
turned. lie correct. Fuller details are now
accessible.
Granada on Sunday was the scene Of .
coup de main. by which President Robert
Sacasa tried to rid himself of his most
prominent opponents. and at the same tim
nip he bud q possibly growing revolu-
tion. sgentlemen arrested include two
exp .ents of Nicaragua, and the editor
and ow Ter of the most important daily
journal In the country. Granada is practi-
cally in O 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 as
Stunning q critical position.
For many years a vigorous rivalry has
existed between the ancient city of Leon
and the more modern Granada, and be-
tween the Progressists. whose headquar-
ters are at Granada, and the Iglesistas. or
Roman Catholic Church party. whose
s~trongholds are Leon and Managua. Gran
ada, for many terms past. has furnished
the country with the President. but at the
last election, by undue means, the Progress
lists claim, Sacasa. a Leon man. was chosen
President. Sacasa had previously been q
Senator, and ON the somewhat mysterious
death of President Carazo. two years ago
last October, Senator Sacasa was duly
chosen to fill out the unfinished
the Progressist party, and Presi-
dent Sacasa became more and more
unpopular as il became known that he,
backed up by the Leon, or Church party.
to BRING about lis election to the presi-
dency after be had filled out Caracas unex-
pired term. In spite of the opposition party
and the increasing unpopularlty OF his ad-
tious plans. and, in Novemberl last, was elect
ed President. Naturally. this only served
still further to embitter the feeling exist
ing between the Progressists and the
Church party. 1t was whispered that an
attempt would be made. by force of arms.
to Gust Sacasa from the presidency, and he,
apparently, determined to do his utmost TO
prevent the PrOgressists from bringing
about his downfall. But no trouble was
anticipated until the elections. which are
to be held In November, and very few peo-
pie anticipated that Sacasa would attempt
a coup de main in Granada itself.
One of the great complaints made against
the Leon party and their representative,
President Sacasa. is that they hold the po-
lice. who are soldiers, and carry n rifle and
bayonet, though they wear no shoes, in their
power and use them co control the cleo
tons. Moreover, one of the reforms prom
ised by Sacasa, when q candidate Tor re-
election. was thorough reform of the police
system. People were to be able to walk in
safety In the streets at night. and the po-
lice were not to interfere at elections The
spies employed by the administration seem
to rave pointed out eX-President General
Chamorro, ex-President General Joaquin
Zavala, Don Anse'mo Rivas. editor and
proprietor of the Diaro Nicaraguense Of
Granada, the organ of the Progressist
party, and the leading newspaper of
Nicaragua, Don Enrique GueZman, a cousin
of General Guzman, and Don j.. ID. Rodri-
gueZ, formerly attached to the Nicaraguan
gerous leaders of the PrOgressist party In
Granada. Consequently, after taking every
precaution to meet a revolutionary out
break, President Sacasa determined sud-
denly to arrest these gentlemen and exile
them under PAIN OF being instantly shot
should they return.
THE QUARTET ATTACKED.
This plan was executed Sunday. The
men above mentioned were most unex-
pectedly arrested On the charge Of c~onspir-
ing against the government, n were
taken to the quartet. Their arrest caused
great excitement in Granada. and o vigor-
Gus attempt to rescue them was made. The
quartet was attacked, the soldiers were
trad imam tho fatfar TafnrnfnC the fra and
a number on each side were killed and
wounded. The exact number of casualties
is not known. but 1t Is reported that the
chief officer of the police and at least six
citizens were shot. General Cbamorro
and the other prisoners were subsequently
brought TO Managaa under a strong guard.
and Granada was placed In a state of siege
pending the subsidlpg Of popular feeling.
The important priBOners yesterday were
sentenced to be escorted across the frontier.
and ordered never to return under penalty
of DEATH. The prisoners will be secretly
and whether on the Honduras or Costa
RIca line is not generally known. Possibly
the prisoners will be allowed to embark on
some vessel at Corinto.
The Chamorro. Zavalas and GuZmanifam-
lies are among the most wealthy and i'm
portant In Nicaragua, and consequently the
arrest and expulsion of the gentlemen
named causes intense excitement IL 10
known that. In addition To the arrests lust
made. other persons are under surveillanoe.
People would not be astonished If come
member of the Cardenas and of the Lacaya
families were also TO fall under the Presi-
dents displeasure. General Zavela was
succeeded in the presidency by DIR. Garazo
and Cardenas. The latter was succeeded
by President Garazo, and he. as already ex-
planned. by Sacasa. 1t would thus appear
that ex-Presidents of Nicaragua are not In
favor with the present administration.
General Zavala will be remembered by
Americans as the cause OF the abandon
| ment of the banquet which was to have
been rendered to ex-senator Warner Miller
while the latter wac In this country re-
Gently. To such an extent does the General
carry partisan feeling that when he was
informed that members of the Church party
had been invited TO the proposed entertain
mert he announced that he would not sit
at the same table with them. This led 10 o
heated discussion and the abandonment of
the banquet.
The present political troubles do not af-
feet the progress of the work on the mari
time canal, though Don Rodriguez. one of
the gentlemen expelled. is known 20 have
been a bitter enemy of the American enter
prise. This opposition. however. is said
to have grown from q snubbing which Don
Rodriguez thought he received from the
American Secretary of State while he was
attached TO the Nicaraguan legation at
Washington. Americans In this country
will feel much more comfortable when the
new United States minister, Col. Richard
~ Shopnop of Aauv XorB vaaehaa h.va If