The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-12
THE NICARAGUAW WAR.
Rebels Are in Full Control of
Principal Towns.
WARsHlPs ORDERED THERE
The Big Canal IL in the Hands of tha
Victors-No Fears for Ameri.
can Interests,

PANAMA, May 11.-Newsnapers received
from Costa Rica say that the government
OF Nicaragua has some 5000 men near
Masaya, three krupp guns and three brass
Leid pieces. The revolutionis.s have six
krupp guns and 1000 men. The last ad-
vices were to the effect that battle was
likely to be fought on May II.
WASHINGTON City, May 11.-Cabie ad-
wees at the state department today are to
the effect that the revolution in Nicaragua
Is successful and that the revolutionlsts
are now practically in control of the gov
eminent. DR.. Guzman, the Nicaraguan
minister. has received similar advices. 1t
Is understood that he had a long confer
ence with Secretary Gresham at the state
department today. The dispatch received
by Secretary Gresham was sent from San
Juan del Sur, on the coast of Nicaragua,
by William Newell, who Is consul at Man
aqua, the capital of the country He states
In his message that no communication is
to be had with the cable Office, and it is
presumed from this that he was obliged to
send the dispatch to San Juan del Sur by
maj! or messenger in order that it might
reach the state department quickly. New
ellis dispatch in substance says:
The revolution commenced on April 2s. head
ed by cx- President Zavalla. The reyolutionists
mold Granada, Managua, Port San Carlos, Mata-
Eaipa and San Juan del Norte. They are well
armed, even having a good supply of guns.
The govern ment forces number 1900 and are
poorly organized and led, while the revolution
lists number from 5000 to 5000, commanded by
prominent generals The government force
made three unsuccessful attacks on Managua.
Martial law has been declared and q decree is
sued for a forced loan OF s60a.C00
1t is learned from another authentic
source that the revolctionists are in pos
session of the Nicaragua canal, and it was
on this information and that contained in
the dispatch from Newell that Secretary
Gresham applied to Secretary Herbert for
another vessel to be sent to Nicaragua. The
Atlanta. now at New York. has already
been ordered to proceed to Greytown on
the east coast, but as the revolutionary
movement is nearer the west coast it was
deemed best to dispatch vessel to that
part OF the country. Accordingly, orders
were sent by telegraph today to the COM
mander of the Alliance at San Francisco,
directing him to proceed at once with his
vessel TO point on the west coast. The
Alliance will probably make her head
quarters at San Juan del Sur. There is
no apprehension in official circles that the
new rulers Of Nicaragua will fail to pro-
tect American interests. They will natur-
ally seek to obtain early recognition from
the United States, and this consideration,
aside from international obligations.
it is believed will prompt them
toprotect the lives and property of citizens
of this country, and also observe with
good faith all the contracts and conces-
sions of the former government. Valu-
able storehouses. belonging to the Mica
ragua Canal Company, are located at both
ends of the canal and number of ships
are, according to another ditpatch re-.
ceived. under the control of the forces of
ex-President Zavalla. No information
was received at the state department from
Mr.. Baker, the new minister to Nicaragua.
When last heard from on Saturday, May
6, he was at Panama waiting a steamer to
take him to a Nicaragaan port.
DR.. Gnzman, the Nicaraguan minister,
was not at all disturbed when shown to-
night the state department advices from
Consul Newell regarding the success of
the revolutionists. and expressed con-
fidence that the government forces would
shortly be restored TO power.
VALLEJO, Cal, May 1.-THE United
States steamship Alliance will sail tomor-
row for Central America.