Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-23
INSURGENTS VICTORIOUS|
News of the Defeat of Saca
 za's Troops Confirmed.
AN EARLY OVERTHROW PREDICTED

The Nicaraguan Rebels Stand Bravely Against the Government Soldiers, Who Fought With Determination, but Could
 Not win-Cause of the Revolution.
 GALVESTON, Tex, May 23.-The report from Granada, Nicaragua, that the revo- lutionary soldiers had won victory over Sacaza's soldiers has been confirmed. This it is admitted by the interested par ties, will be the turning point of the revo- lution.
 As the government army advanced toward Masaya the artillery of the insur- gents opened fire. The advance was tenn potarily checked, but the columns were re- formed and the assault was renewed with vigor and determination.
 Their charge was ineffective. The in surgent troops pushed bravely into the struggle and after hot fight forced the government ssoldiers to retire. The revolutionists are rejoicing over their victory and predict an early overthrow of l Sacaza.
 Cause of the Uprising. l When President Carazo died in August, | 1889, Dr. Sacaza was chosen to sue, ceed him. There was general pleasure among the people on his accession to | power. He was born in the province oi Leon on February 27, 1940, occupied sev- eral important political positions and studied plain surgery and opthalmy in Paris, becoming a surgeon of acknowledged skill, and it was thought would make an excellent President
 Sacaza is a very vain man and on sue ceeding to the Presidency soon had his head turned. He made the mistake o surrounding himself with men of small calibre, whose main interest, with few ex- captions, was personal gain.
 It was in August, 1891, that Sacazs made fatal blunder. He exiled mum | Der of the most prominent and influential men in the Republic, among them beins exPresident Zavala. Anselmo Rivas, edi tor of the best daily newspaper in Nicara qua; Enrique Guzman, very able writer who is the son of exPresident Fernando | Guzman, and a brother of the present Nicaraguan Minister at Washington Many other wel[known men were ordered to leave the country. In an unfortunate struggle at the time two or three of these were killed, among them Jose Pasos, { man widely known throughout the Repub lie.
 The patience of people has it's limits il Nicaragua as well as elsewhere and retri ! OuUlIlOn was DOunU to IOllOW the WanCOl acts of Sacaza. Before the expiration of hi term of office, ad interim, Sacaza was de termined to be elected President for tn full term, and accordingly took all tn means known to the willy politician il Spanish countries to achieve hi ends.
 Drafting into military service for tn time of the election all his pronounce, enemies to keep them from voting, ant liberating from service those devoted t him in order that they might vote, infiu encing mon by promises and patronage of contracts and by every other metho known, exiling the leaders of the opposi tion, buying up or stopping their news papers, he managed to have the election go his own way, and he became the consti tutional President of Nicaragua.
 Then began the season of extraordinar, ! acts under the plea of securing progres and improvement for the country and whe the treasury became depleted friends an relatives were intrusted with q negc tiation of loans, the largest part of whc went into their own pocket. Then tn people could stand no more and the revol of April go followed.
 What the outcome will be it is diflicul to say, but there can be no doubt tha Sacaza's days as President are numbered