Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-27
LATEST NIcARAGUAN ADvIcEs.
The Government Troops VIII Attack the In
surEents Tonight.

The Government Troops VIII Attack the In
surgepts Tonight.
The New York Advertisers special from Ma
nagus, Nicaragua, says:
A vanguard OF the government troops will
attack the revoiutionists on the night OF the
9Th, and IL this succeeds Is 10 the general
opinion here, and for good reasons, that il will
be the death blow to the revolution, notwith-
standing reports to the contrary, which are
disseminated throughout the revolutioniss
sources
Here in Managua Q sense Of security and con-
fdence is felt in the sacasiss government, as 10
known that the revolutionists have exhausted
peated attempts TO obtain funds from either
New York, London, Hamburg or Paris,
whereas the government has shipped by the
Pacific mail steamships contributions amount
ing to several thousand quintals Of coffee and
cocoa. against which it can draw from s400 900
to $500 600 in United States gold
The drafts for this amount must be paid by
the Nicaragua banks at sight. II the banks
refuse to pay them the government will seize
upon the banks and confiscate all the funds
they have in their possession. which 10 esti-
mated to be from o. 600 600 70 5000 600.
With this amount in the hands Of the govern
ment IL is easy 20 foresee the outcome Of the
revolution, as the insurgents cannot in any
way raise anything like a similar amount, even
with all the resources at their command
Its very difficult TO transmit cable dispatches
from this country 70 the outer world. owing to
the interruption Of cable communication be-
tween San Juan Del Sur. which 10 in the hands
OF the reyolutionists. and Corinto. Dispatches
nave TO be transmitted via Jamaica, Havana
and Key West. as Costa Rica does not desire TO
become implicated in the Nicaragua troubles.
The merchants and others Of this republic
know that their cipher messages will not be
interfered with, owing to the treaty between
Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
TREArrSo WITH TIE psuRoENrs.
special to the World from Managua, MIC
srsgua. says:
President Sacasa has sent q second commits
sion 10 treat with the revolutionists and to
endeavor TO make terms
IL 10 believed, however, that this commission
VIII pc ~ unsuccessful as the first was. as Sa-
casa has imposed one OF his principal con-
ditions OF peace that his adherents. IL not him.
self personally, shall retain part control OF the
new government
The government at Managus has information
from Costa Rica
OUTSIDE AID ASKED.
The Worlds special from Guatemala says:
Commissioners from Nicaragua, sent by
President Sacasa. have arrived here TO ask this
government for aid and intervention 70 put
down the revolution
But President Barrios refuses 10 interfere
until he has consulted the other Central Amer
lean republics and principally Salvador, as. &C.
cording to the treaty, none of the Central
American republics can interfere in the in
ternal Affairs Of another
IL 10 known that Honduras IL inclined TO take
a hand in Nicaraguan affairs
Sscass Is reported to be unable TO control
his troops. who are said TO be committing all
kinds OF excuses, thus embittering the people
more and more against him.
Sscass, it is learned. had a number OF
political prisoners shot in the interior of the
srtiiiery barracks at Managua. not permitting
them TO have even the semblance of a trial
Sacasa's troops have not been paid and many
threaten to 60 over to the enemy.