St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-07

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Exciting Events-Compromises
Which Do Not Compromise
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Truce at Last-Congress to
Pay All the War Bills.
Capt. John McCafferty. travelling cor
respondent of the San Francisco Jour-
nal of Commerce, who has spent many
months in Nicaragua during the upris-
ings of the populace, arrived in st. Paul
yesterday to see friends. He gives an
interesting account of the exciting
times down there. He left Nicaragua,
sailing from Greytown for New York,
Aug. IL. At that time the Leonese. or
Liberal party, was once more in power,
with strong probability that the Gran
adinos (Catholic) party would under
take to make another uprising. He
said of the matter:
"Sarcasa, Liberal, was the rightful
president of the republic. The Grana-
dinos party undertook to overthrow him,
and it was Minister Baker who fixed up
a cessation of hoStilities. He kindly
interceded, and tixsd up the best peace
possible under the circumstances. BY
the terms of this Sarcasa was TO retire
from the presidency, and provisional
government to be formed, consisting OF
five members-two from the LeOneses
and three from the Grenadines. Sar-
casa was given the privilege of ap-
pointing his successor. The terms
were entered upon, and Sarcasa
appointed as provisional president
Machado, of the Leoneses. This was
effected June2. The provisional govern
ment was to hold until congress could be
convened for the election of perma-
nent president, the meeting to be held
inside of four months. The peace
agreement was hardly signed before the
leaders of the Grenadines party began
conspiring for the presidency. and hav-
ing II ajority of one in the provisional
government, they Immediately removed
all officials of the IeOneSe following.
Their general conduct became so AFRO
CANT that President Machado and the
other Leon member of the government
retired in disgust.
July II, the LeOneSeS reVolted against
the provisional government. Then the
government, consisting OF only three
Grenadines, rushed troops fLom Gren-
ada. RivaS, and adjacent towns; in fact,
even from Rama, to Managua, the
capital, circulating all kinds of blood
curdling rum0rs about the immediate
humiliation of the Leonese rebels.
Improved to be all buster. As an illus
tration Of the sense of honor which the
leading citizens of Nicaragua possess,
l will state that on the morn
ing of July IA, Gen. S. Zelaya
called upon the provisional govern
ment and rendered his personal services.
The government declined, asserting that
Zelaya being the recognized leader of
the Liberals, his connection in any ca
pacity with the government would be
regarded as menace to its power.
After this Zelaya, i'll company with
Ii. e. Low, vice United States consul,
called upon Hon. Lewis Baker. Zelaya
complained of the arrogant bearing of
the Grenadines, asserting that they had
wahtonly violated Bakers peace arbit-
rament. and concluded by saying that
he would go to the LeoneSeS that mid
highland with 200 picked men would cut
his way out of Managua and reach
Leon. lie did as he promised, reaching
Leon on the evening of July Is, where
he received all ovation and was made
mmander-in-chief of the LeOneses'
army. One surprise followed another.
and, as striking illustration of the in.
consistency of the people, on the even
ing of July 16 Gen. j. Zavala, leader of
the hrst revolution, was elected presi-