The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-12
REV0LUTIONISTSW WIN.
The Government of Nicaragua
Practically 0verthrown.
EP-PREsIDENT zAvALLA A VICTOR

The Revolutionists in Possession of the
Nicaragua Canal. and the United States
Steamer Alliance Ordered to Join the
Atlanta in Protecting Our Interests.
WARRINGTON, May 12-The Nicaraguan
revolntionists have practically overthrown
the government and are in complete
possession of the Nicaragua canal. A dis
patch received at the state department
tells of the victorious progress OF the
revolutionary forces and indicate tn.
complete overthrow of the late admins
tration.
The dispatch received by Secretary
Gresham was sent from San Juan del Sur
port on the west coast of Nicaragua, by
MIR. Newall, who is consul at Managua,
the capital of the country. He states in
his message that no communication is to
be had with the cable office. and it is pre-
sumed from this that he was obliged to
send his dispatch from Managua to San
Juan del Sur by mail or messenger in or
der that it might reach the state depart
ment quickly.
Mr.. Newall's dispatch is in substance as
follows:
1.-The revolution commenced April oS,
headed by ex-President Zavalla. The
revolutionists hold Greneda, Managua,
Riyas, Gonzales, Matagalpa and San Juan
del Norte. They are well armed, even
having good supply of Gatling guns.
The government forces number 200c.
poorly organized and led, while the revo
lutionists number from 5000 to 5000, com
manded by prominent generals. The gov
ernment forces made three unsuccessful
attacks on Managua. Martial law ha:
been declared and decree has been issuee
for forced loan of 5000 0OOp
1t is learned from another aut hentie
scource that the revolutionists are in pos
session of the Nicaragua canal, and it was
on this information and that contained in
the dispatch from Mr.. Newall that Secre
tary Gresham applied to Secretary Her
bert for another vessel to be sent to Mica
ragua.
The Atlanta, now at New York, has al
ready been ordered to Greytown on the
east coast, but as the revolutionary move
ment is nearer the west coast, in the
neighborhood of the capital, it was deemed
best to dispatch a vessel to that part of the
country. Accordingly orders were sent by
telegraph to the commander of the Al
lance at San Francisco, directing him to
proceed at once with his vessel to a point
on the west coast
No grave fears are entertained in official
quarters that trouble will result from tho
possession of the Nicaragua canal by the
revolutionists. From the information con.
tanned in Mr.. Newalls despatch it is
evident thst the revolutionary forces have
almost complete control of affairs and
speedy recognition from the United States
will follow a demand for such action.
Nevertheless this government has deemed
1T best TO be on the safe side, and all steam
will be used by the Atlanta and the
Alliance in making their journeys south
ward.
Valuable storehouses belonging to the
Nicaragua Canal company are located at
both ends of the canal and number of
ships are, according to another dispatch
received, under the control of the forces OF
ex-President Lavalla. 1t is deemed inn
practicable to send a force of United States
marines to guard the canal for its full
length, but some such action would prob
ably have been taken had the revolutions
lists obtained control of the canal before
their ultimate victory became assured.
The likelihood of severe fighting between
the opposing forces along the banks of the
canal, with the chances in favor of great
damage being done to property of the canal
company would have caused this govern
ment to make some display of an armed
force from one end of the canal to tho
other.
DR.. Guzman, the Nicaraguan minister,
was not Mt all disturbed when shown tho
state department advices from Consul
Newall, at Nicaragua, regarding the sue
cess Of the revolutionists. Dr. Guzman
said that he had received cablegram from
his government saying that the govern
ment had enough troops to quel the
revolutionists, and the trouble would
ultimately end by the comblete over
throw of the disturbers.