The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-02-28
THE WAR IN NICARAGUA.
The Revolt Against President 2e-
laya Now in Full Blast,
GOVERNMENT ON THE AGGRESSIVE,

Loyal Soldiers Make an Advance Upon the
Revolutionists and Capture Town.
Granada Loyal 60 the President, and
Masaya viii Doubtless Follow Suit.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua Feb. 2s-The
revolution is now in full blast, and all the
cities of Nicaragua on this side of the coun-
try are in arms and preparing either to
support President Helaya or to contribute
men for the march of his enemies upon
the capital, Managua.
The government forces have commenced
IN advance upon the departments in re
volt without standing on the defensive
and waiting for the expected attack of the
Leonists. The town of Nagarote was at
tackled and taken by storm by the govern
ment troops yesterday. The moral effect
of its capture is bound TO be great, and it
is regarded as most important victory
for the government.
Fugitives who have reached this city
from Leon, the old capital of Nicaragua,
headquarters Of the rebels, which is OPP
posed to the Zelaya party ON general prin-
ciples, and as a result of differences of
long standing chief of which is the trans
fer of the capital from Leon to Managua,
say that the Leonis6s are in arms to
man and rapidly reorganizing an army
with which to advance upon Managua.
Fhey have the advantage of possessing
more modern arms and artillery but the
adhorents of the president are not dis
couraged, especially as the Granada con
serVaGlves, concerning whose attitude as a
body there was some doubt declared them
selves yesterday in favor of Zelaya.
This means almost half the battle won,
for Masaya will undoubtedly follow the
lead of Granada. The latter city has more
important commercial interests than any
other city of Nicaragua. Besides, it is the
eastern port of Lake Nicaragua and the
stopping place of the steamers which cross
the lake to Fort San Carlos. at the mouth
of the San Juan river, by which waterway
communication with the Atlantic ocean is
maintained, via San Juan del Sur, better
known as Greytown near the eastern en-
trance to the proposed maritime canal of
| Nicaragua. Thus, with Granada and other
smaller cities supporting him, President
Zelaya hopes to crush the rebellion in due
time. The loss of Granada would most
likely have turned the tide against the
president.
Then, again, the support of the Con-
| servatives of Granada, who are in the ma
! JOIluy Dy long OuuS, Is nO1 lukeWdfm sup
port. They telegraphed to the president
yesterday Offering him the sum of s1,OOO,-
600 with which to equip the troops being
hurriedly enrolled to defend the capital
against the Leonists and their clerical
supporters. The offer was promptly ac
cepted.
The military authorities here are work
ing night and day, and the populace is
wild with warlike enthusiasm. The mill
tary band which on certain nights in the
week plays in front of the presidents pal
ace now plays there nightly, and all the
patriotic airs are loudly applauded by thC
crowds which gather about the executive
mansion. Last night the president wa,
compelled to appear three or four times il
answer to the demands of his admirinl
supporters.
Inc soldiers of Nicaragua go barefooted
are dressed in jean jumpers and pant
and a straw hat, and rifle, bayonet anC
cartridge belt completes their equipment
Consequently the expense of putting
few thousand men in the field is not very
great, so long as the government can OBJ
tain arms. The cost of feeding a Nicara
guam army is also very light.