The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-26
OLD JEALoUSIEs FIGURE
Rebels Have rIuch Arms and
Ammunition.
Minister Baker Sends a Cable Re-
questing That the United States
Gun Vessel Alert Be at Once Dis
patched to Corinto, in order to
Protect the Property OF United
States Citizens-Exact DofnGs Are
in Doubt.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, via Calves
ton, Feb. 25.-(Copyright, 1895, by Asso-
ciated Press)-Reports have been re-
ceived from the north this morning
showing that the whole district north
of Lake Managua, including the de-
partments of the west and north, are
in open rebellion against President
Zelaya. Martial law has been pro-
claimed and the impressing OF men in
to the army is being pushed rapidly
The president is supported by a wing
of the Liberal party. Two thousand
men are already under arms The
capital is being actively made ready
for defense. as the insurgents, whose
headquarters are at Leon, the old cap
ital of Nicaragua and the center OF
the old Roman Catnonc populauoA7 las
to Catholics of more modern views ere
expected to attack this city tomorrow
or the next day. The Conservative
party of this city this morning re-
solved to give moral support to Pres
ident Zelaya, and also send eX-PreSi-
dent Cardenas and General Alvigel to
inform him of the determination to
support the president. The insurgents
are supported by a portion of the politi-
cal party in power, but up to the pres
ent the opposition party proper has not
Joined the rebels.
The antagonistic feelings of the peo-
pie Of Leon and its vicinity and those
of Managua date from away back and
are founded upon old jealousies having
RELIGION AS THEIR BASIS
and more modern ideas, on the other
hand, as their excuse.
Unhappily for President Zelaya, a
large consignment of modern arms and
artillery, purchased in Germany, which
arrived here shortly after the occupa-
ton of Corinto by the British and
which, at one time, it was feared
would fall into the hands of the Brit
ish admiral have, owing to political in
trigues, found their way to Leon and
are now to be used against the presi-
dent and his supporters.
The excuse for sending the arms to
Leon. was that a certain party here
was in favor of a dictatorship being
declared and that, therefore, it was adj
Visable that the modern arms and am
munition should be stored at Leon
where it was asserted, there was less
likelihood Of a demonstration for or
against the government. The Leonists
were powerful enough to have their
way III ILLS matter dHQ II WOULD seem
from the present developments that
this was only
ONE FEATURE OF A PLOT
to overthrow the government of Pres
ident Zelaya.
The sum and substance of the de-
mands OF the Leonists is complete re-
vision of the constitution, giving fur
Their and more popular representation,
and that the constitution in future
should contain provisions making it
for a dictatorship to be de-
clared.
The United States minister. Mr.. Lew
is Baker, has cabled to Washington |
requesting that the United States gun
vessel Alert, which is understood to /
be near this coast be dispatched to |
Corinto in order to protect the proper
ty of the United States citizens.
President zelaya has a number Of
troops forty miles west of this city, but,
he is without information of the ex-
act doings of the revolutionists.
The forces of the Conservative party
have all rallied to the support of the
president during the present crisis.