Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-28
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NICARAGUA ABLLZE.
III, PoDulaCo Wild With WaTliko
Enthusiasm.
NAY INVOLVE OrHER REPUBLICS.


hlANAuUA, Nicaragta, Feb. -. Via
gslyes,Jn, Textile revolution L.
now In full blast, anJ all the cllics Of
Nicaragua on this side Of the ]couatfy
ere In arms ami preparing either TO
,upp5rt President Zllaya or contribute
men for tho march Of his enemies
uron the capital, Managua.
Fugi.ivcs who have reached this
cy rom Leon, the old capital ui
Nicaragua, headquarters Of the rebels,
which Is opposed to tho liberal. or
Z.laya party, on general principles,
and A. a result VI differences Of Ions
tfaudinp, chief Of which 10 the trans
ferpf the capital from Leon 10 Mana.
rua. say TINT tho Luouists urr IN
arms 10 o D % aud rapidly Organizing
nu army with which to advance
upop Mauagui. They nave the
advantage OF possessing more modern
aims aud artillery; nut the adhet
rnta Of tne V%rosiiunt are not
encouraged, and especially ~ the
Granada Conservative, concerning
whosB attitude 90 D body there was
tomu doubt, declared themselves today
I'm favor Of Zrlayn. This means almO.t
MALT OF the battle won, for Maenya will
undoubtedly follow the lead Of Gran.
aba. The latter city has more COM
mefolal Interests than any other city
Of EioarAgua. Besldce, It II the sAst.
efn mort OF Lake Nicaragua, bnd the
stopping place VI the steamers that
cross the lake TO Fort San Carlos, NJ
the mouth Of the San Juan river, by
which waterway communication with
TIE Atlantic ocean u maintained via
San juan del sur, buttot known no
Gftytown, near the eastern entrance
o. the proposed maritime canul OF
Nicaragua, In which cit e " tho
Uuiled States nto interested. Thus
with Granada aud other smaller cities
supporting him, President LclHyA
hopes to crush the rebellion In uue
time. The l0ss OF Granada would most
likely have turned the tide against tho
PRESIDENT. Then again, tho support u
the conservatives " Gfhuadh, VINO afc
IN the majority by long odds, Il not
lukUwRTm support. They te~ltgfnpheu
! 10 the president today Offering MIN the
sum OF 81 100000 with which 10 equip
lthe troops being huffiedly enrolled 10
defend tue capital against the LuOnisls
NIfl NnNAN NANNNNnN NhlNNANNAHs AN
Ger WIS promptly accepted.
Che military authorities here are
working night and day, anu tue popu-
lace ~ wild with waTilke enthusiasm.
Three thousand men and twenty
pieces OF artillery are already mustered
mere, hut the men are armed with
RfmS on rifles, the supply " cart
ridges -s.nitsd aud the ammunition Ia
bal. Ot'Uf ten cartridges tried by an
tflclsl this mofning, only four oxpl0d-
ud. Incidentally IL may bO added, the
soldiers VI Nicaragua 20 barriOOted, are
dressed In jean jumpers anu pants snd
n straw hat. A ii tie, bayonet u car.
tfltEo belt completes their equipment.
Consequently tho expense Of putting n
few thousand men IN the Held Is not
gtOat, so long ~ the government can
uulAin arms. The cost Of feeding n
N%iCsTaguan n also very lightly a low
btaus aud a plantnin make q good
meal for soldier IN thiH county AMI
they Will undertake lOuE marches
without shoes, GA this divI, anu hght
fairly well into the bargain.
The ptegidtnp- army Will not wait
here 10 be attacked. So soon us oil
the arrangements are made the gov
ttument force Will advance upon Leon
anu try 10 capture that city before the
LtOnistH receive tho reini1rCcmouts
they expect from C]hinAndoga and
other places north. In short, 10 looks
very much like n struggle between
clrflcallsm and liboralI.m, which may
involve other Genital American 10.
publics besides Nicaragua.
The leaders Of tho Lr0niats OF COuttO
arc the leaders OF the clerical party,
aud the head VI the movement " Gen.
Ortiz, an tx president aud a stnuuch
clerical lilo has been an active poll.
tlcian for a lifetime. anu has been
more or less prominently concerned In
all the national movements VI recent
yeats.
There Ia a mmor that Costa Rlca
may take advantage Of the rebellion 10
ieltle some OF the old quarrtls which
havu existed Tor years between that
republic aud Nicaragua, regarding,
principally, tho route u the Nicaragua
canal, and tho rights of Costa Rioa
under the concessions granted ~ the
American company.
In any cast the situation N n most
critical one, not only for Nicaragua,
but Tor all the Genital American Il.
publics, and the presence Of United
States waTships on tho coasts would do
a good deal Of good aud could certainly
DO no harm.
The government forces have com.
menCed an advance upon this depart
menis In revolt against President
Iulayh, without standing IN tho DOZEN.
siye aud waiting tor tho expected a..
tack OF tho LtOnistB.
The town OF NagAfoto wal attacked
ana taken by storm by the govern.
mtnt troops this morning. This town
near tho western shore OF Lake
Aianagua, and only = few miles from
mo border OF the department u the
Occidentel. II IL about twenty-five
miles northwest OF thB city OF Mana.
rua and on the route toward Leon, the
seat Of the revolt.