The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-26
WAR IN NICARAGUA.
Details of the Uprising Against Presi-

dent ZeIaya's Governments.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Feb. 25.-The flag
of rebellion has once more been raised i'm
Nicaragua, and reports received here from
the north this morning show that the
whole district north of Lake Managua, in
Guiding the departments of the West and
North, are in open rebellion against Presi-
dent Zelaya. Martial law has been pro-
claimed and the impressng of men into
the army is being pushed rapidly. The
President is supported by a wing OF the
Liberal party and two thousand men are
already undaD arms. This town, the cap
ital, is being actively made ready for de-
fense, as the insurgents, whose headquar-
ters are at Leon, the old capital of Mica
ragua and the center of the old Roman
Catholic population, as opposed to the
Catholics of more modern views, are ex-
pected to make an attack on this city. A
strong detachment of the Leon,sts has al
ready left that town, and it Is believed that
Managua will be attacked tomorrow or
the next day. The Conservative party in
this city met this morning and resolved to
give moral support to President Zelaya and
also determined to send exPresident Car
denas and General Avigil to Granada, near
Lake Nicaragua, to inform their partisans
there of their determination to support the
President. The insurgents are supported
by portion Of the political power, but up
to the present what is known as the op-
position party proper has not Joined the
rebels.
The antagonistic feelings of the people of
Leon and its vicinity and those of Mana
qua date from away back, and are found
ed on 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 occupation of Corinto by the British,
and which at one time. it was feared.
would fall into the hands of the British ad-
miral. have, owing to political intrigues,
found their way to Leon and are now to
be used against the President and his sup
porters. The excuse for sending the arms
to Leon was that certain party here was
i'm favor OF a dictatorship being declared.
and that. therefore. II was advisable that
the modern arms and ammunition should
be stored at Leon, where IL was asserted
there was less likelihood of a demonstra-
tion for or against the government. The
Leonists were powerful enough 10 have
their way in this matter, and it would
seem from the present developments that
this was only one feature of plot to over
throw the government OF President Zelaya.
The United States minister, Mr.. Lewis
Baker, has cabled to Washington, request
ing that the United States gun vessel Alert,
which is understood to be near this coast.
be dispatched to Corinto in order to pro-
tect the property of the United States citi-
zens. President Zelaya has a number OF
troops forty miles west of this city. but
he is without information as to the exact
doings of the revolutionists. The forces of
the conservative party have all rallied TO
the support of the President during the
present crisis.
The sum and substance Of the demands OF
the Leonists lis a complete revision of the
Constitution, giving further and more popu-
lar representation, and that the Constitution
In future should contain provisions making IL
impossible for dictatorship to be declared.