St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-26
PROTECT AMERICAN CITI- y
ZENS.
REVOLT IS IN FULL SWING.
BELLION AGAINST PRESIDENT
ZELAYA.
sHREwD MOVE OF THE REBELS.
Laid Their Plans Some Time Ago to
Secure Possession of Big Com
signment of Arms.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua Feb. 25.-Tna
United States minister Lewis Baker
has cabled to Washington requesting
that the United States eunboat Alert,
which is understood to be near this
coast, be dispatched to Corinto in or
der to protect the property of the Unit
ed States citizens. President Zelaya
has a number of troops, forty miles
west of this city, but he is without in
formation as to the exact doings OF
the revolutionists. Reports received
here from the North this morning
Show that the whole district north of
Lake Managua, including the depart
ments of the West and the North, ara
in open rebellion against President Eel
ava. Martial law has been pro-
claimed. and the impressing of men
into the army is being pushed rapidly.
The president is supported by a wing
of the Liberal party, and 1000 men are
already under arms. This town, the
capital is being actively made ready
for defense. as the insurgents, whose
headquarters are at Leon. the old
capital of Nicaragua, and the center of
the old Roman Catholic population. ara
opposed to the Catholics of more mod.
attack upon this city. a strong detach-
ment of the Leonists has already left
that town, and it is believed that Man.
aqua will be attacked tomorrow or
the next day. The Conservative party
in this city met this morning, and re-
solved to give moral support to Pres
ident Zeiaya, and also determined to
send ex-President Cardenas and Gem
A ioi1 tn .lo
aragua, to inform their partisans there
of their determination to support the
president. The insurgents are sup.
ported by a portion of the political
party in power, but up to the pres
ent, what is known as the opposition
party proper, has not Joined the rebels.
The antagonistic feelings of the peo-
pie Of Leon and it's vicinity and those
of Managua date from away back,
and are founded upon old jealousles,
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-
tion 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 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 advisable that the
modern arms and ammunition should
be stored at Leon, where, it was as
serted, there was less likelihood of a
demonstration for or against the gov
ernment. The Leonites were powerful
enough to have their way in this mat
ter, and it would seem from the pres
ent developments that this was only
one feature of a plot to overthrow the
government of President Zelaya.
The sum and substance of the de-
mands of the Leonists is a complete
revision Of the constitution, giving fur
ther and more popular representation,
and that the constitution in future
should contain provisions making it
impossible for a dictatorship to be de-
clared.