San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-01
N|CARAGUANb|DG[T.
Financial Crisis Beats That
OF Mexico.
VARIOUS PLANS FOR REPLEN
ISHING THE TREASURY BE-
ING CONSIDERED.
RehellionS Populace Grasring At Alb
Sorts Of Conclusions Anent
The Situation And Accuse
President Zelaya Of
ENLIGHTENMENT,

Managua, Nicaragua, Aug. 1S.-
Correspondence of the Associated
Press--Reports are currentof conspira-
cies and Threatened revolutions against
President Zelaya's government. These
reports come from the civil depart
ments of Rivas, Granada and Metag-
alpa. 1t is also reported that Presi-
dent Zelaya has received letters
Threatening him with assassination.
These troubles are said to be due to
the very bad financial condition of
Nicaragua, the oppression of the mill
tary government and the extraordi-
nary expenses incurring in keeping
under pay large number of soldiers,
policemen, detectives and spies.
The financial condition i'm Nicara-
qua seems to be growing worse in
stead of better. One hundred and
seventy per cent and more premium
is now offered, apparently without
takers, for reliable bills of exchange.
Nearly all foreign silver coins have
been reported for sale as bullion, and
parties are hording the zoe, Zoe, and
&c cent silver coins of Nicaragua and
the soils of Honduras. Not one of
these coins contains more than IS per
cent of silver.
The government of Nicaragua is
three propositions for re-
lief; first, that of establishing "banco
to issue paper money
based on the estimated value of real
estate; second, the passage of legis-
lation which will allow the govern
ment to issue S1,00O,O00 of paper
money to be guaranteed by 100000
pesos silver, furnished by Europeans;
third, the introduction of an arbit-
rary system of taxation which will
compel owners of real es-
tate in Nicaragua to become guaran-
teers if such amount of paper
money as the committee appointed by
the government of Nicaragua may de-
termine. In the meantime, the peo-
pie of Nicaragua are apparently be-
coming very restless and they are eX-
hibiting as much dissatisfaction as
possible under the existing govern
ment.
Many persons believe that the |
government itself is boarding silver
for purpose of being able to sustain it.
self in power in the event of the break
ing out of the threatened revolution, |
Or in case war should occur with /
Costa RIGA. Others assert that the
president of Nicaragua has arranged
10 hoard money in Europe, hoping to
i've like wealthy European prince
when it is impossible for him to
onger remain in power.
Hon. ]. ID. Rodriguez, envoy extra
and minister plenipotentiary
rom the Greater Republic of Central
America to the United States, who has
,een' visiting his home in this city, left
ecently for San Juan del Norte for
he purpose of pleading before Gen.
alexander, the arbitrator appointed
" President Cleveland to determine Ii
he merits of the controversy over the
astern commencement of the bound Ii
nv between Costa Rica and Nicara- q
.ua. This difficulty grew out of the {
declaration in the treaty of April, S
SIS. between Costa Rica and Nicara- s
ua, to the effect that the eastern ex- S
ension of the boundary between those
wo countries should be the center Of
he channel where the Rio San Juan
Ell Norte enters the sea. The trouble +
that the channel Of the river n
hanges. 1t is now several miles to II,