The San Francisco call., 1898-02-07
REBELS LED BY ADAN GARDEN AS Rapid Spread of the Revo- luton in Nicar-
 agua.
EXiles Fastening Honeward to Assist in Unseating
 Zelaya.
Conservatives Effect a Fusion With the Disgruntled Faction of
 the Liberals.
Copyrighted 1898 by James Gordon Bennett.

SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua, Feb. 6.-Nicaragua's latest revolution is one of Conservatives against Lib erals. The movement has spread rap- idly. and in Riuas, on Lake Nicaragua there is a belief that there will soon be fighting there. San Juan del Sur is now held by the rebels.
 pr. Adam Cardenas, who was presf- dent of Nicaragua In 1884, is at the head of the present movement. He has pre- pared a proclamation to conservatives, in exile since their failure in Septem- Der are arriving from Costa Rica in large numbers. In the meantime, I have received advices from Riuas to the effect that President Zelaya Is rushing troops to San Juan del Sur and to the Costa Rica border. This last move is to check exiles, who are returning to Nicaragua.
 Every available fighting man in this district is being pressed into service by the Government, and strong garrisons of regulars and recruits are being placed in all cities. Wires have been cut in all
 
 communication between cities is very difficult Patrols have been established in the principal roads, in order to pre- vent communication.
 PANAMA, Feb. 6.-I have seen a let ter dated San Jose, a week ago, stat ing that there would soon be revo- lution in Nicaragua, and asserting that Costa Rica is backing the movement. Nicaraguan exiles in this city are jubi- lant at the outbreak, and predict that President Zelaya, although successful in crushing, in his four years of office. many revolutions, will have to fall now. This movement is the result of fusion of the Conservative party with the dis s1dent Liberal wing. I learned from the revolutionary junta here that Dr. Adam Cardenas,, who was president of Nicaragua from 1883 to 1887, is at the head of band which invaded San Juan del Sur from the Costa Rican frontier The junta refuses at present to disclose its plans, but says the rebels are well supplied with arms and money. Mem bers of the junta will probably leave here for Salvador on February 10 Events continue favorable to the cause of the rebels. A large number of Mica raguan exiles in Salvador are ready to join the revolution. Honduras. in re- turn for Nicaragua's aid in putting down the Puerto Cortez rising, headed by Enrique Soto recently, will support President Zelaya, but is not expected to receive any comfort from Salvador.
 NEW YORK, Feb GA Washington special to the Herald says: Other than to take measures to protect the Mica raguan Canal Commission from injury. the administration will not interfere in any way in the revolution in Mica ragua. The gunboat Newport, which conveyed the commission to Greytown. is still at that port, and the cruiser Alert is at San Juan del Sur, making a survey of Brito harbor. If necessary for the protection of members of the commission, the commanding officers of these gunboats will probably land ma- rines, just as is done in cases where American property interests are en- dangered. The authorities desire that the commission shall complete its work as rapidly as possible, and if a request for protection should come from Rear Admiral Walker they will undoubtedly direct the landing of forces by both the NeWpOrt and Alert