New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-14

UPRISING CAUSED BY MOVE TO LOCATE THE
GOVERNMENT IN NICARAGUA zE-
LAYAs POWER FEARED.
Manasua. Nicaragua. Nov 22.-Thomas Rega-
Iado. the commander of the Salvador Army at
Santa Ana. joined, with his soldiers. revolution
against the Government Of Salvador on Novem-
Der Il. Capturing the capital, San Salvador
General Regalado assumed the powers OF the
Government President Gutierrez. accompanied
by some of his Ministers and small bodyguard'
having fed into Honduras.
The revolutionists alleged that the uprising
was due to the fact that the Government OF
Salvador under President Gutierrez had as
sunied the obligation OF joining the union or
Salvador Honduras and Nicaragua as the United
States Of Central America. and of handing over
to the new Government the custom houses ana
the munitions Of war OF Salvador without hav-
ing submitted the matter OF the union or the
constitution Of the new federation to the de-
csion Of the people.
The people Of Salvador had remained quiet in
the preliminary work Of organizing the new
Government. but when II learned that the
commissioners had decided to remove the capt.
tai from Amapala. on Tiger Island. Gulf OF Fon-
SEGA. Honduras. to the town OF Chinandega, IN
the fertile valley OF Chinandega, near the Pa
ciHc. in Nicaragua they rose In rebellion, de-
claring that by this move the three states
forming the union would be placed in the power
OF President Zelaya OF Nicaragua II he desired
to assume the policy of dictator.
zELAYA's AMBITION FEARED.
This fear Of President zelaya's ambition was
evidently shared by many Of the most intelligent
and wealthy people of Honduras and Nicaragua
no Of a
trail America was by its own decree to go on
November II to Chinandega, but the revolution
in Salvador induced the commission controlling
the Federal Government to make hurried
change from Amapaa to La Union. a port on
the Gulf OF Fonseca. In Salvador This move
however, made too late 10 influence the
people Of Salvador.
on November II the Government OF the United
States Of Central America ordered the Gov
ernors Of the States OF Nicaragua and Hondu-
ras each To forward at once to La Union four
thousand armed soldiers we'll supplied with ar
tillery and other munitions OF war. commissary
supplies etc. orders were also given that two
thousand soldiers be sent from the Federal dis
trict Neither Of the States. however appeared
TO have enough money to carry the orders into
execution. and failed To display any active anx-
iety In the matter. The laboring class in the
Federal district apparently heard OF the decree
in time TO escape in such numbers that only
about one thousand men could he impressed into
the Federal army.
MILITARY LAW DECLARED.
The Federal Government on November II de-
creed that a state Of siege military law ex-
listed in Nicaragua and Honduras although the
people Of these States are az present quiet. The
planters begging the authorities not to i'm
press the workingmen as the coffee crop Is
ripening, and If not soon gathered will be lost.
LabOrers are scarce.
Much Of Ncaragua's coffee crop Of 1897 was
not gathered because of the large number Of
men impressed into the army between Septem-
her. 1897. and May. 1898. owing to the revolu-
tionary conflicts in Nicaragua and the efforts Of
President Zelaya to prepare for a possible war
with Costa Rica- Consequently. great was
the decrease in the amount Of coffee harvested
that the import tax Of one cent gold. pound on
coffee. pledged to pay the interest on the bonded
debt due by Nicaragua 10 European bondhod-
ers. showed deficiency Of about $4,000 gold
instead Of the surplus at first expected.