Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
REVOLUTIONS RISE AND FALL
Nicaragua supprea,es Reyes and Now
Controls Mosquito Reservation,
AMERICAN ADVENTURES IN THE FIGHTING
Lender Of the Rebellion, General
Reyes, surrcndcrs 10 English tnn-
tnin. hut Later Escapes ANA Is
Now Fugitive In Colombia.

Ccorreeg0ndencc Of the Associated Press)
B1UEFIELDs. Nicaragua, March G--tNia
steamer SuIdul tp New Orleans, Lar h1Feh
l3J-1he revolution which began ou,
month ago under favorable clraar .Hn.es
has come to an end. Nicaragua has GAINED
control ,f the Atlantic coast, formerly
known as the Mosquito reservation ana
General Reyes. who led the revolution, is
fugitive in Colombia
This revolt is the outcome OF dispute be-
tween General Reyes and President Zslaya'
General Reyes refusing to establish the IN
creased duties arranged by the head ci the
national government. In this hght the
general was accompanied by some fifty
Americans, all q whom are now scattered
through the tropics and the United States.
Early in the revolt Reyes captured an armed
tug from Nicaragua and, after very feeble
resistance. this vessel was recaptured by
the Honduras war boat sent by that nation
to assist zelaya,
In the mountains some miles back from
the coast the outposts, oflicercl by Ameri-
cans fought stuLbornly and as a result
Nicaragua lost some sixty men. The COM
missary stores were cut off by the thou
sands of Nicaraguans and retreat became
necessary one Irishman, steve Powers, was
killed and DR.. Shapman, an American
physician. was seriously wounded. Costa
Rican general who came to assist Reyes,
fcarlessly led his men through the lines
Of the enemy at night and escaped These
mountain forces were finally compelled to
surrender and now the victorious Near
aguan troops, drunk and fighting, have
charge of the territory.
Surrcndcrs to English Captain.
General Reyes, realizing that it would be
impossible to hold out against the Near
aguans-all expected outside aid failing to
arrive-surrendered to Commander Simonds
Of the Marietta and Captain Burr of the
English cruiser Intrepid These two YES
sells were compelled to land troops and to-
gethcr they occupied a building in the town,
the English flag floating from one side and
the American from the other. The two con
suls of the two countries also worked in
perfect harmony. 1t was a very striking
illustration of the growing friendly feeling
between the two nations. 1t was these two
consuls who established the Nicaraguan
governor, General Estrada, in power, after
the surrender Of General Reyes.
President zelaya, in an order to his com
manding general, Ruling, gave positive or
ders to send Reyes to the capital, Managua,
in irons. General Ruling guaranteed Gen
eral Reyes a safe departure as substitute,
and now General Ruling is on his way to
the capital, a prisoner under arrest and
awaiting trial before a general court mar
tlal.
The few Americans who had no interests
TO lose and Joined the revolt have made
matters decidedly unpleasant for the mer-
chants who remain neutral and as a result
duties are increasing at n wonderful rate.
The rate of exchange has dropped lower
than ever in the history of the republic
and the situation from business standpoint
Is growing serious.
Both the Marietta and Detroit have left
the coast, possibly for good, and the Eng
foreigners are left to care for themselves.
Official Dispatches withheld.
1t has developed within the last day or
two that the telegraph wires from Grey
town to the cable station on the Pacific
have never been out of order in the last
month and information has reached the
naval commanders that delayed official dis
patches have been withheld by the govern
ment Of Nicaragua. The investigation into
this affair was one of the causes for the
arrival of the cruiser Detroit and the gun
boat Marietta President Zelaya. when
gathering his army, announced that the for
eigners and negroes were attempting to re-
cover the old Mosquito reservation set aside
In the treaty between England and Near
aqua and taken from the Indians FIVE years
ago by Eelaya. In this way the president
united all forces, friends and foes, and now
that the troops have learned the true state
OF affairs, riots are not unlikely.