Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-17
PRES.zELAYA,FIERCE
PUTS 600 PRISONERS In IRONS
AT HIS HEADQUARTERS.
President of Nicaragua Wants Prisoners
to Starve to Death-Strong Entrench.
ments Thrown UP to Prevent Invasion
of American Marines Into Corinto-
Revolutionists Are Sanguine.

Bluefelds, Nicaragua, Dec. 13.-It is
learned from an authoritative source
that a reign of terror is being main
tanned in Managua and that not less
than 500 persons identified with politics
are in chains in the prisons.
A Catholic society has been ordered
to cease sending food to the prisoners,
and these may starve to death, as they
are allowed only 2 cents day for food.
Corporal punishment is meted out daily
to various alleged offenders.
zelaya, to create an impression that
the sentiment of the people in Mangua
is hostile to America and Americans,
recently ordered Amelo Estrada, a
prominent liberal and brother of the
revolutionist s chief, to organize a dem
onstration against the United States,
but this he refused to do and Zelaya
had him arrested on fictitious charge.
1t is said DR.. Julian Irias, minister
general, who has many adherents at
Econ and Chinandaga, has been making
attempts to start an uprising in his
favor as Zelaya's successor, but wheth-
er with Zelaya s consent is not known.
1t is reported also that Irias' home has
been surrounded by soldiers.
Further authoritative dispatches state
that 500 of Zelaya's forces have been
entrenched to prevent American marines
from passing over the bridge into
Corinto.
Revolutionists on Guard.
Since last Thursday, when General
Estrada became certain that Vasuuez,
in command of a portion of Zelaya IS
troops, was attempting to make a de-
tour of Rama to seize an unguarded
point and descend upon Bluefelds forces
of the provisional government have
been acting with energy. Rama has
been occupied and other less important
points have been strongly guarded. All
available boats have been held in re-
serve to rush reinforcements to any
point that may be threatened.
General Chamorro and $50 men ar
rived today to assist in guarding the
entire 60 miles of the Escondido river
from Rama to BIuefelds. General Char
MORO left 300 men guarding the land
passage between Bluefelds and Grey
town.
The provisional secretary of state
Adolf Diaz, today declared that the
troops would not be able to march
overland from Greytown because of the
swamps and jungles and that they
would be unable to get the use of river
boats.
For these reasons General Chamorro
could afford to weaken the Greytown
force, he said, without fear of the re,
suits. While the provisional government
would welcome additions to the marines
which the United States cruiser Des
Moines has aboard, Secretary Diaz de-
clared that Estrada g forces were capa.
! BILE of defeating any attempt to attack
, Bluef1elds.
Scouting parties are out in every di
rection to determine the objective point
VI V0HoId1 EdSqueZ, WHO mas asked toI
two days extension of the true to en-,
able him to communicate with Zelaya
Revolutionists Are sanguine.
Washington, Dec. 12.-Senor Castrillo
representative of the Nicaraguan in.
surgents in this city, today received a
cablegram from General Estrada, presi
dent of the revolutionary movement
which declares that the revolutionists
are strongly intrenched at Rama and
that the forces of President Zelaya are
two days march from the city.