The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-17
MARCHING THROUGH CITY,
 PEOPLE DEMAND CHANCE
Dictatorship of zsIaya Said to Be
 at End.
With Guns of ReveluHonists TAr~at- enins aud With Americas War
 ships h Port, President
 Places Re.isassso. ~ Win Congress.

Managua. Nicaragua. Dec. is.--Jose Zelaya has resigned from the presi- dency of Nicaragua. He placed his re- signation in the hands of Congress this morning.
 Apparently there was no other course for him to take. The people were at last aroused. The guns of the revolu- tionists threatened. The warships of the United States lay in Nicaraguan ports. Managua has been seething for days
 The spirit of revolt has spread even to the gates of the palace. zelaya sur rounded himself with an armed guard. Unchecked, the popuIace hadsfnarched through the streets. They demanded the end of the old and proclaimed the new regime.
 Who will take up the reins? No one knows or cares. It is said that ze- laya as dictator will be known no more. There is no doubt that Congress VIII act quickly on his resignation. The people have demanded It.
 pr Jose Madriz. judge of the Gen. traI American Court of Justice at carr r~-a, who has been close to Zelaya. and Is now his choice for President, on his way here. He will arrive on Saturday. f5fadriz has his foiloiwng. strong and influential. even among the revolution ists, but General Estrada. under whose direction the great body of insurgents now face General vasque's troops at Rama. wlll have none of him Estra- da's word will bear weight in the choice pf president.
 It developed tonight h. advices from Mexico that the keys of the Nicaragua legation, which has been closed since Secretary Knox's Iltimatum was de- livered, have been turned over, togeths- CT with the archives and furniture of ,. the legation. to Balbino Davalos' Charge d'Affaires of the Mexican Em- bassy.
 Indicates Mexico's Friendship.
 This action is accepted among dip- Iomats as proving the friendship of Mexico for Zelaya. for. they argue, such custody would not have been con ferred had not the Nicaraguan Govern ment been assured of the entire good will of Mexico.
 Lath tonight the Minister from Sal- vadorl Senor Majia. gave out cable gram he had received from President FigueEoa, denying in the most positive terms the statement originating in Manasua and published in several newsrhpers this morning, that he had givenl his approval to the circular re- cently issued by President Zelaya to the several Central American Govern mentsl criticising Secretary Knox and the pdicy of the United States in re- gard tb Nicaragua.
 Therh was general rejoicing among the Cdltrai American diplomats this evening"
 GenerA1 Juan J. Estrada, who is un- ouestionAbly the central figure in the Washin9on forecast of the new era n NiearagA, has had stormy and busy career. He is about 3S years old ant has takeh part in nearly every war 1T which hb country engaged since h' was old Snopgh to Scar arms. He wal colonel ih the war of 1896, and two years I$ter was appointed Governor of the e5rovince of Cape Oracle Ado Tn thekEvar of 1899 he was seriousl, wound& and was forced to visit New YeSk f& surgical treatment.
 %helhe returned to his native coun' try, lhsEya made chief of customs oi Nicara*ha. This position he held fol two yd4ss. when he was appointed Gov ernor M Bluefields. place he held un, til the#far with Honduras in 1s06s Al the cld<k of hostilities. he was admit ted to Me cabinet as Minister of War As daSeabed tonight by one of hil friends Nhsre. General Estrada Is no' only popular with the people of Mica. ragua, but he is modest, generous, 2 clever statesman and dangerous foe His experience in both civil adminis- tration and in the handling of men ir < war its liln admirably for the presl. 7 dency of Nlearagua ~
 State department Satished.
 Washington. Dec. 18.--News of the resignation oft President zelaya of Nic- :, aragua comnpncated to Government : officials through the dispatches to the Associated Pkess. was received with evident satisfaction at the State De- partment
 It is said that zelaya's resignation welcome as itlis. has by no means re- moved him frdm the attention of this Government. Secretary Knox's recent letter of dismiAsal to Senor Rodriguez the Nicaraguan Gharge d'Affaires, plain ly indicated the intention of the United States to hold 3eaya and his circle of advisers personally responsible for the killing of the tko Americana, GrOce