Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-15
ACTIVITY OF THE REBELS
Evidence That the Revolution Is
Likely to Succeed.
HAS SYMPATHY OF THE PEOPLE
Revolt Against President of Hon
duras Also reatened-Salaries
Reduced, Taxation Increased.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW ORLEANS. October 15.-From
the advices received here from Colon it
would appear that the end of Jose Ze-
laya's career as President of Nicaragua
is close at hand. With his army Of 5000
men Zelaya was at last reports practical
ly shut up in Managua. the capital, while
the revolutionist forces, under Gen. Juan
Estrada, hold all other important points
and are daily gaining recruits.
Among the successes of Estradas cam
paign are the occupation of Corinto. the
Pacific coast port of the republic. and of
Rivas In the interior. Gen. Estrada. with
an army of about 2,OOO men, which is
constantly being augmented by volun-
teers, is believed to be approaching Cas-
tello and should Zelaya meet him there
with his army the outcome of the revolu-
ton will be decided then and there.
Greytown Captured.
Greytown has been taken by the revo-
which seven men of the government
torops were killed There were also some
casualties on the side of the revolution
lists. The rebels. who were only few
hundred strong, were under the command
Greytown garrison to surrender. Col.
Ugarto was answered by volley. His
men returned the fire and after the eX-
change of many shots finally captured the
garrison by rushing 1t.
There seems little chance for Zelaya to
gather up the loose strands of his gov
ernment now. Nearly all Nicaragua is in
sympathy with the revolution. for Gen.
Estrada is expected to be far more lib
eral than is the present regime. Even
trada's side and the only fear is that
some Of them have yielded to impulse and
have entered the struggle
The revolutionists are now In possession
of Bluefields, Corinto. Greytown. Rivas
Cape Gracias, Rama and San Juan de-
Norte. The exact number Of the adherents
OF the revolutionary leader, Juan Estrada
is not known.
President Zelaya is gathering the gov
ernment forces for an attack upon the
revolutioniSts at Rama and San Juan del
Norte.
Estrada's activities are limited prac-
tically to the towns already occupied by
his soldiers.
Another Revolution Imminent.
The trouble in Nicaragua is almost GER
tain te be followed at once by revolution
in Honduras, where the present president.
DaviIa. was placed in power by Zelaya g
troops and held there by them, and who
is in bad odor with his own people be-
cause of the reduction in all salaries and
the heavy taxes contained in order to
repay Zelaya's claim for the war eX-
penses incident to placing Davila at the
head of the republic.
A telegram dated today has been re-
ceived at the State Department from the
United States consulate at Managua, Mic
aragua, stating in effect that the port
of Rama. Bluefields has been officially
closed. That is explained to mean that
for the time being Rama is not a port
not be responsible for customs and other
duties collected by the insurgent forces.
It does not mean that the port will be
blockaded. The telegram also states that
martial law at Managua will be proclaim
ed today.
That Is the only information received
at the Department of State today as to
the progress Of the NlcaraSuan revolution.
This government SO far has taken no
extra measures whatever to protect Amer
lean interests, nor is 1t believed any are
needed at this time.
Hopeful Message From Zelaya.
Despite the serious situation existing in
the republic, President Zelaya feels conf
dent that the government forces will be
able to cope successfully with the revolu-
tionists and put down the uprising. He
SO declared himself in effect in a dis
patch received by Senior Espinosa. the
Nicaraguan minister at Washington, to-
day. The president reiterates the state
ment made by the foreign Office at Ma
nagua yesterday to the minister that the
uprising is confined to the Atlantic coast
and that the interior OF the country Is
quiet