The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-18
BUFFALO ORDERED
10 Gv TO CORINTO

Washington, Dec. 17,-Thc United
States ship Buffalo. now at Panama
with eight hundred marines on board,
has been ordered to sail at once for
CoTinto
This action was taken today as the
result of telegram received from the
United States consulate at Manaela
stating that. inasmuch as Zelaya In
his message resigning the presidency
has made a pleasant reference TO Am,
ericaDs and owing TO q report cur.
rent in that city that civilian adher.
ents OF Ielaya had been attacked with
dagger5.
Reports from the American con.
sulate at Managua says that 1t is cur
rently rumored there that, when Ma
driz arrived in Managua, presumably
tomorrow, Zelaya will formally sur.
render his office to the national as.
sembly and that that body already has
received instructions from Zelaya to
cast It's vote for Irias as president of
Nicaragua.
This rumor is directly at variance
With the understanding that Madrz
would receive the support, not only
of Zelaya himself. but of his faction.
The conclusion of the United States
officers at Managua is that. by the Sc
lection Of Irias. Zelaya would still
dominate
Zelaya's change of front is a mat
ter of nc surprise here, 1t being
known that both lrias and Madrlz have
long been regarded as Zelaya's will
ing tools and 1t has been suspected
for some time that Irias was really
Zelaya's first choice for the presidency
and Madriz second.
The hurry orders to the Buffalo to
proceed at once TO Corinto may have
some significance other than that
stated inasmuch as her arrival there
is looked for on the day that Madrlz
is expected to arrive In Managua.
Rear Admiral Kimball who went 10
Panama on the Dixie. will accompany
the marines TO Corinto. He will then
take command Of naval stations at
that port
Now there are the Albany, York.
town, VIcksburg and the Collier Sa
turn. The Princeton Is expected to
arrive tonight
Mr.. Calvo. Costa Rican minister
to Washington and Mexico. today gave
the Associated Press the following
statement OF his country'5 attitude
in regard to Nicaraguan affairs:
LAS to the revolutions, the govern
ment of Costa Rica has endeaYored to
maintain by all means In its power
the strictest neutrality. both in con-
formity with It's traditional policy of
non-interlerence in its neighbors inter
nal affairs, and with the provisions of
the treaty and conventions of Wash
inSton.
Regarding the differences unfor-
tunately existing between Nicaragua
and the United States, the Costa Ri
can government earnestly deplores
the strained relations between the
two countries and the consequent sit
uation. While Costa Rlca will be ready
to do all within its means towards
a happy solution. it has taken no ac-
ton whatever in the matter the gov
ernment having no opportunity TO CO.
operate to that end"
Also with reference 10 publications
regarding Senor Jimenez, president
elect of Costa Rica, has been made
to appear anti-American Minister Cal
vo empbatcally affirmd what he has
already said that Is that these are
erroneous and incorrect assertions.
Senor Jiminez he said ie prominent
lawyer, a man of high character and
a true patriot with a keen apprecia-
J ton of Central American society and
an earnest desire that the traditional
good relations between Costa Rica
and the United States shall continue
as friendly as ever.
President Taft has received the
telegram from President Zelaya, In
/ which he admits that the message
proposing an American commission to
Investigate the conditions in Nicara-
qua was not sent TO Secretary Knox,
as he had stated in public Inter
view, but that the message was sent
to the Nicaraguan charge, Mr.. Rodri-
guez for transmission TO the seCre-
! tary. The message however. was
never delivered at the state depart
ment.
Managua, Dec 1.-THE governors
of the departments Of Granada and
Leon have been removed from office
and replaced by men known to be
favorable to DR. Julian Irias. minister
general and TO Or. Madrl2, both of
whom have presidential aspirations
David Arellano, who was arrested
last November In a celebration at
Granada In honor OF President Tafts
election, which the government inter.
preted as a demonstration in favor OF
American annexation was released
from the penitentlary today.
f.E -tzy IaG
been appointed TO meet DR., Madriz
on his arrival at Corinto Sunday.
Heavy recruiting is going on here.