The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13


DIt is learned from an authoritative
source that reign Of terror is
being maintained 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 > cents a day for
food. Corporal punishment is meted
out daily TO various alleged offenders
Further authoritative dispatches
state that 500 of zelaya's forces have
been entrenched TO prevent American
marines from passing over the bridge
into Corinto
Since last Thursday when General
Estrada became certain that General
Nssquez. n command of a portion of
Zelaya's troops. was attempting to
make a detour of Rama to seize an
unguarded river point and descend
upon Bluefelds. forces of the provi-
sional government have been acting
with great energy. Rama has been
occupied and other less important river
landings have been strongly guarded.
All available boats have been held in
reserve to rush reinf6rcements to any
point that may be threatened.
General Chamorro and 25e men ar
rived today to assist in guarding the
entire SO miles OF the Escondido river
from Rama to BIuefeIds. General
Chamorro left 300 men guarding the
land passage between Bluehelds and
Grcytown.
The provisional secretary OF state,
Adolfo Diaz. today declared that the
Zelayaa troops would rot he able to
marea overland from Greytown be
cause of the swamps ard jungies. ana
that they would not be able TO get the
use Of river boats.
While She provisional government
would welcome the aid OF the marines
which the United States cruiser Des
Moines has aboard. Secretary Diaz de-
clared that Estrada's forces were ca
pable Of defeating any attempt to at
tack Bluehelds.
Scouting parties are out in every di-
rection 10 determine the objective point
OF General Vasquez, who has asked for
two days extension Of the truce to en-
able him 10 communicate with Zelaya-
As General Vasouez is in possession of
telephone system. over which prob
ably 10 minutes would suffice TO trans
act his business with Zelaya. this re-
quest is. regarded with suspicion and it
has been refused.
Picking ZeIaya's Successor
NANAGUA. Nicaragua. Dec. "a
The revolutionists in Leon, Granada
and Managua are warning among them
selves. Those in Managua declare
openly that they have been assured of
the assistance of the United States and
insist upon being permitted to choose
Zelaya's successor.
Zelaya declared recently that he was
in negotiation with revolutionists to
obtain their Endorsement to a successor
20 the presidency and that he had sub
nitted the name Of Doctor Jose Madriz.
Judge of the CartagO court.
It is believed. however. that Doctor
Madriz will be Objectionable TO the rev.
olutionists. Dr. Julian Irias, minister
general. would be powerful enough to
crush an uprising. but il is understood
that he is not favored by the United
states.
Causes of Revolution
PANAMA. Dec. 12.-Panamans believe
that President zelaya of Nicaragua is
by the United States, having chosen
this form Of humiliation in preference
to the greater one of suffering defeat
at the hands of the revolutionists
For the last is years in which zelaya
has been in power Nicaragua has been
ruled by a group of eight men, who
have grown enormously rich by a sys-
tematized piIlage OF the revenues Of the
state and OF individuals zelaya is
worth about $4,000 900, most of which
he has invested in Brussels and London
II is said that the chief cause of the
Zelaya TO distribute among his seven
associates loan of 100000 obtained
recently in Europe.
When they protested Zelaya threat
ened that he would turn against them
the system which they had Jointly or
ganized for despoiling the people. All
but one surrendered. This one turned
revolutionist, with the result that an
army was sent into the field, and Blue
fields and the entire eastern coast of
Nicaragua were conquered
Estrada Confident
WASHINGTON. Dec. I2.-Senor Cas-
trillo, representative of the Nicaraguan
insurrectionists in this city, today re-