Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-15
POLICE MAKE NO EFFORT TO
SILENCE DEMONSTRATORS
Attempt Of Administration to Force
Through Bill Giving Underlined
Mining Rights to Syndicate Sets
CONGRESS in Uproar and Results
in unrestrained Anti-Zelayan Wave.
(By Associated Press.)

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CT Managca are in opsn revolt
against Zelaya without check hem
the police. They are crowding the
streets and giving vent to unre''tra.h-
ed denuncation OF the administrator.
Shouts of Long Live Liberty, Long
Live the United States Long Live
Nj xico." Long Live Estrada" are
heard On every side.
The street demo nSt: alton Logan last
night following denunciatory speeches
in congress and the temper OF the peo-
pie was madly excited by the report
that a battle had been fought and
won by Vasquez, commander OF the
Zelayan forces around Rama, and that
Vanquez had massacred a large mum
bee of revclrtionists.
With this report came the addition
al runner that Vasquez had violated
the s.-mistice and it was not consider
ed likely that he would do so unfrs
under instructions from Zeiaya. Ihese
reports lost nothing in passing from
mouth to mouth. AS the Mexican
armistics, it is stated that that ohclel
armistice. il is.s tated that that oinc'ai
will ask fer his passrcrts unless sat
:sfactCry explanations are made.
zeIaya Master Of Situation.
The whole country Is in a ferment.
Zelaya is oenolnced on every hand,
but he is master of the situation ana
the people fear wholesale execution
of political prisonecs as parting shct'
The prisons are full Of men, mcst OF
whom ale in a half starved condi-
ton and doubtless would welcome
death.
The people openly demand Amsri-
can Intervention, and vigilantees nave
been organized to prevent the escape
of the president.
Darkness Threatened.
A serious danger threatens, for the
American concessionaire of the cleo
trio lighting. declares that he VIII
rut the whole city in darkness II
money due &c a large amount Is nos
paid before neon tomorrow. This plli
amounts to 5000 pesos and it Is
hardly probably that the demand VIII
be INST.
! American Nice Consul Calorada mas
stuck to his pest and conducted the
business of has Office under conditions
OF cons.ds rable danger
For the first time in sixteen years
street meeting of malcontents has
been permitted without police inter
ference. The demonstration began
last night and continued for hours.
This forenoon comparative quiet has
been restored. but the significance
of the events of the last few hours
admit of but one Interpretation.
The snti-Zelayan feeling is SO
strcng that the government does not
dare to attempt its suppression.
Climax Reached in Congress
The climax was reached last night
when the government attempted to
put through congress a bill concedine
to certain exploiters mining rights
covering vast underlined areas. IRE
spective Of the private ownership OF
the surface Of the properties Con-
gresham Enrique COrda opposed the
measure in a speech that aroused the
widest enthusiasm. The govern
ment. seeing that the motion was II
Danger OF being lost, precipitateis
adjourned the session. u Eas Toe
late. however. TO head OF the burs'
of Indignation that had swept over the
body. supposed 20 have been friendly
to Zelaya. The announcement o.
the Adjournment; was greeted witt
hiescs and when C-rda left the build
,rs he was given an ovation.
Prom the meeting place the con
rrcssman W.. followed 10 his hotel By
a mob alternately cheering Corda
and crying: Long Live Libarty.
Down with oppression.
News g wha; had ;ransDired n
congress spread rapidly and IN
crowd q manifestors grew 70 tn
strength O. an army.
At M-Siccn Legation.
The rioters gathered IN front OF ~
Mexican legation and called upoi
the Mexican minister 10 Nicaragua 70
a speech. The diplomat asked 20 b
excused.
Ramon Rostran attempted afconci.
iafory speech and was booted 70
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