The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-30
Leader of Insurgents Doubts the Sincerity of Peace Pro-
 posaIs of Madriz
PRESIDENT SAID TO BE
 ASSEMBLING TROOPS
Military Activity Continues at Man aqua, Where, 1t Is Reported, Ze- lava Distributed Rifles Be-
 fore He Fled.

Washington, December 29-Doubting the sincerity of President Madriz, who has made representations to the revolution ary army in Nicaragua with the estab- lshment of peace as the ostensibe ob- ject in view, General Estrada has declined to suspend hostilities and is determined to push his army onward toward Man agua
 A cable dispatch from Estrada, dated BIuefields. December g, received tonight by Dr. Castrillo, representative here of the provisional government in Nicaragua, indicated the attitude of the revolution ists toward the proposition made by the new President It's text is as follows
 'Madriz has asked me to suspend hos tlities, but our military operations can not be suspended. because we know Mad rig is making conscription of troops from the interior, and Is fomenting a division between the eastern and western sections of the republic.
 You know that this procedure can only result in more bloodshed and the foundation of anarchy in our fatherland
 ''ESTRADA."
 Owing to the fact that the state de- partment has had much difficulty in ob- taining from Vice Consul Caidera. at Man. agua important details of recent happen inss in and about the Nicaraguan capital, if has been decided by the department to send Consul Olivares. now on leave in Washington, immediately to Mapagua to |. take charge of the consulate there
 The 6epartrnent is inclined to attrib- ute Mir Caldera's short and therefore s8n- satisfactory telegrams 10 the fact that he Is over-economical in spending money 1 for cabtpcra fha foll m ubfeh rS cents word.
 dispatch was received from Managua today to the effect that it was currently reported there that before he left Man agua Zelaya, the deposed President, dis tributed 10,0eo rifles among his followers Military activity al Mangua and on the west coast. it is said. continues
 Another telegram states that Madris has issued an order creating a tribunal to investigate the alleged frauds of the Zelayan administration
 Commenting today upon the fact that Admiral Klmball had visited Madriz at Managua in full uniform and accom- panied by his aide. Assistant Secretary Wilson said the visit was entirely with out the knowledge of the state deparf- ment, and could not have any significance whatever. Stories to the effect that this visit might be regarded as a preliminary step to the recognition of Madriz as Pres h. tirely without foundation.
 Nicaraguan Congress Meets. Managua, December 2s.-The Nicar- aguan congress met in extraordinary ses- sion today and appointed a commission to consider the message Of Minister Gem ersal Baca, who has asked the goyerp- ment to grant him power to exact war contributions after the manner and in tcf tod F.. President Madriz today issued n de- cree appointing an investigation commit tee or live, which is charged with the responsibility of examining the accounts or the Helayan administration The finance minister is made the chairman or the committee, whose duties include me working out of new system of finance, the revision of the various con- sessions of the government and the de termination of the legality of the recen. act of the President in revoking the grants Of alcohol, tobacco and other mon- opolles.
 The governments of Honduras ani Costa Rica today made formal acknowl- edgment of the presidency of Madris expressed confidence in the stability of l his administration and renewed the pro- testations of friendship for the republic or Nicaragua.
 Zeiaya, who since his arrival in Mex
 
 of the Nicaraguan government, is tech- nically correct. He surrendered his of- ice for the remainder of his term but was permitted to retain the title of pres ident in order that he might enjoy ths | immunity that the office provides When this arrangement was made Zelaya had in mind rumors that the United States government would hold him individually responsible for the deaths of the Amer jeans CSrOce and Cannon
 There was lively debate in congreee before the commission 10 consider the message of Minister General Bacs was appointed. Deputy Luciano Donene, a notorious zeIaysist was hooted during the conrse of speech in which he op- posed the authorization 10 further war taxes Deputy Matus. replying de- clared that on the occasion of two pre- vious forced loans. certain intimates of Zeiaya had not been assessed, and hs suggested that they should now he made to pay their proper share of the ex- penses of the war. This covert reference to their earlier speaker was met with shouts Of approval and encouraged ons of the members to cry:
 Gomez did not pay. We can soak him for a million.
 Congress promoted today Generals To- ledo Castillo and Carlos Allesera to the rank of generals of division.
 Minister General Baca has invited Rear Admiral kimball to land the United States marines on an island in Corluto harbor, where the men will have an op- portunity to exercise and where the sani- tary arrangements will meet require ments
 The father of Joaquin Passes. Zel- ayas son-in-law. who is now in prison on charge of misrepresentation uf pub lie funds, has made inquiries as to the terms which his son would be fiber ated to which the authorities have ra- piled that 1t would be necessary to fur nish cash bail to the amount of u.eoo0oe gold.