The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-02
Immediate and Vigorous Military Demo OnstratiOn
by the United States Will be Made Against
President Zelaya and His Followers.
BY A HALF A DOZEN MEN OF WAR
Diplomatic Relations Between the Two Countries
Have Been Severed and Warships Or dercd
TO Sail to Central America.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-That there
will be an immediate and vigorous
military demonstration by the United
States against President zelaya of
Nicaragua and what is left Of his
government is practically certain. The
scathing letter sent last night by
Knox to Rodriguez, charge de affaires
of the Zelaya government in Washing
ton, is believed to be the forerunner
Of an order from the navy department
dispatching troops to both the Allan
tic and Pacific coast of Nicaragua.
The secretary's letter was delayed
until all should be in readiness for
the demonstration.
been assembled at League Island
: navy yards at Philadelphia and are
ready to sail at minutes notice on
the cruiser Prairie. In addition the
Prairie will carry 100000 rounds OF
ammunition, field pieces, tents and 9TH
er field supplies
At Panama, the Buffalo is ready to
leave for Nicaragua with the 400
marines who have been doing duty on
the canal There are already in
Nicaraguan or neighboring waters, -four
men of war, the Vicksburg at Corin.
to; the Marietta at Bluefelds and the
Des Moines and Tacoma at Port
Limon. The cruiser New Orleans is
under steam at San Francisco, expect
ing to be ordered to Nicaragua withir
q day ortwo. From these vessels
could be landed force of blue jack
cts and marines, believed to be suf
fcient to cope with Zelaya's army
especially in view of the assistance
that would be rendered by tle Estrada
revolutionists.
Zelaya Will Quit.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2.-Zelays
is ready to step down and out from
the presidency of Nicaragua and Sec
retary of State Knox will name hi
successor, was the statement mad,
today by Consul General Altschuel 0
the established Nicaraguan govern
ment.
Altschuel is considered Zelaya'
personal representative in the Unite'
States and is probably closer to th
established government than any 9th
er man in the United States.
His statement was probably inspil
ed by two cablegrams received today
but which he refused to divulge
The news that the Nicaraguan charg
had been given his passport In Wasf
ington, was flashed to Zelaya froI
here last night. These messages ar
supposed to be in answer to thi
news
Il am prepared to say this sal
Altschuel. Secretary Knox will nam
the next president of Nicaragua If h
so Desires The news from Was
ington caused great excitement
the large Central American co'on
here. Zelaya's friends here are n,
imbittered at the United States b,
are dismayed ct the action taken.
Reports received here are that I'll
fighting is fiercer than ever Bot
sides claim the victory today
Rayma The revolutionists now ho
a narrow strip along the Atlantic Sc
board, while the rest or the countl
is in the hands of Estrada declare
Altschuel American engineers ar
others who have lived in Nicaragu
declare that If the battle was fougl
at Rayma as reported, it means IL
insurgents are being pushed back.
Relations Were Severed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Felil
Rodriguez, charge d affaires of Il
Nicaraguan legation, last night W;
rendered his passports by Secretal
of State Knox thereby severing dipl
matte relations between the two cou
tries Knox informed Rodriguez
note that the United States wou
hold personally responsible the mt
responsible for the torture and exc
cution of Groce and Cannon, receI
ly killed in Nicaragua.
Knox also informed Rodriguez tn
Nicaragua would be held to the G
servance of the principles of Il
Washington conference of Sou
American republics in the interest
general peace and harmony
The letter, which is definitely 4
clared to represent the views of Ia
Is as plain-spoken as anything eli
mating from the state department
many years. 1t is extraordinari