Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-14
In United States Cause
Trouble tor Estrada.
Various RuInors, Little News
Received from Nicaragua.
Mexico Seems to Be Working With
The United States.

Washington, Dec. 13.-BecauSe of the
renewed activities of the so-called
agents of Zelaya in the United States,
the Central American colony here was
thrown into frenzy of excitement to-
night. These agents they declared,
have managed to prevent a decisive
cipal one of the so-called Zelayan
agents is said to be here, but if he is,
he is keeping himself out of the way.
This man. said one of the Near
aguans, was entrusted with funds
from the Estrada party with which to
purchase arms. He did so. When the
arms arrived in Nicaragua, it was
found that the rifles and rapid fire
guns were useless, because ammun1-
ton that would not fit their bores had
been sent along"
Up to a late hoIr tonight nothing
further had been received from MIC
aragua, either by the state department
or the Estrada adherents. A report that
the bluejacllets from the cruiser Des
Mones had been fred upon by the
Zelayan forces is generally discre dited,
no word of such an occurrence having
been received here.
Dispatches from Bluefields and San
Salvador relating to the wholesale i'm
:}risonment of prominent citizens by or
der of President Zelaya, are borne out
by the records of the state department..
The records are carefully guarded, 50
carefully that it is believed they con-
tain descriptions of atrocities commit
ted especially at Managua, the seat of
government.
A long cable dispatch from General
Estrada, leader of the revolutionary
forces in Nicaragua, to Senator CaStrii-
10, representative in Washinfton of the
Nicaragua revolutionists. was received
by the letter today in which Gen. Es-
tra1a declares unequivocally that DR.
Madriz will rot be acceptable to the
revolutionary forces as successor to
President Zelaya. The dispatch states
that such step would mean merely a
continuation Of the Zelayan regime
and that he considers the proposition
''ridiculous.' He requests Senior Cas-
trilio to so inform the state department
at Washington. in his behalf.
General Estrada reiterates that his
army is still quartored IN IAN impreS-
nable position" at Rama and that the
battle there has not yet begun.
In his dispatch Gen. Estrada relates
some details of the recent meeting be-
tween his representatives and those of
President Zelaya, in which he demanded
the surrender of the Zelayan troops. He
said that Gen. Vasquez, acting for Presi-
dent Zelaya, would resign his office in
favor of Gen. Irias.
The proposal to place DR.. Madriz at the
head of the Nicaraguan government is
said to meet with no more favor with the
Washington officials than with the rebel
leaders in Nicaragua. While Madriz is
recognized here as an able man. he is
not persona grata with this government.
\ dispatch today from DIR. Guerra Mic
ara guam representative of the revolution
lists in Costa Rica to Senior Castrillo fur
ther confirms President Iclaya's inten
ton to make Madriz President of Mica
ragua. Or. Guerra declares that Zeaya's
intentions are for further motives of
domination.
Gen. Estrada says in his cabegram to-
day that the revolutionists are still firm
in their purpose to name him President
of the republic and that nothing will
swervc them from their object.