The Washington times., 1909-12-09

Nicaragua. where ne would be thrust
I'm prison by ZeIaya, was stated by Senior
NJ. +. Nelasquez an exile, who has just
come from Colon.
Senior Nalesquez said also that spies
of the Nicaragua President followed him
about Panama. where he has lived as
an exile for the last six years. and
he had difficult work to escape to Colon.
Six Times In Prison.
Il fled from Nicaragua nine years ago,
after L had been thrust I'm prison six
times while I was a citizen Of Mana
qua" said Senior VeIasquez Again and
again, I had been forced to pay tribute
Co. the dictator. and at last a fine Of
5000 was imposed on me on a most
trivial and trumped up charge Just
after this I learned that 1 was again
TO be thrown into prison. and with no
time to take my wife and child. for my
home was closely watched by Zelaya's
spies, ! fied to Costa Rica.
''Zelaya refused passports TO my fam
lily 10 join me and for months. was
unable TO hear from them. as all letters
were stopped by his order. At last,
when ] was tortured by worriment. I
received a telegram while at Punta
Arenas, stating that my little daughter
was dangerously ill and urging me to
return at once at whatever hazard. My
vife's name was signed to the mes
sage, and it also stated that no harm
would come to me from Zelaya. for ne
had so promised because Of the sad
state of affairs.
Luckily for me, I showed the mes
sage 10 q friend. who told me that he
believed IL a forgery sent as a deCov.
I could not believe that even ZeIaya would
! stOop 10 such low trick. But within
/ a short time man who had ESCAPED
/ from ManRgua said that he had seen
both my daughter and wife and they
were not only well, but awaiting a
chance TO flee and join me
Sent By Zelaya.
Later. got full confirmation that the
, telegram had never been sent by my
wife. but had been sent by zelaya him.
self At last, seeing that 1 would moi
return, they allowed my wife and
/ daughter 10 leave and Join me IN Costa
iiica. They are now I'm Panama
There are hundreds of Nicarguan
4 eXiles i'm Panama. and they knew well
! tie condition of things at home by the
/ absehce of all mail since the recent rev
| olutiOn started. Zelaya has censored all
/ the letters and there are none coming
! through except to his agents News Of
| atrocities to prominent Nicaraguans has
| been heard by us in Panama. however
! from other sources. and fully one-tenth
/ OF an the leading merchants in that part
l OF the country under his control are I'm
| prison Senior ATrelanes. a merchant. Of
| Grenada, is in prison. and Dr. Cham
I ore, a leading lawyer and also a ner-
! chant OF the same city, are reported 90
/ be in prison because they viii not CON
! tribute money TO Zelaya's cause.
Sweated In Jail
when Zelaya cannot find ali Of the
wealth that he supposes prominent men
/ to possess he puts them in prison ia
/ sweat 4: out Of them. He needs all nc
l can get to carry out his nefarious
| schemes. DR.. Chamorre IS a relative
] OF the revolutionary general Of that
name. and is correspOndinEly suffering
/ for IT, There arc plenty Of others whom
] could name.
Costa Rica is full Of Nicaraguan ex
| iles-there are fully 10000 there-a
l they are being gathered together undel
I the leadership of DR. Cardenas, whC
/ was President of Nicaragua from 1SS
/ 20 1857. He has no desire TO again be
/ come President but is acting solely Il
| free the country from Zelaya's despotf,
/ rule At least 5000 Of these eyiles car
be brought together-for active work II
the field, and no defeat OF Genera
/ Estrada or General ChamoUre will stol
the movement now started 10 overthrow
the power Of Zelaya To my min,
there viii be a quick victory"