The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-04
DEFIANT zELAyA IS
SEEKING REVENGE
Takes No Notice of Secretary
knOX's Note: Goes on
With Plans.
REPORTED AS SENDING
AGENTS TO WASHINGTON
Activity in Nicaraguan Circles
at Our Capital Ignored by
Uncle Sam.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3.-Presideur
Zelaya has not only refused to take of
fetal cognizaucc of Secretary Knox s
note, which was practically an ulti
matum, but he is declared TO have dis
patched special agents to Washingt ou
to cndeayor to have the ultimatum set
aside, first by appeals to the state de.
partmcnt. aud secondly, by direct up
pcals TO members of congress.
The state department. is fully aware
of the presence and identity of these
cmiSsaries, While they are being watch
Cd IN general way, the United States
is maintaining over them nothing that
could bc construed as espionage.
Watch on zelaya.
lu addition TO this, ii was reported
today. that any attempt that Iclaya
might make TO escape from Nicaragua
would receive the direct aud vigorous
attention Of American warships now
thcrc. Secretary Knox S note iuiimsted
that The state department looks upon
Zclaya is tho man responsible for the
torture and death of Grocc and Can
non.
The plan TO deGcct the American pro.
grhmmc with reference 10 Nicaragua
came To light tonight ScUor Fernando
Sanchez and Dr.. V. NJ. Roman. the for
mcr accompanied by his family, regis
tered al a leading hotel Neither SENIOR
SANCHEZ nor Dr.. Roman would talk
Members of the Central American
diplomatic corps, however. were in d
hutter when they discovered the new
arrivals. Scpor Sanchez. they declared
is partucr of ZcIaya in many busi.
ness ventures, and he has between four
and five million dollars IN gold Dr.
Roman. the report continues. long had
been Senior Sanchez S business adviser.
aud he, also. is "A close friend aud ad-
hcrent Of Iesya.
Keeping Wires Hot.
In the afternoon and tonight more
lDaD twenty kilograms were dispatched
from Sepor bez'S ronrs. Almost
an equally lar0c number were received.
! hls telegra pbic activity. Central Amer.
lcaus INSIST, IS aimed al members of
congress, with view of winning over
euougb TO render the administration s
programme imperative in the event it'll
IS presented to congress
Dr. Salvador CIStrillo, diplomatic
agent OF the provisional government Of
Nicaragua, and representative of the
reyolntlonSts here. today made for.
NAL request 10 Secretary Knox that be
DC received ON equal terms with agents
urally viii bc informally, as neither
the Aicaraguau representatives or Or
Castrlllo have official standing here,
1t is generally believed that DR.. Cas-
irillo s request will be granted.
Knox Not Worrying.
While making all preparations for
action. tins government has assumed
the calm that preceded the issue Of
Secretary Knox 5 note. There were no
developments in the state department
today, and Secretary Knox appeared
bored when the subject OF Nicaragua
was mentioned. To all appearances. the
department is now marking time"
In explanation of the status of
American consular officers III Mica
ragua, il was said today, that in all
probability, Nicaraguan copsuls in this
country would not be disturbed for The
present. nor was it thought thst Amer.
icau consuls in Nicaragua will be re
quircd to. leave that country.