Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-17
SURROUNDED BY GUARD.
AWAITING DEVELOPMENTS
Public Neither Knows Nor Cares Who
Will Take up Reisns. But Congress
Probably Will Act ouickiy-Zelaya
: Hopes to Prevent Intervention by
United States.
Try Associated press. ,

|
| MANAGUA. NICARAGUA. Dec. 16.
Jose Santos zelaya has resigned from
the presidency Of Nicaragua. He
placed his resignation in the hands
of congress this morning. Apparent
| ~ there was no ether course for him
to take. The people were at last
aroused The guns of the Revolu-
tionists threatened. The warships OF
the United States lay in Nicaraguan
ports.
Managua has been seething for days.
Tbs spirit Of revolt has spread even
to the gates of the palace. Zeiaya
surrounded himself with an armed
guard Unchecked. the populace have
marched through the streets crying
for the end of the old. prcclaiming
the new regime.
Who will take up the reins no one
knows nor cares.
Congress Will Act Quickly.
II is sufficient that zeiaya, as dieta-
tor, will be known no more. There is
no DOUBT that congress will act quick
| ly on his resignation, for the people
have demanded il.
DR.. jose Madriz, Judge of the Cen
| trail American court of justice at
Carriage. who has been close to Zelaya
and is now his choice for president.
will arrive here On Saturday.
| Madriz has his following, even
among the Revolutionists. but General
Estrada, under whose command the
great body of fighting insurgents now
face yasquez's troops at Rama, will
have none of him. Estrada's word
will bear weight in the choice Of a
president.
| Zelaya has known. too, that Madriz
| is net acceptable to the United States
and he has sought to learn who would
be lcoked upon with favor by that
! government as his successor.
zeIaya's Explanation.
Accompanying his resignation,
zelaya sends the following to the
congress:
The painful circumstances into
which The country is plunged calls
FOR acts Of abnegation and patriotism
on the part of good citizens who are
the witnesses OF the oppression of the
republic by the heavy hand OF fate
The country is staggering under q
shameless revolution which threatens
the nations sovereignty. and for
eign nation unjus;ly interferes in our
affairs. publicly providing the rebels
with arms, which has only resulted In
their being defeated everywhere
Through the heroism OF our troops.
To avoid further hioodshed and
fer the reason that the revolutionists
have declared they will put down
their arms when surrender the exc
Icutive power, hereby place in the
hands Of the national assembly the
abandonment Of the remainder Of nv
term Of Office. which is 10 be FLIED
by a substitute OF their choosing. with
the hope that this will result in good
to Nicaragua. the recstablishment Of
Peaee end particularly the suspension
81 the hostility OF the United states
70 which 7 do not wish 70 f~ve pre-
text Coz Intervention"
Commission Named
A commission of FIVE deputies Tss
appointed 10 draft a bin looking q
the acceptance Of zelaya's rcslgna-
ton. which Is now considered a mere
formality.
News Of the presidents action
spread through the city. and soon
great crowds moved through the
streets. shouting for the United
states. Estrada and the Revelation.
Held in c-ntrol for years BY the
strong hand q zclaya. the rs,p'e