New-York tribune., 1909-12-13
zELAYA FILLS JAILS
FIVE HUNDRED MEN
IN. CHAINS.
Conflicting Aduices from
N0nagud and BlWefelds
Sources.
Sources.


nsons i6enuhe5 with political Ef1airs
s-s IN chains in the prisons 4 cslnohe
society has been oroereo 10 cease SEND
ine food 70 ne prisoners. and these are
IN q rair way 70 stzrve % death as they
az allowed only rwo cents day lor
{ too. Corporsl Punishment Is meted oHt
o1aly Io various alleged offenders
zslava. "A or6er 70 create an impress
sion thar he sentiment o. rhe people OF
xAnsCua Sc hostile toward America anu
AMERICANS. recently ornered ATneio
Estrada q prominent Liberal an1
h-orher o1 TIE nevoluuOnisi ehiet' 70 OF
xsnize : demonstration against that
oouurrv and people. bUT thls be refused
% 40 and Zelaya had him arraigneo Oh
fictitious charge
II is under--oos hat Dr. Julian irlss'
fhs Minister General who had many 40
hsreats st Leon and Chinanoega- mas
a-ssn making attempts - start an uPIis-
.ng 81 his favor ss Zeiaya's successor
4 ,s.-t WHISTLER with Zelaya's consent IS nor
aono-n u Is reported also that lrlss
hone has been surrounded hy soloiers-
F-srrher authoritarfvs dispatches re
reived hare say thst Eve hundred q
zsisva.s furces have been tntrenciieo 10Y
shs raI-nose q preventing the Anfrlcah
MARINES from passing over ths prlose
snto Corinsn.
Ssnue Thursday last. when Genera
Estrada bscame practically certain tnsl
Genera Vasouez. In command of q poI-
tion of Zelsva's troops. was atteInptins
70 make a march around Rama Tor ne
pu-pose ct seiziaE an ungua7oeo rlFer
poinf and descending on Bluehelos' 'Is
forces os The provisional government
have been acting WITH great enefsS-
Rama has been occupied and other less
important river landings have been
strongly guarded. AL available boats
have been held IN reserve 70 rush rein
furcenerts % any point which may be
fbnestsned
Gs-e-z1 Chr-o--o ard 250 11en A.
-fvec here to-day 70 assist n guarolng
fhe entire Sky niles q the Esconoloo
Piver ron Rama 70 BiUehslds. General
r-anorrc let -h-ae hundred men guard
srg rhs Ian6 passage between Biuehelds
gnc Greyrc-n.
r n interview rhis afternoon the pro-
-isonsl -sec-eIar-- o. STATE. Adolfo D-az,
sGi5 thai the Zelavsn troops would not
bs axle tc nn1rch overland from Grey
tow becGUss of rhs swanps and 5ungies,
snc they would not bs abe. either. %
Eer the uss cf river boats For these
rossors General Chzno-ro cozId afford
20 weaken the Gneyrown ioucs without
feEr q rhs results. While tbs pro-
vis.orEl government would welcome sd-
diuons to Tie sorcs which the Caitsd
ElatCs cruiser Des Noinss has aboard.
secrela1- Disz said thai Es--zoz's forces
we're clp1hls q defeating any attempt
q ATTACK Ei1s1sl5s
SscSung pErIles are cur = every a.
rscuuI 70 LaIernine the objective point
=. General Wescuez. who hzs asked for
rwo 6a-s eEtenEcn q uhs rrucs. g En-
skle 1iz 70 conmu-czte wt-h Zel-yz
As Genera Wssc1ez e n possession ot
& telephone system over which r-cbz-
bly, Ter r.-uues wouio suHce . trzns-
sc- kis business w.rh Ze-aya. tnls re-
Guest Is regarded With suspicion. 1a6 Il
Il RS been refused
sIznzg-a. De-. I2-ourward,v Ma
nGguz e peaceful. There have beer nc
uliltGry preparations. and The populacs
sppezEs unconoerned- Band concerts
are gwen daily OF The Plaza. Eno conci-
tons seen 70 be IS they were before
rhe Cnited States delivered rs hnsl
-To-c &c Zslsya-
The-e Il nuch intriguing. however.
Enong The better classes. and the cafes
are The centres % various consui-acies.
The revolutonisrs n Leo-. Granada snd
Ezasg-a are wE--lng among them
selves. esch beng eager for supremacy.
Those n GGnzEua are openly declaring
fkst hey have been assured C the Gs-
sls-snce o. rhe CniIed States. and thev
insist q being permitted 70 chooss
zelayEs successc-.
Zelzys announced recently that hs
vas IN negor.arior VIII ne insurgents
20 Obtain rhe-r indorsenaenr . z sue
1essor tc the Presidency wko wou-c he
Ecceplable 70 81 parties. and that hs
had submitted lie nGzne G: D Jose
1Ise-iz su6se Of rhe Carriage court L
is believed. however, Lha, Dr. Ea6riz
would bs ohJecrlorable - the Granada
Insurgents Il taezs.o-s would be dan
Eero2E 70 choose nan s26orssd by cnIy
nne OF rwo factions. as The other FAC
rions woulo likely make this en- excuse
for another rising. Dr. Tuhan Irias.
minister general who h1s also been
sueEssUee IS 3 possible successor 70
zelsys, would be powerful enough 70
crrsh ar uprising II case o. ms selec-
non buI Il e understood that re Is rot
fsvoree ~ the Cnitsd states
The quie- ha-bor o. Co-lnt0. where The
B-1Liss survey ship Ehearwster has sust
srrfveo suc the MEXICAN wsrship Cen
era Guerrero IS rnomerrarll- e-aecred
iE OF & low island. overgrown ui-h nan
groves. Enc is connected with ne rain
lsne by g railroad bridge. IN he back
ground Is ths volcano T. VisJo TIE
hsrbor rs commanded ~ The ole Fo-t
Csrdon. vita a handful o. barefooteo
Eolclers who are adorned win two gar
rnents o. biue. with pink trirmings.
cErtTlcgs belts. bayonets and old raeaeI
rsfes. On the approval % the con
v.znrsni a. fhe port intending railwav
passelgers may secure local passporl.
Tie iIlnH bltan1 are alert. intelligent and
DurV'zrdly lappy. TIE co1es and sugar
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