The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-17
President and Dictator of Nj
caragua Reads Handwriting
on the Wall.
HOPES TO CHECK REVOLT
BY TAKING THIS ACTION
PopuIace of Managua Mad With
Excitement: Shouting Crowds
Fill Streets.

resignation in the hands of congress
this morning
Apparently there was 10 other course
to take. The people were aroused at
last, The guns Of the revolutonists
threatened, The warships of the United
States lay in Nicaragua ports
MsnagIa has been seething for davs.
The spirit OF revolt has spread even to
the gates of the palace Zelava sur"
rounded himself with an armed guard.
Unchecked, the populacc have marched
through the streets, CRYING for the end
Of the old and proclaiming the new
regime
Who viii take mp the rcins, no ono
knows or cares. 1t is sufficient that Ze
lava. as dictator. Will be known no
more, There is no doubt that congress
viii act quickly on his resignation, for
the people have demanded 1t.
Trouble for Madriz.
DR.. Jose Madriz, Judge of the Central
American court OF justice at Carta-
go. who has been close to Zelaya.
on his way here. He Will arrive on
Saturday Madriz has his following,
strong and influential, even among the
revolutionists, but Gen Estrada, under
whose command the great body of
lighting insurgents now face NasqueZ 5
troops at Rama, win have none OF him,
Estrada S word viii bear weight In the
choice of president.
Zelaya has known, too. that Madriz
is not acceptable to the United States.
and he has sought to learn who would
be looked upon with favor by that gov
crnmcut as his successor But the
American government, so faT as can be
learned, has named no man, and the
choice probably win lie with those who
have gained the upper hand
Zelaya's Viewpoint.
Accompanying his resignation, Zelaya
sent the following message to con.
gresS:
1.-The painful circumstances IN which
the country is plunged call for acts of
abnegation aud patriotism on the part
of the good citizens, who arc the wit
nesses of the oppression of the republic
by the heavy hand of fate, The coun'
try IS staggering under shameless
revolution that threatens the nation 5
sovereignty, aud a foreign nation I'M
Justly intervenes in our crisis. publicly
providing the rebels with arms, which
has only resulted in their being defeated
everywhere through the hcroism of our
troops.
''To avoid further bloodshcd. and for
the reason that the revolutionIsts have
declared that they would put down
their arms when ] surrendered the eX
ccutive power, ] hereby place IN the
hands Of the national assembly the
Abandonment of the remainder of my
term of office. which IS TO be filled by
substitute of their choosing, with tho
hope that this Will result i'm good 10
Nicaragua, the re.estabishmeut Of
peace, and particularly the suspension
of the hostility of The United States, 10
which | do not wish to give preleXt
for intervention. -
No Doubt Of Acceptance.
a commission of five deputies was ap.
pointed to draft n bill looking to tho
acceptance of Xelaya's resignation
News of the president s action spread
throughout the city. and soon great
crowds moved through the streets,
shouting for the United States. Es
trada and the revolution.
Held in control for years by tbe
strong hand of Ielava, the people have
beou quick TO break through the re-
Straint when 1t was certain that the
dictator could not breast the tide that
had risen around him IN the later
tricks and contriVances 10 hold the
people Of Managua with him. Reports
Of government victory at Rama have
been freely circulated, and rumors that
Il massacre of rcvoluiiouists had oc.
CURED were allowed TO spread uncbal.
lcngcd and undenied. il finally be.
came known that these were without
shred Of truth, aud they rcbounded like
4 boomerang.
Revolt Is Apparent.
FIRST one deputy. and then another
took up the denuuciatIon of Zelsya in
tho chamber, aud late- in the public |
places, aud throughout the city demon !
were held in which open TO-
volt was vnlccd.
Last night, however, 4 pro-zelaya |
marked the session n'
congress. hut this had no effect outside
The walls of the house. The rising was
more marked today than ever. aud the
president decided discretion to be the
better part of valor and Withdrew from
office,
Story OF Career
lose Santos 2clava has been in com.
nand in the Republic of Nicaragua for
sixteen years. He ruled with Il strong
hand and has been called the stormy
0ctrel OF Central America He was
always noted for his cunning and bray
ny md was remarkable, too, for his
ability to surround himself with those
NuO were lcauN 10 40 ms DluulnHr Ms
consequence, Iclaya in later years was
IN absolute dictator.
He amasscd wealth by taking 10 him.
self n l8rgc percentage of the profits
rom concessions and by forming
group of men who aided him in exact.
ng millions from the people.
Ielaya belongs 10 the ariStucracy of
us country. lie received his education
II Paris, hut his success was due more
o the sword than to the peaceful meth.
IDS of civilization. Ielaya is ~ years
Id and, as he is the most hated man
u South or Central America. the won
lcr is that he managed to live so long
Utter m1klng so many cnnmics. In
attempts have been made
igaiust his life, and in these rmcrgcn.
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