The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-25

take up her position in the Gulf Of
| Fonseca.
Managua7 Nicaragua. Dec. 25.-The
magnitude OF the personal sacrifice
involved In the overthrow OF Zelaya
from actual power and possible flight
from Nicaragua is shown in the
| statement that he derived from va
rious monopolies and financial ven
lures revenue of 100000 silver
$4,000 United States money! per
month.
In the building in the Champ de
Mars, that housed the ministry of
war. Zelaya conducts tho monoDolies
of alcohol, tobacco. cattle, petroleum.
hides soap. candles, ice and
drugs, and lumber for railroads. fuel
and ties. From these quarters he
also has controlled local monopolies
existing along the Atlantic coast and
covering traffic in Aguardlente, leaf
and manufactured tobacco. cocoanut
groves. abattoirS and turtle fisheries.
In addition TO these he controls the
dock privileges at the piers of Corinto,
Granada, San Jorge, Monkey Point,
San Miguelisto and FL Blum and the
lease of the national railway and of
the national steamship lines.
Through some peculiar framing of
the customs laws he also benefits from
premiums on the expectation of coffee.
lumber gold, hides and rubber and
from duties of from 10 10 80 per cent
on importatIons of all sorts OF manu-.
featured articles.
Among his other known interests
are the street cleaning of Managua,
done by contract: the sugar refinery
Of San Antonio; the planning mills and
the sale of property TO or by the gov
ernmcnt. He also cXactS a share in
all concessions granted by the govern
ment in this manner, is a large stock
holder in concessions granted TO the
Bluehelds company-James Dietrlck
Guichora, Salamar. Emery--and in a
number OF mining concessions. The
system is so perfected that no land
owner can devote his property to rails
ing sugar cane or tobacco without the
authorization of trusts created and
controlled by Zelaya.
On the Atlantic side Zelaya has on.
Grated through the business house OF
Lopez and Martinez Lopez is a
cousin of Zelaya, and is now tailed
house alone Zelaya has lust received
profits OF five or six thousand dollars,
American money. Railways and
steamers of the country are managed
for him by his partner. Mr.. Julio
West, a Swiss. The contract for the
construction of the railway from San
Miguel TO Monkey Point. which he
controls through West, is TO cost the
government $4,000. United States |
money per month The country al |
ready has disbursed 100000 in the |
last three years on this line, and only |
four miles have been built.
National finances also have been |
used for his enrichment, The system |
has been for Zelaya to underwrite |
government bonds at a large discount. !
and then 10 dispose of them 10 bank |
ers at so per cent profit
II Is conservatiyely estimated that |
he controls fifty-seven per cent of all !
customs duties by the simple process |
of compelling payment OF customs !
dues through compulsory purchases of |
government bonds. of which he alono
Is supplied, and which be sells at 80
per cent appreciation over par after
having bought them at 40 per cent
uI9tuubN llpIl pdI- lnSQ again, /e-
laya operates a plantation in the
Champ de Mars. which soldiers OF
the garrison work for him Another
he owns In partnership with the COM
mander OF the penitentiary, and they
divide the profits. the labor being CON
vict labor. for which they do not pay.
Through dummy he has the contract
Tor the new drainage system OF Mana
qua and in a similar manner he
holds the contract for the clothing
and equipment OF the army.
Zelaya maintains a special Office
for discounting salaries Of state en-
ployes. paying them 20 per cent OF
their claims and retaining 30 per cent
To render this effective
the treasury is maintained in empty
The governor al department (prov-
inccD has tho exclusive privilege OF
trading in cigars, cigarettes and to
bacco. the local privilege OF traffic in
and the licensing OF
games OF chance. and is compelled 10
turn into Zelaya so per cent of the
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