Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-17
REBELLION BEGINS IN
NICARAGUA CAPITAL
Long Live Liberty, United
States and Estrada" the
People Cry.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CROulS VI LOHE lANC AAb-
erty, the United States and Estrada.
filled the air. i
I The police have made no move 20 check
the mob. 1t is said President Zelaya has
promised to make public today the an
nouncement of his resignation, from the
presidency.
For the first time in Is years street
, meeting OF malcontents has been permit
ted without police interference. The
demonstration began last night and con-
tinued for hours.
This forenoon comparative quiet had
been restored. but the events of the last
few hours, admitted of but one interpre-
tation The anti-Zelaya feeling was so
strong that the government did not dare
to attempt its suppression.
CAUSE OF OUTBURST.
The climax was reached last night,
when the government attempted to put
through congress bill conceding TO GER
tain exploiters mining rights covering
vast underlined areas irrespective OF the
private ownership of the surface OF tho
property. Congressman Enrique Corda
opposed the measure in a speech that
| aroused the widest enthusiasm.
The government, seeing that the mo-
ton was in danger of being lost, precip-
| itately adjourned the session. 1t was too
late, however, to head off the burst OF
| indignation which had spread of the leg
islative body, supposed to have been
| friendly to Zelaya. The announcement OF
/ the adjournment was greeted with Kisses
and when Corda left the building he was
given an ovation.
MOB Is FORMED.
From the meeting place the congress
man who dared to publicly voice the first
protest against the government was fol-
| lowed to his hotel by a mob which al
ternately cheered Corda and cried Long
| live liberty" Down with OPPRESSION
News of what had transpired in congress
! spread rapidly and the crowd OF manlfes-
tants grew to the strength of an army.
The rioters gathered in front OF the Mex
lean legation and called upon the Mexi-
can minister to Nicaragua for speech.
| The diplomat asked to be excused.
| Roman Rostran attempted conciliatory
speech and was hooted for his pains. Oc-
casionally there was cry OF Give us
Madriz.' In a fiery speech Hildebrande
Castellon predicted new era of liberty
| and his auditors shouted approval.
Responding to insistent calls, Corda
made a speech which was a bitter attack
| upon Zelaya- The speaker said that h9
had intended to interpellate the govern
ment on the subject of its preparations
for war in the face Of its protestations of
peaceful intentions, but he had desisted
on the assurance that formal declara-
| tion by President Zelaya resigning from
the presidency wiI1' be published in the
| morning.
POLICE STOOD BY.
While these speeches were, being made
and the crowd was as angry as It could
be-the police made no show of interfer-
ence. Later DR.. Madriz arrived in the
city and his advent was the signal for a
demonstration that made the early out
| break appear temperate in comparison.
The crowd had become emboIdened be-
cause of the non-interference Of the po-
lice, and violent denunciations Of the
present regime were voiced apparently
without thought a possible consequence.
In the confusion of shouts one could
make out viva Mexico Long live
the United States THE handwriting
IS on the WALL" Corda was released but
recently from the penitentiary.
Following demonstrations at Corda's
hotel the crowd moved to the home OF
Henry Caldera. the United States vice
consul. Here they cried Live Estrada"
Live the revolution Live the United
states" Still the police did not interiors
and1ne ShOANAA9 $500 -
until the manifcstants had tired them
selves out.
There is rumor here that General Is
trade was captured during battle at
Rama, but no confirmation Of the story
is possible here, where the authorities
saw they have received no dispatches
since last Friday.
BLUEFIELDs. Nicaragua. Dec. IAN
rapafuan the inG1IF
gent headquarters here announces that
General Morales, at the mead Of bard
of insurgents, has captured Tortuga,
Orisi and Supoa, three small towns on tht
Costa Rican frontier.
Morales proclaimed Estrada president
of Nicaragua and continued his marcn
to attack the important town of Rivas-
General Estrada and his followers have
taken courage as to the prospect or as
sistance from the United States in their
efforts to overthrow the government OF
Nicaragua,
The United States cruisers Des Moines
and Tacoma and the cofT1er Leonidas.
With their crews on board, are still lying
outside the harbor A cablegram reports
that 700 additional marines from the Unit
ed states have started for Colon and this
fact Is interpreted as assurance that ma
rtnes will be sent here to reinforce the
| blueiackets now In the harbor.
General Estrada now has 400 men ana
looks forward to an early engagement
that he hopes will result in decisive VIC
tory for the insurgents. Estrada an
nounces that his first step preliminary
TO Joining Morales and other leaders in
combined attack upon Managua VIII
he the surrounding Of Vasquez. which
movement Estrada thinks is partly &C
! connnlished now General Vasduez has
reconcentrated his troops in the nils
overlooking the Afico river.
! Vasauez's right is threatened by Gen.
| Tuis Mena. who has taken UP position
! nine miles south on the Rama river. On
the other flank of the government army
| is Gen. Fornas Diaz, whose troops oc-
cupy a strong position on the Siguia
/ river AS the Mico river flows between
the Rama and the Siguia rivers, Vasquez
/ is hemmed in on either side. Estrada
| plans simultaneous movements by Diaz
1 and Mena, cutting OFF the retreat Of the
! enemy to the north or south, while Cen
eraI Chamborro delivers a front attack
! from the east The plan is complete
| and the inauguration Of the campaign
| awaits only the arrival Of artillery and
| additional ammunition, which are ex-
! pected daily by steamer.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. A-Special mail
advices received here from Port Limon,