Arizona republican., 1909-12-17
HIS WORDS OF PARTING
Charged With Bitterness Toward United States Regarding His Successor It is Reasonably Certain He Will Not Be Madriz

MaHagua. Dec. f5.-Jose Santos Ze- lava has resigned the presidency of Nicaragua He placed his resignation in the hands of congress this morning He apparently had no other course to take The people are aroused at last Tn, guns of the revolutionists threat ened and warships of the United States lay in Nicaraguan ports. Man agua has been seething for days and the spirit of the revolt has spread even to the gates of the palace. Zelaya sur rounded himself with an armed guard and the unchecked populace marched the streets crying the end of the old, and proclaiming the new regime.
 Who will take up the reins none knows It is sufficient that Zelaya. the dictator. is known no more. No doubt congress will act quickly on the resignation. for the people demand it. Dr Jos E. Madriz. the judge of the Central American court at Cartago. who has been close to Zelaya and was the fallen dictator's choice for presi- dent. is on his way here and will ar rive Saturday.
 Nadriz has a following and is strong and influential even among the revo- lutionists, but General Estrada. under whose command the great body of fighting insurgents now face Vas quezs troops at Rama, will have none of him. Estrada's word would bear a weight in the choice of a president. 411 Ir;. ,. not acceptable to the United States and has sought to learn who would be looked on with favor by that gov ernment as his successor. but the American government. so far as can be learned. has named none The choice will probably lie with those who have gained the upper hand
 Accompanying his resignation Ze- laya sent the following message to congress: The painful circumstances in which the country is plunged call for acts of abnegation and patriotism by good citizens who witness the op- pression of the republic by the heavy hand of fate. The country is stagger- ing under a shameless revolution that threatens the nations sovereignty. A foreign nation has unjustly intervened in our crisis and has publicly provided the rebels arms. which has only re- suited in their being defeated by the heroism of our troops.
 ''To avoid further blOodshed. for the reason that the revolutionists have de- clared that they would put down arms when I surrendered the executive DOW CT. I hereby place into the hands of the national assembly the abahdon ment of the remainder of my term of office. in the hope that this will re- suit in good to Nicaragua and the re- establishment of peace. and particu- larly the suspension of the hostility of the United States, to which I do not wish to give a pretext for interven- tion.-
 A commission of five deputies was appointed to draft a bill for the accept ance of Zelaya's resignation The news of the presidents action spread throughout the city and soon great crowds moved on the streets. shouting for the United States, Estrada and the revolution
 Reports of a government victory at Rama had been freely circulated and runors of the massacre of revolutions ists had been allowed to spread un- challenged and undenied. Finally it became known that these were without q shred of truth and they rebounded like a boomerang. Open revolt was voiced Last night a pro-Zelaya dem onstration marked the session of con gross but this had no effect outside the walls of the house. The rising was more marked today than ever and the president decided that discretion was the better part of valor. and withdrew from office.
 Jose Santo Zelaya has been in com mand of the republic of Nicaragua for sixteen years. He ruled with a strong hand and has been called the stormy petrel of Central America. He is noted for cunning. bravery and remarkable ability to surround himself with those ready to do his bidding. As a conse- quence. Zelaya. in his latter years was an absolute dictator
 He amassed great wealth. taking a large percentage of the profits of con sessions and forming a group which aided in eXactin0 millions from the people. Zelaya belongs to the aris- tocracy. He was educated in Paris and Is aged 57. He is the most hated Cen tral American and it is wonder he has managed to live so long Innumerable attempts have been made against his life
 AWAITING AN ATTACK.
 Bluefields, Dec. 15.-With child like