Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-11-19
President Taft Is Greatly Incensed
and Has Broken Of Relations
With the Nicaraguan Rep
resentstive at Washington.
rwo GUHBoATs ARE
ORDERED TO SCENE
After Making an Investigation II
Il Possible the United States
VIII Take Steps of Reprisal.
Execution Was Brutal.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-two Ameri-
cans, Lsobard Grace and Terry Cannon,
captured while serving with the revolu-
aoniHt army IN Nicaragua. have been
Eenfanced to death by President Zelaya' .
srdsrh and Il is believed that sentence
han already been carried out.
The cruiser yicksburg has been order
"a 70 proceed in all haste 10 cOrinto and
tie wunboat Des Moines viii proceed at
ones 10 Port Limon TO observe events
there and report the situation at that
point BY wireless
IRE meeting between President Taft
and the new minister from Nicaragua,
Tsidoro Hszers, has been indefinitely post
poned-
IRE news as 70 the two Americans
reached the state department last night
from the American consulate at Managus
and stated that their capture hao been
almost Immediately followed BY death
sentence.
The consul Immediately appealed TO
President Zeiaya TO commute their sen
tence ana his answer was Il viii see"
Later on further appeal. zelaSa said
cat the sentence was inal.
MEN ARE EXECUTED
A dispsfch received this morning at
the Ffafe Department r. 20 the erect that
the men hive undoubtedly been executed
rTpon this information the secretary of
stats asked the secretary OF the navy to
order the vicksburg 70 proceed in all
haste TO Corinto for the purpose OF pro-
tertfng Americans and American inter
ssts. The Des Molnes was also ordered
20 proceed 70 Port Limon at top speed for
The same purpose. These vessels will be
IN constant communication by wireless
with the state department
ne Des Moines r. now at Colon, about
10 miles from Port Limon, which she
can reach within ten hours stesming IN
DER forced draught The Vicksburg is on
the Pacific coast AZ San Jose de Guate-
rnafa, nearly 90 miles from the Nicsragu-
an coast, and viii be able 70 reach Co
into a. about the same time the Des
Mcfnes arrives at Port Limon.
The execution Of the Americans is be-
Hsved 20 have taken place at or near FL
Costtfio. which Is IN the immediate vi
entity OF Greytown.
PRESIDENT TAFT INCENsED.
The brutality Of the Nicsraguan gov
eminent In ordering the execution OF
those two Americans who happened to
be found IN the revolutionists' army.
without trial OF any sort. IS likely to re-
suit IN this governments taking drastic
measures 70 prevent a repetition Of it.and
President Zelaya Will be held to a strict
accountability for his action.
President Taft. upon the receipt Of this
news. was so incensed at the action Of
President Zelsya that he Immediately an
nounced that he would have no commun-
ication whatever with the new Nicaragu-
an minister and that oficial was promtly
30 informed.
At the Nicaragusn legation IL was stat
ed that no news Of the execution of the
two Americans had been received from
the Zeiaya government
NOTHING KNOWN OF GRACE.
Nothing is known at the state de-
partment OF the antecedents OF Leon
ard Grace, reported shot by order Of
President Zelsya, but the other Amer
lean. Leroy Cannon. seems 70 nave mad
al unusual career in Central America.
His home IS said 70 be IN Pennsylva-