Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-04
SPECIAL EMISSARlES
ARRIVE IN WASHINGTON
Object o. Agents is Supposed TO be
to Make Direct Appeals to Men,
bers Of Congress in Effort to Have
State Departments uItimstum Rem.
dered Ineffective.
tBy Associated Press).

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 3
President Zelaya has not only refused
10 take official cognizance of Secre-
tarv Kncx's note, which was practi-
cally an ultimatum, but he is declared
TO have dispatched special agents 10
Washington TO endeayor to have the
state departments ultimafnm set
aside, first by appeals 10 that depart
ment and secondly by direct appears
to members of congress. The state
department. is entirely aware CT the
presence and identity Of these emis-
saries.
The srecial agents are being watch
ed in a general way.
Il was reported .oday that any at
tempt that Zelaya might make to e's-
cape from the country would receive
the direct and vigorous attention OF
the American warships now lying on
the coasts CT Nicaragua.
Secretary Knox's note intimated IN
the plainest language that the state
department looks upon Zelaya as the
man responsible for the torture ana
death of the two Americans. Groce
and Cannon.
Emissaries Arrive.
The plan to defect the Uniteu
States governments program with re-
ference to Nicaragua came TO light
TODAY when Senior Fernando Sanches
and DIR. V. NJ. Roman arrived here.
Neither Senior Sanches nor DR.. Rom-
an would talk They gave their I'D
dress as New York
Members of the Central American
diplomatic corps. however, were In
fiutter when they discovered the
new arrivals.
Sencr Sanchez, they declared, is
partner .cf Zelaya in many OF the iat-
ter's business ventures in Nicaragua
and ne has managed TO amass
fortune Of between four and ive NIL
I on dollars in gold. DR.. Roman. the
report continued, has long been senior
Sancheiz's business adviser and ne,
also. is a close friend and adherent
of Zelaya.
Many kilograms.
During the afternoon and early
evening more than a score OF teie-
grams were dispatched from Senior
Senchez's rcoms.f Almost an equally
large number were received ms
teiearaphic activity. the Central
Americans insists, is aimed at members
OF congress with view Of winning
over enough of them to render the
administration present program in
operative in the event it IS presented
to congress
DIR. Saltwater CASTILLO, the diplomat
jc agent of the provisional govern
uent of Nicaragua and representative
of the revolutionists here today made
formal request to Secretary hnO2
that he be received on equal terms
with the agents OF the Zeiaya gov
eminent It is generally believed that
Dr Castrillos request win be grant
I'd
still Marking Time
While making ali preparations fcr
action. this government has resumed
the calm that preceded the issue OF
Secretary Kncx's note. There were no
deveIopmeEts 10 the state department
todav. To all appearances the de-
narfment is new marking time untii
occasion arrives fer further action
In exclamation Of the status Of
American consular Offices in Nicara-
eua IL was said today that IN al
reliability the NicaIaguan consuis in
this country would not be disturbed
for the present. at lesst. rcr was y
thought trait the American eousuls
IN Nicaragua would Je required 70