Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-11-26
zELAYA EXECUTES
AMERICANS FOUND
WITH HIS REBELS
Men Are Declared to Have
Been Remorselessly Shot
Without Trial.

Washington, Nov. 20.-Two
Americans, Leonard Grace and
Leroy Cannon, captured while
serving with the revolutionist
army in Nicaragua, were SEN
fenced to death by President
Zelaya's orders and it is be-
lieved the sentence has been
carried out.
The cruiser Vicksburg has
been ordered to proceed at once
to Corinto and the gunboat Des
Moines will go to Port Limon.
The meeting between Presi-
dent Taft and the new minister
from Nicaragua, Isador Hazera,
has been indefinitely postponed.
The news as to the two
Americans reached the state de-
partment last night from the
American consulate at Man
aqua and stated that their cap
ture had been followed almost
Immediately by a death sen.
tence.
consul's Appeal Vain.
The consul Immediately appealed to
President Zelaya to commute their sem
fences, and his answer was, II will
Sec" Later on after q further appeal,
Zelaya said, THE sentence is inal."
A dispatch received today at the
state department says the men un-
doubtedly nave been executed. On this
information the secretary of state
asked the secretary of the navy to or
der the Ticksburg to proceed to CO.
rinto for the purpose of protecting
Americans and American interests.
The Des Moines was also ordered TO
Port Limon at top speed. These vessels
will be in constant communication by
wireless with the state department.
The Des Moines is now at Color.
about $50 miles from Port Lirnon,
which she can reach within 10 hours.
steaming under forced draft. The
V~icksburg is on the Pacific coast at
San Jose de Guatemala, nearly 200
miles from the Nicaraguan coast, and
will be able to reach Corinto at about
the same time the Des Moines arrived
at Port Limon.
The execution of the Americans is
believed to have taken place at or near
FL Costello, which is in the immediate
vicinity of Greytown.
Killing Was Brutal.
The brutality of the N~icaraguan gov
erLlnent in ordering the execution of
these two Americans who happened TO
be found in the revolutionist's army,
without trial of n sort, is likely to
result in this governments taking
drastic measures.
President Taft IN the receipt of the
news was so incensed at the action of
President Zelaya hat he Immediately
announced that he would have no COM
munication whatever with the new
N~icaraguan minister and that official
was so informed.
At the Nicaraguan legation it was
stated that no news of the execution of
the two Americans had been received
from the Zelaya government.
Cannon Has Career.
Nothing is known at the state de-
partment Of the a~ntecedents of Leon
ard Grace, who is reported to have
been shot by order of President Zelaya,
but the other American, Leroy Can
non. seems to have had an unusual
career In Central America.
Cannon's home is said TO BIT in Penn
sy.vania, but some years ago he went
TO entral America and since then his
name has figured prominently In rev.
olutions. During his career he has been
arrested a number of times and tried
for heading raids, and IN several occa-
siorS has narrowly escaped a death
sentence, ii is said.