New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
-aSTRILL0'SMISSI0N
GEES ZELAY4'S END.
Cans NicmdguGn Government
UH Fall an Fec Weeks.

-. salvador CastriIlo. a lawyer and jour
=, n Nicaragua. who Is the agent OF
correction now going on in that coun-
"a whom General Juan Estrada. chief
- -neIemcnt. has designated as Minis
I, washington. said last night that he
- for thf triumph Of the uprising
- President ZelaYa in two or three
Il -, three armies Of General Estrada"
sid "led by Generals Chamorra, Menas
! MA are advancing steadily. The in
--.rts probably number four thousand
ais time. and although the government
!, eight thousand troops. it cannot con-
4 --+rsfe more than TWO thousand at any
- Place"
- csstriUo said he did not think" that
: supplies were sent from this country
tslp the insurrection. which had good
..,,.si support in Nicaragua. The revo-
--,.srv representative is busily engaged
- however, in its interest.
,o.or6ing to DR.. CastrilIo, the culminat-
:. sril of President Zaiaya's sixteen years
s--is wss the establishment of monopolies
' Al the Industries OF the country by the
4 ,..ssent. who managed them for his own
4 -. Dr. CastTiIlo said that General Ze-
=, rot the monopoly idea from Genera!
r.-sDe Castro when the latter was Presi-
irt Of Venezuela
fmposslble as il may seem" he said
4ssys Is an even worse President than
-ss,ro was Fernando Sanchez was the
y,srsguan Minister in Venezuela when
{ p-ssisent Castro took over most OF the
gy-s4
.ssisd uouopolies Of them. When Sanchez
: at hack 70 Nicaragua he carried the
--opoly idea 10 Zelaya, who promptly
V,ed t. waxing prosperous on the tim
4 ri salt, tobacco, meat and match indus
rs And then Zelaya negotiated in Eng
3 ri lean Of $1,000, 600, giving these in
rass as a guarantee. lie announced
3 ~ the money was to be spent on the con
r-,eion Of a railroad between San Migue-
h enc Monkey Point The English syndi-
zs sdyanced 10 zeiaya 100000, where
rr- he called the contract off But of
ne he never had any intention of build
< ne railroad That was the last straw"
Soaking Of the uprising, DR.. Castrillo
sd
There have been other instructions
aznt President Zelays, but none of them
srs been as strong as this one. In the
mrs The Conservatives were alone III the
..t against the government: now they
fghdng with the Liberals belonging to
Eayas own party, showing how thor
slly the country s. aroused over the
zvessness Of the government. General
1z-ada VINO leads the movement and
E been declared Provisional President.
zs been Governor OF BIueheIds for sew
ri years. BlueheiSs is the richest part
The country, most OF the large foreign
-s,ssts being located there, and they
-gE him. He is only thirty-siX years old
q man Of great ability.
General Estrada is just. honest and
sSest. The news to-day that he has called
election for November proves that Id
rs not seek power himself, but is fight
2 for the constitution, the laws and III,
gritty of the courts. Zelaya, on III,
1sr hand, cares nothing for all these
Il besides is the greatest enemy th'
--.so States has IN Nicaragua. His rule
IN sure, is now at an end. Zelaya can
n defeat The insuFTection. II was a Ions
ns IN preparation. and has been vel
l-1gei. Two or three weeks more vii
ss ihe end, and then maybe Zelaya vii
.tl "a Oh friend, Castro. in Europe"
r Castrillo said that since the an
-gncement was made of his relations witt
Il ilsurrection he had several experiences
s--s annoying and others amusing, Will
-zsctves, who, he said, were in the EN-
20 Of the Nicaraguan Legation at Wash
HOn. They have followed me every
were he said only a few days ago {
-El called me on the telephone. and. speak
3 70 ne IN Spanish, asked me about 'that
z over the rifles He insisted that
la talked with him about buying some
Tllrh q course, had not, so 1 just tolC
In what YOU say in English, Go Il
KIP"