The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-30
zELAYA READY To
LEAVE COUNTRY
icaragua Is Almost Involved
In Complete Anal chy
lRIAs NAY &c PRESIDENT
American Consul at Manaqua Has
Been Threatened and Situation
Is So Tense That Business
is Almost at StandstllI.

Washington, November 29.-Tne United
States consul at Managua has been
threatened by President zelaya and he
has been granted permission to occupy
the legation premises as being more Sc
cure. The Nicaragua congress will as
semble next Wednesday, December /, and
it Is rumored that President Zelaya will
retire and possibly attempt to escape
from the country by night by the Pa
cific coast
Anarchy, it is said, may ensue. Per-
sistent rumors from various quarters in
dictate that Iriss may succeed zelaya
as president of Nicaragua.
This information is embodied in tele-
grams more or less delayed in transmss-
sion which have been received at the
state department from the consular repre-
sentatiyes in Nicaragua and which came
In the order In which they are given.
The first telegram. dated Managua,
states that Leroy Cannon was captured
on October q, and Leonard Groce on
November 2. They were executed Novem-
Der Il. and no news reached the de-
partment Of the execution until Novem-
Der II.
Members of the Red Cross arriving
from Castillo, state that Cannon and
Groce were captured after battle while
they were lost on the banks of the San
Juan river and the captain of a ship
called them, promising not to harm them.
These allegations were in part confirmed
iolt ~ nd
that the execution was for an attempt
to blow up steamers. The execution
caused general indignation. which was
shared by the commander in chief
Pleading For Americans.
The minister, General Irias, claims to
have interceded on the ground Of hui
mainly. Nicaraguan lawyers maintained
that the execution was unlawful.
The Nicaraguan captain is in prison for
having refused to carry out Zelayas
sentence that the Americans be shot.
The consulate states that he has once
more been threatened by President Ze-
laya, indicating that other threats had
been made, but on this point no infor-
nation is available here.
A later telegram from the consulate at
Bluefelds states that Cannon and Groce
respectively were lieutenant colonel and
colonel of engineers in the revolutionary
army, and both were regularly enlisted
under the command of General Chamorro
The highest revolutionary leaders de-
clare that Groce, acting in the line Of
duty, was with an outpost Of ten men
NJ
and Cannon with two men had been sent
beyond to survey new position. The
outpost was surprised by the forces of
General Toledo and both officers were
captured General Chamorro afterward
learned from an officer OF the Zeiaya
army that both had been put to death by
order of President Zelays; that Toledo
refused to carry out the order, and took
them both to Fort Castillo instead.
Movement For Irias.
! dispatch from Corinto states it is
reported there that 12oo troops OF the rev.
| olutionary army are In Chinandaga, and
there is rumor of a rising in the west
! in favor of 1rias.
later dispatch from Managua states
| that much excitement prevails there and
that the position of President zelaya
! has become precarious The city OF Leon
is said to favor Iriss for president. I'M
! portant developments, the consul states,
are expected
The latest dispatch received by the de-
partment comes from the United States
! consul at Tegucigalpa and states that
4 there are rumors Of rising In Honduras
headed by Manuel BoniIla.
dispatch received from Commander
Halstead. In command Of the Vicksourg.
at Corinto, informs the Secretary of the
| Navy that there are persistent rumors
! that Chinandaga will revolt on Decem-
] Der in favor of Irias. Foreigners en-
gagged in business. he says. are very ap-
prehensive, and reports are In circulation
! that Zelaya is preparing to leave the
Heavy recruiting Is going on every
where. 1t Is assumed the recruiting is
for the revolutionary army. Travellers
are compelled to procure passports and
| the situation is declared to be tense, but
| up to this time no disorder has occurred
| of CorntO.