Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
Commander of Cruiser Des Moines
Requested to Land Men.
TACOMA ORDERED TO BLUEFIELDs
Action Follows Conference of Cabinet
Officers at Navy Office.
zELAYA STATEMENTS FALSE
Interview Given out by President of
Nicaragua IL Analysed by
State Department.
Officials.

BLUEF1ELDS, Dec. ia starr corre- |
spondent OF the Associated Press, who re-
Gently arrived here has canvassed the
situation and finds IL less hopeful for the
insurgents than had been believed.
General Estrada is greatly disturbed and
has appealed to United States Consul Moi
fatt for bueJackets from the cruiser Des
y Molnes to protect Americans. 1t is known,
however, that what he really wishes is in
tervention by the United States to save the
lnsurgent cause.
While General Vasquez, at the head of a
handful Of loyal troops, was parleying
with Estrada's envoys before Rama it is
said the main army OF Zelaya was march
ing on E!ueflelds
A dsquieting report comes from Grey
town, which is said to contain govern
ment force sufficient to route the besieg-
ing troops under General Chamorro when
ever the word is given.
Tacoma Ordered 10 BInefieIds.
WASHINGTON, Dec. n.-Disquieting
news received from Nicaragua at the State
department from official and unofficial
sources today are to the effect that there
Is danger of an attack by President zelaya's
foIc ces being made on Bluefields, where
there are 100 Americans resulted in orders
being sent by wireless to the protected
cruiser Tacoma, with ten guns and fun
Implement of bluejackets on board, to
proceed to Bluefields, there to join the
Des Moines and await further orders.
The Prairie, now at Philadelphia has been
ordered to take on board 700 marines under
the command of Colonel Biddle and steam
as soon as possible to Colon. The impor-
tance and significance of these orders are
minimized at the State department where
II is said the Tacoma has been instructed
loo fnp in at
fields.
While the destination of the Prairie is
given as Colon the tact that II is equipped
with wireless apparatus would make 1t
very easy for its destination to be changed
- amy moment duf1ng fts trip sotztf1s- The
most that would be admitted as TO the mis-
sion of these vessels was that II any
eyentuality should makeit necessary to use
marines or sailors on shore they would be
in readiness for such emergency.
Cabinet Officers Confer.
The news that zelaya would probably
avoid an engagement at Rama, make o
detour and voud strike Bluefelds. tbs
headquarters ., the revolutionary army anc
provisional B~,L!nnent was received IN
official cirLas L,rt with some apprehension
and almos: los ned ateiy conference was
held in the u-lce OF the secretary of th'
navy at winch were present Secretary
Meyer, Assistant Secretary Winthrop, Ad
miral WainVrisHt and Assistant Secretary
OF State WilloH. prompt decision was
reached TO nurry additional fighting ma
terlal to the oanger point in Biuefelds.
Thus far there has been no intlmatiol
that a landing of marines or bluejackets i
an immediate contemplation, but it is Ger
tain that they are being placed in posi-
ton to meet any continge ncy. 1t is fai
can lives be put in jeopardy or America
business interests interfered with promp
and decisive action would be taken
Navy officials today while admitting tina
the marines which are expected to Ian
from the Dixie at Colon today would b
hurried across the isthmus and put o
D board the Buffalo stated that that vesst
y had received no orders to sail to CorintC
but IL Is given out that the taking aboar
OF 725 marines almost certainly means a
immediate sailing as otherwise the marine
> would have kept on shore until needed.
zeIayR statements False.
Questioned today as to the several state
ments made by President zelaya in an II
terview published this morning, 1t wa
stated that the Interview was full of el
rors and two conspicuous examples wei
pointed out one WAS that Zelaya dl
claimed that the execution OF Cannon al
Groce was by his order, of which II
State department has absolute truth to Il
contrary. Another alleged false statemei
made by him was that Zelaya had sent
communication TO the United States go
ernment expressing his willingness to a
low the United states to name a commi
sion to investigate all of the matters
connection with the recent disturbances
which this government took exception al
that he would abide by the results Of the
Investigations.
No such communication. it was state
had been received.