The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-12-22
zEZAYA HAS RESIGNED
TlRANlCAI. NICiRAGUAS RULER
YIELDS TO THE INEVITABLE

With the Whole Country Sce:hin;
With Revolution Against HiEa
F.; rhi. Was His Only Way Out
| A dispatch from AanaSua say
Jose San;as Zelaya has resigned
from the Presidency o: Nicaragua
! He placed his resignation IL the
| hands OF Congress Thursday morn
ias. Apparently there was 10 9th
er course ;oT bin 70 take. The
! people were at last aroused TIE
guns OF ,he revolut!onists threaten
. cd, the wa,ships OF the United States
were IN Nica1asuan ports.
Manasua has been see.hins So'
| days The spirit Of revolt has spread
| even TO the gates OF the palace,
Zelaya surrendered himself w!th an
| armed guard CnchecSed 'ae pop
| ulace have marched through the
streets. crying Tor the end OF the
old. p,ocla.nsns the ne~ regime
Who Will take up the reins no
one knows nor cares. II Is sucfcient
taat Zelays as dictator will Be known
no more. There Is no doubt tsa,
Congress viii act quickly on his
resignation. for the people have de-
msnted it.
Dr.. Jose Madriz. Judge OF the
Centra, American Coort OF Justice
a. Carriage. who las beee close to
Zelaya, and Is aov bis choice for
. president. has gone 20 Mens-
qua. Nnariz has bis following.
strong and influential. even among
tho revolutionssta, bot Cen Estrade.
usdss whose command tho great
BODY OF aShtins Insurgents nov face
yasouez's tcoops at Rama, vil! have
none Of him. Estrsda's vcsd I'll!
ba4s weight In che choice of Press
dent
ceiaya has sno~n. too. that
Nadsis is aot acceptable To tae Unit.
Cd S.atea. and he has soush: to learn
who would 30 locked unoa with ia
vor By that sovessmeo: as ais sue
cesso..
Accompanying bis resignation,
Zslaya sens tho following message
70 congress:
The painful circumstances n
which tho country !s plunged call for
acts OF abnesstion and patriotism On
the part OF sood ei,lzeas, who are
the witnesses OF tho oppression OF
the Republic Sy the heavy hand OF
fate. The country IS staggering IN
der ! shameless revolution. which
threateoe the nations sorcse'Sns:
and q foreign cation uajustly inter
venes IN our affairs. publicly prov!e-
ing the rebels with arms. which "a,
only resulted in their being defeated
everywhere through tie seso:sn OF
oar troops-
TO avoid further bloodshed. and
for the reason that the reroiusion-
lists have declared tha: they would
put down their arms when l sur
rende. the executive power. Ae.e-
by place IN the hands Of the nat'oaa!
assembly the sbandonmen; OF the
remainder OF ny term OF ONCE. which
is TO be FLIED by substitute on toe''
choosing. with the hope that this
will resrl, n good to Nicaragua. the
reesta b..snnent Of peace. aad pa'ae
ulariy the suspension OF tie acsdN-
" Of the United States 70 which ]
DO not wtsh TO give 2 pretext so'
intervention"
A commission Of SYe deputies Was
appointed 70 draft bill looking TO
The acceptance OF zelaya.s ees!sna-
uon. which is now considered mere
sornai!ty. News OF tie presidents
action spread through the city. and
soon great crowds mo7ea through
the streets. shouting for the United
States. Estrada and the revolution
Held in control for years oy the
strong hand Of 2e'aya. the people
have been quick 70 break through
restrain, when It vas certain that
the dictator could not br@as. the tide
that has been rising around him.
During the later days 2eiaya has
.esor.ed to al! tho ksown tricks and
eon,rivaaces 20 hold the people OF
Nanagua with hin.
Reports OF government victory
z. Rama have beeu freely cisculas-
ed. aod rumors tina: q massacre OF
rerolu,ion.s,s had occurred we're al
loved to spread uncha!lensed and un-
denied. 4, finally became known
that ,hese were without shred OF
truth. and they reaounded like a
boomerang
First one deputy then another eoos
cd the denunciatiou OF Zeiaya In
tee chamber and later In the public
places. aud soon Throughout. the city
demonstrations were held. in which
! open revolt was voiced. Wedaes'
day night. however. pro-Iaiays
demonstration marked the session o!
congress. but this had no effect oct
side the walls Of the house The
rising was more marked Thu7sda.
than ever. and the President de
| cited discretion 70 be the better
i part of valo: and withdrew t:oE
odce.