The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
INSURGENTS ARE WEAK,
SAY LATEST ADVICES

SAY LATEST ADVICES
BLUEFIELDS, Nicaragua, Dec. IL
A staif correspondent of the Associated
Press, who recently arrived here, has
cauYassed the situation and finds it less
hopeful for the insurgents than had
been believed. General Estrada rs
greatly disturbed and has appealed TO
United States Consul Mofrat for ma
rines from the cruiser Dcs Moincs TO
protect Americans.
1t is known, however, that what he
really wishes is intervention by the
United States TO save the insurgents
cause.
While General Vasquez, at the head
of a handful of loyal troops, was par
leying with Estrada S ENJOYS before
Rama. il is said the main army of Ze-
laya was marching on Blucfelds.
disquleting report comes from
government force sufficient to rout the
besieging troops under General Cha
MORO whenever the word is given.
1t is possible that the PROFESSIONALS
are uudUly alarmed Just as they APP
pear to have been overconfdcnt; but
the situation is set forth as it is viewed
from the insurgents standpoint.
There has been Il sudden aud unpleas
ant realization here of government
strength and insurgent weakness. Pres
ident Zclaya has outwitted General Es-
trada and the latter S chief hope is in
American Intervention.
Conference a Blind.
IT turns out that the conference
sought by General Vasqucz Of the gov
eFnmcnt troops, near Rama, which the
insurgents had interpreted as u sign of
yielding on the part of Zelaya s troops,
was a blind intended to secure a delay
ia -
army had gained a decided advantage
of position. 1t is also learned that
while Zalaya had kept a scattered force
before Rama his real army of 5000 men
was hurrying by forced marches toward
Blucfelds.
The report that n descent upon this
city from Rama was possible only by
river is now known to be untrue.
General Estrada cndeavored to cover
his alarm by Informing the correspond
cnts ut the front that all was tranquil,
with the prospect that General Nasquez
and Major Eva would surrender
Ten minutes after he had talked with
tho reporters the insurgent leader mad
his chief diplomatic aide, Adolfo Diaz,
on the telephone, and was telling Linn
what he believed TO be the true Situa.
tion. To his aide General Estrada de-
clared that the Americans should send
more marines ashore, as FaSqueZ nad
outflankcd him. Estrada also expressed
tho opinion that request should be
made of the United States government
for protection to the $50 Americans in
Bluefclds.
Depending on Americans.
Diaz rushed to United States Consul
Moffat with the intelligence and the
consul assured him that Commander
Shipley's 's marines Of the cruiser Dcs
Nj nInGN urirh ihpir { CgriI Gr..
would be able to control the situation
here in tho event that the loyal army
should suddenly surprise the city.
1t was recalled today that Major Eva,
one of the government ENJOYS at yes
terday's conference, was the man who
surveyed the telegraph line across the
country and that none knows better the
hidden ways through the forests,
swamps and hills.
| If President Taft is determined that
! Zelaya shall be deposcd it is believed
here that the United States forces will
! find active participation in the struggle
necessary, Apparently General Estrada
that the situation is critical, unless the
Americans are prepared TO assume an
active and supreme control.
| AT present Commander Shipley awaits
further orders from Admiral Kimball.
| All idea Of the enemy attacking for
tilted Rama has been abandoned, The
truce which covered tho conference of
the government envoys, and which was
said to have been arranged 10 further
conceal the march Of Zelayas men
through the hills towards Blueields, is
at and end.
At the conference Zelaya S represent.
ativeS used every pretext 10 delay com
ing to the point, and when the confer.
rncc came to an end, IT was with de-
mand that the insurgents in the vicin-
| ity of Rama surrender.
! Further evidence Of the alarm Of the
insurgents is shown in connection with
movements of the Bluefelds steamship
company's steamer Di Gorgo. This
company. which derived a big revenue
through a concession from President Ze.
laya, has always been believed to be in
sympathy with the source of its rev.
enue. Its ships are in the practice Of
ascending the river from BlueGelds to
Rama to load with fruit. However, on
Monday General Estrada, fearing a plot
through which the government troops
which were believed to have made "a de.
tour TO Rama would make fake seiz.
ure of the vessel, ordered the up river
| trip abandoned.
He rushed 800 troops toward Rama,
and Thursday, evidently convinced that
these could control the situation, gave
permission for the steamer to proceed to
Rama.
That same night the information was
received that large force of the gov.
ernment troops were stationed between
Rama and Blue6elds. and at once Gen
eral Estrada ordered the steamer to
stop ut Cana, which she did
Another cause for alarm among the
insurgents is the report brought by the
cruisers Des Moines that Iclaya' Is men
ut Grcytown are in far from the desper-
ate condition in which it has been re-
ported they are. They are said to