The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-04
zELAYA REFUSES TO TAKE NOTICE Would Change State Depart
 ment's Edct. SENDS AGENTS TO CAPITAL Reported Emissaries Will Work on Congress. Also Rumored That Any Attempt If zeisya To Leave County wiil Receive Vigorous Attention
 of warships on Near seuan Coasts. s. H-

Washington, Dec. 3--President Ze- faya has not only refused to take offi- cial cognizance of Secretary Knox's note. which was practically an ulti- matum. but he is declared to have dis patched special agents to Washington to endeayor to have the State Depart ment's ultimatum set aside. first by appeal to that department. and second .iy, by direct appeals to members Of Congress.
 The State Department is entirely aware of the presence and identity of these emissarics. While they are be- ing watchd in general way. the United States Is maintaining over them nothing that could be construed as espionage.
 In addition to this, 1t was reported today that any attempt that Zelaya might make to escape from the-coun- try would receive the direct and. viz orous attention of the American War ships now lying off the coasts of Me- aragua. Secretary Knox's note inti- mated in the plainest language that the State Department looks upon Ze- Iaya as the man responsible for the torture and death of the two Ameri- cans, Groce and Cannon.
 The plaf, to defect the United States governmentis program in regard to Nicaragua came to light today. senor Fernando Sanchez and Dr. V. M. Re- man. the former accompanied by his family, arrived here and registered at a leading hotel. Neither Senor San- chez nor pr. Roman would talk They gave their address as New York.
 Make Flight in Congress.
 Members of the Central American diplomatic corps. however. were in a fiutter when they discovered tho new arrivals Senor Sanchez. they declar- ed, is 4 partner of Zelaya in many of the latter's business ventures. and he has managed to amass q fortune of nearly s5,000, coo in gold. pr. Roman the report continues, long has been Senor Sanchez's business adviser and he Is q close friend and adherent of During the aftarnoon ana carry evening more than score of teie- grams were dispatched from senof Sanchez's rooms. Almost an equally large number were received. This tel egraphic activity. the Central Americans insist, Is aimed at members of Congress with a view to winning over enough of them to render the ad- ministration's present program inop- erative in case it is presented to Con- gress.
 pr. Salvador Castriilo, the ulpiomauc agent of the Provisional Government of Nicaragua. and representative of the revoiutionists here. today made formal request to Secretary Knox that he be received on equal terms with the agents of the Zelayan Government. This, naturally. will be informally. as neither the NicaraRuan representa- lives of pr. Castrillo have official standing here. While the State De- partment has not rendered any decis- ion in the matter. It is generally be- iieved that Dr. Castrilio's' request Will be granted.
 Tn explanation of the status of American Consular officers in Nicara- qua 1t was said today that in all prob ability the Nicaraguan Consuls In this country would not be disturbed Tor the present at least. nor was 1t thought that the American Consuls in Nicaragua would be required to leave that country.