Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-11-26

olutonary forces is effective.
WASHINGTON Nov. 25l-The state and
Navy departments got ntouch with Near
aqua overnight through the gunboat Des
Moines. which has been plying between
Port Limon on the Gulf coast Of Costa
Rica and Greytown, which is the southern
port of Nicaragua, on the same coast.
Captain Shipley, commander Of the Des
Moines, reported briefly on the conditions
on the east coast of Nicaragua, which is
entirely In the possession of the insurgent
forces, with the exception of Greytown
proper, where General Toledo Of President
Zelaya's army is hemmed in by land and
sea by the revolutionists.
The only American warship on the west
coast of Nicaragua is the Vicksburg. ly
ing off Corinto. but no word has come
from that ship in the last two days, inter
rupted telegraphic communication being
the only explanation offered. 1t has got
to be q matter of common note that the
telegraph fails in The most perfect
weather when the United States govern
ment tries TO communicate with one of its
diplomatic or consular agents in time Of
revolution in Central America
That the explanation to be made by the
Nicaraguan government of the conditions
and Cannon, were executed as forecasted
in the news dispatches from Central Amer
lea will be unsatisfactory to the state de-
partment is probable. From any point
the official view is that the men were
free from the charge of being spies and
were entitled to be regarded as prisoners
of war and therefore not subject to that
penalty. Moreoyer, II .theY WE'RE captured
in Costa Rica, as reported, the act was in
clear violation OF Costa Rican sovereign
ity and may easily involve Costa Rica in
war with the zelayan government If the
American government turns to Costa Rica
for redress
Fighting Near BIuefields.
MOBILE, Nov 25.-Officers of the
steamer Bluefields arriving today from
Port Limon, Costa Riea, say 1t was re-
ported at Port Limon that fighting was
going on in the rear Of Bluefields. As the
Bluefields was leaving, a large American
cruiser was making into Port Limon
Americans Captured i'm Battle.
COLON, Nov. 25.--It is stated in reliable
quarters here that Groce and Cannon, the
Americans who were executed recently,
were shot and buried by order of President
Zelaya They were with General Cham
orro and were captured during fight near
COLORADO Junction. GTeAt lhuiBhatiOh 10
felt here over the executions
Z The captain of a boat who paid visit
to President Estranda at Greytown yes
terday says that General Chamorro's block
ade is effective heavy sea is running
which he says prevents the escape Of the
Zeiayan forces. Greytown is devoid Of
provisions and the Zelayan troops are tx-
pected to capltuate shortly. Two hundred
deserters from the government forces east
OF Rama Joined General Estrada yester-
day The men were in a famlshed condi-
tlon.
Since the announcement was made that
the American government had recognized
tho revolutionists ethuslasm here has, be-
come more intense. Volunteers from the
plantations and gold mines are eagerly Of
fering their services to General Estrada.
british Cruiser at BIuefieIds.
COLON. Nov. pa wireless dispatch
from Bluefelds, Nicaragua, dated Novem-
Der "a, received today. says;
THE British cruiser scylla arrived here
Sunday and leaves today.
'Commander Bertram S. Thesiger OF the
cruiser made an official visit to Provisional
President Estrada Tuesday"
WASHINGTON. Nov. &,-The visit OF the
British cruiser Scylla to Bluefields, Mica
ragua and the call Of its commander,
Bertram 81 Thesiger on Senior Estrada,
the provisional president, is not understood
az the British embassy Inquiry there to-
night met with the statement that no ad-
vices OF the warships call had been re-
ceived, and in the absence of such advices
II Is coniectured that the vessel put in
merely to discover whether British inter
ests were in jeopardy