The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-13
INSURGENTS FIGHT
AMONG THEMSELVES
Cliques Have Not Quite Decided
Upon Who ZeIaya's Sue
ceSsOr Will Be.
MANAGUA APPEARS QUIET,
BUT Is INTERNALLY RENT
Women Compelled to Harvest
Crops Because Men Are
Drafted in Army.

MANAGUA. Nicaragua, Dee. l2,-
Outwardly Managua is peaceful There
have been no military preparations and
The people appear unconccrncd, Band
concerts are given daily on the plaza.
and TO all intcnts conditions arc as
they were before tho United States de-
livrrod it's final word to Iclaya.
There is much INTRIGUING, however,
among the better classes, and cafes arc
the ccnters OF various cOnspiracics. The
rcvomtionists in Leon, Granada and
Managua are warring among them
selves, each being eager for suprom
acy. Those in Mauagua are openly
declaring that they have been assured
of the assistance of the United States
and insist upon being permitted to
choose Ielaya S successor,
Zelaya declared recently that he was
in negotiations with revolution
lists TO obtain their endorse
ment TO successor TO the presidency
who would be acceptable TO all par
ties, and that he had submitted the
name of DR.. Jose Madriz. Judge of the
Carriage court.
Object to MadriZ.
II is believed, however. that DR.,
MadriZ Will be obiec tionablc to the
rcvolutiOnists. II therefore would be
only by one or two factions, AS the
other factions would likely make this
an excuse for further rising. DR.. Julian
lriaS minister general. who also has
been suggested as a possible Successor
to Xclaya, would be powerful enough
TO crush an uprising in event of his
selection, but. il is understood, he is
not favored by the United States.
The auict harbur of Coriuto, whore
the British survey ship Shearwatcr has
Just arrived. and where the Mexican
warship General Guerrero is momcntar-
iIy expected, with the volcano III Nielo
in tho background, has n semblancc TO
the bay of Naples. The city is on "a
low island. ovcrgrowu with mangrovcs
aud is connected with the mainland by
"a railroad bridge Tho harbor is com
nanded by old Ford Carbon. with n
handful of harcfootcd soldiers, who
are adorned with two garments of blue,
with pink trimmings, cartridge belts,
bayoncts and old model rifles.
Women Do the Work.
On the approval of the commandant
of the port intending railway pasScn-
gers may secure Il local passport. The
inhabitants are alert, intelligent and
outwardly happy, The coffee and sugar
cane harvest is beginning to be ham
pcrcd by lack of labor The men have
been drafted into the army and hum
drcds of women and children are en-
gagged in the harvesting work.
Notwithstanding that the men have
been compelled to take up arms, the
revolutionary trouble and the impeud.
ing trouble with the United State give
the people of Corinto and the surround
ing districts little concern. II is so in
practically every section of Nicaragua,
as revolutionary movements are by no
means uncommon, and the extent of
the present rising is not entirely com.
pretended.
At Managua, Zelaya is surrounded
by three classes Of allies; first, his rela-
tives, who hold many of the Offices; see.
ond, various foreigners, who arc in a
measure Iclaya s partners; and, third,
the members Of his government,