Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-02
Men Responsible for Torture Of Amer
leans Personally Responsible.
TsT OBSERVE AGREEMENT
Nation Must Obey Principles Laid
Down in Washington Conference.
1RIAs MAY FOLLOW zELAYA
Minister General May he New Pres
ident of Nicarasua-Frnnce Looks
Into Report of Maltreatment
of It's Citizens.
BULLETIN.

guez, charge d'affaires of the Nicara-
guam legation, WAS tonight rendered his
by Secretary Of State Knox,
thereby severing the diplomatic relations
of the two countries.
In delivering passports to the Nicaraguan
charge d'affaires, Secretary Of State Knox
Informed him by note that the United
States would hold personally responsible the
men responsible for the torture and exc
cutlon of the two Americans, Groce and
Cannon, who recently were killed I'm NIcara-
qua. Secretary Knox also informed him
that Nicaragua would be held to an OBJ
servance of the principles of the Wash
ington conference of South American re-
publics in the interest of general peace
and harmony.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1-Dispatches con-
tinue to be received at the State depart
ment saying that President Zelaya is con-
templating retiring from the presidency Of
Nicaragua The latest one stated that
Zelaya in all probability would turn over
the presidency to Irlas, his minister gem
eral. Whether this is a play for time is not
known here
PARIS, Dec. 1.-The foreign office cabled
today to the French consuls in Nicaragua.
instructing them to furnish Information re-
garding the published reports that citizens
of France had been i'll treated in Near
aqua. Upon the nature of the replies will
depend the subsequent action of this gov
ernment.
A recent dispatch from San Jose, Costa
Rica, said that an official complaint had
been lodged with the French consul gem
eral there by Fuastino Montcl, a French
man who claimed TO have been attacked
and brutally treated by troopers who rep
resented themselves to be members of the
Nlcaraguan army.
France has one minister to Central
America. He is Jacquez De Casotte who
is located at Guatemala. The consular
agents in Nicaragua are A. Cabinet at
Grenada and Levy Fernand at Leon.
Arms for Insurgents.
BLUEFIELDS, NICARAGUA, Dec l.
The Norwegian steamer Stavangeren has
arrived here from New York with arms
and ammunition for the insurgents. The
latter have been handicapped up to this
time by lack of ammunition, but are now
we'll equipped and are also supplied with
machine guns and small arms
Accordingly 1t is announced at the in
surgent camp that the plan of action
will be changed.
General Estrada Immediately assuming
the aggressive.
General Chamorro has arrived here and
reports that the situation at Greytown is
unchanged. The troops of President
zelaya are making no effort to evacute
the city or, so far as can be learned, maxi
march on Bluefields.
The insurgents here claim to be confident
Of ultimate success. They state that re-
cruits are arriving from many sources and
daily strengthening Estrada's cause. The
impression is general that the situation
now existing will soon end despite Presi-
dent Zelaya's claims to the contrary.
1t is reported that the Nicaraguan presi-
dent has fewer than 5000 troops at ali
points with which TO attack the insurgents
and regain the eastern coast, which has
been lost to him. Many prominent liberals
who are fugitives from Managua are toin-
ing the forces Of General Chamorro.
Reinforcements have been sent to Cen
eral Matuty, who reported decisive vic
tory over the government troops near
Rama on Monday.