The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30
zELAYA'S AIDES
ARE ARRESTED
tx
Charged with Misrepresentation
Of National Funds.
MADRIz' MOVE IS cHEERED
son.in-Law and Financial Minister Of
Fleeing Nicaraguan Former Ruler
Are In Hands of Az
thorities.

Managua, Nicaragua, Dec. 27.-The
new president of Nicaragua, Jose
Madriz, is taking hold of affairs with
a strong hand.
Zelaya left him the legacy of an
empty treasury, and soon after Presi.
dent Madriz had publicly announced.
In effect, that the country was practi-
eally on the verge of bankruptcy, the
arrest of Joaquin Passes, Zelaya's son.
in-law, and Ernesto Martinez, Zelaya's
last finance minister, was ordered.
They are now in the hands of the
authorities, charged with misappro
priation of funds, failure to register
government bonds and the circulation
Of unsigned paper money.
Zelaya Reaped Vast Sums.
Francisco Baca, who has displaced
DR.. Julian Irias as minister general,
Is preparing a decree establishing a
commission for the purpose of revok-
ing the franchise under which a score
of monopolies, given to individuals by
Zelaya, have been operated.
These monopolies poured into Eel
aya's purse vast sums of money. for,
while they were ostensibly In the
hands Of others, It was to the former
president that had the greater por-
ton of the returns was transferred.
Banished Men Are Recalled.
Santos Ramirez, Zelaya's chief of
telegraph, has also been arrested.
He is charged with having sent a
telegram in the name of President
Madriz, ordering the government
troops to abandon their strong posi-
tons.
Gems. Anastasio Ortiz, Benito Chav.
aria and Pauline Cooley, who were
banished by Zelaya in 1896, have been
recalled by Madriz.
Americans Thanked by Estrada.
Bluefields, Nicaragua, Dec. 27.-On
the first forward movement of Gen.
Estrada's forces to engage the gov
eminent troops around Rama recently,
the American officials here took steps
to care for the wounded. Thomas p.
Moffat, consul at Bluefields, and Com
mander John ii. Shipley of the cruiser
Des Moines established q hospital by
converting the huge rooms OF two.
story empty building into wards. OPP
Grating tables and all the surgical &C
cessories were transferred to the
building, so that the wounded would
receive proper treatment Consul
Moffaf ond Comnnoodar Shinla,, an,
sisted by other naval officers, worked
all night, and by morning the hospital
had the appearance of one that had
served the purpose for years.
The work of the Americans has
been fully appreciated by the people
of this section. Gen. Estrada warmly
thanked the Americans for their hui
manitarian assistance.
U. s. Position ls Unchanged.
Washington, Dec. 27.-Secretary of
State KnoXs note to Felipe Rodriguez,
charge d'affaires of the Nicaraguan le.
cation, by which the United States
broke off diplomatic relations with the
Central American republic, still stands
as the policy of the United States
state department.
The escape of former President Eel
ava into Mexico on Mexican gun
boat and the elevation of Judge Mad
riz to the presidency Of the republic
by the Nicaraguan congress had not
changed the Knox policy in the least,
1t Is declared.
THE only utterance Of the state de.
partment in the Nicaraguan affair
was contained in the note to Senior
Rodriguez" said Secretary Knox. Any.
thing else has been conjectural."