The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-01

San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua.-Th
United States gunboat Princeton ar
rived here Friday from Corinto.
In a dispatch dated Corinto the
Princeton was reported as having
gone to the Gulf of Fonseca. No ex-
PLANTATION has been offered concerning
her presence at this place.
Corinto. Nicaragua-Jose Santos Ze-
laya, who few days ago relinquished
the presidency of Nicaragua to DR..
Jose Madriz-the same day his army
met defeat by the revolutionists at
Rama.-has fled the capital and is in
Cori1fto, surrounded by his bodyguard
and few faithful friends. Zelaya left
Managua under cover of darkness ans
escorted by fifty of his guard of honor
and a squad of artillery with a Maxim
gun. At o'clock Friday morning a
party quietly left the former presidents
home, and half an hour later went OH
board small steamer, which sailed i'm
mediately for Momotombo, on Lake
Managua. simultaneously with the de-
parture of the boat, a special train
with a small number of friends and d
press representative aboard drew out of
Managua, also bound for Momotombo.
At o'clock in the morning the
steamer met the train at Momotombo
and Zelaya, with his guard and their
Maxim gun, promptly boarded special
car attached to the train at Managua.
The train departed Immediately for Ze-
laya's plantation at Diamanto where
the party took breakfast The entire
intimate friends, among them Joaquin
Pasos, Louis Coasin, his two sons, Ho-
ratio and Alfonso, his private secreta-
ry and James Hall, American partner
of Zelaya in Nicaragua gold mines
After breakfast Zelaya and his party
boarded the train and went to Corinto
where they arrived FRIDAY afternoon.
The trip was made without special
incident There were no demonstra-
lions along the line, the population gen.
orally being unaware of the identity Of
the passengers on the special train. All
members of the party, including Ze.
laya, were heavily armed. zelaya APP
peared calm and cheerful.
At Chinandega news was brought to
Zelaya that the United States gunboat
Princeton had left Corinto to take up
her position in the Gulf of Fonseca.
Kampala, Uganda.--Kermit Roose-
welt has secured a fine specimen of the
male sitatunga. Colonel Roosevelt has
not sighted this rare game.
| cars at the home of T. a. Knowles, the
ub-commissioner, native band from
the Catholic mission played THE Star
Spangled Banner" and then sang the
words. first in English and later in their
own language, a translation having
been made and rehearsed for the occa-
ton Colonel Roosevelt said he was de-
! lighted.
The expedition got under way for
Heyma this afternoon. Before leaving
the members of the party had luncheon
at the home of Mr. Knowles. Colonel
Roosevelt and Kermit are making a
side trip to hunt leopards and will re-
Join the expedition Friday.
The Indian merchants here have pre-
scented Mr.. Roosevelt with a number of
purses of ivory and Congo curios.
Paris.-Gil Bias Christmas eve prints
private communication from Madrid
| stating that the condition of King AL
fonso has created the gravest anxiety
in court circles. Another operation is
imperative.
Under the guise of departure on &
hunting trip in Andalusia, his majesty