New-York tribune., 1910-10-03
NICARAGUA SWINGS BACK |
Political Equilibrium Is Rlghting
itself After Revolution.
SOME HEROIC TREATMENT
New Regime Takes Property of
Deposed President-Sends
Espinosa Into Exile.

Advfces from Managua, Nicaragua, indi-
cate the early restoration of the republic S
political equilibrium after the ten months
of revolution that saw the deposing Of two
presidents and ended in the triumph OF the
insurrection. with General Juan j. Estrada
in power until an election can be held But
this righting OF the chaotic political situa-
ton is not being accomplished without Wig
orous and heroic treatment by the new
regime.
The most important acts, perhaps. have
been the seizure by the new government of
the property belonging to former President
] Santos Zelaya and $4,000 in cash left
behind by former President Jose Madriz
when he was ousted from office. Another
interesting development was the banish-
ment from the country OF Rudolfo Espi-
nosa. formerly Zelaya's Minister at Wash
ington. He is now in Honduras
The value OF the Zelaya property thai has
been confiscated is placed at s5o0,ooo, and it
is understood that il will be converted into
cash and the proceeds used TO indemnify
the families OF Groce and Cannon. the
Americans who were sUmmariiy executed
by order of Zelaya for alleged participation
in the insurrection, and which was the chief
cause Of Zelaya's downfall. The $4,000 of
Madrizs money that the present govern
ment has seized was left by him with some
friends when he precipitately departed from
Nicaragua Although deposited in the
name of Madriz, il is said TO belong to the
government.
AS TO EspinoSa, he wanted TO be Presl-
dent, but was caught in the attempt Dur
ing the period of uncertainty as to who
would succeed Zelaya as President before
in office.
Espinosa was busy in Washington advanc-
ing his own ambitions and trying to obtain
from the State Department a favorable ex-
preston for his candidacy. But his boom
came 20 nothing.
In the latter part Of last August. about
the time that Madriz was getting ready TO
abdicate and the insurgents were pressing
on to the capital. Espinosa conceived a
more elaborate plan to slip into the Presi-
dencv of Nicaragua. He was in Managua
and worked out a coup detat that also
was 10 be a coup de main if he could enlist
any armed supporters. He cabled stimuli
taneously to the State Department at
Washington and to J. J. Julia, friend in
this city, who is an export merchant that
his countryrnen had decided on him as their
chief executive, and asked that this govern
ment recognize him. Julia, in the inter
est OF Espinosa enlisted the services OF
Antonio Lazo-Arriaga, former Minister or
Guatemala at Washington. who now is as
sociated with the law firm Of Curtis, Nal
let. Provost & Colt 1t does not appear in
the records just what Lazo-Arriaga did TO
advance the interests Of Espinosa, but at
anv rate the State Department ignored
the petition OF the ambitious Espinosa and
his counter-revolution at Managua did not
materialize. Again his ambition was
crushed.
When the revolutionists took possession
Of the government they learned OF Es-
pinosa's efforts to keep them out of power,
and therefore have sent him into exile.