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Nicaragua and the Revelations.
Please give me some facts regard.
Ing Nicaragua and particularly soma
political developments In that country
during the last year. A READER.
Nicaragua Is a Central American re-
public between Honduras and Costa
Rica. The capital is Managua. Tho
estimated population Is about 100000,
mainly Indians and Mestizos. There
are some mulattoes and negroes, but
{ persons OF unmixed white race are few
In number. Under the present consti
tuition. dating from March 30. 1905.
the executive authority is invested in
President who is elected by direct
vote Tor u term of six years and Ia
assisted tsss by A. cabinet OF five minis.
to the Assembly. The Legislative
power devolves upon tho National Az
sembly (unicameraD. whose members
are elected for six years. The Pres
ident In 1903 ffor the term Of 1906
1920 was Jose Santos Zelnya. On
December 16 Of that year he resigned
Ielaya had served as chief executive
for the three four-year terms 1885,
1906 and since 1905. President Zeia-
va had long been a disturbing factor
In Central American politics. owing TO
his aggressive policy toward his neigh
bors. and had caused Indignation
among his own people by his conces-
sions and monopolies. Early In the
President Cabrera of Guatemala for IL
time threatened war. Difficulty arose
with the United States in regard to tho
settlement OF claim of certain Amer
ican citizens. and on March II the
United States demanded It's submission
10 arbitration About the same time
three American cruisers were sent to
referred to arbitration in May. There
were reports Of revolutionary risings
during the summer. In October tho
revolt assumed formidable dimensions
under General Juan j. Estrada, who In
clarcd provisional President. The At
lantic coast towns surrendered to tho
Revolutionists. An engagement took
place on the san Juan River October
"a. resulting In a loss OF 100 killed
and 400 wounded to tho Zelayans. Tho
latter however defeated the RevoIu-
.tlonists on November 2. In an engage
ment on November both sides claimed
the victory. On November 8 the Zc-
layans fell into an ambush. losing 100
killed and wounded On November 30.
1000 of the Zelayans were attacked by
the Revolutionists and defeated with
a loss of eighty Killed. The cause
OF Estrada rapidly strengthened and no
was proclaimed President of the whole
republic.
The report ton November 49, of the
shooting OF two American citizens,
Groce and Cannon. by order of Presi-
dent Zelaya led to n vigorous declars-
ton by Secretary Knox on November
90. that the government would demand
reparation. on December i. Secretary
Knox recognized the Estrada govern
ment and dismissed Zelaya's represen-
tative at Washington. informing him
that the United States would hold
those who had ordered tho execution
of Groce and Cannon personally re-
sponsible. The danger of serious diff
Nculties between the two countries
was averted by the resignation of
President ZeIaya on December To-