The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-03
COMPANY OF SOLDIERS KILLED
IN EXPLOSION AT FoRTlFi.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ARRESTS.
Conspiracy TO Restore ESTRADA to
Power Officially Charged-Con'
eessions to Foreigners at
stake-4oo Abolished


are hose Of martial law in the capi'
i tal as The result OF the excitement
which followed the blowing up yesteI-
day Of Las Tomas Notifications and
the death Of $50 soldiers.
1t was officially announced today
that the explosion was the outcome Of
plot by the liberals, having for It's
object the destruction of President
Diaz and other government officials.
II was asserted that conspiracy
was on foo to start another revoiu-
| ton in the interests E President
| Estrada. but the claim is made III
government CIRCLES that the movement
| is not far-reacaing Wholesale ar
rests of prominent Liberals have beei;
made
Every effort is being made 10 sup
press details OF the explosion. no
| information is forthcoming as to
| whether GEN luis Mena's brother
was killed. He commanded the gar
rison.
| The populace will believe no other
story save that of a plot, anu many
of the wtsest politicians of the aation
concur in the belief.
If, as seems likely, it was plot,
| it is part of the comprehensive plan
which has as its aim the division or
Nicaragua into two nations. the east
and west
Zelaya Concessions Abolished.
The Liberals are vastly IN the ma
iorNy and ii is believed thai, through
the Zelaya Government they have
started the present outbreak.
| IT is not generally known outside of
Managua, but all the concessions
which were held by Americans ana
others from the Zelaya Covenant
have been abolished This was done
several weeks ago during a session Of
| Congress here.
The mixed Foreign Claims Commits.
sion, which consisted Of two Nicara.
guans and T. P. Moffat, was formed
for the purpose Of. passing upon ali
claims which arise from the damage
alleged to have been suffered by con-
cessioners who lost their contracts.
| 1-bis communication L. Tn "A 3fudfno+a
their rights, and. If the concessions
have been properly authorized it is
to award them a certain amount of
damages. Altogether there are about
| 400 concessions.
II is claimed by the friends Of the
anti-Zelaya party that these We're ille-
gally granted for the moSy part and
never were properly approved in con
stitutienal manner by Congress. In
other instances, il is believed Zelaya
profited by the concessions, and thai
the people were unlawfully deprived
of rights which went to foreigners
This mired Claims Commission is t
decide an OF these matters.
Moncada Picked for President.
The commission has tken TEN
pora-y recess while Mr.. Moffat ma
: has gone 10 Washington 10 confer viii
Searetary Knox, and during tnt
: recess the interests which are a
stake have gotten busy.
That this outbreak is the cutcom
Of their activities is the belief G
many The object is to overthro'
the conservative government, and ~
set the claims commission plan.
u 1t is said the concessions nave
i man, who, if they can make him pres
o dent will re-enact all the concession
j. at the same time being accepted to
D. at the same time being acceptable
D, the liberals This man will be Estr
n la, but it may be NJ. Moncada, 10
III merly minister Of government. wi
was excited when Estrada abdicat'
~ a few weeks ago.
Y, Hiatt Rebellion Growing Serious
u Cape Haytien, Hayti, June :
". The revolution in the Northern r
E. partment of Hayti against the COVER
1t, ment of President Simon is growil
ck serious. The uprising began
ck month ago, and the rebels are dai
al. becoming stronger Several sna
N engagements have been fought Z
I'd, tween the rebels and the redel
tn trops under the command OF &c
lis Juan Giles. the minister of war, o
IS Gen. Horelle Monplaisir, the CO
ry. mander of the Cape Hayden distri
es The insurrectos were vicecrTous. Ma
persons on both sides were wounl
ie. The rebels Cspllred two cannon q
&c. one machine gum.
On Trbesmtn Capture Tow1,
Holira, Arabia, June 2.-The rtt
Ito liuos Arabs in Assyr have iaptuI
ots Abba. the rapital, and have ma
oh prisoners of the 5000 Turkish trot
on, composing the garrison. Three !
teries of artillery and q Number
large guns also have fallen into
hands of the rebels. A relief TO