New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-07
CITY Under Guard.

Inc CITY is perfectly quiet 'o-udE' "11
as hocp placed under military guard d.
~. President. The stores continue open
,b,ou,bo,,t -be town. The commander IN
.n,ef of the army. General Emilio Cha-
,,orro &c engaged in recruiting the gov
eminent forces.
President Tjaz mas dismissed number
Of officials N various parts Of tho conn-
Try. deposlrg those friendly TO the eN-
Secretary for War. General LUIS Mena'
and replacing them by partisans OF mo
government
The Minister 81 Finance, PEDRO RaiaeI
Cuadra. declares to-day there IS sun
some disorder in the province Of Grenada-
while several OF his brothers have peen
arrested and a store belonging 70 one OF
them al san Francisco. in the province Of
Rivas. has been destroyed by troops under
he command Of a son OF GeneraI mo''a-
The story If tho revolution an related IN
,fcisl circles IS ~ follows:
an Monday morning. July q President
Uisz 6eposed o. Secretary for War, Cen
cral Mens.' appointing in his place Gen
eral Carmelo Berberana Diaz. he also
appointed General Emilio Chamorro'
who is leader OF the Conservative party
commander I'm chief OF the army.
Rivals in Same Fortress.
on that afternoon General Chamorro
,,oL roesession Of the left half OF the
fortress OF Msnsgua, in which the resi-
jence OF General Mena was situated. Inc
'roops stationed there and In the FOR, on
he hill Joined General Chamorro.
The deposed Secretary for War fed 10
the right half of the fortress, together
win his guard, and the troops stationed
there aided with him. There was Some
firing outside the fortress, one clNhah
being killed and several soldiers wounded
The United States Minister. George l.
Weitzel carrying the American nag men
called upon both generals. and obtained
from the ex-Secretdry for War his writ
ton resignation from Office and his prom
Use not to fight.
That night at about Q O'Clock General
Mena abandoned the fortress. and with
his troops and three machine guns left
the city OF Mansgua. He was joined by
the entire police force. and with his fol-
lowers marched 10 Massya. about twelve
MICS 70 the south. some OF tHt Poi'NO
have since returned here.
Mena at Massya.
The revolution rapidly extended. Gen
esal Mena esta blished his headquarters at
Nssaya and tried 10 enter into an all
ance with the Liberals. and especialS
With the followers Of the former dictator
zelaya. against whom he fought Two
YEARS ago.
letter signed by General Mena ana
several prominent partisans OF He'ay9
and addressed TO certain Liberal leaders
u the Province Of Leon was captured oy
Tho government troops on August 2.
The allies captured two boats belonging
10 tic American company which operates
the service on the great lakes and also
sei1ed the American railroad, taking pos
session OF one locomotive and NUMBER
o. care. They tore UP a portion OF inc
rack near Mssaya. The trains. however
continued running on their regular sched-
NE 10 Corinto under American manage
'nent but communication with Granaoa
was cut Tho first engagement between
tne government troops and the rebels DC
'urTeo al Tipitapa, on Lake Msnae ua'
lie government forces were victorious
and held the place. Several woundeu
men were brought 10 Managua.
II was reported on August the reoeis