The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-21
THE SITUATION
IN NICARAGUA
General Mena Threatens to Resume
Bombardlng City Unless 1t Sur
renders to Him at
Once.
II MASSACRE OF PEOPLE
Uncle 81 lie Taking a Hand In the
Re, Son and Trying to Keep
the Death List
Down.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service |
SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua.
Aug. 21.-Panic prevails in Managua
today as result OF General Mena's
threat to resume bombarding the city
unless 1t surrenders to him Immediate
ly. Reports are also current that the
reyolutionists are massacring the In
habitants in the interior.
President Diaz Is hopeful, however, !
that the revolution will collapse
through the illness of General Mena,
as reported by Lieut.. =. H. Conger OF
the marines. who was captured, saw
the general and was then released on
United States Minister Weitzel's
threat that otherwise he would come
after the prisoner with force OF
marines.
43o Soldiers Massacred.
CORINTo, Aug. 21.--With com
munication between Corinto and
Managua partially restored, fragment
ary reports reaching here today indi.
cate that the massacre Of 430 federal
soldiers by insurgents at Leon may
mark the climax of the latest Mica
ragua revolutions. General Mena IL
now confined to his bed and unable to
take part in directing the movements
OF his troops. AS the revolution was
brought on largely as result of Mena
being piqued when he was ousted
from the cabinet, it is believed the re-
iiFolt may die out from lack OF leader.
ship Negotiations for peace have
been on for several days.
The United States marines have
been constantly on duty since the
news of the massacre at Leon reached
here. The garrison at Leon numbered
about 500. All were made prisoners
when the rebels captured the place
and all but 70 are said to have been
slain.
City Of Refuge.
WASHINGTON Aug. 21.--Action of
| United States Minister Weitzel, IN
Nicaragua, in proclaiming Managua,
I the capital, city of refuge, and in
ding the rebel general Mena to make
any hostile demonstration in the vicin.
iity, led army officers here today to be-
| lieve that a clash between United
States forces and the Nicaraguan reb-
els In the near future was inevitable.
In anticipation Of such contingen-
cy, the war department today made
/ ready to send additional troops to
Nicaragua The Tenth United States
| Infantry at Panama, was ordered to be
/ in readiness for instant embarkation
/ in transports now there. The United
| States battleship Denver with three
! hundred more marines Is due at Cor.
into, Nicaragua, Sunday. If this force
| is not sufficient, the Tenth infantry
will be rushed at once
/ According to dispatches today, Mena
evaded Minister Weitzel's demand
that the revolutionary leader withdraw
his threat to loot and burn Managua.
/ Accordingly, Weitzel flatly informed
/ M6Da LHdJ lie Oulleu oldteo VIII prl
NIT no further attacks on the town.
Mena apparently has been unim-
pressed with this threat, as he is CON
/ tinuing to raise an army with the
express declaration of looting the city.
Senatorial objection.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-1nvesti-
cation Of the part played by American
marines in assisting the Nicaraguan
| federal government in repelling reb-
els under General Mena was demad-
ed In resolution introduced by Sen.
ator Bacon of Georgia, today.
The senator bitterly condemned the
sending of troops into foreign coun'
tries without action by congress. He
insisted that the president had nc
right during the session of the legis
lative body to assume the power thus
to land troops and read lengthy news
paper dispatch showing how Ameri
can marines had assisted In defend
ing Managua.
No action was taken today on the
resolution.