The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-10
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CENTRAL AMERICA
DUEF0R UPHEAVAL
All States Except Costa Rica
Are Preparing for
Revolution.
RuMoRs ARE DIsoulETlNe
New Administration May Soon
Be Called On to I axe
Drastic Action.
RUMoRs ARE DIsQUlETlNG
10 The Tlmes-pIspatch.l

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Washington. March 9-Secret re-
ports to- the State and War Depart
ments. both from naval and diplomatic
sources. Indicate the approaching out
burst of state of revolution in Cen
trail America that will give the admin
istration serious trouble. No one In
either department now doubts that the
new government will soon be COM
PEELED to demonstrate it's ability to
protect the lives and property OF Amer
leans in the troubled countries to the
south of Mexico 5a
For several months officials of the
Departments of State, Justice and of
the Treasury have been at work col :
lecting information as to what is going
on In Central America. The results of
their Investigations, as transmitted to
the new administration, are slightly
disquieting.
Outbreaks are momentarily expected
in all the Central American states ex-
cept Costa Rica The intimations in
the reports of to-day alarmed the off,
Gals and kept them Mt work on the
situation II considerable part OF the
morning and afternoon.
Movement liz Serious.
The Times Dispatch has learned that
six weeks ago the Department of JUS
tice made an inquiry of the Treasury
Department and put IL on notice of a
serious movement which it was SUD-
posed was towards Nicaragua from
Mobile and New Orleans. Expedition
ary forces of filibusters were suspected
of activity in both OF those ports. II
was at first believed that two vessels
which were discovered were intended
for Mexican waters. These vessels.
however, the Department OF Justice
agents established. We're not for Mexi-
can ports. but were trying to get on
board supplies of arms and ammuni-
tions for landing at Bluehelds. Nicara-
gua.
1t was this knowledge, communi-
Gated to the State Department, that
caused Secretary Knox to- issue orders
for whole squadron Of warships to
proceed to Central America and sprac-
tically invest Its most important ports.
The cruisers now on this service are
the Des Moines. at Bluefelds;. tho An
napolis. at Amapala, Honduras; the
Buffalo, at Corinto, Nicaragua; the
Nashville. cruising off the Nicara c.ilan
coast. with base at Puerto Cortez. Hon
duras; tho Tacoma, off Bluefields, and
the Denver, watching the west coast OF
Central America.
1t had been intended to withdraw
the marines from Afanagua, Nicara-
qua, but 1t was decided to-day that
they shall remain. as the storm ia eS-
pected TO break in that republic
The State and Navy officials clearly
connect the outbreak which took place
at Nosete yesterday with the general
conspiracy to precipitate trouble
throughout Central America. A Mica
raguen mob, according to the dis
patches yesterday, entered the town Of
Nogete. under the eyes of the United
States marines. terrorized and plum
dered It, and when the marines went
IN pursuit, so as to neep their own
communications safe with the sea. at
Corinto.Ntheir train collided with a fnel
train under circumstances that have
not yet been explained
bottom of Conspiracy.
While not connecting former Presi
dent Castro of Venezuela and former
President Delaya of Nicaragua with the
revolution, it swell understood at the
State Department that the followers
or those men are at the bottom of the
conspiracy.
The present naval administration
evidently has had alarming news OF
tho progrcss of the mob leaders and
conspirators generally, as Secretary of
tho Navy Daniels has determined not
to withdraw any OF the Central AmerI-
can squadrop from duty.
Tho State Department believes that
one junta we'll supplied with money to
finance the revolution has Headquarters
at Havana. where Ii is bslng closely
watched. IS sf3 i
The present administration has a,
keen interest inthet coming reyoIutIon,
(Continued5 on Reo,nd pa racS