GENERAL ZELAYA.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1941, 26 December 1913, Page 7

GENERAL ZELAYA.

t i— ' >"■■■■'. LOOKING FOR A QNIET LIFE. :■■ " By Telegraph-Press A6secia.i!o.n-oopyrli:h* 5 Washington, December 23. 1 Zelaya, ox-President of Nicaragua, is J sailing for Europe; in fulfilment of the I terms of his recent release. [ He intends to reside permanently on ' his Spanish estates. ! General Jose Santos Maya led an nrmy against the Provisional Covernment of Nicaragua in. 1893, shortly after President Roberto Sacasa had been overthrown. . The Provisional Government was deposed, ' ami Zolayo,''became'head of the Pc-jmliiic. His position' was regularised by the constitution of ISM, and he was re-elected President in ISS for another term of four years. Under his government, the t incorporation of the Jlosr<uito Kcscrve into the territory of Nicaragua took place. In 1895 occurred the Hatch inci- '. dent, which led to the occupation of the J; port of Corinto by a British fleet. Mr. " Ifnfcli, British prn-Yicc-Consiil -at Bhie- ' fields, being accused of conspiracy against - (ho Nicaragua* Government, was ftvrestl ed (along with other British subjects), and , expelled. For tliis action Nicaragua was [ reonired to pay an indemnify of If>,o(W .. dollars. An attempt to overthrow Zelaya , was made in February, ISM. but it was ' crushed after several months of severe fighting. There were occasional disturbances eubsenuently, but none sufficient to overthrow President Zelaya, who was a win re-elected in 1902, and once more in IMB. In 1507 he carried to a successful issue the war, which broke out in that year between Nicaragua and Hondur.ifl. But ha was believed to be planning th« conquest of other Central American ; States, and his policy of granting monopolies and commercial concessions to his ' own supporters nrnnscd w-jdespr-ad discontent. In October, ISSW. an in«;;rrnci tion broVi* out in the Aflantin deparf- : menfs. The execution (after alleged tor- . tare) of Messrs. One- *nd Cannon, two .' citizens of the United State*, becanw it . was said that they had fow»ht in fh" re- , rilntionnry. nrmy. 1"d to th« dispatch of United States wnHiips to Nicaragua. In . )h» alis?nc> of full evide«op. however. ' President Zebra's responsibility for (he L execution could not be proved, Subsequently the insurgents gained many vic-t-M'if.s.'and on TiCre'iibc 23 they captured the greater part of the Revernmettt treops. On the follo"iii£r day, Zebyn too)- Tcfwn on l-«ard a M<-xie""i "miboat, and sailed for Mexico. P'\ Madriz, one of his supnorteva, liad already succee('"d him as Vrpsidct. Liter, fieuera! JWina and > other officers wore fried by a Nicara~ue.ii " court martial W the murder of Grace and Cannon, but tW were aconifled on ! .Tinuary ?S. 1!)1(1. Fverh'illv Zelaya was ! discovered in the United SHfcs. ntul last . month he was arrested at the instance,of '. the Tlnit"l States 7>n.irtm<"it. and ■ (aeenrdinc t« n previous riVo ■■lvnseniro) i charged with tin* muHer of two Xio.aragnins (r-'sumnlsl 1 - Hie United' States citizens, Grac* and Cannon). ■ .'■•