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Show ARE UNABLE TO CONTROL THE MOB IN NICARAGUA Revolution Has Reached a Stage Bordering Bor-dering on Anarchy, Rebel Leader Being Unable to Check Violence, Washington. The revolution In Nicaragua has reached r stage bordering border-ing on anarchy, as Ceieral Mena, the rebel chief, and h!s lieutenants seem to be unable to control the mob spirit that prevails In many of the towns, particularly at Leon, tho scene of several sev-eral barbaric outrages. Dispatches received by the department depart-ment of state from Minister Weitzcl are the basis of this belief. In a message mes-sage dated August 28 and received by tho state department on Saturday, the minister repeats hia previous statements state-ments that outlawry is ram.mnt and that the rebel leaders are unable to check violence against foreigners, even though they bad a disposition to do so. The Salvadorean minister at Managua, who was interned by the rebels at Leon, has returned to the capital and has furnished the American Ameri-can minister with many facta regarding regard-ing the gravity of the situation. Danger of auother attack on Managua has been lessened, It is believed by Minister Weltel, by the capture of 80,000 rounds of rapid Are cartridges from the rebels. |
