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Show CONSPIRACY PLAS1S of rnmmm President of Nicaragua Reported Re-ported to Be Working Plot to Retain. Power. UNITED STATES SENDS . MORE WARSHIPS DOWN (tovernment Determined That American Life and Property Shall Be Safe. WASHINGTON Dec 2. Driven to dospcratiou by the unexpected attitude of the United States, President Zcinya is now reported to have developed a plan whereby -he can resign and still xotain power. This consists in putting in the office of president of Nicaragua Joso Madriz, well known in Central American diplomatic circles 3s Zclava's -henchroau and declared lo be at" Ze-laya's Ze-laya's beck and call. Tho state department, it is declared, is entirely cognizant of the conspiracy under way and will act vigorpusly and promptly if occasion demands. Diplomatic Silences. Jn the meantime neither the state department nor Nioaraguan legation officials of-ficials will discuss the matter. Scnor Hodrigucz. charge d'affaires of the legation, le-gation, insisted tonight that he has not heard from his government, and the "late department likewise professed to bo ignorant of the next movement of President Zelaya. When the a'lleged plot for the continuation con-tinuation of the Zelavan power bv prox' became known it threw the Central American contingency inlo a frenzy. One of the diplomats explained the reason rea-son for their perturbation, '.rose Madriz is a man of exceptional excep-tional nhility." he said, "and ono who could bo extremely dangerous, lie was plenipotentiary horc for Nicaragua several sev-eral years ago, but threw off his allegiance to President Zelayu and became be-came a political refugee, eventually representing Salvador at this capital. When the peace conference, was called in Washington President Zolaya. convinced con-vinced of the necebsily of putting a competent ' man here to look out for Nicaragua's interest, offered Madriz ,$lf.000 a year to return tojhe service of that count rv, which Madriz promptly did. . Occupied High Placo. ''lie signed the, arbitration treaty with the other Central American republics repub-lics and was appointed president of the Central American court of justice, which sits in the capital of Costa Rica. When the dispute between Honduras and Nicaragua was appealed to the court tbe only member of the tribunal who rofuscd lo sign the agreement was Madriz. Mad-riz. His refusal, it was then understood, under-stood, was due to the direct orders of Zelaya, who was anxious to test the interest the United States actually had in tho. contention aud the standing of the various republics with your government. gov-ernment. ''Now. it is plain to us here, Zelaya Ze-laya is desirous of finding n man whom he can command to put in the president's presi-dent's palace. Naturally, he turns to Madriz, who has served him well, and with the exception of the one revolt, is to be depended upon. If Madriz finds his way to the presidency, conditions condi-tions in Nicaragua will continue the same as before, because the rule will be. Zelayan, even though by proxy. " Awaiting Dc.vclopm.onts. While the state department has beep acquainted fully with the movement afoot, it is not "prepared to protest. Tu view of the extremely powerful note addressed to President Zelaya yesterday, yester-day, through the Nicaragitau representative, repre-sentative, it is not believed that Zc lava will attempt extreme methods. Naval forces of the United States are being moved forward tonight to belli coasts of Central America to protect pro-tect American life and property in Nicaragua by force of arms if ueces-an ueces-an rv. With the departure this afternoon after-noon from Philadelphia of Jthe troop ship Prairie with 70;) marines aboard for the Isthmus of Panama, and. if it be so decreed, for Nicaragua, and with Ihe sailing from .Magdalena Bay of the protected cruiser Albany and the gunboat gun-boat Vorktown for Corinto, on the Pacific Pa-cific coast of Nicaragua, activity of the navy department was becoming manifest' mani-fest' on both oceans I hat wash the Nicaragua Nic-aragua 11 shores. Besides ihe cruisers T)cs Moines and Tucoinn and the gunboat Marietta are lving off Port Limou. Costa Bica, ready for any call upon them, and guns of Ihe gunboat Yiclcshurg are looking toward to-ward the customs house and town of Corinto. The gunboat. Princeton also is endeavoring to make her wav from the Bremerton navy yard.- Washington, to C'oriulo. With the probability of many delicate deli-cate questions arising in Nicaragua, the navy department decided lo send a flag officer to Nicaragua to lake command com-mand of tbe American naval forces. Bear Admiral William M. Kimball was chosen'. Tfe sailed for Colon. Pauama, today ou the Prairie. He will make his wav from there to Coriuto doubtless as rapidly as possible. Admiral Kimball is a member of the naval boards of examinations and retirements re-tirements and of construction. Marines Not Lauded. No marines have been landed at any point in Nicaragua. That statement was made fo the Associated Press to-nipht to-nipht bv Brigadier fJcneral George K. Elliot t. 'commanding the United States marine corps. "Neither are there any marines on board any United States war vessels in Nicaraguau waters," said General Klliotl. "The marines nearest Nicaragua Nicar-agua tonight are at Panama." "Have rhey been ordered to Nicaragua Nic-aragua f" General Klliott was asked. "Not vet,' replied the commander. PF.AIEIE IS AGROUND VITH MARINES ON BOARD Pll I L. DELPHI A. Dec 2. Carrying a rear admiral of Ihe L'nited Stales navy, two battalions of marines and Continued ou Page EIca cn. t v ' CONSPIRACY PLANS OF OF ZKLAVA feared Continued from Page One. enough implements of war to conduct a vigorous campaign against the turbulent Central American republic of Nicaragua, the auxiliary cruiser Prairio ran aground on the soft mud of the Delaware Dela-ware river tonight, a few hours after weighing anchor at the Philadelphia navy yard, bound for the Carribean sea. Tugs, wore, hastily summoned .from this city and it is hoped to release the vessel so that it may proceed early tomorrow morning. ll is not beliovcd that the vessel sits-.,;.. sits-.,;.. .1 ...... i..., :c 1,11111 ,1 ,iu, injiii ., i,m,, ,i ut-tuanii i, , 1 iiu ; cargo can bo transferred Id the cruiser Dixie, which lies in readiness at the Philadelphia navy yard. The Prairie is aground thirty-five miles below the city. information that the .Prairie had run aground came in a wireless message from Admiral Kimball to tho Red Star line, asking that two powerful tugs be sent to tho assistance of (he stranded vessel. No additional marines readied the navy yard after the departure of the Prairie this afternoon, but detachments aro expected from several parts of the country to make up the complement stationed sta-tioned at (his yard and to provido a force for the cruiser Dixio in case it is decided lo send that vessel to join tho Prairie. Uefore sailing Admiral .Kimball was asked as io his destination. " 1 '111 going to take a sail with Captain Cap-tain Kellogg.-' he said. ''Fin going down to look tilings over; my papers say Colon." "Major Duller, in coinmand of Ihe battalion from this city, said: "1 firmly believe wb are bound lo Nicaragua. In fact, I hern is nol a doubt of it in the minds of anr one 011 board." |