The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-03-20
LED Them INTO A TRAP.
Revolutionist General Tayerez Said
to Have Routed 5000 Bra
lillian Troops.
He Forces Gen. Tellos to Fight on
on the Ground He So
lected for It.
Later Dispatches From Governments
Sources Put AN Entirely Different
Face On tho Matter,

VALpAnArso, Chill. March 19.-Gen. Tn
vnrez. leader OF the revolution In Rio
Grnnde On Snl. Brazil, routed and put to
flight an army of 5000 men which the gov
ernment OF Brazil sent ngninat him under
command Of Gen. Telos. This news was
teleRraphed by correspondent in Rio
Grande du Sui and has just been confirmed
from kiveria. The battle was fought near
Ypacaray, to which point Gen. Tavarez re-
tired when the advance guard OF Gen.
Iellos' troops reached Santa Ana on
Wednesday. Tavarez's retreat was in
reality feint by which he led the enemy
into trap and forced him to gve battle on
the ground selected BY the leader of the
revolutionary army. When Tavarez fell
back before the advance OF Tellos' army
he made it appear that he was trying to
avoid an engagement. His movement ap-
pears to have completely deceived tho gov
ernment commander, who pushed his
forces on toward the position taken by tho
revolutionists. The attack upon the gov
ernment army was made yesterday morn
ing. In vain Gen. 1ellos tried to rspsl tho
attack. His columns were soon shattered
and his waverinR ranks fell baok under the
i
rout OF the government army was COM
plete. 1t was great victory for Tavn ez.
Quickly dividing his forces, Tavarez.
one division to pursue the fleeing al.ny
under Gen. Tellos, while he started at the
head of the other on q ma oh toward JJru-
Ruayana, the proposed western terminus Of
the RAILROAD which runs to Porte Allegro.
Uruguayana ie strongly defended by an
army under Gen. Pipolito, and to capture
it has been the design Of Gen. Tavarez
from the beginning OF the revolution.
This movement will be partly aided by the
CAPTURE OF Alegret. an important strategic
point in the mountains, on the railrond
line between Cacequay and Uruguayana.
With a detachment of 800 men, Col. PEN q
attacked the town, droye out the govern
rnent garrison and took possession. A
division has been sent by Gen. Tavarez to
attack the troops recently landed at Porte
Allegro, who are now marching toward the
seat Of war.
While flushed with his victory, Gen. Tav.
erez, who then controlled the telegraph
wires, sent out graphic stories of his snc-
cess. different story was told to. day.
The wires are now again in the control Of
the government. This later story says that
Taveiez's victory was wrestad from the ma
ttonal guard of Rio Grande Du sui
organized by Gov. Castillo without much
fighting. None of the troops forwarded by
the general government in Rio Grands took
part in the engagement. These arrived q
few hours after the defeat of General Tel
los, and lavureZ found them soldiers of a
different sort from those against which his
army had before been pitted. They wore
only 800 strong. but proved more effective
force than the 5000 Castilhitas whom Gen,
Tavarez had beaten. Without hesitation
they attacked the town and routed the rev.
olutionists. The attack once begun was
not ended until the federal soldiers reached
the frontier line and crossed into Uuaquay.
Many of those who CROSSED were captured
and disarmed.