The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-24
Earlier Reports Not Only Con-
firmed But Results Are :
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Proving Greater
ESTRADA MAY MARCH on THE
GOVERNMENTS CAPITAL CITY
Believes Such Course Would Be On.
opposed-Great Rejoicing Among
the People Over the victry at Rama
Battle on Auspicious Day.

Blueffelds, Nicaragua, Dec. 24-1he
details of the battle of Rama are now
known. The victory of the insurgents
was as complete as has been claimed
by them. After two days of fighting.
the fiercest battle Central America has
ever seen. Gen. Estrada on Tuesday
wiped out Zelayas army of 5000
men, but 500 escaping. The killed
and wounded on both sides, as before
reported, numbered 600 and 1900 of
government troops surrendered after
a desperate resistance. Three Hotch-
kiss and four Maxim guns, 1000 rifles
and million rounds of ammunition
were included in the booty. General
Estrada processes to believe that his
march to Managua will be unoppoeed.
Bluetields and the neighboring coun-
try are delirious with joy. The. vic
tory is said to have been won on the
very day scheduled for the Inaugural
tion of Dr. Madriz as president of
Nicaragua in succession of Zelaya.
General Luis Mana is again here.
His troops arrived on the scene of
battle when the victory was in the
balance and turned the tide in favor
Of the insurgents. At the request of
United States Consul Moffat, Comman-
der Shipky of the United States cruiser
DesMoines sent his hospital squad
ashore, establishing an Independent
hospital where forty of the wounded
are receiving care. Americal metii-
cal men have been able to give their
services to all who were in need of
them. Six Americans participated in
the battle. operating the rapid fire
guns. They escaped Injury with the
exception of one named Bashford, who
received three bullets in the leg
The prisoners include Gen. Mon.
zals and Gen. Castrillo. Gen. Vas.
quez who was returning to Rama from
Managua when the hostilities began,
did not reach the scene during the
fighting. He was a few miles distant
when the government troops were
routed and it is possible that some
five hundred men escaped with him.
After Zelaya's trenches had been
shelled, they were taken by assault.
In the trenches were several women
who preferred risking their lives in
conflict to starvation in camp. These
women were armed with rifles and
fought courageously. One of them
was wounded. A large proportion of
the prisoners were found to be boys
under 16 years of age They accept
ed defeat as thought it were very well
come. Gen. Monzales, the vanquished
leader of the government troops, to-
day shares the quarters of Gen, Es-
trada.
Double Cross. !
Washington, Dec 24.-Consul CAL
dera at Managua telegraphed the
state department today that Madriz
was organizing cabinet made up of
Liberals and Conservatives, mostly
from Leon, his home city. This is as
sumed to mean that Madriz is maxi
ing an effort to carry water on both
shoulders with the probability that he /
will meet with a catastrophe. Es-
tradra. it is believed here, is re-or- |
ganizing his army with view
promptly taking up the march west /
ward over the mountains to Managua.
To relieve the starvation of the
captured soldiers of the Zelayan
army at Rama and furnish much
needed aid to the soldiers of both
the Nicaraguan government forces
and insurgents who were injured in
the battle near Rama, the United
States government today ordered the
cruiser Prairie, now at Colon, to take /
on board $4,000 worth of staple sup /
plies obtained by the funds Of the |
American Red Cross society. The /
cruiser will proceed with all possi- |
BILE haste to Bluefields.
A rumor gained currency here to-
day that President Madriz had re-
signed. Efforts to trace its source
proved unavailing, although a repre-
stntative Of the Estrada party In this
city, had u,ritten ,.ard To tho anne az