The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
NINE. LUAN ESTRADA,

papers attached to which were govern
meut seals and ribbons. These papers,
he said. contained the proof of the truth
OF his statement
As further support Of his claim it was
pointed out by members Of his party that
the Guerrero foated the Nicaraguan flag
at her masthead in addition TO the Next
can flag.
The reports concerning his wealth,
Zelaya said, was grossly exaggerated. Ills
fortune is not more than S2OGOOOO gold
and is invested mostly in Nicaraguan gov
eminent bonds. He alleged me had adj
vanced the $4,000 paid on the Emery
claim as q personal loan out OF his oWr
funds there having been no money IN
the government treasury,
This amount, he said, had never been
refunded He strongly denied that he
had wrongly obtained any part OF MS
fortune through concessions or when ne
had the disposal. He declared vote OF
thanks had been rendered him officially
before he left home for services rendered
to his country.
washington. Dec. pa telegram from
Consul Moffat at Bluefields. dated last
Sunday. says that under the direct SUI
pervisiOn of Commanders Snipley and
Nibiack men detailed from the DeS
Aoines and the Tacoma began on Christ
mas morning to distribute ratiOns TO 1900
hungry Zelayan soldiers brought there
as prisoners.
Pending the arrival of the Prairie from
Colon with provisions, surplus supplies
from the ships are being landed. EstTa-
da's officials are rendering all possible
/ assistance and are furnishing blankets,
clothing and shoes as rapidly as possible
/ Three hundred prisoners are being tempo
rarily provided for by Estrada at Rama,
and 200 more are being cared for by
friends and relatives in Bluefields.
Reports of CFueIties Exaggerated.
MI
dispatch dated yesterday, said that re-
ports hitherto sent out regarding the
number of killed and wounded, prisoners
taken, etc, at the recent battle at Rama
were much exaggerated, and that the
ammunition captured amounted to only
about 100000 rounds and the killed to not
more than go.
| Commander Shipley also says that he
! has fed 400 prisoners of war since De
! cember a. and that more are to arrive.
! He reports many slight cases of sickness.
/ A surgeon is to be located at the camp.
The commander speaks highly of work
/ done by officers and men of the Tacoma.
Blue Bloods Killed.
/ Bluefields Dec. 2S-Searching parties
/ have been working in the bush for several
1 days burning bodies. In the recent fight
near Rama, Gen. Estradas guard of hon
| or, consisting of 100 Of the best blood
| I'm Bluefields, was almost wiped out OF
! existence.
/ American surgeons who took care oil
| the wounded labored for seventy-twC
| hours, with scarcely a rest their skill
| and the rapidity with which they per
formed the operations saving many lives
! Former Governor Lopez. a second cousin
of ex-President Zelaya, has been released
from Jail on his prOmies to join Estrada
/ Hundreds of prisoners who have ar
| rived from Rama tell pitiful tales of tn,
privatiOn to which their emaciated FORM
and swollen feet testify. Zelaya haC
promised to send a pack train to then
weekly with supplies. but none eve
came. For fifteen days rations OF tn,
men consisted of bananas only, and 70
five days they were entirely Withou
food. Many could scarcely hold their ri
files on account of their swollen hands
while their shOeless feet made marching
an agony.
! Many prisoners said that they did no
know why they were fighting. but vague
" feared that some catastrophe wa
about to happen. When they learned tn
true situation they cheered for Estrada
| Revolutionary leaders gave the me-
clothing to replace their tatters and fe
them as best they could. No guard /
necessary, as the former Zelayan troop
say they will fight for Estrada when h
goes to Managua