Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-12-22
Report from InEurgsnt Agent Says
Defeat Of Government Complete.
MESSAGE TO STATE DEPARTMENT
Consul MoffBtt Says ViUtory is Par.
thl and Battle VIII Be Renewed
INSURGENTS ARE CONFIDENT
Hundred JelnFEnH Wewnded and
Hundred and Fifty CHBrured-
Number of KIIIed hs Not
Given

WASHINGTON. Dec E.-ZelHyBE E troops
were routed by the 1icAraEuan revolution
lists today in q fierce battle n RHrnz. last
ing several hours, according 10 Hdvices
received bHTe this AFTERNOON General
Estrada in command q the revuluriunEry
army. u reported 10 have been suoceEFszsl
al along the line. The battle Is to be re-
news6 1on0rrUW. The advirss aeulRrs and
the Estrada army win bend All efforts 70
compel the unconditional surrender cf ths
government forces.
! There is some doubt at to the exact sK-
tent Of HsrrRdR'E success Frarn revolu-
riurEry sources the word iE sent that The
Tic1Hry UvsC the zslHvHn troops tE -'oom-
Iie1s' The StEtH department has rscsvsd
vnrd from Thomas n MnffH11 T-ntted
States consul B1 Bluefislds, that Estrada
had partially ruu1ee and dsasRfsd the forces
Of Zelaga
II is agreed however. thE1 the moral
effect Of such mutual success on the pBrt
Of the rEvoiuti0nis1s can hardly be sxRg-
/ GerRted-
Two Reports of fright
The first Announcement of the success OF
The Estrada army came in q rablsgrRn 10
Ir. CRs1rino. the Representative here cf
4 the provisional government il was signed
4DiRz~
DiEz is secretary q state Of the PRO
visionRl government.
The cRblBEram said: -Complsts virtory
is ours. zslByAE troops are in retreat
Later TINS evening the State department
gave out The following message fran Con
sul M0ffR1t, which had been ssnt by wire
lnss telegraph from Colon
"EsrrRdRs forces al TE1umbla and Re-
cree near RA-nR- commanded by General
MenE al thp former place and Generals
Chan0rrn, MRrturi and FurnuE DiAz al the
latter place, partially p0useo Rne dsfeRtst
the f0rces u EalayR after desperate fight
ing uf several hours. The ZalHgRn forces
were commanded ~ General Gnnzzles- a
great many were k1iled the number bs3ag
aEnknpwr. zoe were wBun5ed and 15B pgas-
unsrs were tE3Een ny ths reylilu -i5r1lEds
The ZslkEAn 1-ougss at Recieo have oc-
cupie5 NhHz wpuld ne considered q strong
position Estrada Is confident of defsatirE
the enemy whsn be rsnews the BrtRck 10
morrow and Of forcing their surrender"
Clash NOT UDexPected-
The clash between the rwo ARMIES Wal
not unexpected here Fur days on ant
they havs been living practically idle il
their trenches around Rama slirIrlishei
only DRrTinE the pebcs THAI broodsd UEs
that section Estrada plnTed a waiting
game In the hope thai the ZslHyRn com
mEDders wuuld IRke The initiative and al
tempt the capture q mis- position, wtdci
WIS imported 10 be strong. Furthermore
with the waning ut President ZalByRa
star he szzpeuted q large number Of Rrces
sion from The ZelRyRn army. When Ze
! lRyR RbdicEted and p,rac5eRIlE dictRie &.
me eiecsiun Of Dr. MRdTiE Rs his success
sor, Estrada RcourotnE 10 MS diplomats
friends here, determined to strike. ACCORD
iugly he moved ms army forward sR1l!
today and took ths field actively REains
. ms enemy. Dr. CRstrlno and ms friend
= look forward confidently 10 the receipt 10
6 morrow Of word CT q complete victory an
, The beginning Of the march Of the Eierur
= sous army on 1he capital.
O None Of The officials q the StHte De
3 pHrrnsn1 tonight NCuld discuss the re
ported Tirtury Of Estrada il is lznowr
& however, that the news WIS moi uuwel
oomE Had the ZslRyAn army won owe
Estrada rfls government wound have bee
: in q somewhat embarrassing position, hAT
ing esp0ussd openly the cause of The Erl
4 visianRl government
In Central American diplomatic circls
the word brought JOY and there wRs
general celebration tonight The diYl0mBi
- 5oin in The prediction 1hR1 this firsu rK
= tory is the beginning Of the END" OF 2.
l. lBy-Eisn and thar The next step VIII be 1
z force the retirement OF President Madrt
& un the ground that he is 8 Loul uf ZelRs
and not 1hs real choice Of the country