Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-20

/ othv Crycker as major The Americans
! were organized as 90 separate corp
| under the name of the American Fh"-
| iauN. and. with a supporting body 't
| several hundred vctcranos OF the Mica
| Tagunu army were sent To- attack
] RItae. "a cItg of N 600 FOO the most
| thlckly populated part of Nicuiosoa'
! and defended by 600 Lcgitulst troops
| Before De- started. Walker supporting
! force OF Vctcranos had uWndled ID
/ 100 and when he was mot by the Lcgit-
| imlsts outside the city the Ncterduos
fled at the first fire The 56 Americ..Hs
| advanced steadily and Tough, their way
| into the city through the uurtuF
/ streets down Co the plaza. 10 WAS uu'
| until he had reached the plaza, Whe
| the Legitimists put mp e stubborn re-
| sfstance. that Walker discovered the
| detection OF the veteranos. Six OF
| walkers IS were dead. H. were wound
/ cd The enemy had lost $50. ~ Ntf
useless FOR Walker, reduced 90 surh
! numbers. % continue the contest fur
! Their. % be withdrew from the ritE
! The enemy killed the American wound
ed who fell into their hands and then
! burned the bodies Walker reiterated
| 10 san Juan del sur, where me seized
/ "a Costa RicJn schooner. put his mon
/ aboard 10 and sailed away until ho m'-
| the Ncsta.
A MARTINEZ
TO Illustrate how rigid Was tha disc
! cillIno Walker maintained over or
| volunteer band. even in dcic't tWp
/ Instances are given. Two or Dol" W''
/ either for loot or revenge, s't utc 4"
| some warehouses in san Juan. Use ~
/ once sentenced them To dcstn. a Z
| weeks latcr a member of hs lpicr, iu
/ "a drunken spree killed native by.
| walker ordered the man executed aud
/ had the order carried out, although me
| mother 90 the boy pleaded Tor IN
| mans life,
! When walker returned 10 Leon with
/ what was lcft Of his phalanN he had ah
! Interview with Castcllon that nad"
! that gentleman shed tears. and IL was
! only by exercising his authority O. the
| utmost that Walker could prevent MS
/ men from clashing with CaStcllon 2 at-
| tive troous Castellon promised various
! things to compensate the Americans
but did nothing, and at last Walker
/ left I'm disgust. threatening 20 60 20
| Honduras and enter the service OF
| President Cabanas. Nothing was FUR
Their from Walkers purpose than what
! ne led CastellOn 10 believe he Intended
| 10 do In fact, he had received an
| offer Of 100 recruits from Don Jose
| Vale if Walker would return 10 lhe
! meridional department ,the RlVas Ter
| ritory through which the Transit CONF
many operatcd) vale wanted 70 set
up an independent government for that
| part OF the republic. but Walker would
| not consider that part OF his PROPOSE
ton Walker did. however want mll-
! tary control OF the meridional section
| for without 10 ne would be cut on from
reinforcements from the states aud
with it he would command what really
was the key to Nicaragua. Accordingly
he nut his men aboard the Nesta again
| arriving al san Juan del sur ON Aug
90 with Wales 100 active recruits
Joined 20 the phalanx he marched 70
Virgin Bay. where ne was attacked Dy
| Gen. Guardiola and 600 Legitmists.
Walker made such sdlful use OF his
men that Guardiola's little army was
routed leaving 80 dead and 100 wound
ed on the field
CAPTURE OF GRANADA.
Guardiola was succeeded by Corral
who took mp a strong position az
| RfNae commanding the road 10 Gran
ada. the largest city In Central Amer
lea While Corral strengthened ms
position and prepared 20 give a hot re-
ception 10 the Americans, Walker
quietly laid his plans for q move that
astounded Nicaragua. Granada is or
Lake Nicaragua and is well guarded
| Getting possession of a lake steamer
/ Walker got his whole force aboard
| hurricdly and approaching Granada
| stcalthily at night with MS Hshl
shrouded and his furnaces screened
| De had his men inside the Guy ptlnl'
| the sontries could spread the alarm
| The surprised garrison, pauic-strlckti
| al first, tried 10 rally ina the plaza, bu
| r was no use. Walkers men droN'
| them away IN disorder. Possibly I'M
! fact that the day had been one u
, festival and the inhabitants and th'
garrison had celebrated IL with IefNo
and heartiness, accounted for the com
! pleteucss ~ the surprise AZ any rate
walker. with q force OF 40. capture
the chief city Of the republic ana di'
+ not lose @ man.
3 II had been the custom In Contra
z | American warfare 90 subject "A con
4 / auered city 90 plumber, but That wa
T. | NOT to walkers liking tie establish
cd "a provisional government al once
Z put the city under guard and puniNl.'
- | tho FIRST case of iooting so etNtIei
b that there was no more OF TO- Then h
. sent onNoys 90 treat with Corral Cor
, | RAJ NOT only rejected Walkers pro
D ! uusals but put the United states min
ister. who accompanied the envoy
b into ialt
forcsments from california aud hi
native force had been increased unit
| be- had quite a. respectable army. d
| might have given battle 90 Corral bu
b. was not necessary Some ut cor
! RAILS men killed six or seven amer
pln travellers who were crossing th
2 Transit company road ana walker "a
| once retaliatc4 hy cOurtma- tdhuE M
| I.gimltist secretary of state. do
Mateo MaNurga. vino had been cap
q tured iu Granada. Why Ma}org
- should De- slain FOR the murderou
D. | deeds of the soldiers is not clear hu
q | hp WAS executed. This seemed q
s. | strike terror to the soul or Corral fu
- hs agreed at once 20 treat FOR peace
r. | corral entered Granada and side Do
o side he and walker marched Co. th
cathedral whore a high mass ana y
e. | IruuH we're SUNG
Il Corral and Walker signed pcap
7 agreement bv which Don Pauicio kiN
d 3D.. uss appointed president pro tenn
pore. Parker "A. French zone
Naltrrs Uelt.uautl minister of ha'
fonda and CITM minister OF Ma
W1Ih.r Nas ntd. Egn"raIs-ino oi ii
army
. EXECUTION OF CORRAL.
. corral was thf pride of Nicaragua. Il
" uaa remarkably handsome and One
thr most generous hudy aud l1yab
mrn but hr Nas NOT honorable an
hardly had ns signed tEe treaty than !
r sent letters broadcast 90 DIS friend
beggIng them 10 fomeut trouble, aroul
'- the I.pg.tImifts everywhere ana drl
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