New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
MADR|z RESIGNS;
MANAGUA DOOMED
lose Estrada. Brother of the
General, Now President
of Nicaragua.
INSURGENTS SACK TOWNS
Americans Preparing to Leave
for the Coast, Fearing the
Worst Era in Republics
History.
INSURGENTS SACK TOWNS
TRy Telegraph to The Tribune,

New Orleans. Aug 20-Nicaragua is
practically in the hands of the insur-
gents DIR. Jose D. Madriz to-day quit
the Presidency and named Jose Dolores
Estrada. full brother OF General j. j.
Estrada ne revolutionary leader, as his
successor.
The family of Madriz is fleeing to
Corinto. GreD la has been captured
and looted b. insurgents, who are
moving on .ua the capital of the
republic. Ge l Luis Mena leads an
army of insur ents that appears to be
bent on complete determination of the
Matiriz followers.
General Estrada is willing to accept
his brother as the provisional President
until an election can be called How
ever. his two military advisers. General
Luis Mena and General Emiliane Cham
AFRO object to Jose Dolores Estrada as
suming the reins of government.
When General Estrada made hfs first
move toward an fnsurrection ten months
ago. his two brothers. Aurelie and Jose
Dolores sent him message branding
him as criminal and declaring that
Nicaragua as one man condemned his
scheme to oust Zelaya from office.
That is why Generals Mena and Cha
MARE are now opposing Jose Estrada.
For the same reason Madriz chose the
brother of General Estrada. hanging his
hopes to the last chance. and believing
that his successor will turn against his
own brother.
Advices received here by private cable
tonight say that Americans in the in
terror of Nicaragua are preparing to get
to the coast. The insurgents are sack
ing every point within reach, and foreign
interests fear the worst era in the his
tory of the republic has arrived.
Representatives in New Orleans of
the Madriz government admit that Ma
driz has abdicated. but insist that he has
named a successor favorable to him. ON
the other hand. the Estrada adherents
declared that the new President Will lean
toward his brother, and that the affairs
of Nicaragua are now in undisputed con-
troll of the original insurgent faction as
organized by General Estrada.
washington, Aug. eiuth eii tiS
succeeded yesterday in crossing the IL
pitapa River. in Nicaragua, after four
teen hours fighting with the govern
ment troops, and is now encamped be-
fore Granada, ready to advance on the
capital Managua. less than nifty mikes
away. according to cable advfce9 'e-
ceiyed here tonight from BIuefiel IS Dy
Senior Castrillo. Estrada's representative
in Washington.
On the other hand. it was announced
to-day by Madrizs peace commission
ers" here DIR. Barrios and Sebastian
Salinas. that they had received a dis
patch from Madriz stating that the in
surgents had been defeated yesterday in |
attempting to cross the Tipitapa at Pa |
naIoya The dispatch added that a band !
of insurgents had crossed the river be- |
low PanaIoya and appeared before !
Granada. The defeat of another band of !
insurgents yesterday at Nandaime also !
occurred. with heavy losses to both sides |
according to MadriZ.
MadriZ announced in his dispatch that |
he intended to take the field himself to |
assist in repelling the insurgents adj |
vance on Managua.
Fourteen Hours Fighting.
Senior CaStrilio said tonight that il |
was only a question OF a few days before |
army would be in possession |
of Managua. and then would be In |
position to dictate terms OF peace. He !
regarded the reported crossing of the |
a a most important event. and
Madriz's contention that the |
main insurgent army had been repulsed- |
He made public the following dispatch. !
which he received tonight from Blue !
fields:
All our army forced passage To Pa |
naloya. The enemy was routed after !
fourteen hours lighting. leaving i'll our |
hands one gun more than one hundred !
thousand cartridges. two hundred rifles. I
provisions and prisoners.
The report from New Orleans TO the |
effect that the Madriz and Estrada fac
tions had agreed upon terms of peace
was pronounced absurd by Senor Cas-
trillo, who explained that Estrada would
not treat with Madriz until he had capt
ured Managua or unless oyertures were
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PAINS FIREWORKS CARNIVAL.