The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-14

Loseg a Pore-NeW Maid On the blun.
special cahs BsspaicAss 70 rHE SON.
BLUEEEELDa. June ~. by wireless 10
COlon.-P Phil Pittman. the Bostonian who
mined the territory around Blushelds Tor
the Eairada Government and was cap
iured by Madras troops. has been spirited
away from this vicinity. u 10 presumed
that he is being taken to ManAgua,
whore be win be placed on trial with
Gen. MRtuay. one Of EstFtdA's CON-
manders. who was captured about
the same time a. Pttman.
When taken by the Madris troops Pitt
man was conhned az Blushelds Bluf. The
American officers here demanded proper
treatment for him. and Il was supposed
he was virtually under American protec-
ton. However. u was discovered yes-
ierday that PittmAn has been taken down
the coast 20 Greytown In a sloop What
HE treatment will be can nov only be
oonjeCtursd
COLDN. June is.-Dennits news reached
here to-day that President MAdriE Of the
lslaya NicaFaguan Government yester-
day TOOK his Opponents' che remaining
port outside Of Bluehelds In the capture
Of Cape Gracias This 10 the northsrn-
most Atlantic port Of Nicaragua There
was sharp lighting for the possession Of
the city hut the superior strength q
Madriz's attacking force was TOO much
for the defenders Of Cape Gracias. and
after three hours battle the port wAs
surrendered
Cape Gracias h on the Hondurrn border.
and Il IL declared that Madras troops
WEIR aided by HoBduran soldiers. The
extent 81 the casualties In ths fighting
Ia not related In dispatches received here.
Il IA said that Madriz sent q large force
10 eject the capture q the port The |
steamer Venus is believed 10 have gone |
up the coast and a a point a few miles
south ~ the cape effected a junction
with a fore Of vssauez's soldiers who
were IN the mining district. between
Rama and Cape Gracias II IL assumed
from meagre dispatches that ths Venus
took Vasqups's men on board. then pro-
oeded up the cape and landed her forces
under protection Of her fourteen FOUNDERS
and rapid FIRE guns.
Tho capture of Cape Gracins leaves
Estrada with only one seaport. Bluehslds.
and the entrance 70 this one IL In possession
Of Madriz. We're II not for Wsshingtons
interfsrence Bluehelds could be easily
bottled up and Estrada starved out
NEW ORLEANs. June IS-Presi dent
Estrada of the Provisional Government |
Of Nicaragua Will shortly ash the United |
States for recognition a. the pre- idsnt Of
Srepubllo 70 be known a. New Nicaragua.
The Bluefields American, the ofiicial news
paper a. the Estrada capital staGds
sponsor for the proposed republic. and the
fact that Il publishes the story removes
al secrecy about Gen Estrada's plans
The following extract from ths AmsFi- |
con shows both the intention II the in
surgents and the boundary lines Il the
new State;
The time has come 10 declare for the
Independence 81 New Nicaragua. which
will eEtsnd from Cage Graclas on the
no rth 70 the San Juan River on the south
and eEtsnd westward 20 the ssth degree
II l0ngitllds. and the time has come
for the Presidcnt- General. Juan Estrada.
TO declare himself a. its executive II IL
the will. Il is the demand Of the sntire
population Of this coast. The fss simple
owners Of this soil. the promoters Of le-
climate enterprises the financial in
terssts. the moneyed Interests In the
MINIS. timber. agriculture and commercial
pursuits from Cape Gracias 10 the south
all demand that Il shall BE- done
In declaring for the new country the
Estrada people caused no surprise. as this
has been anticipated for some time. and
the boundary lines are about what was
expected. Il Il likely that the matter will
shortly reach the State Department
through ths proper officers
A concerted attack Il 10 be made on the
BLUFFS opposite Bluefelds by the Estrada
army. according 70 Col Paul Weber OF
Beaumont. chief Of star Of Gen. ChamOrra.
who arrived IN New Orleans to-day on
the steamship ImperatOr. The attack
was being planned when tho Imrs atOr
departed. Gen. Matuty and his brother.
with Pittman. the American. taken prison.
ers by Madriz. have been removed from
the bluns prison and sent 10 MAnAgua.
The revolutioniats arc In bad state o.
organization declared Col Weber yas-
terday. Estrada has lost a number Of
field pisces. but be appears 20 he able to
stand Oh the Government troops until
more arms and ammunition are received.
Business Ia al q stAndStiI in Bluehelds
The marines from the Paducah and
Dubuque landed 100 strong and Capt.
Mines cent word 10 both armies no, 70 hre
on ths town
The steamship Marietta di GiorKio
sailed from BlueHelds on May 81. without
papers. fearing that she would be taken
by the revOluiionists and used a. q trans
port. Two hundred marines under
Major g. B. Butler were reported % be
landing when The Imperator sailed. and
reports were also current that the gunboat
Prairie was steaming 10 Blusaslds TO land
more marines
Col. Weber said no believed the inter-
vention n the Americans would hasten
the end Of the revolution.
WAsHN0roN. June Is.-Thomaa P.
MORat. American Consul a Blusholda. ad-
Visas the State Department. that there Is
talk In Blushslds Of declaring eastern
a sspaTsts republic bScauss Of
the Feosnt failure q either faction 10 gain
the AsOendancy. Il IL not likely. however.
that this arrangement Il ie u attempted
win meet with the approval Of the state
Department. which Il ID sAid h opposed
10 the further Subdivision OF Ire Central
American republics.
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