New-York tribune., 1910-08-23
..ESTRADA'S FORCES IN
N|CARAGUAN CAPITAL
Brother Turns Over Presidency
TO the Leader of the In
surgent Forces.
w. P. PITTMAN AGAIN FREE
Prisoners Break Jail-Rlot1ng
in Managua Sunday-Peace
Commission Unable to
Leave City.

matches received here to-day announced
that Managua fell early to-day No re-
.tr+a,ce was offered 10 General LUIS
xena- who. at the head Of an insurgent
army. largely augmented by the cam
naign in the interior. marched into the
city.
r-on4rr7atjor of the fall Of the capital
without resistance. following the entry
o. the ins,Irgent forces to-day. was con-
mined in dispatch received tonight
A,. -l7a acting consul OF Madriz at New
orleans The town was surrendered
without any conflict. il was stated
ono message received from Managua
,bis afternoon by Harvey Smith, who
-.ez-e5 the Nadriz government here as
consul general said
..-,sz To1r-es Estrada to-day issued
-,-,.,7a-7stion declaring his brother. Gen
Ian 7 Estrada President OF the
---j-a7 rzer4,bIfc Of Nicagauga- Revo- /
,-..5..,iers ar,, pouring into Managua 4
situation alarming
Three other dispatches were received
here today. They were dated to-day I
and indicated that the capital passed
10 The hands Of the Estrada. govern
.-.-+ late last night or early this morn
s7p Representatives OF both the Ma
7-iz and Estrada factions received this
-aro71. as well as a local steamship COM
pany-
-.J1!an Estrada IN charge Madrlz sun I
here His family in Corinto- Peace
This vas the translation Of the dis /
rstch received by Adolph O Tivas, and !
--as practically the same as the others
san Juan dei Sur. Aug 2222.-President /
Nadriz. Dr. Irias and Generals Ortiz. !
Toledo. Ealdes. Lara, Chavarria. Chavez /
and Perdomo and several other OF Ma /
.l-fz's CHIEF ITeu1enants have left CorinIo |
on board the Pacific Mail steamer San /
jose for ANA pala, Honduras.
II IS said here that General Estrada I
-H-fH turn over the Presidency Of the re- /
public 70 the revolutionary General 4
3Iaris.
SIX hundred political prisoners in Ma /
naEua were liberated OF Friday and one /
hundred from the island Of Carbon on |
SUNDAY.
All Is quiet at Corinto, Leon, Ma
uagua and Chinandega, but there still is /
lighting around the town of Granada
BIuefelds Nicaragua. Aug. 22.-Gen- ]
e-aG Estrada sent q dispatch to-day to /
Secretary Of state Knox 81 Washing /
=on giving an assurance TO the American /
people Of his warm regard. and Offering /
To make amends for the execution Of /
rHe Americans Cannon and Groce and /
other unfrieudIy acts toward the United (
states by Presidents ZeIaya and Ma
driz.
General Chamorrc. acting a7 delegate T.
for General Estrada. is now Provisional /.
President cf the republic. and Is await /
5nE the arrival of General Estrada at /
NaHsEus-
Manazua. Aug 22-The advance guard /
of the revolutionists Is now one mile .
from ManaEua.
President Madriz left the capital on
Sunday night for Corinto, accompanied /
by his chief advisers
William P. Pittruan. the Boston engineer
accused Of laying mines. is free and :
1t the American Consulate. All the
prisoners III the penitentiary have made .
r1ei~ escape.
There vas riotiug on sunday night. /
rut ii was quickly quelled The situa-
zion is critical
Refore Nsdriz's departure for Corinto
49, Generals Toledo. Easquez, Ortio
eeo Montenegro and DR.. Julian Irias,
-he Presidency was turned over by Ma
driz to Jose Dolores Estrada, brother
of General Juan Estrada, the leader Of
The revolution-
Immediately afterward Jose Estrada
issued proclamation saying that he
would give the Office TO his brother, and
started e peace commission, composed
O. foreign consuls. for Granada TO in
form General Estrada Of his intention
The commission was compelled TO re-
turn to Nanagua. however. as the rail-
road tracks had been torn UP.
an ? Pi1tu1an, Of Boston an engi-
1eeT i- the service of the revolutionists in
Nicaragua was captured by government
t1cops last June and charged by them with
having laid mines al Blue1ields for The
revolutionists- He was Immediately i'm
rr1sonad a. RIuetields and President Ma
d-iz ordered his court martial. He was
neve- tried.
Following 80 closely upon the execution
of Cannon and Ciroce, two Americans who
were shot by order Of President Zelaya
after their capture IN the ranks or the in
srEe1us the State Department at Wash
f-E-or demanded that Mr.. Pittman be ac-
f6~ded humane trea trnent.
After having been kept in close conhne-
ruenr IT Bluefelds Bluff Until July Z. Pitt
H1an VAS removed to MaRagua and placed
20 dirty cell. Several days later the /
American Consul. Mr.. Olivares. ascertained {
Ms eOndition- and after strong representa-
fiuns 10 the Madrfz government Ptttman
obtained cleaner quarters and better food.
Last month il was reported that President |
NadrIz lad offered 10 release PiJtman II |
Ae would promise 10 take no further part /
ii Tie revolution.
TO RELEASE AMERICANS |