New-York tribune., 1910-06-06
MADR|z DENIES DEFEAT
AROUND b[UEF|ELDS
His Forces Are Falling Back
for ''PureIy Military
Reasons
A CALL FOR MORE TROOPS
Intimates Americans Caused
Failure-Estrada Renews
Offer of Peace-Pitt-
mans Case.
A CALL FOR MORE TROOPS

Managua, Nicaragua, June 5.-Re-
ports of alleged insurgent victories at
Bluefelds and Rama have been filtering
into ManagUa, and these coupled with
the movements of the Nicaraguan forces
under Generals Lara. Godoy and Cha
varria, have occasioned some temporary
alarm among the adherents of the gov
ernment.
President Madriz to-day deemed it ad
visable to issue an official denial of
these reports, and at the same time he
only the insurgents to deal with 1t
would have crushed the revolution long
ago. In his statement the President
says:
The report of General Chavarria's de-
feat is absolutely false. For purely mill
tary reasons his column, which was op-
Grating against Rama was ordered to
fall back on MueIIe de los Bueyos. where
Il arrived to-day in perfect order, with
all military stores
Owing to the difficulty of transporting
provisions to the troops operating at
Bluefields, because of the heavy rains,
the columns of Generals Lara and Godoy
were ordered to retire on FL Almendro.
Il
tageous, as results will very shortly
show II Bluef1elds were only defended
by the revolutionists We would have
captured it long ago
In accordance with a determination
recently expressed TO put down the revo-
lutionary movement, President Madriz
has issued orders looking TO the recruit
ing of soldiers in all the western prov
inces, and this work is being pushed for
ward with the utmost energy with the
intention of sending reinforcements to
the troops at the front
Bluefelds. Nicaragua, June 5.-Gen-
eral Estrada, the leader Of the provis-
ional government, is well satisfied with
the success which attended his enga ge-
ment against the Madriz forces under
Generals Lara and Godoy. and he has
repeated the offer which he made last
March TO Madriz looking to the estab-
lishment of peace.
The conditions of General Estrada's
proposals provide for the friendly media
tion of the United States, that country
TO designate the Nicaraguan whom it
considers most fit to occupy the Presi-
dency Professionally, neither DR.. Madrizr
nor General Estrada being eligible; the
provisional President to conyohe cleo
tions for a constitutional President; the
Nicara guam government to recognize the
revolutionary debt, the validity Of its
acts and to arrange for pensioning it's
disabled soldiers; certain monopohes and
concessions TO be abolished.
These conditions MadriZ has already
refused to accept. on the OCCASION when
they We're first offered, while expressing
the fullest confidence in the government
of the United States, but in view of his
latest reverses. the difficult conditions
under which his military forces have
been compelled to assume the aggressive,
the lack of supplies and the debilitated
condition of his soldiers through lack of
food. severe marches and bad sanitary
conditions. il is expected by the provi-
sional leaders that he will now give the
proposals more serious consideration.
The conditions at Bluefelds are giving
the diplomatic representatives consider
able concern, as all business has been
interrupted and there are many wounded
and helpless persons to be taken care Of