The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-22
DOWNFALL OF
MADRIz FACTION
Official Confirmation Of the Ending Of
Nicaragua Revolution Has Been
Received by State
Department.
MADRIZ HAS vAMoosED
People in Managua are Excited and
Some are Roaring Sc 6se
death to the
Yankees"

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-Official
confirmation was received at the I
State Department of the downfall OF
the Madriz faction in Nicaragua. The
defeat of Madriz's troops on August
Is and the crossing of the Tipitapa
river blythe entire invading army OF
Estrada was confirmed The troops OF
Gen. Toledo, who commanded the
Madriz faction, we're stampeded and
fled to Managua. The family of DR..
Madriz had left Managua for Corinto,
and were to be followed by DR.. Mad
riz, who, after relinquished the rem
nant of his authority. was preparing
ito flee the country.
The advices declare Managua was
in turmoil and that hostile demonstra-
tions were being made against the
United States. The following state
ment was made by the State Depart
ment:
From a telegram from Mr.. Oliy-
ares, the consul, sent from Tegucigal-
pa, Honduras, dated the 10th, at l
D. M, it appears that the entire en-
vading army of the Estrada fatcion
! had crossed the Topitata River. Gen.
Toledo, who commanded the Madriz
/ forces on the Tipitapa River, had all
ready reached Managua and reported
that his troops were seized with pan
| ic and fled when attacked by the rs
ftrada forces
+ Mr.. Olivares further reports that
/ DR.. Madriz has stated it to be his
4 purpose to turn over to Jose Dolores
Estrada, brother of Gen. Juan Es-
trada, the defacto authority actually
in his hands and that Jose Dolores
Estrada has declared that they will
! in turn make way for the leaders OF
4 the Estrada revolution. The family OF
DIR. Madriz had left Mangua for Cor
into and DIR. Madriz was expected to
/ follow the next day, with the object
of leaving the country Gen. Irias and
his family and Gen. Toledo were also
preparing to leave Nicaragua on the
Goth.
..Managua is stated to be in a tur
moil of excitement; the consul re
ports that some followers OF Madri7
are manifesting open hostility to the
: United States, roaming the streets
! and crying, Death to the Yankees!
The legation and consulate are under
heavy police guard and the genera
situation is reported to be yer!
threatening.
Later advices, made public, wer'
as follows. "a telegram, dated Aug
90. 10 a. m. from Mr.. johnson, consu
a; Corinto, confirms what Mr.. DIVA
res reports as to the supposed inten
I tions of the Madriz faction. Mr.. John
e son reports that the family OF Dl
t Madriz arrived at Corinto on tn
18th: that Gen. Toledo and the fan
! ily of Gen. Irias arrived on the 20th
!, that it is reported that Gen. Toled
! will take the first opportunity I
leave the country, and that DR.. Mac
riz, Gen. Irias and others were exec
ed at Corinto the night of the 2Otf
the report being that they woul
leave on the gunboat Angela, or tn
northbound Pacific mail steamer Q
Monday, the 22nd.'
The Irni,ed States steamer Wick
burg and the United States steame
/ Yorktown are now at Corints tn
- yicksburg having been statione
"A there for purposes of Observable
: since about two weeks ago, when
- ports of hostility to American cit
= zens on the part of the Madriz OF
. cials at Managua and Matagalpa ha
- made 1t necessary TO- the Departmel
= of state to make vigorous protest.
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