New-York tribune., 1910-02-15
TOWN BOMBARDED
RY U4DRIZ FORCES.
Tried to Retake Matagalpa-
uanagna Is 1pwehensiuc.

1jauarts Nicaragua. Feb. ti.-Hesvy field
yr,, nosted on the hills by the Madriz
f,rcAs Yesterday began bornbsrdrnent Of
,,.+,.yaIna vvhicfl on Februsry 10 was taken
-. tho -evolutfonists under General Cha
MORO.
prio~ IN the opening or the bombardment
.,a Government notified the American con
s,1iar agent at that city. William n I'e
sa,,,e1,y. so that the nou-combatants could
y,itl,,Irav. Mr. De Savirny protested against
tbe hornbardment. which nevertheless was
carried out.
The Madri2 troops were under c"Hin'si'
of General Lara. with General ChaVarr'a
and General Porto CarreTo supporting hinA
These troops are said 10 nave hoihDeIeH
about three thousand mon
Subseouentlv the attack upon the CITY was
.h,r4onad hit IL is likely % be resumed
st anv moment. 1t occupied several he'iS'
b,,t Tho extent Of the DANA se done has not
been ascertatned-
The situatio in Managua Is tense. and no
o-a can sav what is likely TO happen in the
1oxt feU DAYS. particularly in event Of the
,.ovarnrneuf forces falling TO defeat the
,.a,,oI,tionists To add to the serious aspect
of affairs at the capital it is known tnil
therA are hundreds here ready TO take pait
with General Estrada and the other reFo-
lutionary leaders the moment thef success
IS assured
CAPTAIN Constantine Saenz. who was III
command of the firing squad at the exee"-
ton of the two Americans. GToce anu
Cannon. was shot 10 death in the stree'S
this afternoon by Nicarasuan sotdieI
The excitement folIouing this tragedy was
intense ana II became necessary 70 ca u
out all the police and TO order in reinforce
ments o. fifty police from Leon, VINO aIe
sure to remain loyal to the authorities
The soldier who shot Saeuz was the man
who bIindfoIded Cannon and Groce AT 'iie
time of the execution
Another principal in the killing OF 'd"-
non and Groce, Saiomon Selva. VINO acted
as prosecuting attorney during the trial
died at Leon to-day. II has not been
learned just what caused his death
A large number OF additional poi'ica'
arrests have been made. Among the ne"
prisoners is Alfonso SolOrzano. VINO was
the Mexican Nice-Consul here, nut NHu
Yesterday was removed from that post
Sol0rzano is a distant relative OF the ieadel
of the group of Conservatives who recently
captured the steamer Managua-
Vice-Consul Henry Caldera has rece'Ved d
telegram from Consular Agent de Savigny
at Mata 1pa. transmitting the 1oiIo"lhs :
latter from General Chamorro;
You know of the battles fought IN the
last few davs br my command in Saga
and san Ramon and the taking by my
troops of Matagalpa and Jinotega, ana also
the six hours battle OF the Ith IN Whlch
so much precious blood was shed on poto
sides Being desirous TO stop further oiooo-
shed I authorize you 10 convey 70 Madrlz
nv readiness to reopen peace negotiations
If he accepts notify me. and I VIII notl1S
General Estrada
So far the only comment President Ma
drtz has made OF this message was thai
De Savigny was active III senaH o'
Chamorro Rear Admiral ktmbaH mas
notified the belligerents on both SIDES tha'
thev viii be held responsible for the per
sons and property of neutrais IN Aata-
galpa
The American Consul a MsnaEua. joss
Qlivares, after riding ali night, arrived to-
dav at Netapa. twelve miles from Mata
caIpa The consul Is accompanying
courier who came here recently and aP-
nesIed to him TO prevent the destruction oi
American property Mr. Olivares at once
decided TO Investigate the conditions fol
himself