The San Francisco call., 1910-10-26
TWO SOLDIERS OF
FORTUNE return
Revolutions Engineered in the
u. S., Declares Colonel of
Madriz' Army

There arrived here yesterday on the
who spent the greater part of the sum-
mer on opposing sides in the Nicar-
aguan revolution. but who travelled
home together and arrived here the
best of friends. The government lost
out in the revolution. but Lloyd f.
Knapp of Buffalo, who held colonel S
commission under Zelaya and later un-
der Madriz. came out ahead. Guided
by past experience in Central American
revolutions. he got most of his money
in advance The other soldier of for
tune was Charles Bra dford. He also
was a colonel. but on the insurgent
side. He fought he frankly admits.
for the money there was in it, and he
brought his home sewed up in a pig
skin belt
ENGINEER IN AMERICA
Knapp declares that the Nicara guam
revolution and all other Central Amer
ican revolutions are engineered from
the United States by eight or nine
men, all Americans. The next revolu-
ton. he says, is scheduled to take place
in Honduras and after that Salvador
is to have a whirl at 1t.
Both the colone1s agree that Madriz
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adherents were in the field fighting
he was busy printing paper money and
changing it at any price that was
asked for gold. He is credited with
having got away with about $4,000. 900
gold. He left an empty treasury be-
hind him when he fled from Nicara qua.
He left no real money for the victors,
but did not trouble to take along a
chest containing paper money to the
face value of 5000, 900.
ARMS HIDDEN IN COAL.
Colonel Knapp was in command of
the military forces on the steamer
in the civil war on the Atlantic side.
The Venus left New Orleans April 29,
flying the British flag and with clear
ance papers for Greytown
I'VE had lot of trouble to get
away, said Knapp yesterday. land
would have still more if the collector
of New Orleans had known Of the guns
and ammunition We had buried in the
coal
The Venus captured Bluefelds Bluff
after six day bonlbardment and
would have shelled Bluefields itself if
the United states naval authorities had
not advised Knapp that they would sink
his ship il he tried it, All the gunners
OF the Venus were Americans, most of
them former enlisted men in the United
States navy and they all knew better
than to monkey with a Yankee cruiser
1000 WE'RE KILLED.
Knapp was on the eynus and Brad
ford was ashore in the trenches at
the six day fight for Bluefelds bluff
and they both agree that the death
roll of that engagement reached about
1000.
Never let anyone tell you" said
Knapp. that those black and tans
can't fight. They blaze away with
their old Mausers until their ammuni-
ton is gone. This is comparatively
harmless as they can't shoot worth a
darn. With the last shot they throw
away their rifles, grab up a machete
and sail in. They had little grub and
no surgical aid and they died like
flies but they kept on scrapping to the
end.s At Laguna das Perlas the gum
boat San Jacinto ran into trap. There
was crew of ten men and 140 soldiers
on board. The gunboat came back to
the Venus in few hours with only
three men left. the chief engineer.
mate and fireman.
Knapp returned on the gunboat fy-
ing white flag. to recover the wound
ed. The government forces opened fire
again and when Knapp returned TO
til eNenus he had five bullet holes in
his legs.