Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-06-07
AMERICAN SOLDIER
IS STILL SAFE
NO cOURTMARTlAL ORDERED
FOR BOSTON YOUTH,
SAYS MADRIZ.
BUT HE is STILL A PRISONER
Assurance to This Effect is Forward.
ed BY Consul at Manaeua.-
Nicaraguan Chief Respects
U. 8. Request.


Corea, representative in Washington
of the Madriz government of Nicar-
aqua made public a dispatch from
President Madriz as follows:
Managua, June 4.
"Corea, Washington.
Generals Lara and Godoya (com-
manding the government troops which
were before Bluefield) reconcentrated
their forces by my order at Almendro,
in accordance with your cable advices
early this week that they should not
fight in the city of Bluefields. They
withdrew with perfect organization
and with their arms and ammunition.
l ordered General Chevarri Command
ing the government troops in the
vicinity of Rama) also to reconcen-
trate at Auelles. des los Bueyes and
he has done so without having an en-
gagement.
(Signed) "MADRlZ.
Corea said he had received no word
regarding the capture of William P.
Pittman, the young Bostonian who
Saturday was reported to have been
taken by General Irias' troops while
he was mining the outposts of Blue
fields for the Estrada forces. For
this reason the Madriz representatives
doubted the truth of Pittman's cap.
ture. II he had been taken, however,
DR.. Corea said, he felt sure that no
fate would befall him the would cause
the United States government any ap-
prehension.
Corea points out that General 1rias
into whose hands Pittman apparently
has fallen, fell out with the deposed
President Zelaya because it was said
he did not approve of the execution by
Zelaya's order of the Americans,
Gorce and Cannon. With General
Irias is Francisco Altschul, who was
Nicaraguan consul at New Orleans
and who, according to DR.. Corea we'll
knows the attitude of the American
government in such matters.
Actually Prisoner.
Assurances have been given the
state department by the Madriz fac
ton, however, that Pittman will be
treated fairly. These came to Secre-
tary Knox in dispatch from Ameri-
can Consul Olivares at Managua to
whom the secretary has sent the
newspaper reports of the fate which
had befallen Pittman and pointed out
that this government would scrutin.
lie the treatment accorded him.
The dispatch also contained the
statement that courtmartial to try
the prisoner had not been ordered.
The state department sent a para
phrase of the telegram to Edwin F.
Pittman of Cambridge, Mass, relative
of the man in custody. After referring
to the departments instructions Con.
sui Olivares said:
"Dr. Madriz has just assured me
through General Toledo that court
martial has not been thought of, much
less ordered, and has further assured
me that Pittman will be treated fairly
and considerably; and that tele'
graphic instructions will be dispatched
Immediately to General Irias at Grey
town. He also has informed me that
the report hitherto received from Gen.
eral Irias relative to Pittman is vague.
The information received from Con.
sui Olivares in satisfactory to the
state department, and for the moment
there is nothing more to be done. A
copy of his dispatch has been sent
to the consul at BluefieIds.