The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-03-02
Both the Covsrumeni and the Insurgents
Claim the Victory
Was PITCHED BATTLE
And Was Seubbornly Fought by '"e
Opposing armies, With Heavy fa-
e,l;ties on Both Sides, There Se-
sns Much Hand-so-Hand Fighting
with Machess and Swords

A dispatch from Manasua' NV.
rsasua, says another victory over LUG
.o,,,,o,,x,s has been announced
nv Cen Toledo. the Nicarasaan ''i'-'.
;e-a- OF War. The announcement
80 ,.ses ON an official dispatch re-
ce;ved from Gen. Rivas. in coHna"a
,s the Government forces. VINO Gu"
.,.as .be -evolutionists under lsen'
chamor,o at Tisma, which IS t"e''.
-,,Iss from Nasua. General Toieco
also made known the fact 'aaS '"e
losses on both sides had oeea ses
heavy. and that the battle nae las
"a seven hours. resulting n the
h,oos,as, eshting Of the war u
reyo,ut,onisss were compe!ieo ~
abandon their positions
The Government asserts 'aa' sAe
e,er,y were under the personal COM
mand OF caamo-ro. and admits 'as'
,ha engagement was fought WIZ
sewing fortune until late IN the at
ternoon. when the forces ueesS en
Lara. q government corimahss.'
were In 6isordered condition =
REQUEST was ther sent out io' 'eia
so-cernenss. and these, arriving "'
bop- later. turned the tide OF ''t-
tie. The dispatch reads:
THE battle began a. 3 M.
rnarv %. Lara attacking the eneiy
when they occupying Tisna- Masis'
NJ the provisional forces. VIA '"o
Saxims, inflicted serious losses. ahs'
the advantage was with him ua''
n M. when Chayarr!a. and !a'e
ys,des and then Gars!da. Zeioo""
ya.orez and Aguilar arrived with re-
Endorsements from three sides ln'
sr,nr ceased IT $40. the rerosa.
t,on;sts retiring in the direction OF
Tipitapa.
The battle was the blooaiese yes.
there being much haad-to-hano
fighting with machetes. Laras men
charged Masis's Ma1ims. capturing
one OF them. ,no
"The LOSSES are estimated at ~"
killed or wounded. a desascnHaenl
Of Government troops were taAeo
nr;soaers, but later their rescue was
Effected. Cnamorro succeeded IN re-
or-anizinS his forces and rushed the
trenches occupied by Cen Ramirez
a. three o'clock Wednesday morning
q. Tip;tapa. The fsht lasted -FOUR
hop,s- when the Government troops
dis,odsed the insurgents who were
decimased by CALLING fire. They
abandoned dead a&d wounded. on'
succeeded in making their way
through. in the direction Of sati!i'.
their object being edideatiy to eject
a junction with Mena-'
insurgents Ciaim Victory.
A dispatch from Washington says
eomn,ete denial OF the report Of al
Government victory IN Nicsrauga IS
given out in the shape OF dispatches
from Gen. Estrada. commanding the
-eYolutionists. and addressed to Sen
or Salvotore castriIio. the represea-
tative OF the Provisional Government
OF the Central American State. The
Sispatches announce an overwaeim-
Ing victory. after a battle lasting sor
three days. in which two OF the gen
erals. OF the government side were
killed.
A significant feature Of the cable
gram. which Senor Castriilc turned
uYer. after translation, to the Asso-
eiated Press. was found in the state
nens that Cen Chamorro is within
striking distance Of the capital. anc
in the opinion OF Central American
diplomats. practically holds its fate
IN his hands. The cahlesram. as
translated. follows:
Following three days OF fierce
fighting Gems. Mena and Zeiedon alb
so,utely destroyed the army OK Mad
rfz in Chonsales. which was under
the command OF Gems. vasouez. God
oy. Mata and Gonzales. The two
latter were killed. One hundred OF
the enemy were killed. and 90"
wounded. We scored complete VIC
tory. We know that chamorro IS in
the immediate vicinity Of Manasua.