New-York tribune., 1910-08-17
SEEK N|CARAGUAN PEACE
Strong Probability That Costly
Warfare Will Be Ended.
MADRIZ PROCESSES DESIRE
Estrada Faction Will Demand
That the United States
Intervene.

After more than ten months OF almost in
cessant fighting. in which about five thou
sand men have been killed wounded or
otherwise incapacitated and property dam
age TO the amount of $4,000, 900 has been
done. there IS now a strong probability of
q restoration of peace in Nicaragua
This announcement is encouraged by the
arrival in Washington last night of Pedro
Joaquin Chamorro. representative in this
country OF the provisional government of
the revolutiontsts al Bluefelds He has
been at New Orleans or an important mis-
sion. and vas sent 20 Washington TO CO.
operate with Dr.. Salvador Castrilio. the
revolutionary agent at the capital. to bring
about the end OF the insurrection. Dr.
Modesto Barrios and Dr. Seba stian Salinas
representing the Hsdriz government are
already on the ground charged with
similar mission. and II is predicted that
with the aid Of the friendly mediation Of
tho State Department in the affairs of Mic
aragua Inc instruction. which has given
the State and Navy departments no end Of
trouble viii last not moro than two weeks
longer.
IN meeting the professed desire of Presi-
dent Msdriz that the hostilities be ended.
II was said. the revoutionists show the
few months ago. and at that time reject
ed by Madriz. They viii insist on the two
proposals then n1adC as the terms on which
they viii lay down their arms The first is
that Madriz Immediately resign the Presi
dency. and the second that A fair election.
guaranteed by the United States, be held
for the office IN z rcasonabIe time after the
retirement of Nsdriz
The revolutionLsts viii make Il GEAR that
they will enter into arrangement with
the Nad-iz faction unless the United States
viii guarantee its consummation. Appsr-
emily they already have gained one Of their
points in that Madriz. as told in The Trib-
une. has instructed his envovs since their
arrival here that he viii step out If neces-
sa7-
He suggested as his successor General
Anastasio ]. Ortiz, in whom he has IN
vested his own functions commander in
chief Of the army. The ATadriz ENJOYS are
authorized to offer the name Of General
Ortiz but the revolutonists, it Is said. will
not accept him even as a temporary in
cumbent
II is not, however. considered likely that
this will cause 4 hitch in the peace negoti
atoms, although the Blueields faction will
stand firm on its proposals. The latter are
Estrada offered his terms before They
have a better equipment, and they have
taken possession of a large part of the
Department OF ChontaIes, the principal
force being not far from ManaSua, the
capital
Pfo Bolahos. ore Of the revolutionary ad-
herents in this city received a letter yes
terday from Granada which described 2
dire state Of affairs in that city. -Four
thousand ''reconcentrados-' were huddled
together in Granada by order of the Madriz
commanders. and in one house there were
seven women and forty children. Defence
less women have been shot down, and many
other barharities have been committed.
Men are arrested and i'll treated for fall
ing to pay the war levy OF the government,
and the latter goes on turning out worth
less paper money, which now reaches q,
total Of unknown millions of dollars, which
will be sadd1ed on any government that
succeeds that Of Madriz. The persons to
whom this money IS issued buy coffee and
other commodities and then export them,
having gold placed TO their credit abroad
for the worthless paper.
This is the time" said Sefor Bolailos,
for the American government TO inter
alone end these barbaTities ard acts Of
violence. and if any terms OF peace are
suggested they can be made practical only
by the guarantee Of the United States that
they viii be carried out