The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-03-17
Special From
Nicaragua
ST Haskell Turns War Correspond
ent and Sends in An interest
ing Dispatch.

ent and Sends IN An interest
ing Dispatch.
Ohg, nawa, Nicaragua. Yesterday, | |
a. m.-Another fierce battle has just
been waged between the Revolutionary
Army and the Government forces. }
While the conflict was not decisive, it
nevertheless tends to show the SAN
culinary attitude OF the contending ar
mics.
The day tiDally broke over the two
great armies as they lay facing each
other OH the Plains of Manana, some
five miles apart. There was driZzly
rain drizzing and the sky was as gloomy
and foreboding as the face of defeat
ed candidate. Seeing that it was not
going to be too warm for strenuous ef-
fort, General Lavendero, of the Revolu-
tionary forces quickly decided on bat
tie as the dampness and otherwise g dis
agreeable condition of the weather pre-
cluded the possibility of the usual daily
siesta. So the General signalled his
adversary that he was going to start
something and General Rosario of the
Government forces wigwagged back
to let her flicker.
General Lavendero called his staff
together for council of war, and /,
having been especially recommended
to him by the International Fruit Co.,
as lighting man, was invited to be
present. The council came off all right
with q unanimous. decision for fight
to a finish. The General Staff comprises
some two thousand commissioned Of
ficsrs-every one of them heroes-wbile
the rank and file of the army is at least
!, two hundred strong, not figuratively
speaking, but actually strong. They
, are SO strong in fact that even ten
derfoot would quickly recognize their
, presence ten miles away If the wind
was right and he did not have cold
/ in his head-which goes to show that a
1 cold in tie head, at times, may be a
5 blessing in disguise.
8 The Revolutionary Army is magnif
f Gently equipped with horse pistols ant
Q Springfield rifles of the 3pattern, Will
\ goodly number of Kansas corn knives
Q we'll skarpened-while they wear gor
! geous uniforms of red. green and vel
n low cambric-an awe-inspir ng sigh
i. to the uninitiated.
v AS soon as General Rosario wigwag
n ged that ne was down to the "buff'' an,
Il ready for the eencounter, General Laven
derO ordered the advance of the mail
/, army, which was, of course, the ram
a, and file. Your special correspondent
Al wishing to be an eye witness of the bal
J. tie secured permission from Geners
It Lavendero to accompany the troops t
II the front, but was warned of the el
e. treme danger to remain with the stat
Is The advance was made with due pr'
IF caution under cover of a long line G
t. skirmishers and the first shot was fire
I'd at range of about three miles,. The
Q. for the next four hours the strife wake
of furiously on both sides. The din
d. musketry, the yelling of the contestan
to and the rumbling of the ammunitio
7il wagons set your correspondents bloc
" on fire, as he thought of the day v
celebrate the Declaration of Indepent
ry ence.
m Though the din.On our side was tierc
es, yet ever and anon there came to us
he the morning breeze from far across Il
ny plain, faint rumblings OF the terri
strife being waged by the Goyernme
IN. forces OF a sudden there was del
ms oniacal scream from one of our soldie
sse in the front RANK. He threw up
rly hands and fell to the ground witha t.
- rible yell. Consternation reigned s
cal preme and every one on our side, thoug
err of course, the man had been shot, Sc
bugle sounded the retreat and for
ian next few minutes your corresponds
ere was bnsily engaged in getting out
raj the retreating army. AS soon as I
army had passed on its way to the r