Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
correspondence of Alexandria Gazette

Dispatches confirming the death OF
General RivaS and the evacuation OF
BlueIicId'S Bluff were received 1T the
State Department today from Thomas
i. Moffat, t. S. Consul ut BlucfeldS,
Nicaragua. Moffat stated Rivas was
killed in IN attack by General Mena,
royoluliouiSt, upon force OF foO
Mudriz men in western Nicaragua.
The Madriz forces were routed and
Rivas' body was found on the field.
The evacuation of Bluefield's Bluff
was accomplished by means OF the
Madriz gunboat Venus, which took
the garrison TO Greytown. Moffat also
stated that when the revolutionists at
tackled Granada, the Madriz officials
fled TO the steamer Victoria and set
out across Lake Nicaragua, seeking a
place OF safety.
The Forest Service today telegraphed
Assistant Forester Buck at Medford,
Ore. To use the most urgent method
in experimenting men supposed to
have deliberately started the forest
fires in that section OF Oregon. AT
the same time an appeal was sent to
the War Department for more troops.
The crime OF setting fire to forest,
is looked upon by government officials
as equal TO murder. The extent OF
damage and loss Of life that may re-
suIt from such an act cannot he estl-
mated. Several cases are on record,
however, where men through enmity to
land owners actually have set whole
rountrysilcs afre. Buck wired the
Foresly office that he was convinced
that the fires around Medford and in
the Crater National Forest, i'll Oregon,
we're inccndiary He sent out twenty
five scouts today in an effort to cap
turc the miscreants. Five companies
of Infantry. from American Lake,
Washington were expected by the war
Department to reach Medford today
and will hid in fighting the fires as
well as in tracing the fire bugs. Asso-
ciatc Forester Potter, in charge OF the
Forestry bureau here, issued u state
mcnt today declaring that the facilities
for fighting forest fires are pltlfully
Inadequate. The War Department to
lav agreed to send two fully equipped
army pack trains to MiSsoula to be used
III rescue work.
Mrs. Julia B. Pugh, Of this city, who
was injured in a runaway accident
near Pohick. Va, died today III the
Emergency Hospital.
Continuous efforts of lawyers represent
ing Indiana packers today failed to shake
the faith of DR.. Harvey w. Wiley. gov
eminent chemist. in his belief that BEN
Zealc oil soda is injurious to the human
question. Wiley said AT this moment
ram firmly convinced that this preser-
vativc is harmful, no matter i'll what
quantities il is taken" 1t is expected
that the taking OF Testimony here will be
COMPLETED tomorrow and the evidence
will he submitted To the Indiana courts.
which will pass upon the state pure food
law.
The batLleSbip squadron on which the
midshipmrn have been making the an
nual practice cruise, lasting two months.
passed in the Chesapeake CapeS today.
The Navy Department was Informed
TO-DAY that MidShipinan r. Il. Landy.
who WAS appointed from the Fifth Con.
occasional district of Tennessee. died
Yesterday of pcritonitis. on board the
bat,lrship Iowa. off Cape Henry.
Col. sylvester X. Burch. chief clerk Of
the Department of \ griculturc. died here
TO-DAY.