The sun., 1910-06-05
ITEUICAN CAPTIVE OF NADUIE
S,rTv,N.WHO lam ESTRADCS
vI\IN. ~ DEADLY PERIL.
s,,,,suau Nrmy Ritter Against Him
washington Hears COurt-NaTtlal
Rumor warning Through COmmah-
dor ,.umer EstradA VlctSry az Rama.

Rumor warning rhrough Comman-
. do, ,.llmrr EsIradA VlcISFy at Rama.
.-,. rg,, DsipaicA 70 THE sun
Rr,uylps. by wireless TO Colon.
L,,. Gen. Estrada. the insurgsnt
,.,dsr indicated his claim to the chief
,,r.bra of the Atlantic coast Of Nicaragua
,,.,.riay vhen his Field Marshal. Juis
v.,s .a.hed to shreds the troops Of Pres
.a.rt Nairi. who hoped TO break through
Rama for an attack on Blue6elds This
,r.rroon Chavarria, the commander Of
v,dr, a. Rama. is q prisoner. while the
r.mnanr. Ut his crack army are scurrying
,hrousa swamps aud bush in what appears
a he VAIN attempt to get hack TO Man
,rn ar make their way 70 join LAra's
tssarct arms somewhere between here
tnd Greytown
Despite FstradAs success. q new els-
rsnr Vt intense anxiety to Americans de-
,.ope,l to-day when Il became known that
psl Ptimsu. the daring young Boz
,oDi,n who mined the dscOy OutpOs,S
ground Bluehelds. had bosn captured by
III. soldiers Of MadriE and carried away
With them in their tight south. EstrSdA
.nt hand oi picked men down ihs coast
,hia afternoon IN the hope OF ovsrtakinE
rhs rear % MadriS's aying column and
rcoyenng Pit,man Chances are slight
'or th. success of this move. however
ItI. the general belief that the only way
~ ave Plttman will he by exchange Ot
prisoners Estrada. however. has plenty
4 rhsse 10 stack against MSdris's priye ~
sar
nts capture oi PiStmAn did not become
generally known in BlusAslds until this
arsrnoon IL is said thai it was bis sheer
-pcssssness that resulted In his capbire.
Ne had exploded a mine under three or
four hundred charging MsdriS soldiers
% the morning oS May -. following the
st-ack Generals Lara and Oudnv directed
asain,i the Estrada trenches
The charging MhdriE troops we're halted
" daath that broke out under their
'srt Pittman, believing another charge
vrrld he divecte6 after the enemy re-
covered courage. remained ia hts earth
.f % operate switches connected with
NJ niues There was no further charge
p.' Lara sent q band Of men around the
M from which Pittman was operating
10 electric switch aud before Pit'man
ssHzed his dgnger he had been cap.
rred and packed OR 20 Lara's camp.
rhare he was kept a prisoner through
l, the ten days lighting around Blne-
sds
4 hss been denied by some persons
sre that PittmAn was captured by Mad
u and the story Of the manner OF his
apture has been disputed. Il wac said
Srtman had gone 10 Rama 10 mine
N-las = outp0sts However. IL vas gen
sfa1v accepted to-day that Pittman -
no hands of the enemy In fact Il 10
V-a--d tonight that Gen. Estrada
hs 1pened negotiations 70 exchange
Con ynavarria Tor him
Nr statement was forthcoming from
Gsn iuas. MadriE's personal repFeSen-
.auys on the Atlantic Coast. - 20 what
ur4d 10 done with Pittman other than
'hs arrnic answsf that he would h
.rea,sd .s prisoner of war Gossip
lsrs - generally a. authentic a. oficial
statements and the current riimOT In
Blsfs - - that Madriz will be made
% Understand that II harm comes TO Pitt
Mar no Nadriz prisoners of war will
Meet v.rr sudden and insKphoable death.
As..de- his o. 10 understood that Consul
N1hsu has cen authorised from Wash
hE0b 20 convey a restoration 70 lrias
\ 'ha mandate that the State Depart
rent VII hold Madriz personally re-
sT0rsl1ls fJr any harm that Americans
aav sustain
Nadrzs soldiers we're bitter against
P"man The troops captured by "a
,'ada 'od oficials n the provisional
government that MadriR's officers had
'hrsa'eled 10 ca, the arteries fths Amer
r'sr VII aid the mines around Blusfelds.
InIess Lara and GudOy can hold their
rsn l1 heck Pittman's chances for sur
wing 'Ie formalities of a court martial
ar en-
Pnran has been in Central Amer ioa
sms time Ne came here from Colon
and oTsrei his services % Estrada. He
Ha' A. ~pred and a commission a. Colonel
ths signal Corps was conferred on
nm When u became known that MadriE
tien1s1 'u Storm Bluehslds Pittman
Az '0s r,res around the decoy fortin-
1'lons 70 was rhe explosion of the
~ mine hat weakened Madriz's forces.
Gems N-na and ChRmOrro. leaders
iof Estrada accomplished the victory
- he forces at Rama yesterday. They
.i''r"d bavaria and his star. Who
'-'s -'i Unprotected by a guard when
'hsr Iisnrganlzed 'rOOps fed in all direc-
'.as
m.' d. days ago Chsvarria demanded
y'ha -.rr-ndsr Il vas refused On
'Nira.7ay after Estrada had cleaned
'.a enemy about Bluehelds Gen.
.a'mrl With 50O men was sent there.
's md N-na dernanded Chavarria' q
"''e11s. When this Was refused both
''fa1' armies attacked ChAvarFia.
B '. Igr dght. in which II II ssti-
''-. 81. men fell. followed ChavaF-
.'r...s we're completely routed. The
..''' ..I-i Ieft his dead and wounded
TO- '".f Late last night Mens .
,.- "'Irel Gen Chavarria himself.
N"HiHeroS. June T. Secretary Of
40 r'' took prompt steps to-day
William r Pittman Of Boston
.r.r'ad 20 he awaiting trial by