The sun., 1910-05-29
WINNING DAY FOR ESTRADA
ATTACK on BLUEFIELBS ~ RE-
PULSED WITH SLAUGRTER.


Mashane 0ua FlRs-TneA Rejects
l.eaPed PrSm TFsnehPs ana MniSe and
ReVslyeV Meets 70 heath were wagaaL
Spsciai csbis DssDsisAss 10 TVS Sun.
PoHF LIHON. May 7s.--wiFslsaa dss-
patches from Blpeaslds say that hadTiE
began his general attack on Estrada's
capital this morning. Fierce fighting
went on all day. Losses viii run into the
hundreds on both sldes. Estrada still
holds Blnsaelds. although he Stsmmsd the
r'iahes Of the enemy to-day at fearfu
cost
The American machine GInnsra drove
OG the invaders time and again. aud -
thsy backed away from the attack
Fstrnda's commanders ssnt their soldiers
out Of the trenches after them. Hand TO
hand fighting resulted Bsus6elds is liter
ally surrounded by corpsss tonight
Machine gun dusls continue tonight.
bat the worst Of the lighting is over until
tO-morow. when, Il appears. the deciding
Oonfict will he fought
Il cannot be told -, just what the
result Il Of tO-day's Ashflng. That Es-
tFada still hOlds Bhs8elds seems to
bs in hIs favor. for Il h known that his
forces have been weakened during the
last two weeks. owing to the condition
Of tho camps in which his soldiers we're
Ioroed to live The rainy weather made
them veritabls swamps
Il IL learned from reports received here
| tonight that the forces Of MadFiz at
tackled Blusfields by land and ssa. Salts
fed that he would not be permitted 20
bonbaFd Blusfelda. Gen. Arias ssnt toO
men IN RATS from the hluf 10 attack Hue
fislds in front. while his land forces as
sanlted the outlying Estrada trsnchos
The attack on the water front was
spssdily repulssd Machine guns aimed
from windows Of Estrada's artillery
foundry put the MadriR rata out Of Busi-
ness scOFes Of the attaching fOrcS we're
killed or drowned
The attack by land resulted ia oostly
losses on both sides The EalFAda COM
mandsEs were unabls 10 keep thsir men
hack after the American Sunneru had
repulsed repeated assaults by the MadriE
forces. The prov iulsnas. ssSing The
enemy beaten hack. rushed from their
trenches time and again and engaged In
revolver and knife duela In which great |
nuEnbera were slain. Late this evening |
the fighting oeaasd. eEospt for the machine
gun firing batWe0n cnmps.
Acting ConaaIl Ollvisr of the EstrAda |
Government FsColvsd a oabisGram lAts
t0-uiBht confirming the rsport Ofhsnl
i,Rhting a. Blllefiu,ds to-day. Tho message |
assured that Estrada ntill holds his oapiAsl
Olsa. Arias Of the Madris forces hoped |
% recsivs permiasion from Commander |
Oilmsr Of the Unified states gunboui
Paduoah 10 lombard Bluslslaia. Thls |
vas probably dsnisd
Osn. Arias made a second demand FOR |
the surrender of Blusfslda last night. |
folloWlng ths capture % Estrada's Custom |
House. Estrada refused. lie called he
American EinRsrs in ooniersuCs. They /
told him that they could hold the positions
Il IL believed that Arias Gill order a Hsnsral \
attack for to-day.
Bltiefelda Was diaheartened az the Rir- |
render Of the Bluffs Il Was believed |
that 100 men could have held 0n 800 owing |
20 the apparently imprsGnAble position.
dsn ZelsdOn. Commanding Estrada =
fOrCe u 2Oo. surrendered after almost
no aghtihg Most Of the soldiers seoaped
20 Blushelds by boat
American marines have taken up a
position near the American Consulate.
BLUEVIn.ps. May 2s.-Ths losses 30
far In ,he lighting in the O,ItskiFts Of Blus-
fields are 80 killed and ~ wounded
Prisoners who Ware serving under Gen.
Lara state that Gen Fstradas sntrsnch-
ments have not suffered from the attacks
upon them.
While Gen Lara ~as accomplishing
the OCCupation % Bluehelds Bluh the
Government Uinboat Venus signalled
him and subsequently, he attacked the
entrouvhmsnts desperately Tho ri6sa
and the quick firing guns Of the revolu-
tionists caused great slaughter among tho
Government forces.
The Government troops. furnished and
fOOtsors. frequently creep from their
trenches and surrender 20 the revOlu-
tionists. They tell pitiful tales Of the
hardahips and suherings Of their former
companions. Who are retained in the
ranks by the IIss Of most cruel methods.
Three hundred American marines are
expected 10 arrive here to-day TO assist
Tho men from the American Warships
PAducah and Dubuque In maintaining
order in the city and In enforcing Com
mandsr Gilmer's proclamation forbiddlng
sighting In Blushslds proper.
The situation at Rama h unchanged.
The revOlutiOnists there are hOiding
Gen. Chavaria In CHECK.
The fruit steamer Dictator has bean
cleared by the American Consul. the
Estrada Government making no Obisction.
MadFiz oalcials are now occupying tho
CstOm hO,Ius az Blueaeldh Blur. Gen.
Estrada Ia diahsaFtensd by his dsfs0t
there The strongest position Of the rsvO-
luiiOnists was sacrificed with soaFOsly an
sAoTt 10 DFOtsct u. There h a suspioion
that the RIrrePdsr Of BlusheldS BluH vas
due 10 treachery on the part Of Gen.
who vas In Oomrand oG the de-
isnces.