The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-28
Fall OF BLUTFTTLDS MAR
HlDRIZ TROOPS HEM ~ ~
-THE BLUFF ALREADY TIKEN.

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, "pfrih Caef hstpaicafa 70 IhA Mn,
bLuEFIELDs, Nav 77-At q o'clOcl
this morning Bl'letelds Blufis surrendere'
to the forces Oi President MadriR aftel
. feeble resistance by the TROOPS com.
manded by Gen Zelad"n. one Of the
revolutionary leaders
The extent Of the damage done is moi
known. bat no American lives or prop
erty suffered
Gen EssrasIa ohleF NJ he r.volu,ioD
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Vo"'""S 'e"'S'aho" ~ 0'ner Po'n'S'
but every one believes that a. a matter
u fact the capitalization of BluSfields
BLUFFS IL tho final scene In the revolutionary
drama
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'"S'@ MICA ''aY ~ ihe h'sefaaA capital
y surrounded on all sides this afternoon
by Madrz troops The Estrada division
al Rama has been cut ~ and r.nderei
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ihe fS'radA troops hghtlnG on tue
outskirts 81 the city for the last four
days have heen Withdrawn 10 the last
line Of defsnc. while IN. Ru8 IN. ale
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" - believed here that " the United
StGtes gunboata would permit a BON.
hardment e Bluefields it, surrender
would he only a question q hours. n
MEdriS. however, IL forced 10 take Blue
aelds Ivy assault by land there nav he
different story 20 tell. because Estrada
~ strongly fortified az positions OF van
,age. and these pointa are defended bv
machine guns OF all descriptions. manned
Tor tho mos, mart by Americans. who have
already distinguished themselves for nhee,
nerve ~ " Recren. Tipitaps and Tisma.
Among the Americana here In charge
o. the Runners are Gabriel Conrad. whose
daring won for Estrada the battle q
n Recreo. 10 which 1900 men were killed.
and Victor Gordon. Who i in personal
command 81 a snappy brigade Of Zone
Americans and 100 Yankees whom he
recruited In the State Oordoo'a men
are posted directly in the raar Of Rlue-
felda where u 10 believed the serious
attack will b. made
This afternoon Gen Irias. commander
of the MadriE forces. we awaiting the
decision Of the commander Of the Amer
icnn Runboata A. 70 WHISTLER he misht
lombard BlueAelda before he ordered
an attack IN ths caus q an attack hV
land the bloodieut battle in America since
the civil war IN the United states 10 bound
TO result.
On this iight depends the success. 81 the
revolutionary movement Estrada has
held his own in the hshting Of the past
few days except at the Bluff which IL
IL believed he LEI 20 By default. being
convinced that Washington will not
permit the MadrtE ships IA bombard
Bluehelds
On Wednesday afternoon gstrada's
troops repulsed what appearei to be the
beginning Of a general attack by Madriz
On the rear oi Blueneld- The American
gunners moved down the Madriz aoldisrs
by -core- and the attack resulted in a rout
of the as.ailants
American tackles from the gunboats
Paducah and Dubuque suill occupy
Bluefi-lds 10 protest American interests
Il Is SAID the Madriz -olciisrs have threat
ened II they get In 10 BlueAeld. 20 /
burn every American residence aud plao,a |
u bushes In the city.
WASHINGTON Nav 97.-The Navy De- |
Uartment received a DESPATCH today |
froL' Commander W. W. Oilmer. S.N.
commanding the g,Inbuatl Paduoah. which /
IL nov a. Rluehelds. saying that that
town h surrounded ~ MadriE's forces.
II IL expected that they will capture the
city within isw days
The capture u Blnefelds will end the
present revolution. which has been IN
progre~s since last September AZ Arut
the insurgents were successful aud sue
ceeded in invading the western portion
81 Nicaragua They we're not strong
enough. however. 10 cnpture the c,pitaI
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ualiy their strength Waned and for several
weeks the MadFiZ forces have been
gradually dewtroviny banda ~ ipsur,.rt.
md cIoSing IN an The in.nr1.n, go
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quarters AZ bIuenelds'
NV ORLsANs, SAY H.-COniictinR
reports create doubt here a. 20 the real
.ituation In Nicar.N,a ds.n.,rh f,orn
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Vi "e'aioN uh~' "s
hAdrs troops utider Oen. AriAs had
repulsed with a loas Of 300 men. To-day