The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-25
FILIBUSTERS FOR ESTRADA
GORDON. SOLDIER OF FORTTNE.
GATHERING THE MEN.

IIas sOO aI New OsS-ans and seasr Corea.
SsadrtS's Representative. h nero 20
TrI 60 Prevent Their Departure
RtUeaeias Merchants neai@d o..
NEw ORLEANs. March % senior I.lis
Corea. administrative representative oI
President MadriE IN Washington. came
here TO-DAY to stop the sailing of relief
expedition to aid Estrada in Nicaragua
This expedition has been organized by
Brig Gen Gordon. and on IL Estrada and
tho American merchants and business
men 81 Nicaragua are banking
IL this expedition gets to Bluehelis
safely IL Is said that Madriz will not attack
tho provisional capital and Estrada will
be equipped to the point Of strength
where he can prosecute a campaign
against Madriy that Ought to result in
success
While senior Corea 10 deprecat,ng the
strength ~ the sxpedition he IL turning
every stone in Washington in the hope
of interference 80 far Washington has
remained ne s'oIid as it did Las, December.
when Estradas agents sent no less than
three hhbIstering expeditions from New
Orleans and on the strength 81 which he
gained all the earlv victories that drove
Ielaya to abdication
Gordon. who was with ths Boer- in
Africa and who distinguished himself
IN thr~e conflicts in Nicaragua. came
hers two weeks ago He communicated
with labor agents in the North and Fast
There was response all over the North
In Ices than siH days he had 30 men here
and OF theae. At least 2OO have signsd
his terms Of agreement to 60 to Nicaragua
to hght for Estrada
Yesterday and to-day Gordon was
drilling his men ont at Spanish Fort
and he declares that when he has hls
Americans whipped into SHAPE. II will
require three Of Madriz's soldiers to
Whip one American
senior Cora refuses 20 officially commit
himself - 20 ths reason for his visit here.
However. ~ - known that he ca me IN
hurry in response to an appeal from
COnsul-Cieneral Altschul after Altachul
discovered what Gordon WAS doing
Gordon . expedition 10 backed by Amer
can merchants in Biuehelds who stand
In lose everything " MadriZ takes the
provisional capital They have Already
spent an enormous sum m financing
Estrada and nov that the provisional
stronghold 10 menSoed by MadrE. Estrada
must provide Immediate defence. which
Gordon 10 nov preparing.
Gordon u q Tsxan. = soldier % fOrtune.
He refuses 70 tell Just how many men
he has enlisted. IL 10 known. however.
that he has chartered ons ship and has
an option on another
NOZZLE Ala. March 2a-Reports tina,
the SicArAxuan prisoners IN Corn Island.
the prisoa camp Of the Estrada govern
rnent "a the coast Of Bluehslds. are starv-
ing are being circulated by the enemies
OF professionals. II - charged that there
are $50 prisoners on the island and that
the Estrada army has neglected them
inhumanely These reports were d.
MED vigorously to-day by passengers
arriving from the east coast Ono Of
them said
-Revoluttonist Generals do not fear an
Aftack from Chon,ales Gen. EmiliAno
Chamorro 10 constantly recruiting his
force there The Chamorro army left
Rama .OO0 strong and reached Tipaiapa
bridge with s75 mon Not 40 nsn wsre
killed IN the engagements. although
Chamorro had seventeen skirmishes with
Gen. IAras mon in iess than two weeks.
The men simply exhausted their Ammu-
milton and had to disband The brush
10 terrible AZ this time and there are no
supplies 20 he had The rrvoIutionists
are in better shape than ever
WAsHIN0ToS March - Thomas p [,
Nofai American Consul az Biustelds. |
Nicaragua. notified the Ssate Depart |
ment to-day that a party Of about twsnty |
revohI, ionists headed by senior Enrique |
Rspinoaa attacked Prime PiIsa several |
days ago. capturing the Provisional |
Governor. Two gasolene launches hy- !
ing the NicaraRuan flag but owned by |
Americans we're captured by ths in
@urEents Mr. MoHat suggested in case
the De fac'o authorities are not abls 10
protect American interests that the /
American naval commander bs dirscted
TO investigate the situation for the purpose
Of aHording adequate protection