New-York tribune., 1910-06-29
WANT U. S. TO INTERVENE
Seven Hundred Nicaraguans
Send Petition to Estrada.
MAY BE C0UNTER-M0VE
Madriz Denies Defeats and Anti.
American Demonstrations
/. The Case of Pittman.

washington, June 2s.-Intervention in the
~1icaracuan situation came 70 the front
sgair today when Consul Moffatt a;
Tsiueaelds, telegraphed the State Depart
-nent that a petition with seven hundred
irnatures had been presented TO General
Estrada asking that the United States in
+ervene. The department has heard moth
i-r from Estrada himself
The suggestion that the United States
intervene IS taken as counter-move to
,~ser the undesirable impression likely 70
result from the refusal Of General Estrada
70 accept the proposal Of the Cartago court
of justice 20 have the warfare ended by
mediation
The dispatch from Consul Moffatt said
nothing ahout the court martial of William
P Pittman, the American engineer held by
the Afadriz forces as a prisoner Of war.
The silence Of the consul on this point.
rake- in connection with the fact that the
treatment OF Pit1man has been a subject of
siv-orlatic consideration led the State De-
partment 10 the conclusion that the report
OF Pir5man's court martial was premature
SeIcr Corea- representative of the Madriz
government IN this city. to-day received
tvo dispatches from Madriz, one denying
7nanv Of the reported victories of the Es-
rTala -cECtS ana Ifle OINer EelAlnE OF anti
American manifestations and the deter
-1lnarion Of his government TO keep them
from resulting in harm, TO Americans in
Nicaragua The first telegram read:
T IS false that the revoiutionists are in
control Chontales. Acoyapa. San Ubaldo
T. clr power RevoluTiOnists near Acoyapa
IN very reduced number and with few
supplies, VIII soon be defeated III same
KEv that a revolutionary band which ap-
raared Al Mombacho was destroyed at
ES-alanullo, with death Of its chief, Tsla-
sers The entire country, including the
Atlantic Coast. has submitted TO the gov
eminent authorities. with the exception of
T-ucfel6s and Rama
The second read:
Government has given orders TO stop the
sr-l-AUeTlCan manifesto tons and has made
more rigorous the censorship Of the press
t- -llS particular. The government guar
s--eeS complete safety 20 all American
Ci-lzeus- You VIII call TO mind the cases Of
Fav .sr. Cannon and Pittmen.
Naval officers at Bluehelds. near where
Ti-rman has been confined for some time
are under general instructions TO see that
the American receives no treatment incon-
zister- with that accorded TO a prisoner OF
va
Buetielss. Nicaragua, June 2S-Genera
Durrr. with 15o men. has captured Pear
Lagoon from the NIadriz forces, after q
stubborn defence. The fighting lasted two
hours. and ten men were killed on each
side with a few wounded.
Two hundred Of the Madriz troops took
r.a~r IN the engagement. and only the two
leaders made their escape, the others being
taken prisoners They were brought &c
2 ueields this morning
The custom house established at Bal
Point, Eve miles from the lagoon, is now
being attacked by a column Of the Estrads
troops numbering one hundred. Word ha:
reached here that General Mena has capt
ured Martha, a lake port after skirmish
A few prisoners were taken and consider
able correspondence was found relating 4
the plans or the movement of the Madril
1roops at Acoyapa.