The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-04
BY Associated Press.

Bluefields, Mic, March 3.--fhe IN
surrectionary movement headed by
General Estrada against the Nicara-
guam government has been practically
crushed The insurgent campaign in
the west has petered out and nothing
is left to the provisionals< but to re-
sort to guerilla warfare, encouraged
by a desperate hope that the United
States may yet intervene in wish to
put an end to the disturbed situation
in the republic.
For the first time, today the CORE
spondents and the more prominent
personages of this city We're told the
true situation which, however, had
been suspected for week. The pub
lie generally is still in the dark and
pinning its faith to false reports of in
surgent success. These reports have
been given currency not only in this
city, but have been sent broadcast
with the deliberate purpose of in
fluencing opinion in the United States
and. elsewhere and of attracting re-
cruits from the governments forces.
1t is now admitted that General Cha
morrOs campaign was failure. He
had hoped that the interior would well
come and reinforce the insurgent arms.
This was possible up to the time that
President Zelaya resigned. His resig-
nation and the election of President
Madriz appears to have satisfied the
people of the interior and of the west
generally and when Gen. Estrada's
ARMY reached the heaesscf the cahntrF>
they were given a 1ukewarm recep-
ton and little or no aid.
TALK OF NEW REPUBLIC.
There is still talk of a new republic
comprising the eastern half of Mica
ragua. General Estrada may proclaim
such republic and appeal to the Unit
ed States to protect the new republic
from invasion by the Madriz govern
ment. Additional supplies of ammu-
milton are expected here and these
will be used to further q guerilla war
fare.
The destructive blow fell at Tisma
on FEBRUARY - when General Cha
mOrrC was whipped to a standstin.
ChamOrro himself barely escaped and
with 100 or 200 men fled to San Vim
cente, where Gen. Me1a was en-
trenChed
cHAMoRRos DEFEAT.
Gen. ChamOrro is said to have
reached San Vincente Sunday and TO
have wired his report yesterday He
estimates the enemy's loss at 1000
men and explains his defeat by the ex-
haustiOn of his cartridge supply.
Disquieting rumOrs had been in cir
culation here for week but not until
today. when General Estrada let the
higher officials from the provisional
government into the secret. was the
situation known. AS this dispatch is
written only the more prominent peo-
pie Of Bluefields are in possession of
the facts, but it may be assumed that
the population generally will receive
the unhappy news without deE0n-
stGatiop. In official circles there was
for a time profound gloom. but later
in the day the officials appeared to be
recovering their composure
With the remnant of ChamorrO's
force there are now at st. Nincente 500
soldiers. Fifteen Amrri-
cans recruited at Panama started for
the front today and an effort is being
made TO gather 500 additional recruits
among The Nicaraguans of this city.
AS a military menace, however. the
pl TisiOnal army now appears to merit
no higher classification than that of a
guerilla band. The present plans are
for the prosecution of this style of
bush warfare, presumably with the
idea of compelling the United States
to intervene.