New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-09
j. s. IN CONTROL AT LEON
Nicaraguan Peace in Sight, Re-
ports Admiral Switzerland.
FORCE OF 1850 LANDED
Lee Christmas Thinks We Have
Averted General Central
American Rising.
tFrom The Tribune Bureau. ]

IRON The Tribune Bureau
Washington. Oct. s.-With a report OF
the surrender Of Leon and the skirmish
between the American force and mob
Of drunken rebels in which three Ameri-
cans were killed and three others wound
ed, two perhaps fatally. Rear Admiral
reace will reign throughout Nicaragua In
less than q week
The American naval force in command
Of Lieutenant Colonel Charles G.. Long
is now In control Of Leon. a city Of forty
thousand inhabitants, and order prevails,
according to dispatches received this af.
ternoon. Much credit Is given Lieutenant
Colonel Long for the successful termina-
ton Of the expedition against the city, as
It practically means the end OF the re-
bellion begun by General Mena on June 20.
Under the terms Of the surrender Of the
city DR.. Rodolfo Espinosa and thirteen
other emigrants from Costa Rlca will be
permitted to leave Nicaragua unmolested.
1t Is believed that Julian lrias is included.
Amnesty will also be granted to the ma
tive rebels on condition that they lay
down their arms and return to their re-
spective homes.
The only resistance encountered by
Lieutenant Colonel Long in taking pos
session of the city by virtue OF the pro-
posals of surrender acceded to by .'resi-
dent Diaz was from an organized band
of drunken rebels. Details of the engage
ment have not been received aside from
the fact that volley was fred at the
American force. The Americans killed
were:
MORGAN. Roy G.. turret captain on the
Colorado, who enlisted AZ San Francisco
MAY 49, 1899. His mother, Mrs S. NJ Olsen
lives at Los Angeles.
BURGESS. George O., an ordinary seaman on
The Colombo; who enlisted at Oak Ok Park.
father. ora Burgess. lives at Oak Park,
saltwater.
BARTELs. John. private OF Company ID.
who enlisted at Chicago. December 2. 1911.
His sister. Annie Puttomer, lives at Meirose
Park. Cook County, Ill.
The names of two Of the wounded men
could not be identified as received In the
DISPATCHES One was given as "Lamper,
an ordinary seaman on the Colorado. and
the other ais "Daldsr." trumpeter.
Company d. Lamper was seriously
wounded.
The third wounded American Is Frank
Kittsmiller. a private. who enlisted at
Spokane Wash. May i3. 1912 His
mother. Mrs. Marguerite Kittsmiller. lives
at Lewiston. Idaho. He was seriously
wounded.
A message to the Navy Department
from Admiral Switzerland to-day gave
the names OF the Ave marines who were
wounded I'm the engagement with the
rebels at Chichigalpa. on Oct L. Sergeant
J. Smith was shot In the left wrist, Cor
poral c. Clement was struck in the right
forearm, Private II. Hudson received a
scalp wound, Private +. l.. Paris lost a
thumb and o. L. Talmadge. an electrician,
was hit in the foot.
A dispatch received to-day states that
the Cleveland has arrived at San Juan
del Sur and Is now patroling the coast.
Ii was announced by the Navy Depart
nent that there are now about 1850 Of
ficers. bluejackets and marines I'm Nics-
ragua, consisting of the landing parties
from the California. Colorado. Denver,
Cleveland, Annapolis and Tacoma,
amounting TO 1850 officers and blue
Jackets. and OF about 1890 officers and
marines. including the forces sent from
Philadelphia and the Canal Zone. and the
marine attachments of the vessels In
NIcaraRuan waters,