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Show REBELS WIN BATTLE NICARAGUAN INSURGENTS DE-FEAT DE-FEAT GOVERNMENT FORCES IN FIERCE FIGHT. Victory of Little Band Will Have the Effect of Bringing Additional Reinforcements to Their Standard. Bluefields, Nicaragua. The tug Blanca which arrived here from Grey-ton Grey-ton brings news of the first important battle of the revolution. General Chamorro's forces fought an engagement on Friday with 1,000 of President Zelaya's troops at a point below Boca San Carlos on the San Juan river. The revolutionists won a decisive victory, 100 of the government troops being killed and 300 wounded. General Gen-eral Chamorro's losses were slight. The insurgents captured two Krupp siege guns and 400 rifles. The defeat doubtless wiH have a deterrent effect on recruiting for the government service at Managua, and is likeiy also to bring additional reinforcements rein-forcements to the standard of the insurgents. in-surgents. The steamer Yulu, belonging to the Emery company, also has reached here with the details of the capture of the revolutionists at Cape Gracios Adios. This port was easily taken, not more than five or six men being killed and a small number wounded. This gives the revolutionists control of the entire Atlantic co-asi. Two of a Kind. Mrs. Boggs I hate to have a man always complaining about some little thing. Now, my husband is continually continual-ly harping on the lace curtains. Mrs. Woggs Yes, and my husband has keen kicking on our front door every morning at three o'clock for the last 20 years. Puck. |