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Show ESTRADA WINS 1 111 ill 1 Revolutionists Defeat Matlriz Forces ami Are in. Control jg I of Situation. . I GOVERNMENT IS SWIFTLY I HEARING ITS OVERTHROW J American Lives and Property 1 j Reported to Be in Momen- j : 1 tary Danger. M' t NEW OELEANS, ug. 21. $ J. Eioling in Managua is said to ; V; havo reached serious proportions, J I f two deaths having already beon J J reported. Many aro departing 4 li $ 4 from tho city, and serious appro- 4 II f 4 honsion is felt by American rcsi- r 111. 4 douts. The revolutionary forces 4 lJ'v. 4 woro reported lato today to bo 4 ' 'b about twelve miles from Managua 4 9 i- and with their march unchockod 'i S 4 woro expected shortly to reach tho -j B 4-clt3 4 I wh-w-M"!';-:"! : : 'H-h- a WASHINGTON. Aug. 21. Tho pro- S. visional government of Nicaragua is B tottering to its fall, tho Madriz army ffll is demoralized, consternation roigns in flBj! Managua and Dr. Madriz, his general- lis in-chief, Toledo, and Dr. Irias, aro pro- if: paring to floo tho country. This, in ef- ;a feet, is tho news received by tho stato ffc dopnrtmcut today from United States rE: Consul Olivaros at Managua, and tlieso advices aro confirmed by dispatches jj , from Mr. Johnson, United StateB consul . ? 1 at Corillo. ; Aft . Tho panic in tho capital is threaten- . ing lives and property of Americans. ! 'Crowds aro reported traversing tho )Ym Btroots crying "Death to tho Yankees." at The cruisers Vicksburg and Yorktown !5 aro at Coriuto and in close touch with fyB that legation, and tho consulates in M Managua are under heavy police guard S s and preparations liavo been made to B meet attacks on American lives and M ' property. m . H Tho situation grew out of tho victory h won Thursday by tbo revolutionists, S8 who defeated a strong column of gov- wt ' eminent troops, and crossed the Tipit- fSL apa river. g Bout Is complete. VmBh Tho rout of the government army wf, seems complete. Mr. Olivaros reports mmi that General Toledo, who was in com- wg'j mand of - the Madriz troops, arrived in wp Managua today following his defeat and Ififf j announced his forco had been seized Sjgjl with panic and fled when attacked. Sol- aSRl diers mado their way to Grenada, while- others continued thoir flight to the cap- ffipfi Grenada appears to be at tho mercy lil of an undisciplined mob of soldiers, who jfcl arc reported to .bo pillaging tho houses f3 there. It is added that tho Estradan force is already at the gates of tho city K3I and is preparing to take tho place, by B'jl assault. From the evident demoralized mm condition of the Madriz forces, obsorv- Ifcl ors believe that Grenada will bo takon ft! by Estrada with little trouble, and tho fgl way to tho capital thus practically will JmM bo clear. . . jGI It seems the unanimous opinion in mm Managua, Mr. Olivares reports, that tho mm power of Madriz is steadily woakoning MM and that his overthrow may be momen- MM tarily expected. Tho revolutionary army is only twelve miles from the cnpftal MM and tho capturo of Managua is looked mm upon ns inevitable. wl Madriz Beady to Quit. MM It also was announced that Dr. Mad- fffl riz has publiclv declared his intention WM to turn over to .Toso Dolores Estrada, M a brother of General Juan Estrada, tho do facto authority actually in his hands. In turn, Joso Dolores Estrada, has an- nounced his purposo of making way mm tor tho leadors of tho Estradan rovolu- jUM t,0Tho family of Dr. Madriz nlroadv IV has left the capital for Corinto, and IWJ tho dispatch declared that Madriz was ill preparing to follow them. Gonoral Inua and his family and General Toledo, it also was declared, wero making hasty mm preparations to lcavo tho country, in support of Mr. Olivares 's advices Con- Jflfl sul Johnson reports that tho Madriz , family arrived in Corinto hnday and nVJ that, with Gonoral Irias and his house- tM hold, thov expected to lcavo for Mexico mm or tho United States on Monday aboard MMm cither the gunboat Angela or a north- mmm bound Pacilic mail steamor. BBj |