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Show c .. . - AMERICAN FORCES LOSE FOUR KILLED Ban Juan Del Sur, NIc, Oct. 7. -The American forces lost two ii'i-rlnon ii'i-rlnon nnd two bluejnekots klllod in tho nltnck on Leon nnd Chlnondega, which woro occupied by tho rebels Fifty rebels wcro Hilled and many1 wounded. The others have been disarmed dis-armed . Chlnnndega is tho cnpltal of tho department of tho sanio name, lying about twenty-four miles southwest of Leon. iMotlf townB have been In tho hands of Insurgents for weekB, and tho residents have suffered much distress. dis-tress. According to ndvlces received hero a largo detachment of marines and bluejackets, under Lieutenant Long, went from Corlnto to three points on ne National railroad, Chlnandega to the northwest, Leon to tho southwest nnd Chlchlgnlpa nlmost mldwaj' between. be-tween. Chlchlgalpa was tho sceno of tho engagement Friday whllo tho rebels were forced to ovacuatc tho two oth-v.r oth-v.r towns the next day. 1 ate advices say that on Sunday, tv'lien the American marines and blue-Jackets blue-Jackets under Lieutenant Long march ed Into tho city of Leon to tako possession pos-session they wcro met In tho street by a mob, which opened fire. Four A'uclcans wcro killed and four wounded. woun-ded. Tho marines roturned tho fire, killing fifty and wounding forty. Tho cthors woro driven cut of town. Tho American force In tho vicinity of Leon Le-on and Chlnandega rumbers 1200 nnl has tho situation uader control. Evidently Influenced by the capturo or Massaya, tho liberal leaders at Lena Le-na naked for 3a fo conduct to leavo the country, agreeing to surrender tl.o c'ty. This was satisfactory to President Diaz and Admlrf.I Southcrland, and pormlsplon to leave with tho proviso that they should not return, wus granted Genornl Iras and a dozen other generals who hare been mak-ng mak-ng Leon tholr headquarters. |