Show MENA TEllS Of VICTORY Provisional General Breaks Long Silence With Report of Winning Battle GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS KILLED DURING FIGHT I Engagements Continue In Nicaragua With Victory Apparently Appa Perched on Rebel Robel Standard Bluefields Feb 26 General Pedro Romero a government officer has been een killed In a fight with d do force of provisional Tho The recent of at General Mona Menu was broken today with a n report of or ortho tho the victory of the tho The engagement was fought at Morrito a 0 small town towa about midway on tho the east shore of oC Lako Lake Nicaragua Mona Iena surprised tho the government forces who numbered about Be Besides Besides Besides sides General Pedro Romero ono one government soldier was killed and several of or Romeros guard was as wounded One Ono of ot Menas men was wounded Sixty were captured In Including eluding two telegraphers The Tho pro also took booty boot which in clu ld 86 6 Remington rifles cartridges sacks Backs of biscuits 1 pounds of or rice 1400 1100 pounds of beans 1000 pounds of ot sugar Bugar pounds of or meat ment a large quantity of oC cheese lOp pairs of shoes and 60 GO horses with equipment Letters found in the government camp showed that General Romero Remero who ho apparently was on his way to Join General Vasquez hind had been beon warn warned ed cd to look hook out for tor Mena Menn The provisional leader l with men inca left leCt St Sl VIncento February 22 2 General and General Matut remaining behind He Be took a n round roundabout roundabout roundabout about route in order to approach Morrito from the tho San Miguelito side aIde Romeros forces were taken by complete surprise They Thoy fired wildly for a quarter of oC an nn hour and then fled In all directions not having time was as found dead on tho the ground Was Vas given ghen burial General Mena Iena ordering full military honors at nt the grave grae As General Chamorro is on tho the op opposite side of oC tho the lake hake absolute con confirmation confirmation of the report that the teamer Victoria is In the hands of or the Is waited with great In Interest Interest terest With this steamer Mono Mona and Cha Chamorro Chamorro morro could join forces in a few eW hours leaving to guard against tho the advance adan of or Gen General oral eral Vasquez ez whose who forces arc re reported reported rePorted ported at Acoyapa and Juigalpa It Is not unlikely that General Mena will remain near later perhaps making nn an attack upon the tho enemy enem In concert with before attempting to Join Chamorro |