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Show VICTORIES OF THE ! INSURGENTS DENIED MANAGUA. Juno 5. Reports of alleged al-leged Insurgent victories at Blue-fields Blue-fields and Rama have been filtering into Managua and these, coupled with the movements of the Nicaraguan forces under Generals Lara. Godoy and Chevarrlas, have occasioned some temporary alarm among tho adherents of the government President Madrll today deemed it advisable to issue an official denial of these reports and at the same time he Intimated If the government had only the Insurgents to deal with it would have crushed the revolution long ago. In his statement the president presi-dent says: "The report of General Chevarrlas' defeat is absolutely false. For purely military reasons his column, which was operating against Rama was ordered or-dered to fall back on Muelle De Los BueyoR. where it arrived yesterday In perfect order with all military stores. Owing to the difficulty of transporting transport-ing provisions to the troons operating operat-ing at Blueflelds, because of the heavy rains, Generals Lara and Godoy's columns col-umns weer ordered to retire on EI Milandro, "Our military position is entirely advantageous, as results will show shortly. If Blueflelds were only defended de-fended by the revolutionists we would have captured it long ago." In accordance with a determination recently expressed to put down tho revolutionary movement President Madrlz bas issued orders looking to the recruiting of soldiers in all the western provinces and this work Is being pushed forward with the utmost ut-most energy with the intention of sending reinforcements to the troops now at the front. |