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Show PEACE IN SIGHT FOR NICARAGUA New York, Aug. 17. That peace will bo restored in Nicaraeua within with-in a fortnight is the declaration of ! members of the Spanish-American colony col-ony here following the receipt of private pri-vate inessagejs by local Estrada partisans. partis-ans. The revolutionists, it is assorted, are ready to meet the proposed desire de-sire of President Madriz for a cessation cessa-tion of hostilities and hope to accom-rplish accom-rplish a lasting truce through the - friendly mediation of the state department. de-partment. "The commlsslorers of the two factions fac-tions are now In Washington and an agreement between them Is a matter of only a few days, we believe," Is i lie declaration of Pio Bolanos. the leading representative of the revolu-I revolu-I tlonary adherents here. "Of course, any arrangement entered Into must be guaranteed by the United States. Otherwise it would mean nothing. But It is iltne that our country had peace. Another month of warfare would com- plete a year of almost Incessant fight- j j ing In which about five thousand men i have been killed and wounded and , property damaged to the amount of f 10.000,000 done." |