Marines Wounded By Drunken Rebels.

New York Times 100 years ago today, September 22, 1912:
But Nicaraguan Insurgent Leaders Apologized and Opened Way to Granada.
ADMIRAL GAVE ULTIMATUM
Told Gen. Zeledon He Would Bombard His Position, and the Rebel Commander Promptly Yielded.
    MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Sept 20, (via San Juan del Sur, Sept. 21)— (Delayed in Transmission.)— Three American marines were slightly wounded by insurgent bullets fired at Major Smedley D. Butler, commander of an American marine battalion, as the train bearing the force of bluejackets and marines was passing through Mesaya Thursday night to open the railroad to Granada. The American force arrived this morning at Granada, the populace of which is on the Verge of starvation.
    The American relief force left Managua last Sunday to open the line to Granada, where, it was reported, a number of girl students at a college had been isolated for forty days and were facing starvation. As the train approached Masaya it was fired upon by rebels intrenched on Barranca Hill, and was forced to come to a standstill.
    Admiral Southerland, who was in command of the expedition, had an interview with the Commissioners sent out by the insurgent leader, Gen. Zeledon, on Wednesday, but nothing came of the conference, Gen. Zeledon refusing to allow the train carrying the marines to pass through the city.
    The Admiral sent a message to the rebel chief Wednesday night demanding the surrender of the Barranca fortress, which is located close to the railroad line, or the Americans would bombard the position the next morning. At daybreak on Thursday Gen. Zeledon's Commissioners entered into further negotiations with the American Admiral, which resulted in an agreement by which the train would be allowed to pass through Masaya, and by which the Americans withdrew their demand for the surrender of Barranca Hill.
    In accordance with this agreement the train entered Masaya on Thursday night. As it reached the station several drunken insurgents fired at Major Smedley D. Butler, but the bullets missed him and slightly wounded three marines. The Americans in the back part of the train thereupon opened fire on the rebels, but the shooting was quickly stopped by Major Butler.
    Insurgent officials promptly disavowed the action of their men and apologized to the American commander for the occurrence. This closed the incident, and the train proceeded to Granada.