The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-11-12
BLOODY REVOLUTION.
Soldiers Revolt and Sieze the
Capital Of Honduras, !
TEGUCIGALPA is BEslEGED
And the Insurrcction Is Spreading.
Fears OF n General War In Gem
trail America Tho News Con.
ilrmcd at New York.

LA LIsERrAD, Nov. ll.-The revolu
tion which hns been expected for .
month, and which has been gaining
headway since the conclusion Of tht
war between San Salvador and Guatcma
la, has broken out at Honduras.
Tcgucigalpa is in state OF siege, tele'
graph communication direct with the
Capital has been interrupted, and It is
believed that the wires have been cut,
but this Is not positively known.
Several dispatch es have been received
by the Salvadoran Government in 70.
gard to tho affair. Ono is to the effect
that on Friday last, part OF tho garri.
sou Of Teguclgalpa revolted, and, under
the leaderehip of General Longino San.
chez, took possession, after hard fight.
ing, OF the capitol building and arsenal.
Since then street skirmishing has been
OF daily occurrence, and Sanchez and his
forces have President Bogran surround.
ed in one OF the wards Of the city, and
tits believed he will be forced to sur.
render unlees other garrisons arrive at
tho scene OF the revolt within two or
three days. IA
The garrsons Of inspection on the Sal.
vadoran and Nicaraguau frontiers are
being pushed toward tho capitol by
forced marches, only enough soldiers
being left behind to prevent, il possible,
upriaings. Several other army men
have Issued their pronunciamcntos and
are hurrying. with their forces to aid
Sanchez 1t is believed that the revolu.
tion will become general and Bogran
be forced, It not captured, to leave the
country. The garrisons now on the
way to help him may revolt, as they
have not been paid for some time and
general discomfort reigns, which is only
kept in check BY the officers in COM
mand.
President Bogran has been regarded
as the tool OF President Barillas, OF Guate-
mala, and has successfully bankruptcd
the country. Many people residing in
the frontier districts have signiiied their
intention OF asking annexation to Mica
ragua and San Salvador. II Bogran falls
there is possibility that the country
will, by common consent OF the masses,
be divided between Guatemala, San Sal.
vador and Nicaragua. Presidents Sacaza
and Ezeta have increased their frontier
garrisons in consequence OF the revolt,
and have instructed their commanders
not to allow any armed force to gather
for the purpose OF invading Honduras.
They will maintain strict neutrality in
the present internal strife,
g Private advices from the City OF Gau-
temala, just received here, put grave
aspect upon the revolution in Hondur.
as. tis believed that Barillas will at
tempt to extend aid to his old ally, Bo-
gran, and in doing so will precipitate
general war in Central America, as it is
understood that if he takes hand in
the present trouble Ezeta will call him
to time, with the full consent of Mica.
caragua and Costa Rica, with whom San
Salvador will bs leagued in case OF gem
eral international striie.
The greatest uneasiness prevails in
Guatemala, and the movements Of Bar
rillas are watched with suspicion. Min
lister Miner has been sending long dis
patches to his government; and it is
surmised that they treat of the present
revolution which is extending rapidly
in all parts Of Honduras. VI