Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-06
HONDURAS Rebellion
The Missing American Steamer 0teri
Returns Home.
REvOLUTIONIsTS IN THE CONTROL
Of the Entire Atlantic Coast of the Little
Warlike Republic.
EARLY MOVEMENTS OF THE REvoETERs

| ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.1
/ NEW ORLEANS, July 5-The missing
American steamer, the Joseph P. Oteri,
which was captured by theRevolutionists in
Honduras and used as transporter man-of-
war against the Government arrived at
quarantine to-day. The vessel had not been
heard Of since June 25, and Mr. Oteri, the
owner, telegraphed everywhere but could
get no account of the whereabouts of his
boat. The Oteri will be detained three days
at quarantine.
The officers of the vessel say that the en-
tire north or Atlantic coast of Honduras is
under the control of the Revolutionists
headed by Nuilo. The men at the head of
the revolution are the best in the Republic,
and have the sympathy and support
of the mercantile and wealthy
classes. Nuilo has made himself
very strong by refunding the taxes illegally
wruug from the merchants by his prede-
cessor, Munoz. and business is again going
on as usual. The Oteri was seized at Cuba
by the Revolutionists on June "a, and on
the 25th Truxillo was reached and captured
with very little fighting.
TruxiIlo's Commander Among the Dead.
One of the attacking party only was
killed and several wounded. Muroz, the
Commander in Chief of the Tru1illo and the
entire north coast, was shot down by the
Revolutionists, as was Portfolio, his Secre-
tary. 1t was intended to move ON Ruatan
was frustrated by the loss of the ships
boats and after leaving a force to occupy
Truxillo.
Nuilo returned to Ceiba with 500 men.
At Ceiba the commander OF the revolution
lists determined to march at once on the
Capital and not to attack Puerto Cortez,
and the Oteri was released. He proceeded
at once to Livingston, where the
matter of the seizure was laid
before the United States Consul,
who at once entered vigorous
protest. The officers of the Oteri say they
were well treated by the revolutionists, but
they were compelled to go under threat
wherever the revolutionists ordered them.
The revolutionists, 900 strong, were to
march from Ceiba on the capital, Tegule-
gulpa, on June 90.
DR.. j. L. Posey, medical officer of the
Louisiana Board of Health, stationed at
Ceiba, Honduras, in a letter dated June 25,
gives the following particulars concerning
the revolution headed by General Leonardo
Nuila, which broke out at Ceiba on
June %.
Particular. of the Earlier Movements.
There was a fight, during which one
guard was killed aud two wounded; one of
the wounded subsequently died after hav-
ing his leg amputated. The insurgents
took possession of the custom house, tele-
graph Office, municipal Offices and coast de-
lenses and captured and imprisoned many
Government and municipal officials. Many
officials who were not in sympathy with the
revoIutionists fled from the city.
On June "a, 500 insurgents, under Cen
eral Nrila, seized the American bark JOS
Oteri, Jr., and proceeded with her to
Tfuxillo for the purpose of capturing that
town and exterminating General Munio's
forces. These men were armed with i'm
proved Winchester repeating rifles,
swords, pistols and matchetes The
letter states that at that time
there was every reason to believe that the
revolution would be a general one. There
were 90 dozen guns and 25 cases of cart
ridges on board the Jos. Oteri, all of which
were taken by the insurgents.