The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-31
NEHs FROM HONDURAS
A Supplement Flu, ni.hed by the GrinEos to
The Sun,s story Of the War.

| Readers OF THE Sun who were interested In
| the story Of the war in Honduras printed some
weeks ago. would find some additional facts
| in the latest copy Of the only English paper
| printed in Central America. the Honduras
Progress. After making such allowances as
| are necessary when reading the official period
zeal OF an autocratio Government. 1t may be
said that the paper is trustworthy. Supple
mcntinC THE SUNS story in the matter Of de-
tails showing Central American war methods.
the editor OF Progress says:
In the attack upon the rear OF Bonila's
forces at Tatumbla q commander Of Govern
ment company. one Hernandez, became sepa-
rated from his men and was captured by the
revolutionists. who at once hacked him to
pieces. cut his head from his body and stuck 1t
upon high pole in sight OF tho two armies.
Two hours later the Government troops,
while returning from the unsuccessful attack
on the revoutionists. captured revolutionist
soldier. boy OF nineteen. who was SO badly
wounded that he could not be carried In as
prisoner Thereupon his captors Johnnie
Haas. the New York Gringo mentioned In The
SUNS story. and Gen. Beyer) carried him into
hut near by. made him as comfortable as
possible. put food and water at hand. and left
him. Alas! for the boy. A party OF revolu-
tionists. soldiers Of his own side. who were fol-
lowing the Government troops. found him in
thc nut hhcle was w uuhOTm Wottu uleu-
tioning worn by common troops on either SIDE
and the revolutonists thought tho wounded
lad one Of the Government troops. Without
Investigation, and in spite OF his protests and
appeals for mercy. they cut him to pieces. as
they had done with Hernandez earlier in the
day"
Brief reference Is al SO made to. but no details
given Of. the death OF Gen. MufIoz. who was
murdered In his bed under circum stances OF
Recusr OF these horrors q
CHIEF, Is acquitted In these words:
foreigners who resisted his med invasion of
the country he was a stranger: others were
them to risk their lives and ex haust every pos
81 si6le effort to bring about an honorable peace
his iatiuence to, lawfully pursue his aspra-
tions. None of them bear him malice or seek
to invest him With undue for
According. to the editor Of, Progress, there
were three foreigners with the revoutionists |
two Frenchmen. named PaQuet and Courbet,
and an an A ls from Nicaragua Paquet had
bla. and those Of Courbet liz bleaching at
much for the Gringos with BoniIla. w WV
BY kes ndt inn, mind that the article IN Prog:
sanctoned by the Srngos ths On nS IN
Of what Of
any part q the 1000 and and odd %o1ds used n IL
the manifesto, 1t asserts that deeds Of equal
1hHs TA sne
renee IN the middle Of the nj night. and killed
or wounded 700 persons: that in New
ieariuiiy INITIATED and brutaIIy Killed. men.
women. and children shar ing common fate:
bliSSiS6iDpi q ShRrm ana m rel fo Ia or
the hanging Of Mrs. Surratt on the suspicion
q aiding in the assassination Of the President:
In New Orleans. and something about the UNI
timely execution OF c9lored persons near the
not occur 30 Years ago We have S not heard
the pale OF civilization by reason OF those oco
currences. or that they kept back the tide OF
rS% her shores when law and
Reference is then made to the attempt at
revolution made ~ sanchez in 1890 when
Tie rebel. and this is ad ded: iii Bogran had
those traitors and stood sew
graphically described By THE Sun would never
vailed upon by Don Po!icarpo BoniiIa and his
pnrty friends and mistaken Americans to re-
while the humanitarians are thinking It
over, the Nasauez policy has brought about a
condition =. q tthngs To- Honduras in which
md Of the republic to- the other without mo-
e,st n. and Gring9 Tigers can put up their
The is S" SGmttsd
Sun po Is Endness to ssa
SShole country and to the opposition to do so.
,d II support q this defence q the yasqu ez
sHM srn aa ht is
ny unarmed and unattended save by ser
ant, At IT., Salina Cruz Mexico be met on tho
amily at TegusiGalpa,, and had journeyed for
many people had been driven from their homes
nd rendered desperate by the misfortunes Of
reperty with her but She Was aha hand ,S,ns
H. TI,oI she was en- route to San Francisco
the Vasauez pocS The read Ge W viii Inc Haame
sr t fsat the VILLAGE Of Santa Ana was burned
Q the adobe walls. two with their heads
SI A;StG,osdPg to ogrs;s The mansi,
20 Town Council and ninety-iour persons. 70 to
iHf nis patriotic services in re-
Il should Be added here that Progress say.
p0 the fsi RHE sSs
Tho remained alive In fhe penltentiary with
bean iofmea ~ n hoee s ssat
leaning brigade and are all alive and we'll" !
loreover. an order was telegraphed to San |
uancito to furnish the twenty Ave wounded .
ttso1sncs there With m medicines and
ere permitted to go to their homes without
ny punishment
The Ladinos- natives Of Central America
are peculiar people well worth studying |
nn9png other peculiarities 10 one apparently
xhibited In the success OF tho NasqusZ policy Il
Honduras. While living nominally under a
epubican form OF government. they can be | '
ept ~ order only by one as autocratic as that |
REVEALING In ltussia. 1t pleases them to call +
leir ruler President and to frame Constitu- =
ons and laws after the most liberal models in 4
no world, but it pleases them better still to :
aeet unaer the cloak OF President an intel,
mercy In putting down opposition.
1t appears further that this sort OF a iuler
? exempliled In Gen; Domingo yasausz OF
honduras. Is quite TO the taste OF all the Amer.
ans as we'll Electric lighting plants are now
ulldng at the two leading mining towns"
an Juancito and iuscaran and work on one
! Teguci2alpa, the capital. will soon hegin
Gre4t tramway for ore is building az Yusca-
ighway to the Pacific. The price of eScbapne
n the United states shows that the Honduras