The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-06
HONDURAS REVOLUTIONS.
Natives Arc Tired Of Them. and The
Attract Little Attention.

Natives Arc Tired Of Thorn. and They
Attract Little Attention.
The political condition Of Spanish Hon
duras IL represented BY returning travellers
from that little republic to be in a very dis
surbed condition. says the New Orleans
Times-Demoorat. Business is unsettled.
and pending an adjustments Of the present
difficulties no hope for an amelioration Of
the existing state of affairs can safely be
entertained. The internal strife now pre-
vailipR there cannot. it IL snid. BE- diQnitied
with the nnme of revolution. i consists
moro of warning factions. each eager to
serve his country for the money there
may DO in it for himself and his supporters.
A few r~esolute men. woll.cquipped
with guns and ammunition n
under good Leadership, could easily wipe
out the m%arauding eang. Of political dis
tardine the growth Of the oouotry, aQitat-
ing those who have invested their capital
there. with assurances that they would have
q fair prospect Of getting good returns. and
precipitating generally disruption and de-
moralization.
The native Honduranean Of the lower
order is represented to be not much above
the brute creation, being lazy. slothful and
shiftless, with not enough pride or self
respect to keep himself olean. The upps
classes are tolerably we'll bred. but
such finished adopts in duplioity
. .4s a. m'ss'p'e .sis %...,,t that spwo thy
of belief. This is the statement made to a
Times-Democrat reporter yesterday by .
gentleman who has only recently returned
from Honduras. who is familiar with the
people and their habits md who is a man Of
1a,ge means. III You should eve. GO TO
cent. If you do this you will come away
nc poorer than when you put feet upon
their soil, but ii you 40 there with money
you Will inevitably be robbed. The people
there will either steal from you outright or
through the mockery of the tribunals.
which they term courts"
When the gentleman left Cuba q few
days ago the revolutionary leader, Bonillo,
was momentarily expected to make an as
sault upon the town. No fear was expert
enced by the people. however. who aro
ready and willing to onpitulate to tho first
comor. They are tired of revolution. and
in consequence will take no interest in the
fight. 1t 10 not possible to fight unless you
have an antagonist. and hence the rebellina
forces will have n cake walk" when thev
reach the boundaries of tho little town,
with its adobe houses and thatched roofs.
The height of ambition of the avornoe
Honduranean Ia to have a few silver coins
in his pockets. When this metamorphosiy
takes place in his condition he works NO
longer. interests himself no further in anv-
thing which might cause him to exercise
either HIS hands or his brains. but ~sleepilv
and drowsily consoles himself with ths
chenp rum which 10 tho native drink, The
stuff. made from sugar cane juice. 10 strong
enough to burn q hole in u bar of railroad
iron.
The banana 10 tho dict OF the roorer
classes. They gorge themselves with this
fruit. which can be easily obtained for al
most nothing, and wash down the primitive
nourishment with II glass OF two Of the
sugar-csne liquor. The combination would
kill an ostrich. Rash md adventurous
Americans. anxious TO initiate what they
see Others do. have, after a meal of this
character. been conveyed on the primitive
litters Of the county to the Campo Eanto.
the victims Of the fatal cholera, which Ii
brings on.
''Thi Is Honduras" said the gentleman;
'ft IL a pretty good place, too. 1 don't
khink.n