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DEAD AND WOUNDED.

As to the number OF killed no one can give
more than an estimate. No count was msde
either at Tatumbla or Tegucigalpa. The Gov
eminent officials guessed they lost twenty -Ave
killed and seventy -flys wounded at Tatumbia.
They guess the losses OF the enemy were
greater They think about thirty OF their men
wore killed In the fight In the streets OF
Tegucigalpa. and as to the enemy. who
knowsf In the hospital at Tegucigalpa are
lO3 wounded. They are all Government men.
The wounded Liberals who fell In TegucigalpA
were not taken to the hospital: they we're all
killed where they iell-some OF them begging
piteously for mercy.
Some Liberals died on the mountain top. for
seventeen graves were found there after
Sierra rotreated. and twenty-five wounded
badly were left In q mine camp called Ban
Juancita They are now prisoners. but may
be called dead. for all prisoners are shot sooner
or later.
FLIGHT OF THE REBELS.
The lighting at Tegueigalpa ended with the
assault OF the Liberals on the morning OF
Wednesday, March 70. though Bonilla sat on
the crest OF the Picacho Mountain until satur.
day night. His followers fred down the noun
tain now and then at the Government troops.
who had taken possession of the Leona They
might have cut OF the city's water supply. for
the pipe to the reservoir ran through their
camp: but they did not because the mothers,
wives. and children OF half tho troops In the
camp were living In tho city.
On Sunday morning. April 2. the Govern
msnt troops who were on guard at the Leona
awoke to find no enemy above them. The
enemy had hed. Gen. yasauez had sent
troops around to attack their rear. and learn
ing this the Liberals marched away. and two
days later were located In camp Ave leagues
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Government errands compelled to 20 By the
soldiers At Yuscaran the Liberal voters were
esnrly nll sent from home. ostensibly to repair
the telegraph line. and although the line was
found In good condition they dil not reach
homo In time to vote.
The Yuscatan Incident is worth mentioning
TOR more than one reason. Not only were the
voters deprived OF their right. but when ono
protested torally only against tho outrage the
Ohief OF Police shot the fellow dead. The In
nuence OF that murder will appear further on.
tits but right to say. however. that the Lib
srnls used no soldiers and r,arshals. simply
because they had none to use. In some LIB
sral stronRholds. like La Venta. for Instance
In ysnta being a typical agricultural COM
munity--the honest Liberal farmers found the
rnachete very good argument. so to speak. In
keeping tho Conservative voter from tho polls.
But the Liberal voters perhaps for lack oil
opportunity were not guilty OF half the out
RACES OF the Conservatives.
However when the votes had been cast and
eounted and the returns sent to Congress. 1t
appeared that Leiya had q large majority. and
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vesauez we're fast friends until vasauez be-
came Chief Of the Government army. and
vasauez was actively engaged In endeavoring
to make a revolution out Of Slerra's guerrilla
warfare before that event
What vasauez failed to do ns a revolutionist
he succeeded In doing when. 40 the military
adviser OF President Leivs- he sanctioned the
exile OF Policarpo Donilla- As citizen OF
TeRucipalpa. where he was attorney for about
all the foreign capitalists doing business In
the country. Bonills would only fight on con-
stltutionai lines. by oratory and the editorials
in the Liberal newspaper. In exile he was
forced to lead In an armed attack on the Gov
ernment
PRELIMINARY FIoHrINo
From Honduras Donilla went to Guatemala.
although tho majority Of the exiles were In
Nicaragua. He had not been there long when
one Nuns. who had been removed by Boeran
from the Custom House at Truxillo under
charges OF smuggling. headed an uprising
He was assisted In this By Gen. MANUEL
Bonilla. a cousin Of Policarpo Bonilla. but
their troops were beaten and the two leaders
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about ready to leave tho country In case of
war Central Americans are not wholly des-
tituts OF sense and patriotism. although they
sometimes seem to be. and these Conserya.
Ivss determined to offer such terms as might
ccnciliats tho opposition. unless tho opposi.
tion demanded full and absolute control
First OF all Lelya resigned las he could do
under the Constitution In favor Of Don Rosin.
da Aguerra. nice. lady-like old gentleman.
who had voted with the Liberals. Then n Lett
ter to Bonilla WAS prepared. In which the fol-
lowing terms were proposed:
AN OFFER TO THE REBELS
First-Bonilla must accept tho Constitu-
tional Government.
second Universal amnesty was to be pro-
claimed for revolutionary and political acts.
Third-Bonills and his followers we're to re-
tain their side arms. but all other arms and
ammunition to be taken and paid for by the
Governmont
Fourth-Lossss and damages to be adjusted
by the courts
Fifth-The Government should in no case
discriminate ngainSt tho participants In this
revolution in any future dealings.
sixth -Bonilla 10 be made Minister OF For
eign Affairs under Aguerra.
Seyenth--SierTa to be made a General. to be
put In command OF tho Department Of Cholu-
teca. where he was best known. and his prom
erty. previously destroyed under BoRrsn. to DO
paid for.
Eghth-Ths sum Of $4,000 In cash 70 bs
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BRIDGE IN TEGUcIGAIPA.


one mentioned. and there was but one guard
on the wall. while twenty jumps away stood q
ladder leading to an unguarded platform just
under tho crest OF the rear wall Beyond this
wall was brush grown field. and beyond that
the open country. To remain was certain
death, and but two m en- were in any wise ready
to stop their flight. Imagine nine live Amerl-
cans sitting there In such fashionI
However. there these men remained all day.
and then came an order to defer the execution
till 8 the next morning. While in the prison
visited tho other prisoners waiting for some
future order OF the kind that had overtaken
the nine. One WAS slender young fellow ac-
cused OF atom pting to desert the Govern
mont army. He had been whipped-5OO
lashes-two days before. He drew away his
wraps to show the work OF the lash. and then
I was sorry had asked to see. 1t is better to
imagine the effoct Of 500 blows Of o heavy
whip than to look at 1t.
OFF TO THE SHAMELESS.
The next morning at 81 o'clock the buglers
at the different barracks thrilled the town by
their shrill call OF the troops to arms In the
course OF fifteen or twenty minutes perhaps
1.5OO soldiers had gathered in and about the
plaza Marazan-short, swarthy. Dlack-haired.
ill.favored men all OF them. Their uniforms
were made OF blue cotton. heir arms were the
old Remington rife Whom they had been
formed q squad OF twenty-five soldiers was
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body of about 300 men, and the band at the head

body OF about 300 men) and the band at the head
OF the brigade the whole army started away
down the street and across the bridge leading
to the part ofthe city south ofthe river known
as ComeaGuals. The place OF execution was
to be the Comenguala plaza. because the peo-
ple Of Comeaguala were land are) all Liberals.
The band played n cheerful march. and tho
line passed quickly over the route to tho
plaza. There were faces at every door along
the route. chiefly women and children and lit
tie knots OF people In the side streets. but no
crowd gathered anywhere. not even about the
plaza.
IN THE SHADOW OF THE CHURCH.
In the plaza division OF troops stationed
there WAS found drawn up In line. but these
Joined the procession and marched around
the plaza until the whole body OF troops
formed in q hollow square. OF which one side
was broken by the old. white adobe-walled
church. Within the square were tho officers.
and. perhsps. q hundred citizens and foreign
spectators. The latter gathered at the foun-
tain and sanity statue found there. and then
the prisoners. with the executioners. were
brought in and stopped near the spectators
while the lines Of troops were Strengthened.
For n moment they stood gazing curiously
about. and then the prisoner at the head OF
their line. q tall. lank. bcardess peon. shouted,
Hurrah for the Supreme Government"
"Hurrahl hurrah!" answered tho troops,
for that was their rallying cry. Then one OF
the prisoners recognized an acquaintance
among the spectators. Ind waved his hand to
him with u smile and nod EVERYTHING being
now in readiness. Con. Villela. who command
cd tho troops. made brief speech telling that
the men were to die as traitors. As he ended
speaking. the prisoner who had shouted for
the Governm ent tried to reply. but his words
were drowned In cheers which tho General
called for.
STAINS ON THE CHURCH sTEps.
As the Inst cheer died out the order to place
the prisoners for shooting was given. They
were standing then about ten feet from three
long stone steps that led to o tiled platform or
landing that extended across tho front OF the
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captured. Nuils was shot to death. but Man
uel Bonila was released on parole.
That ended the revolt on the north coast
But very soon there came an invading host
from Nicaragua. host OF Honduranean ex-
lies. and the village OF Danli was captured by
them. while Gen. Sierra took and held the vii
lags OF Corpus. Gen. vasauez was sent out to
meet these two armies tso cslledL He quickly
captured both Danli and Corpus and drove the
opposition across the line. Nor did no stop at
the line for he invaded Nicaragua and burned
a small village there some twelve or fifteen
miles from the border. and. It is alleged. killed
some Nicaragua citizens and tore down Mo-
araRua flag.
THE GOVERNMENT ALARMED.
In neither Of those fights did Policarpo Do
nilla appear. but he could not stay away from
the fight longer. His friends said they wore
doing tho fighting while he posed as Q martyr
In Guatemala. So he went to Nicaragua and
invited his friends to rally to his standard.
Tho Invitation was accepted BY hundreds OF
the citizens Of Honduras. as we'll as by all the
exlles from this country TeRuciGalpa was
and is hot Liberal town. and hundreds Of
young mon went out from under the gums OF
the garrison there to join the Liberal leader.
By the end OF last year Bonilla had an army
estimated at from 1000 to 1900 men. nearly
all OF whom had army tRemington) rifles. and
the rest had shotRuns and machetes.
Then the Conservatives got badly frightened
They knew that the majority Of tho voters Of
tho country were against them. and they
feared an uprising which would not only
sweep them wholly out Of power. but land
some OF them in exile II not In front
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posed they had retrsated toward Nicaragua.
and SO sent the best OF his army under his
best General in that direction. while he. with
few hundred men. destroyed the town Of
Tatumbla TALL but the church, and then start
ed dleisuroly toward the capital He auickened
tho speed somewhat when he learned the
facts by courier. md then sent after his
troops that were marching toward Nicaragua
1t is another fact illustrating Central Ameri-
can warfare that when Gen. Sierra. with the
Bonilla troops. reached the capital he
marched to the crest OF Picacho Mountain and
sat down to rest, instead Of marching into the
practically unprotected palace and taking pos
session Of the supplies there 1t was on Tues
day. March %. at 2 A. NJ. TINT tho works at
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fresh men to mako q whoopne charge and
carry the city even then.
Instead OF leading In such a charge. Sierra
recalled his men. Away of across tho valley
he could see Gen. Vasques coming. and the
rich prize in tho palace. tho stores OF rifles,
cartridges. and cannon. remained in the pos
session OF tho Government
FASHION OF THE FIGHTING.
Tho assault on TeRuciRalpa. in which 200
men cnme down the mountain and charged
through tho streets to tho plaza an were re
pulled by 400 Others is the only thing like a
battle that has occurred 30 for in the war. In
the lighting at Tatumbla tho men on each sldo
fired pretty much at will whenever they saw
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THE SUN, MONDAY, NAY is, fsea.

on the mountain side. perhaps three acres
In extent and 800 feet above the level OF the
palace and the principal plaza. which it COM
mands absolutely. Hero. too. the reservoir
that supplies the city with water IL located.
and a couple OF adobe houses mar be found.
A good stand was made on the Leona. and the
place should have been held against large
odds. for the mountain below Is steep. and
there are good stone fences well placed for
fghtinR. However land this 10 characteristic
OF the region). having started the Liberals
on the retreat. the Government troops fol-
lowed bravely up the steep face OF the noun
tain to the Leona. They were checked there.
and had Sierra supported his mon at that
m momcnt he could have driven the Government
troors once more in wild disorder into tho city.
1t only needed brave leader with a hundred
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away to the northwest on the road to Comes-
qua They remained there three days. and
then when vssqusz had again cotton ready to
attack them they marched of in the night as
before. and when left Teguciealpa four days
ago no one knew where they wore
LEAD FOR THE PRISONERS
Although this 10 war devoid OF battles and
likely to continue So It is none the less full OF
horrors. There have been studies In savagery
In II well worth the consideration ofthe Amer
lean people who are not only near neiehbors.
but, through certain enterprising citizens,
largely interested In mines. ranches. and other
enterprises here. including an interoceanio
railroad that ought to be completed.
For instance. there Is the shooting OF pris-
oners. This practice began with the opening
OF hostilities.
II saw the first man captured" said Johnny
Haas. New York boy. who is one OF the
gringos. He was q courier They brought
him in with iettors Thon they gave him to
Col Garflas. who called o SOUND OF mon. Go
cit on that log said Garflas. Certainly
tcomo no ~ said the poor devil. smiling. Then
he took two or three pieces OF oliver from his
pocket and handed thom to ono OF tho squad
who were to kill him. Here. take these he
said. 1 shall not need them any more
and he chuckled truly. laughed aloud.
Then he sat down as ordered with
his back to the squad. put his hand
kcrchief to his eyes. tho squad began
firing. and over he pitched with half dozen
bullets In him. but still living. Then a soldier
put rife to his breast and shot his life out"
How many prisoners were shot at Tatum-
bla 2" was asked.
About half . hundred. guess We built
big pine log fires and burned the bodies.
They burned like candles.'
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MENT TR0ops-
Va. and Fortin OF Tegucigalpa. the last named
gentleman having been Bonllla's partner In
business up to the time OF Bonilla's exile. Bo-
nilla refused to accept the terms. saying he
could not believe they would be carried out.
He believed the offer was only trap to de-
stroy him. A second commission was then
sent to Bonilla to see what could be done to
patch UP . peace. They found him at Guinope.
near the Nicaragua border. we'll intrenchsd.
They failed to convince him OF the sincerity
OF the Government. and on their leaving him
active hoatilitiss began.
Bonilla issued a proclamation In which no
said he had brought money. arms. and am
munition to tho country In tho interests Of
right. Justice. and humanity. and he was
ready to die. II necessary. fighting for these
good things. but no hoped his friends and
countrymen would flock to his standard in
such numbers that 1t would not be necessary
for him to'dte. That 10 not exactly what ho
said. but it 10 what he meant
FIGHTING AT TATuMBLA.
Then he marched to Tatumbla IN ancient
mining camp. some eight leagues from TeRu-
cigalpa. and fortified the place and waited for
tho Government to come out and fight. At
tho same time Manuel Bonilla. who was In the
Truxilla uprising. as said. made another In
surrection In Olnucho. captured the Govern
ment arms and garrison at Juticalpa. and with
200 mon marched to Tatumbla-
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Ex.PhEBIDENT LEIVA
before the proper court charged with murder.
and the Government allowed the trial to 60 on
In usual form. Moreover, Gen. Domingo Vas
ouex. Q Liberal loader and exile. Of whom more
will be said further on. was called to Tsguci-
Ralpa and placed at the head Of the army.
But while Bonilla was for the time satish 3D.
nothing the Governm ent had done or was likely
to do could satisfy some hundreds Of men OF
influence and wealth. who had been driven
from tho country by BoRran. while the char
Acter OF Leiva's Administration. as dictated
By Bogran. very quickly changed for
the worse. Tho use OF the whip on
prisoners was continued. and although the
ofncer who killed the protesting voter
at Geiscaran was found guilty and cond smned
to serve eight years In the penitentiary. q
severe sentence according to Honduras ideas.
and tho Supreme Court affirmed the action Of
the lower courts. President Leiva took the
officer from the court and not only restored
him to his command. but promoted him In
rank. One has to live In Central America for q
time. perhaps, to believe such thing possible
even here. but lot the reader not doubt that
this is sober statement OF fact The power
Of every President In these republics Ia abso-
Lutte.
! could not determine. however. Just the
eject that this act had on the minds OF tho
Liberals. They were enraged. OF course. hut I
think 1t was moro because the blood OF one Of
their party was unaysnRed than that an OUT
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seen coming In two files through tho street
leading to the penitentiary. and between
the files walked nine bareiooted men
tho condemned | had seen at tho psni.
tontiary the night before save that tho soldier
accused Of deserting had taken the place OF
the gentleman who had been making his will
The poor fellow who had been whipped
limped from the wounds on his hips. but he
kept up his pace and could not see that his
face showed any trace OF pain or fear or pas.
sion. Indeed. not one OF tho nine showed any
popularity OF countenance. md they walked
along with as easy step as did the troops.
Having placed this squad In the rear OF tho
brigade that ives to fern the right Of Line u
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JOHNNIE HAAS OF NEW YORK. AIDE TO GEN.
vAsoUEz.
AS rule the prisoners were killed as taken
without trial ceremony. After the Pfcacho
Mountain was evacuated number OF couriers
came there unwittingly and were killed. but
about hundred prisoners did have their lives
spared temporarily for some reason. and these
were placed In the penitentiary ut TeguciRal-
pa This was not done as an act OF mercy as
for the sake Of giving them n trial by court
mnrtial-just why they were put there could
not learn. but guess 1t was for the sake OF
getting Information from them. Seventeen OF
those warc shot before left tho capital. or
those eight were taken out and shot without
ceremony on tho steps OF o church In the
south part OF the town. This was on Sunday.
April 2. Next day it was reported that nine
more were to be shot at the same place Just
before sundown.
BATCH OF NINE.
To verify the report went to tho peniten.
tiarY. The Office. in charge OF Col. Jesus
Lanzo. had already selected the nine. Eight
were OF the peon-barefooted or laboring-
class. hut one was man OF society. tall. dark.
we'll dressed. nne looking. and intelligent
The eight sat on the tile tagging under
veranda that skirted the main building Of the
prison. They looked up carelessly as the
stranger appeared. and one made . remark to
a companion. at which both laughed cheerlly.
Another smoked acienrette. The well-dressed
man sat on o stool beside q low table and
wrote his will. with the aid Of lawyer. He
had been crying. doubtless at the thoughts OF
wife and babies. A single soldier. with load
ed rife. stood before them and not over ton
feet away.
But more remarkable than either the tears
OF the gentleman or cheerfulness OF the poems
was the fact that they sat there. The prison
yard was without any other guard than tho
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given TO Bonilla to he distributed among HE
common soldiers 70 psy their expenses en-
route to thoir homes.
Matthias soon as the country became Quiet
a new election should be ordered In the way
provided by the Constitution and the whole
matter submitted to the people
THE orrER DECLINED.
This letter was taken to Bonilla by three Of
his personal friends. Messrs. Gamero. Cordo-
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church. II was on these steps that the eight
prisoncrs shot two days before had died. and
there were eight great black blotches OF blood
on then % mark the spot each man had occu-
MED. while the stones OF the steps were badly
spiintered by the bullets that had gone astray.
Over these bIotches OF blood the prisoners
were ordered TO sit. but ms thry were taking
their places the General ordered that they
stand up instead against the front wall oil 'h'
church. at the right Of the door and die there.
II shot on the steps bullet might glance oil
and strike one OF tho troops.
CHEER PoH LIBEITY.
SO the prisoners got up and walked across
Mental exhaustion or bTain fatigue -,
Promptly cured by Brome essiISsI,-4as
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while among those In command was Capt
Frank Imboden Of Virginia.
TINE TO CHARGE. AND NO CHARG

TINE TO CHARGE. AND NO CHARGE
Tho Government troops. though greater In
numbers. were inferior as lighters. for they
had learned OF Slerra's arrival. and had taken
SO much native rum to increase their cour-
age that more than half OF them were drunk
They had the advantage, however. OF tho pro-
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Tatumbla were evacuated. but not until
Wednesday morning at @ o'clock was the city
attacked Even then only about 200 OF his
mon were sent down. although. 1t is said. he
had at least 1000 upon the mountain. The
200 were brave sad. IN their way. good Gsh..
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lection Of the adobe walled houses. and should
have kept the little assaulting party on tho
mountain. but they fed in terror for time.
and serra's mon reached the principal plaza
icalled Morazanl. within block OF the palace.
Here the Liberals wero checked. and, being
unsupported began to fall back, fearing that
they would be surrounded. Then tho Gov
srnmont troops rallied 3 hit more aud the
Liberals fell back still further. and even
tuAlly retrsatsd to bench called the Lsena.
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BRADLEY WAGONS.

Handy Wagons in paint and natural wood: BannsV
Bugges. with four styles Of bodies and the easisss
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from motion Road Carts that made 10 casrs
people.
unAnrrv a, r,O "a wAnurN ar
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ths Nbsral coneressmen united with the

me Liberal Coneressmen united with the
Sthsrs In declaring him President
Policarpo Bonills. the defeated candidate.
declared the election wholly unfair. but said
he would acauiesce and walt till the next cleo
tion to demonstrate the power OF his party.
He says he was encouraged In doing this by
the attitude OF the new Administration in it's
early days. For instance. the officer who had
killed the outraged and protesting voter at
yusoaran was arrested and put on trial
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