The sun., 1893-05-15
Its Scenes Of Savagery Described
by an Eyewitness.
A MILITARY BUTCHERY
The Lash for Women in a Country
Where Mercy is Held to
be Weakness.

| rii,n General and His Sweetheart In Rec
| siik-Thc Story OF UnscientiHe Battle
Gringo Tigers, who Get n Hottie OF Rsm
Day, aud Extra Pay for Each Man They
KiiI-How Nine Trisoners Were stood %
Against the Wall Of ~ Church mud Shot
Woman Fiogged to Death New
Yorker Among the Gringos-The virtue
of n Passport from Uncle snm-w What the
| Lenders ana Oilers sny OF tho Cen.
| trni American Fashion Of Making War.
| Ia LIBERTAD. Salvador. April 13.-Hore 10
| the story Of n typical Central Amer ican war
the story OF tho revolution In Honduras that for
| moro than year has kept the country In Q
| turmoil and for two months has absolutely
| paralyzed nearly every sort OF industry in the
] nation. 1t Is n war that needs but one feature
| to nut 1t on n level with the wars in the woods
| OF New York $50 years ago-it lacks but the
| burning OF prisoners at the stake to have all
| the savage ferocity OF the contests between
the French and the IroIuois. for all prison.
ers nre shot without trial. some are whipped
almost to death before they arc shot innocent
women are tortured on mere suspicion. and
two have. 1t is assorted. perished under tho
| torture. 1t Is a war in which whole villages
have been DESTROYED. and the aged. the sick,
and the helpless driven to tho woods. live as
best they may or starve II they must. It Is Q
| war without any other principle than tho SELF
aggrandlzement OF leaders-a contest between
those who are out and those who are in It 10
u war that. as will be told. may involve all Cen.
trail America.
More singular still. It is war IN which Q
dozen intelligent Americans are taking partin
one way and another. and these Anne orleans arc
openly saying that the atrocities committed
are necessary and right. s
To heUin Mt fhe hapi IN in p--fha aoo - thA
war-here nre the statements OF represents.
tive mon on each side. When asked as to tho
origin OF the war Gen. Domingo VasQuez.
Commander-i in-Chtef Of the Government army.
said:
You can sum up the Causes OF tho war In
one word-am bition: the ambition Of those
who are out OF power to get In. and OF those
who are In to stay In"
A man who represented tho opposi tion-ths
"outs"-but whose name cannot be mon.
toned because he remains in the territory
controlled by Gen. Vasquez and would be shot
were his name told here. replied heatedly to
Gen. Vasauez's statement wheo It was re-
peated to him:
THE LASH.
"No It was the cruel. the intolerable tyranny
Of the Bogran Admin istration. Vasquez himself
was for revolution before he WAS made chief
OF the Government forces. You shall Judge
same kind. II you please. You have in America
Puck and Judge and other papers that make
caricatures OF your political leaders. Good.
The leaders laugh at them We have mono
such. but in Salvador was printed carlcatur0
OF Bogran. 1t was picture OF a man In the
fine uniform OF General. but 1t had the head
OF burro. Many were sent to Honduras. and
Bogran felt very ba1. One day citizen Of
TeguciCalps who had one Of tho pictures put
a. ;,,a ln,ta 90, e. f.tn T., a..
he said: i enclose picture for your amuse-
ment Soc II you can ind any ressm blance
between 1t and tho original That was all.
but tho letter was opened in tho Post once By
Bogran's official on suspicion. and the man
was arrested. When asked IL he wrote the
letter and sent the picture he said. Yes. what
harm In that2 But you have violated tho Con.
stitution in opening my letter.
"Bogran called his executioner and ordered
this citizen to be whipped-50O lashes-that
day. The next morning after coffee Bogran
called the executoner ag ain and asked after
the victim of tho LASH Ho was beginning to
recover. Good. Give him 300 more lashes.'
said Bogran. 1t was DONE The man tainted
MANY times. but he was strong and healthy
and he lived.
Two days passed and thea Bogran sent for
the executioner once moro. He learned that
the man had recovered from the shock-lt was
only that the wounds had to heal Good.
give him 300 more said Bogran. and 1t wss
done. The flesh OF the mans thighs was
worn away until your arm could lie sunk into
the holes: his bones were exposed on MIS- back
by the lash. He would have got 300 more
1.4O0 In all-but a church society OF ladies'
went to Bograr and Rnelt down before him
and i'm plored him to forgive the unfortunate.
so he was pleased 70 grant their prayer. Shall
give you other instances2 There are many
to give"
SPANISH -AMERIc,N HUMAN NATURE.
That sounds wel-seems to be a sufficient
reason for nch,ing-but the truth Is that
Bogran whipped fewer people than his prede-
cessor in Office and was in every way not only
milder but moro progressive In his views
Indeed. II ono may believe Major T. A. Burke
formerly OF New Orleans. and Capt. Frank
Imbodcn. formerly OF Virginia. tho leaders Of
tho Americans supporting the Government In
this war. Bogran was too lenient-lacked the
needed nrmne1s and rigor to properly control
such n people MS 1.-Two in Honduras. Moreover.
il is reasonably certain that should tho pres
ent loader Of the revolution succeed he would
continue to torture his people In spite OF pres.
ent professions. Just as all other revolutionary
leaders have done before him.
10 get Mt the facts. it appears from the rec.
ords that when Bogran's Administration was
dra wing to close he chose for a candidate
to represent him when his term expired Tho
could not be re Elected under the Constitutionl
Don Ponciana Leiya. a gentleman who had
been President OF the country along In the '70s.
Leiva was old and inlrm. and it was fully un-
derst ood that to elect him was practically to
continue in power Bogran. as well as his party.
who are called Conservatives.
The leader OF the opposition, called the Lib
eral pary died at about this time. and the
/ ileral. chose rs his successor Don policarpo
BoNilla. u young lawyer Of Tcgucigalpa. the
calital -. with Leva ns heal OF the Con-
servatiycs and Bonilla as leader OF the Liber-
ais the canvass came on lin 1901. and after Q
wordy contest election day arrived.
BULLET FOR VOTER
On election day methods prevailed differing
somewhat from those In America, According
to the Liberals the Government troops. as we'll
As the Government ollcinls Of tho DaYenport