The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-10
AGIL1.ED9ED nONKTYsTORY.
Similar Rscruits 10 Great Work In the
Honduras Revolution.

Similar R'cruits 10 Great Work In tho
Hondura, Revolution.
A reporter for the New Orleans Picay-
une met rare story-teilcr the other day,
one Giuseppe Martinetti, up from Hondu-
| ras with twenty-three trained monkeys.
| Mr. Martinetu. to boil his marvellous ana
| artistic narrative. had entered the ser
vice of General Vasquez as against Cen
! eral Bonnla, and mad taken with him a
pet monkey that had become skillful In
military drill At this point We may ad-
vantageously take up Mr.. Martlnettis
narrative as faithfully reported by the
| Picayune. Mr.. Martinetu said: Il was
| In Tegucigalpa when news OF serious
engagement was received IN the interior.
| near OlanchitO. NasQuez got the worst
| OF the battle. and II was reported at the
| time II at he had been defeated, and
| body Of troops was hastily assembled and
sent to his help, myself forming, part
Of it. Jake, the monkey, went with the
| column
between Tegucigalpa and Olanchito we
| reached hamlet called santa Maria de
| Flores where the ascent of the noun
| tains had 10 be undertaken a very dense
| under brush clothes all this section or
country, and the animals there are very
| numerous
! and while a portion pushed on at once
| a small squad, numbering eighty men,
| was left under my command. with IN
| structions TO press on rapidly a. the
| country permitted, but by another route.
| which led through the lower spurs OF the
| range and, while not 50 direct was not
| 50 likely u lead into the foe. This was
| done in order that If one section OF the
! force was demoralized by meeting the
| rebel forces the other might reach Vas
| quez IN good time.
After leaving Santa Maria the party
! under my command pressed forward. We
/ bivOuacked in the evening in a pretty
! glade, with the Sierras just in front.
Jake, who was still with me, took great
| interest in the expedition, and seemed 10
be aware that others of his kind were
| numerous In the vicinity.
ION awakening IN the morning ] failed
| 10 lind Jake, and on further search also
| failed 20 find the rifles with which the
| soldiers had been armed. / did not con-
meet these losses with each other, but
| concluded that the monkey had decamped
| with his friends and that the villagers
! from santa Maria must have followed
! and robbed us under cover OF darkness.
! We were. however, I'm a serious situation,
but determined 10 continue our advance
| especially as rumOrs very encouraging 70
| our army had been brought in relative
| to the recent battle.
ION the morning Of the fourth day fol-
| lowing we were awakened by the sound
! of heavy firing some distance away, and,
/ as we had been approaching the camp
! Of the army, judged and rightly tnat
| second engagement was taking place.
! After the battle Of OlanchftO there was
| no regular lighting between the two forces
| but General Nasquez in conducting his
| retreat toward Tegucigalpa was frequent
| " in active skirmishing with the enemy.
| II was one of these pretty encounters In
which we participated In a rather novel
| fashion.
unteercd to 90 with me In the direction
Of the firing in order 10 ascertain what
was taking place. We pushed through
the underwood in the direction from which
the fring proceeded ana maze STOW Pro
grcss. arriving about ! o'clock in the
afternoon on the brow Of an elevation
which commanded . clear view OF a
broken country, where the two armies
were firing at each other. lmmediateiy
in front, at a distance Of about a half
mile, was established battery OF h0wit-
Zers and, as we watched, strong force
OF the rebel troops was formed In column
and began a furious assault upon II. II
was clearly going against the loyal SOL
ders, and as we watched they were
driven back. and eventually made a
stand within less than q hundred yards
Of our position. Almost before we were
aware Of what was taking place l found
myself and my command mixed in the
fight, and, forgetting entirely that my
men were unarmed, / gave the word 10
"The artillerymen were at the moment
preparing their guns for a general dis
charge. and on our side there was lull
in the uproar. But. as | uttered the word
Fire. rapid discharge of musketry
broke from the tree tops and with telling
effect. decimating the enemy's ranks.
The diversion came so Unexpectedly mat
the rebels were easily broken and driven
knowing the unarmed situation Of my
men, the firing~f their direction sur
prised me greatly. and, forgetting the
battle ] Glarced toward the place from
which II seemed TO proceed Judge OF
my astonishment when ! saw the trees
fairly alive with monkeys. my own JAKE
prominent among them. al armed with
my stolen rifles. wearing my soldiers
belts, but all firing with the steadiness
of veterans. And Jake was giving the
motions Of command as ne had been
taught 10 do long before.
Now, this statement seems odd, but,
on my honor, IL is strictly true. When the
brief conflict ended Jake. perceiving me
returned readily 10 his master and did
not again leave me during the campaign.
We Joined the main body during. the
same day, but the corps OF monkeys,
twenty-five In number, were faithful 10
Jake. they were easily induced 10 come
among the men. and from that time I'LL
the close Of the war acted regularly as
a portion Of the army. They became So
firearms that II was possible for "A man
TO lead them, and during the Siege o,
Tefyucigalpa, ]. accompanied by them anu
Jake. made frequent reconnaissance on
able Information and doing much 10 PRO
long the resistance Of the loyal troops.
Mr.. Martinetu on the close OF active
hostilities took refuge in Puerto CUrtLe[,,
4 e.
soldiers reward vas offered tor has
capture. and on the arrival Of TIE Iiesti
water. with whose captain Mt. n uI ~ o.
has some acquaintance. he arranged 70, ,o1
transportation TO the United states ~ bEte
IL was found impossible 10 persuade 1s en-
70 quit mis- COMPANIONS and reaIiz 1ti5e ri
value OF his acquisitions. Mr. MaruneeJI'
AT considerable risk and expense succeed
ed in getting the whole number rv Oh BEEN s@n
brought successfully. to the city.
This, remarkable troop VIII ne nGt iDDf e
to reserve il TIL his arrangements VIII VIII
the Northern showmen are u,eI,oIInrppt tr;EE
But in compliment t. Mayor Fltzpa,tri,gin,s,
who hefriended Mr. Martinetu once III AVN ,5
long ago, he consented to have mem s, I'm
ing' The certainly unusual history | ,hs,a
these animals possess, asIae "1 thst an
event 10 be Remembered. ma mere o ~ ay
doubt but that Mr.. Marunett tiy hv
soldiery viii be long remembered -, ~ q
large crowd. a. tow o51v
al TT E;,,ssdav evening. when he left at once
for New York. accompaniea Dy uhe ever