Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-02

him from 800 10 $3.50 In cash aud re-
turned 90 Loon with the other I'M
fortunate Inhabitants u CorlntO with
out giving any receipts for the money
collected, hut declaring he would re-
turn ayain 10 Cofinto. This lac DID on
May let, with his party, and sought
safety IN Hight with considerable aune
OF money eElorted from the
people Of Nicaragua. They os-
capped TO Guatemala on small
schooner, the commanders OF tns
American and British warehlps hav-
log no authority to arrest them, But
their ilght showed the necessity or
protection for foreigners 10 he grustef
than ever. Although the chiefs OF tue
insurgont party succeeded In esosping,
great number Of the officers and
solllefs OF the iusurgent army, with
thelt arms, ilockod to CorintO In tue
nope OF getting out OF the county, but
failed, owing to lack Of means.
The disappointed soldiers beca the
reckless after their leaders deserted
them and began drinking and fiOting.
Some OF them succeeded In crossing
the estuary and made Tor the woods.
anu threatening the lives OF everybody
Of tho law aud order class Of COrinIo,
Women were insuited and mn attack
on tho custom house was planned.
The native c1mmAndants ana the
handful OF police at the port were at.
ietly impotont, ana about . O'Clock In
the morning Of May 2nd tho command
ants, al the request VI the peaceful
10 a "a NFHu
doRa wilma letter to Manuel Bonilln,
vice pfesidentOi Honduras, who was
In command OF tbs troops Of that 70.
public.
senior Bonllla was at III vieIo, and
when he received the tuquost from
COfiutO 10 send n force 10 protect that
port he promised "a comply. There
was considerable delay, anu the few
policemen sant did not reach C0fint0
until 1880 y. M, whioh would have
been too late ~ save the custom house
and It's contents, although Chiuaudugn
is only about twenty-five miles rom
COuntU.
while tho committee was away tho
most SERIOUS disorders broke out at
Cotinto. Tho disbanued aoluiofs
seemed insauo with dfiuI, TObucd
girls. and began gathering about tie
custom house.
Palmer, the commandment OF the
custom houte, hurried written re-.
quest for protection to the UnllVu
States oontulnr agent, and atking the
warships 10 land men and take charge
Of tho port.
About p. m. on May Cad n force Of
about 100 marines quickly drove tho
/ rioters into hiding.
by order Of Lieut.. Baker, tue lag OF
| Nicaragua was again hols,ul 10 the
I tiAgsiails In front u the custom house
anu tue STAR aud Stripes was hoistod
on the iiagstatl 81 the northeast sijc u
/ the custom house. Tho British nag
was hoistoI on the south lido Of tno
! building Aud also on the Wott uui Of
the railroad station.
In the evening Gen. Mctuia Of
/ Honduras and about eighty soldiers
arrived ut the outskirts Of Coflnto
and sent forward n messenger de-
mEnding the surrender Of tue custom
house, railroad station and port immc.
diatoly, aud that the marines return 10
their ship.
Lieut.. Baker received the message
/ ana sent n reply asking TOT written
request from President IelAyA or from
some official OF his government. Me.
tuia evidently had no such authority,
ana no returned TO Amava highly Of
| Tended.
= About II o'clock in the morning on
May 3ru, Meluta again appeared al
Cofinto with about eighty Hondure.
ans, and after Aparloy with tho young
| lieutenant In command OF the British
marines was allowed TO pais, With
some OF his aidus, 10 the headquarters
OF Lieut.. Baker Thoro he stated he
came with authority Of Presiden,
BUniils, president Of Honduras, the
commAudeT Of the HondufsEn allies Of
Nicaragua, 10 occupy COrinIo aud re.
lieve the foreign marines from protect.
Ing the property Of the government Of
| Nicaragua, etc.
Lieut.. Baker signalled for Com
mander Hauiord ana Capt. Dyke. who
soon arrived ut the custom house. For
an hour or 40 they patiently listened
To Metuta's bluster, but when he