The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-21
COLLAPSE OF A REPUBLIC.
a CONSPIRACY UPSET THE CENTRAL
AMERICAN Fedora TToN.

AMERICAN FEDERATION.
chief Health Onaoer OF Honduras Says the
President of salvador Arranged for
the Uprising TO Drive Him from
Power and Break UP the New Republic.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2o,-Dr. Georgia d'Aved
Of TeRuclRalps. Chief Health oHlcer OF Hon
duras, who arrived here to-day from Central
America. declares that the collapse OF the Cen
trail American Federation was the result OF a
conspiracy between two OF the three Presidents
whose States formed the new republic, and that
the ReRanaldo revolution. the nominal cause oil
the collapse, was a mere opera boune revolu-
ton. gotten up for the occasion to cover up the
conspiracy. No one was hurt in II and not even
a shot fred. The chief backer OF the revolu-
ton. he says. was mono other than Gutierrez.
President OF Salvador.
The trouble originated from a paragraph
which Bonilla. President OF Honduras, inserted
in the Constitution OF tho new federation pro-
viding that none OF the Presidents OF the three
existing republics composing It, himself. zc-
laya OF Nicaragua. or Gutierrez Of Salvador.
should be candidates for President OF Greater
Central America. who was to have been elected
on Dec. g.. This he did from high patriotic
motives. believing that a contest between the
three Presidents for the office would lead to
iealousies and Ill feeling.
The provision had the contrary effect and
killed federation. Zelaya OF Nicaragua. who
was q candidate for President OF the fed
Grafton. became at once luRewarm and opened
negotiations with Gutierrez to break up the
new republic. from whose organization they
could see no personal advantage or profit to
themselves. The plan decided on was a revo-
luton In Salvador. and Reganaldo. commander
in-chief OF the Salvadorean Army. was pre-
vailed on by Gutleriez to raise q revolution
against him.
Tho story Is current in Salvador that the two
men were in close conference the very night
before the so-called uprising. The next day.
Dec. 2. Reganaldo issued his pronuncinmento
and marched at the head OF his troops on the
Presidents palace. and Gutierrez fed with six
followers without firing a shot, and announced
that he had barely escaped with his life. He
appealedto the other republics to ~reinstate him
IN the Presidency. as the Constitution required
them to do.
Boniila started with his army for San Saliva
dor, and called out oil the men between IL and
~. for military, service. He marched on San
Salvador, with three, army corps. expecting to
Barbara. Just before Santa Barbara, was
reached there came a point, blank refusal from
the revolution. When the conspiracy was In
d diisscLnIsseedd' TIE the i tederal, Jnn daci s : Adm oM aha WIS tSs
archives turned overt Honduras, which alone
DIR. d'Aved declares that Reganaldo. the new
ruler OF Salvador. is a man OF great ability, a
soldier. a scholar. a polished man in manners,
and a great schemer. President Bonilla. who
Was simply buneoed. and Is deeply nortiaed,,
He is the only Central American President who
f ae de cell ms5 G a s%er toinn reteISc tS% lset u eoG a.
he said frankly, he couldn't afford to maintain
DR.: d'Aved gives a melancholy picture of the
condition OF affairs in Nicaragua. The Govern
ment, he says. is a military dc.spotism; The
their property conflscated. and the rest are
afraid to make the least protest. The country
c Is loSsf ID S TIta aep pr sis' wrS nrsr the %nSnS Govern Elk.
presses; The plates for the money were EN-:
the signatures Of the President and Minister Of
Finance, 1t was too much trouble to write
p ris% .ei craving and an oG now the T presses Has"s ca an
s shi''G Pea aISn to az u nSii S rs a an great eat" laSor rHs SfsG
Hpropos OF the Aston syndicate, DR.. d'Ayed
said The Aston syndicate was abrogated be-
certain provisions. The nature OF the conces.
sion was greatly, misunderstood in the, United
S Was to build Men and DE rp ssf the railr %a%f and to It take GS
up the oil railroad bonds. aggregating about
o0OO.OO0 on a bosis OF 20 per cent; The
pose. the syndicate agreeing, to have a repre-
sentative to oversee their collection and guar.
to smuggling by establishing "a maritime patrol.
but did nothing to that end beyond sending
down the Star. an old steamer that is now
anchored in the harbor. and is unfit for tho
service.
certain territory on the west coast TO help form
an administrative district about the capital of
Amapola, which the syndicate said was II viola
tion ofthe agreement. Counter charges, were
made by the Government, and it was finally
agreed with Col. Cooper. who represented the
syndicate. to leave the matter to the Board of
Arbitration.
''Then came the tangle of affairs, eliminating
In the, disruption OF the federation. and at
present the syndicate is out of 1t altogether.
The Government Is conducting, tho Custom
House as before, and the railroad is being run
In n, desultory fashion for the convenience of
THE concession granted to the Maritime
Company by the Nicaragua Congress- was n
pretty bare-faced transaction" said DR.. d'Aved.
THE, Government will sell q concession to one
another. Everybody in Central America be-
lieves. the canal transaction was a case of
bargain and sale. Whether the concession is
worth anything remains to be seen. i was
Caribbean Navigation Company have prior
rights"