The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-20
MAY LEAD TO TROUBLE.
The Murder of an American in Hon.
duras-Thc Affair to be Made Mat
ter rofDiplomatic Inquiry.

ter ofDiplomatic Inquiry.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Feb. I9.-The
Post tomorrow Will say: y
In the executive mansion at Washing
ton this morning, there will be recorded
aprotest, the result OF which may lead
10 serious trouble between two nations
the United States aud the republic Of
Honduras. The murder OF Frank Pears,
the Pittsburgh man In Honduras, on
the night OF January 81, will undoubt-
ediy lead 10 most embarrassing compli-
cations unless the little republic south
of the equator shall apologize and at
the same time deliver up great
amount OF gold as Il fine for the foul
murder committed.
Hacked by Senators Foraker, OF Ohio,
and Quay, OF Pennsylvania. as we'll as
many others of national fame In poll
Tics, also armed by personal letters
from State Senator C. L. Magee, Harry
B. Pears. OF Pittsburgh. brother o, the
murdered man. LEFT Tor WASHINGTON last
night, 10 lay his case before the gov
ernment OF the United States. Yes,er-
day mornings mail brought 10 Harry.
Pears letter from his brother Ben, In
Honduras. which set forth in exhaus-
tive details all facts regarding the killing
of Frank Pears. The case Is far more re-
Voting than had even been feared by
NJ. Pears, who knew the country well.
IL seems n case OF most Cold-blooded
murder Of an American by the orders OF
a. hot-hcadcd new military governor.
MIR. Pears will lay all the facts before
President Mckinley to-day and will re-
quest two things:
Ftrst-That the government OF the
United States demand instantly the re-
moval from Office and punishment of NJ,
A. Bonllo, military commnndante and
governor OF the district Of San Pedro
Second-rhat an indemnity not less
than 100000 In sold be paid by the GOV
ernmeHt Of Honduras to the relatives OF
Frank Pears
In Ben Pears letter he says:
Yesterday We buried the remains OF
our brother Frank. He was brutalIy
murdered and the commandante here
was responsible fer his death"
1t Is evident from the strain ot Mr..
Pears letter that the foreign clement In
San Pedro needed only some one to say
the word and lead when they would
have turned in and done perhaps
great deal OF trouble for the Honduras
people. He says:
The Americans here have always
looked on me as their leader. and at a
word from me would have done anf-
thing. Three hundred foreigners at
once framed a petition, setting forth
the. circumstances surrounding Franks
murder and to-day It was mailed to
President Mckinley nj Washington,
asking him 20 see .ha; immediate action
was taken 10 avenge him. This has
nothing 20 do with our appeal 20 the
government. however. The whole future
OF the Americans in Honduras now de-
pcnds on the stand taken by the United
States government In this case"
Before leaving for Washington. Mr..
Harry Pears said: Senators Foraker
and Quay. as well as others. have gone
out of their way 10 wire sympathy. and
! have received advice from people In
terested In runninH the affairs of the
government. l go 10 Washington con-
WINGED that my brother was as foull.,
murdered by the governor OF that dis
trict rs If he had himself stuck a knife
irto him. Since the war with Cuba, tn,
Americans have been having most
serious time down there. as many OF
the natives have pronounced Spanish
leanings."