The San Francisco call., 1907-03-12
N|CARAGUANS ROUTED
by HONDURAN TROOPS
Fight at Namasiquo Results
in Capture of Three
Positions
LOSS OF LIFE GREAT
State Department Denies
That Zelaya Insulted
Minister Merry
LOSS OF LIFE GREAT

PUERTO CORTEZ, Honduras, March
2. via New Orleans, March 1.-THE
following telegram describing the fight
ing of the last two days between Hon
duras and Nicaragua was received here
today:
SAN PEDRO DO SUI, March s.-An
exploring party of Honduran~ troops at
tackled the enemy today in consid-
cradle numbers at Namasiquo. captur-
ing three advanced positions, dislodging
them from the town and driving them
from the vicinity. The losses of the
Nicaraguan forces were numerous.
The Honduran attacking column was
small advancing under command of
Colonel Luciano Lardizabel, in the face
of an artillery fire.
rifles, ammunition and stores were
captured in considerable quantity. So
completely did the Nicaraguans disband
in their flight that although number
ing several hundred they were power
less to return even within close proxim-
ity to Namasiquo. The fighting lasted
for from four to five hours without
material loss to the Hondurans"
The following details of the battle
of Old Depilto have arrived:
Palace, Tegucigalpa, March 4.--Gen-
eral Emiliano Chomorro obtained yes
terday the first victory over the enemy.
About $50 p. m. he attacked Old De-
pilto, where the Nicaraguans had 400
men, and completely defeated them,
taking fifty prisoners and capturing
cannons, rifles ammunitions and eight
mules"
Other dispatches include an order of
President Bonilla appointing Saturnino
Medal ito be inspector general of the
army of the republic, who will act in
my behalf and shall be obeyedl by all
authorities"
Manuel Bonilla has taken the field
in person, as is indicated by the fol-
lowing telegram from Tegucigalpa:
The presence of the President at the
head of the army has completely
changed the situation Enthusiasm has
grown to such an extent that many
persons of all classes have followed the
chief to share in the danger"
NEW ORLEANS, March 11.-Samuel
We'll, in an interview today, said:
Il saw no armed force used against
Minister Merry and do not know what
transpired during any interviews he
may have had with President Zelaya,
but 1 do know that the cable incident
referred to in the newspapers has been
correctly reported
When Mr.. Merry called at the tele-
graph Office asking to be permitted to
make correction in single word in his
dispatch, the original which he had sent
IWO uOuio PAOfiOUcAJ "Co AiiSoAi6 anu
could not be produced In consequence
he surmised that the Government Of
Nicaragua was attempting to read his
messages to his Government"
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE State
Department officials are emphatic in
their denial OF reports that Pres
ident Zelaya of Nicaragua forced
Merry, the American Minister to
Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Salvador,
out of Nicaragua and insulted him at
the time of Merry's visit to Managua
three weeks ago.
The State Department today received
mail dispatches from Merry, dated
February 16,. as he was making his way
on a steamer down the west coast of
Central America from Corinto to San
Jose.
Signor Corea, the Nicaraguan Minis
ter called upon Assistant Secretary of
State Bacon today to discuss Central
American affairs. He stated positively
that there had been no friction be-
tween Minister Merry and President
Zelaya, as reported.
dispatch was today received from
Philip M. Brown, secretary of the
American mission to Guatemala and
Honduras, in which he states that the
Government of Honduras has informa-
tion that three steamers with armed
forces are off the north coast of Caiba
and an attack is expected at any
time