The Washington herald., 1907-03-30
HONDURANS NOW IN FLIGHT
Number of South American Refugees
Arrive at New Orleans.
American Consul Returns-On Way
to Washington to Explain SEX
ure of the Habii.

New Orleans. March 29.-The steamers
SuldoI. from Trujillo. Honduras and
Joseph Vacearo, from Ceiba, have arrived
here. The Vaccaro brings a. large number
Of native Hondurans. flying before the
victorious Nicaraguans. Among the pas
sengers was d. r. Wood, the American
consul at Ceiba, who comes under order
from the State Department 10 explain
how the Norwegian steamer Habn was
allowed TO be seized at Ceiba, the United
States having undertaken to protect for
eign property at all the Central American
ports.
Mr.. Wood left here Immediately after
his arrival for Washington Before Ieav-
ing Ceiba he appointed Or. v c. Rcy-
nolds, a prominent American resident.
acting consul during his absence. When
the Vaccaro left Ceiba the town was in
panic, and all the welI-to-do people Who
coud get away were leaving. expecting
an attack at any moment from the Me
araguans.
Marietta Does Good work.
The United States man-of-war Marietta
and Commander William FreeIand FuIIam
are giving a good account Of themselves.
and have so far prevented the butcheries
and atrocities which usually prevail in
Central American wars and revolutions.
The Marietta had landed forces of marines
at both Trujillo and Ceiba, who not only
guarded the American consulates, but pa
trolled the towns TO see that no looting
went on.
Foreigners resident in the two towns
have been assured that the marines will
protect them as well as Americans, and
that the lighting viii have to be conducted
according 10 the rules of war. Passengers
on the SuidOl from Trujillo say that a
camp of women and children has sprung
up around the American consulate there.
The native men have generally been i'm
pressed into the army. but large number
of women and children, leading cattle and
carrying their household furniture and
goods, are tented there, believing that the
American nag assures them protection.
In view of the seizure of the Habil and
the attempted seizure of other vessels By
the Honduras authorities. to De used as
transports or war vessels, Commander
Fullam has declared that such acts are
/ lawless and piratlcal, and crews of such
vessels have right to resist seizure with
force of arms, and that the Marietta will
assist them against all lawless acts at
tempted against them.
FOrbids BOmba rdmenf of Ceiba.
He has also forbidden the Nicaraguans
TO lombard Ceiba, as the town is built
entirely of wood, owned mainly by for
eigners.- ana numbers many women and
children in its population.
The success of the Nicaraguans is at
tributed TO their better armaments and
discipline, but especially to their artil-
lery.
The HOndurans attempted to burn Tru-
jillo when they found that they could no
longer hold the town. but the FIRE was
extinguished by the Nicaraguan invaders.
The belief is generally expressed that
the war viii end in the elevation OF ex-
President POlycaTpo Bonilla 10 the Pres
idency and by his cessiOn to Nicara qua
of the Honduran territory in dispute.
Bonilla Is a prisoner in San Salvador.
where he was arrested last Wednesday on
his way 10 Honduras to start revolu-
tion.