The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-10
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HONDURAS CAVALRY
Nicaraguan Column Makes the
Attack at Tuguare
FIGHTING LASTS 3 HOURS
Alliance Between All Central American
Republics Against Nicaragua Is
Planned BY Bonilla to
Avert Revolution.

San Salvador, Republic of Salvador.
March 9.-At noon yesterday Nicarag-
uan column, as reprlsal for the recent
victories of the Honduras army. attacked
the cavalry of Honduras at Tuguare.
After three hours fighting the Mica
raguans are said to have been annihilated
by the Hondurans.
Washington, March ~ eraeuan
sympathizers are indignant at the
charges made against President Zelava
by Honduras, and maintain that the
movement of Honduras against Nicaragua
and the reported alliance between Hon
duras and other Central American repub-
lies were planned by President Bonilla
of Honduras for the sole purpose of
aVerting serious revolutionary move
ments in the latter country.
A prominent supporter of President
Zelaya and one authorized TO speak for
MIN, said today that public sympathy y
cannot but be with the Nicaraguan chief
executive II all the facts about the pres
ent troubles are known. He also ex.
pressed surprise and disbelief at the re-
ported alliance of the four other Contra |
American governments against Mica
ragna. and said 1t is especially difficult
TO understand why Costa Rica should
participate in any movement against
Zelaya.
Boundary Dispute.
In answer to the charge that presi-
dent Zelaya refused to accent the de-
clsion OF the boundary dispute between
Honduras and Nicaragua, handed down
by the klng OF Spain late In 1906, the
n f-ut n ms incl LOT tI,ot
dation for such a charge because the re-
salt of this arbitration has not even been
submitted to decision OF the Nicaraguan
congress.
The assistance Salvador is reported to
be giving Honduras in the present trouble
may be ascribed to the fact that the two
countries are supposed to be allies whose
friendship was strengthened by the as
sistance Honduras gave to Salvador last
year. when the latter republic became en-
tangled In a war with Guatemala.
Nicaragua and Guatemala have not
been on especially friendly terms for
some time because of failure 10 negoti-
ate reciprocity treaties and the refusal
OF Nicaragua to take part In the negotla
tion In the San Jose treaty. growing out
of the conference on the United States
gunboat Marblehead for the settlement
of the war In which Guatemala, Hon
duras and Salvador engaged last year.
Costa Rico Gets In.
Supporters of President Zelaya are at a
loss to explain the reported hostility of
Costa Rica TO Nicaragua. 1t has been
known for some time thar the present ad-
ministration of Costa Rica was not friend
ly to President Zelaya and his admins
tration, but the relations between the
two nations have been such that an open
breach between them has never been
thought of by the Nicaraguans
The slaughter Of a small Nlcaraguan
garrison by Hondursn Insurgents, who
crossed into Nicaragua, was the cause OF
the trouble between Presidents Bonilla
and Zelaya. This was being arbltrated
but President Bonilla withdrew his com
missioner and provoked Nicaragua anew
giving rise to hostilties