The Washington herald., 1907-03-28
CONSULS TAKE REINS
Keep Order in Tegucigalpa
After BOnilla's Flight.
LITTLE HOPE OF EARLY PEACE
Believed Coalition Against Niea-
ragua WIZ ResHIt-SRIvadOFean
Deny Defeat, but Fear single
handed Clash with NicaraguaBs.
JeaIousIes Prevented Cooperation.

The Bonilla government in Honduras
no longer exists.
The State Department received the fol-
lowing dispatch late yesterday afternoon
from Philip Brown, secretary Of the
American Legation In TeguclgaIpa, Hon
duras:
-Tegucisaipa was abandoned early yes
terday, preelpitately. II was occupied
last night by the Nicaraguan and Hon
duran revolutionary forces. assumed
charge in the interval. with the aid OF
the other consuls, and preserved order.
The BoniIla government no longer exists
Trouble Expected to Spread.
The State Department officially comedies
now that thus far the United States and
Mexico have found it impossible to dis
cover a means whereby they can termi-
nate the Central American war The fear
is expressed also that the struggle which
is, now in progress between Nicaragua
and Honduras, assisted by Salvador. may
spread so as 10 involve all the Central
American republics. The alarm is caused
by the fact that there are strong evil
dences that Honduras. Guatemala, Saliva
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form a coalition against Nicaragua.
Tie United States is most anxious to
bring Honduras and Nicaragua TO terms
of peace. said high official OF the State
Department yesterday, but can see no
reasonable excuse for intervening. Mexi-
co feels as we do about the matter, but.
like US. understands the fruitlessness OF
making threats which cannot be made
good. If we tell them te cease fighting
we must be prepared to back up our
threats with men-of-war and an army.
and this. of course, we do net want to do
at this time
Fears for salvador.
San Salvador. Republic of Salvador.
March 27.-Aceording so reports here. the
Salvadorians have not been defeated in
their encounters with troops of Mica
raguIa. It's said that the Salvaoorian army
is low concentrated on the frontier. all
ready for the fray. and taat the troops
have been successful with their enemies.
1t Is further asserted that the soldiers
of Salvador and Honduras are not acting
in concert. there being some jealousy be-
tween the commanding generals of the
two forces. Ii is feared here that unless
Guatemala comes to the aid of Salvador
r itSiNSAt r ib0ttdr OF salvador, VIII be de-
feated through the combined strength Of
the Nicaraguan troops and the revolu-.
tionists in Salvador.
Many Nicaraguans ExpatrIated.
Mobile March 1.-THE reported victories
| by Nicaragua have been learned with BIT
ter regrets by the Nicaraguans in the
United States. who have been forced 10
leave that country during the admlnist~a-
ton Of Zelaya. One of these gentlemen.
who hes been resident of San lose
Costa Rica, for a long time, stated that
within the last fifteen years there have
been about $500 Nicaraguans forced TO
leave their homes on account OF tba ruIe
OF Zelaya.
In Costa Rica there are now upward of
4009 Nicaraguans. Iaany OF them com
nected with the best families of the coun-
try, who are not allowed to live at their
homes. Dozens of rich and influential
families have been financially ruined ana
their members forced to leave. The 40]o
men in Costa Plea wanted 10 cross over
into Nicaragua in body and take adj
vantage OF the war to start a revolution
against Zelaya, but they were not allowed
to do so by Costa Rican President Con
zalez taking firm stand from the very
beginning of the trouble.
Cuban Expedition 10 Aid Honduras.
Havana, March s7.-An expedition sailed
from the vicinity of Santiago de C,,ha