Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-07-04
FORM NEW COMBINATION
Honduras, Guatemala and SalvaAss
Maneuvering to Defeat Plas q
Central Government
PRESIDENT CADRERA's DRASTIC ACTION
Causes Arrest Of 100 Prominent and
Wealthy Citizens Of Guatemala On
Charges Of Completely In Recent A.
tempt to Assasslnate His-Te b
Tried by Court Martial.

Tried by Court Martial.
Puerto Cortez. Honduras, July T.
Within the last few days a new CON-
binntion has appeared on the Central
American checker board OF five TO
publics where President Zelayas has
been maAeuvering for several months
by means of revolutionary plots TO
consolidate the five countries under
one government. The new combina'
ton Is reported to be Honduras.
Guatemala and Salvador. Their un'
Outstanding was made at Teguclgalpa,
Honduras, capital, and aims at defeat
Of the consolidation.
Special ministers from Guatemala
and Salvador recognized Provisional
President Davilla as president OF
Honduras and he agreed, rs reported
In Washington dispatches, to act In
dependently of the control Of Nicara.
qua. Zelayas candidate for the Hon.
duran presidency was Terencio Sier-
"a and in recognizing Davilla the Qua
temalan and Salvadorian diplomats
strengthened the hold Of presi.
dent hostile to Zelaya and there.
by robbed the latter Of the fruits OF
his successful Honduran war, namely
the opportunity to name a president
who would ohpy him
The first move of the new cumbi-
nation was to force the evacuation OF
Honduras by Nicaraguan troops.
Thereby Puerto Barrios. Guatemala,
has within the last week been re.
lieved Of the menace Of the Mica
ragua, General Estrada's army, which
for many weeks camped in Honduras
within Il few hours of striking distance
from Guats mala. Since the evacua-
ton the defeated generals Of former
President Manuel Bonilla have been
returning to their country and some
of them have been invited on missions
to Tegucigalpa, which are considered
significant.
1t Is reported that Zelaya did not
yield to the demand for evacuation I'M
til his envoy, Cameo, who recently
conferred with President Diaz Of Mex
leo, received the refusal of Diaz to
act with Nicaragua in an attack upon
II Is reported also that
Nicaragua has already spent between
81 ,0O0, 900 and $3.000,000 In the at
tempts to place men of Zelaya's
choice In the presidential chairs OF
other republics, and that the people
are discontinued with the large ex-
penditures. Nicaragua issued about
81 100000 In treasury notes, per-
centage of which were to be redeemed
in customs duties.
Blame for the failure Of the recent
revolution In Salvador In which Mica
raguans participated Is laid to the
choice of DR.. Alfaro as leader. It Is
said that many Salvadoreans were
ready for revolution but that they
would not follow Alfaro, preferring
General Barahona, who, however, was
not pleasing to President Zelaya.
Mexico, July 2.-Word reached
Mexico Monday night that President
Cabrera OF Guatemala had caused the
arrest Of 160 citizens Of that repub-
lie on the charge Of alleged COM
plicity in the recent attempt to as
,assinate him. All were thrown into
prison and later herded into squads
If 20 and tried In groups. Two bands
have been tried and many Of the &C.
,used were sentenced to death. Among
he men imprisoned are some Of the
most wealthy and prominent men In
he country. The statement is made
hat these men have long been on
blacklist and that the
charges against them were trumped
I'D for political reasons.
The report has created great excite
nent among Central American resi-
Tents in this city and at q mass meet
ng to be held the matter will be dis
,ussed.
When the news OF the wholesale ar
'ests became generally known the
diplomatic corps with the exception
Il Philip NJ. Brown, the United States
.harge d'affaires, protested. No at
ention was paid to these protests by
President Cabrera.
The dispatch states that absolute
,haos reigns In Guatemala. Farm
lands are being pressed for military
ervice and crops are rotting in the
ields. The rich are threatened with
uln unless they contribute to the
var fund. Troops are being hurriedly
ushed to the Mexican frontier. and
no Honduran border and San Saliva
Ior. Special trains Of artillery are be-
me- Amt offf IN the frontier