Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-22
WIN ON LAND AND SEA
Mcaraguan Troops and Navy
Successful.
PORT OF CEIBA CAPTURED
Defeat Of Salvadorean and Honduran
Army.
AMERICAN FORCES LANDED
Action Taken to Protect United States
Interests-Movemen for
Intervention.
AMERICAN FORCES LANDEI

Senior Corea. the Nicaraguan minister ir
Washington. has received a cabiegram from
his government confirming the press repor
to the effect that the Nicaraguan navy ha
captured the important Honduran Carib
bean port Of Ceiba. The naval vessels wrr,
on the way to Puerto Cortez, where they
would undoubtedly repeat their success a
Ceiba, and as Trujillo has already fallen
into the hands Of Nicaraguans, pra cticaliy
the whole north coast of Honduras 10 nov
in the possession of the Nicaraguans. AL
Of this has been accomplished by a few
vessels impressed and armed by the Mica
raguans forming navy, fact which Is
regarded with satisfaction by United State!
naval officers as a demonstration of the
great value of a navy in time Of war.
Success Of Nicaraguan Troops.
The State Department received a dis
patch today from Jose D. Oliveres, United
States consul at Managua:
This government reports that on March
Is an army of 5000 SalvadSreans and
1000 Hondurans commanded by Gen.
Presa, attacked the Nicaraguan vanguard
near Mamasigue, Honduras. The battle
lasted three days. resulting in a complete
1000 killed. Nicaragua has 10000 troops
at the front, who will commence an i'm
mediate attack on Choluteca and Teguci-
galpa."
Movement for Intervention.
The movement for Intervention is gaining
strength. and Assistant Secretary Bacon
today received calls at the State Depart
ment from Senior Calvo. the minister from
Costa Rica, and Senior Corea, the Mica
raguan minister here. 1t is understood
that he strongly impressed upon each Of
these callers the wisdom of speedily termi-
mating the present state OF warfare in Gen.
trail America, as it promises to involve all
of the other republics. and Is almost GER
tain. If prolonged. to lead to the presence
in their waters of European naval vessels,
with possible intervention in behalf of
their own citizens, which would be de-
plorable.
Senior Corea afterward visited Senior
Creel. the Mexican ambassador. to talk
with him over that subject. inasmuch as
that official has taken the deepest interest
in the situation in Central America and
has gone to the limit Of his powers in
the endeavor to induce the belligerent re-
publics to accept the good offices of Mexico
and the United States in bringing about
peace. 1t is understood that Minister
Corea Is about to transmit to the govern
ment at Managua some representations
for its consideration.
American Forces Landed.
The cruiser Chicago, which has been
patrolling the Pacific side of the isthmus
and Central America, has gone from Aca-
Julia, Salvador, to Acapulco, in Mexico, a
thousand miles northward. This voyage is
made necessary from the fact that coal Is
scarce in Central America and cannot be
obtained at reasonable rates in sufficient
quantities for large naval vessel.
Bluejackets and marines have been landed
from the United States gunboat Marietta at
Truiillo and Ceba and probably at Puerto
Cortez Honduras. in order to protect
United States interests in those ports. Adj
vices to that effect have been received at
the Navy Department from Commander
Fullam of the Marietta. The department
approves the action taken by Commander
Fullam, as 1t brings the situation In hand
so far as the safeguarding of trade inter
ests is concerned and relieves foreign gov
ernments of the necessity of taking any
steps toward making a naval demonstra-
ton.
Already the United States has four war
ships patrolling the coast of the belligerent
republics, and it is generally believed In
diplomatic circles that Joint demand on
the part of Mexico and this nation that
fighting must cease would result IN imme-
date peace and the settlement OF mooted
questions through a tribunal created by the
iolnt action Of Mexico and the United states
and so constituted that justice to all OF the
bellgerent powers would be insured.