Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-17
THE AMAPALA CONFERENCE
President Zelaya Prevented by Illness
From Participating.
DELEGATES WILL SETTLE TERMS
Coming Congress of the Central Ameri-
can States-This City Urged as
Best Place for Holding It.

Senior Bonilla, the deposed president of
the republic of Honduras, landed at Sa-
lima Cruz, Mexico, yesterday from the
United States gunboat Princeton, on which
he was afforded asylum at Amapala on the
capture of that city by the Nicaraguan
forces. Salina Cruz is the southernmost
port of Mexico on the Pacific coast. 1t Is
an important railway terminus, and it Is
therefore possible for the defeated presi-
dent to continue in safety his fight to the
United States or Europe, according to his
purpose. After filling her mission to Sa-
lima Cruz the Princeton continued her
cruise northward to Acapulco, where she
will take on coal and await orders. Her
place in Central American waters will be
taken by the gunboat Yorktown, which
sailed from Magdalena bay yesterday for
Acajutla, Salvador.
The Amapala Conference.
Representatives of the governments of
Nicaragua and Salvador are now believed
to be in conference at Amapala, Tigre Is
land, Honduras, or on board a United
States warship in Fonseca bay, Honduras.
The Navy Departments report of the move
ments Of vessels gives the gunboat Boston
as having sailed yesterday from Corlnto,
Nicaragua, and the gunboat Chicago from
Acajutla, Salvador, both bound for Amap-
ala. The mission of these vessels to Mica
raguan and Salvadorean ports was to con-
vey representatives of the two govern
ments TO Amapala for conference looking
to the settlement of the difficulties be-
tween Nicaragua and Honduras and Saliva
dor. The vessels were due to arrive early
today, and it is that fact that causes State
Department officials to believe that the con-
ference already has begun
1t was expected that the conference
would be between President Zelaya of
Nicaragua and President Figuera of Sal
vador personally, but at the last moment
1t was stated that Zelaya expressed doubt
to his ability to go to Amapala. Presi-
dent Figuera had not communicated any
such doubt to the United States, but it is
assumed that If Zelaya sends ambas-
sador instead of attending personally Fig
uera will act in like manner
Minister Corea's Advices.
Senior Corea, the minister from Nicara-
qua conferred with Assistant Secretary Ba-
con today concerning the conference at
Amapala and other Central American SUBJ
jects. He said that from advices he has
received he believed~the conference has not
actually begun, and will not be until to-
morrow. and the representatives of Presi-
dent Zelaya, he said, will be ]. d. Gamez,
the minister of foreign affairs. and he I'M
derstood that Minister of Foreign Affairs
Garcia Of Salvador will represent that gov
ernrnent.
The failure of the presidents of the two
republics to personally get together at
Amapala was because of the illness of
President Zelaya. A dispatch to that eff
feet was received today by Senior Corea
1t is not expected by Senior Corea that the
Conference there will result in more than a
temporary agreement. because the five
states in Central America have determined
that 1t is necessary to hold another at
which all will be represented for the pur-