Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-05
AMERICA WILL NOT
ALLOW COMMANDMENT
Of Honduran And Nicaraugan
Ports
20 VIII NoT pRgvgNT TAEM

From Landing and Re Capturing sur
rendered Cities United States OF.
fIeIaIs Have HosehIdss Guns Train
ed on the Harbor.
Puerto cortez, Honduras, March rs
by way OF New Orleans, April a.
The intentions OF the United States
in landing marines on the Honduras
coast and the evident latitude granted
them In protecting foreign life and
property IS exciting much comment
here.
It has been remarked as especially
significant that the American landing
parties not only here but at Celia
and Truxillo have in each Instance
placed 3 Hotchkiss gun, which they
took asohre with them as to sweep the
seaward approach
The foreigners believe that this
means the United States will not per-
init the ports to be bombarded.
Inasmuch az 30 per cent of the
houses here and at Ceiba belong to
foreigners, cannon shot fred into either
place would do most damage to for
eIgn owned property. 1t is believed
that Ia case Of these two ports Mica
raguan gunboats will be kept of BY
the Hotchkiss guns, while at Truxil-
10 despite the fact that It is a Hondu-
ran port, the Honduran gunboat will
not be allowed to lombard in any at
tempt to recapture the port from the
Nicaraguans. Both countries are
treated impartialy In this respect.
Although the powers granted Com
mander Fullam, Of the American gun
boat Marietta. which landed these
parties. are believed to be suficiently
broad to prevent naval attacks, yer
the foreigners fear that the Americans
would not Interfere 70 stop landing
parties from charging the local gar
risons and capturing the ports.
The fear, however, that such cap
lures would involve the horrors OF a
loot has been dispelled. at least for
the coast towns where Americans are
stationed. by the experience OF Trux-
lilo. There the Nioarasuau captors
have conducted themselves In a most
exemplary manner. Reports OF con-
dilions at captured Interior towns are
not 40 satisfactory Truxiilo
Commander Fullam lsreported 70 have
summarily the difficulty arising over
the burning OF some Aouaea, and also
ono bstwsen United states Consular
Agent John T GlynR and the Nicara-
guans. Details about either Of these
affairs are not available here.
AZ Puerto Cortez the dozen marines
comprising the landing party are
CHARTERED IN what ia perhaps IN the
United States the moss widely known
81 HcAdusAh bulidlRgs, namely the
tormerly occupied by the
Honduras NRtieaAl Lottery company
The marines occupy 4 large room
where the iottesg drawings were held
md tAe He,chkins gun stands on the
Fsranda. This handful Of marines Is
N tho Midst 81 about 500 Hondu-
IN soldier. who are continually busy
lrisiias and throwing Cd f0rtlncatlons
New Orleans. April 4.-The IN
lsuai coincidence Of half Of coun-
.sy not much more than 200 miles
'road. remaining IN Ignorance for At
east q week sfterward OF the fan OF
"a capital, and iigAt OF rs president. I
. shovn 70 exie, BY dispatches from
Puerto cortez. and By the stories
'roaght here by fruitshlp passengers
rom an the Caribbean ports Of Hon
lusas.
A. lsse as last wednesday fully
900 men engaged II > sangulnary
an day's battle was between 400 rev.
llUlaoniats and troops % Cenoraf
leerreFO, a Graciano Inalan leader.
lho was executing an order Issued ~
'Fesident houilla before he Ma aed
sore than a week previously
Guerrero wired the news ~ Ms Vie
csy 20 that part 81 Honduras which
ras sim more OF iess loyal 70 Bsar
and Ignorant % the disarirNss oai.
one o. the var. he els az, give
De number of killed.