Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-04
NICARAGUA WANTS
some INFORMATION
Desires to Know What Authority
Secy. Brown Had to Interfere in
Bombardment of AmapaIa.
ASKS DEPAR TMENT OF STATE.
Landing Of Marines Causes Much Com.
ment In Central American Rcpub-
lics--Ffghtlng Going Gu.

Warrington, April 5-Mr. Corea, the
Nicaraeuan minister. called at the
state department today and inquired
what authority Philip Brown, secretu-
~ Of the American legation to Guate-
lnsla and Honduras, had for his inter-
ference with the bombardment OF Anna
pala' Honduras, by the Nlcarsguan
forces
MI Corea's advices from his home
government show that MI. Brown went
10 Amapala by the courtesy OF Nicara-
| guam officers, assuring them that he
| hoped 10 persuade President Bonilla TO
surrender, thus ending the bonn bard
inent of the city, The Nicaraguans
consented to cease firing for "a hours.
Before that time Mr.. Brown went TO
La uunion, Salvador, and from there
ne directed protest on behalf Of SAL
| Vador against the renewal OF the bonn
bardment OF Analapa, saying that
Salvador would resent such action as
declaration of war by Nicaragua
against Salvador.
1t is the desire OF the Nicaraguar
| government TO learn by what right
Mr.. Brown is acting for Saliva dor. Such
interference on his part is n radical
step and all Central American repub-
lies are much interested in its outcome.
state department. officials, however,
refuse TO disclose what Mr.. Browns
instructions have been.
President Bcnilla is still surrounded
at Alnalapa, so far as the state de-
partment knows. but the botnbardmenI
of the town by Ncaraguan eunboars
has ceased, according to dispatches re-
celved today from Seey- Brown.
The cruiser Chicago and the gtlnbost
Princeton are both lying near the is
land on which Arnalapa is situated.
Mr., Browns dispatches today do not
state whether President Bonila has
been offered a refuge on the American
warships. nor whether he has taken
any action In behalf OF the United
States government to protect the flu
gitive president.
Mr. Brown Is at La Union. Salvador.
only few miles from Amalapa.
COMMENT ON MARINES CASE.
Puerto Cortes, Honduras, March 49,
via New Orleans. April S--The inten-
ton Of the United States i'm landing
marines upon the Honduras coast and
the evident latitude granted them in
protecting foreign life and property Is
exciting much comment here. III has
been remarked as especially significant
that the American landing parties not
only here but at Seiba and TrujillO
have in each instance placed IIotch-
them so as TO sweep the seaward ap
proach-
The foreigners believe that this
means the United States will not per-
nit the ports to be bOmbarded- 1nas-
m UGH as 80 per cent OF the houses here
and at Ceba belong to foreigners cam
non shot fired into either place would
do most damage to foreign owned
property. II is believed that in these
two ports Nicarayuan gunboaIs will be
kept off by the Hotchkiss gums, while
at Trujillc, despite the fact that 1t is
Hondurfn port, the Honduran gum
boat will not be allowed to lombard In
any attempt to recapture the port from
the Niearaguans-
Both countries are treated impartial
ly In this respect. Although the
powers granted Commander Fullam OF
the American gtnboat Marietta. which
landed these parties are believed to
be sufficiently broad to prevent naval
attacks. the foreigners fear that the
Americans would not Interfere to stop
landing parties from charging the 10
cal garrisons and capturing the ports
The fear, however, that such captures
would involve the horrors OF loot has
been dispeled, at least for the coast
towns where Americans are stationed,
by the experience OF Trujillo- There
the Nicara guam captors have conducted
themselves in a most exemplary man
ner Reports OF conditions at captured
interior towns are not so satisfactory,
AT Trujillo, Commander Pullman is re-
ported 70 have summnrily settled the
difficulty arising over the burning OF
some houses, and also one between
United States Consular Agent John Il,
Glynn end the Nicaraguans, Details
about either OF these affairs are not
available
AT Puerto Cortes a dozen marines
comprising the landing party are guar
tered In what is perhaps the most
widely known OF Honduran buildings,
namely. the mansion formerly occupied
by the Honduras National Lottery conn
pany. The marines occupy large
room where the lottery drawings were
held, and the Hotchkss gun stands up
on the veranda, This handful OF mar
ines is in the midst OF about 1900 Hon
durean soldiers, who are continually
busy drilling and throwing up fortlfi-
cations.
IGNORANT OF CAPITALS FALL
New Orleans. April 5.--The unusual
circumstance OF half OF the people OF a
country, not much over 200 miles broad.
remaining In ignorance foi al least L
week of the fall OF the capital ana the
light OF the nations president Is shoNn
TO exist by dispatches from Puerto Cor
les and by the stories brought here by
truit ship passengers from the Carp
beam ports OF Honduras,
As late as last Wednesday fully LOCO
men engaged in a sanguinary half-dny's
battle at camaygua, in the northwest
half OF Honduras, This battle WAS be.
tween 400 rcvoIutlonlsts and troops OF
Gen Guerrero, q Graclano Indian lead.
er, who WAS executing an order issued
by President Bonlin before he had fed
more than week previously,
Guerrero wired the news or his Vie
tory To- thar part OF Honduras which
was SELL more or less loyal to BonilIa,
and ignorant OF the disastrous outcome
Of the war, He did not givc The NUM-
Der OF killed.
Fruit ship passengers all tell OF ne
busy preparations OF the soldiers In the
Garth beam PORT towns. They say thai
these soldiers swarm SO thlckly that AZ
nlghi a person cannot stir about with
out being continuously challenges ~
give the password. They also say that
these people are stlil placing Implicit
faith m the ultimate success OF Les
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