New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-25
B0NILLA A FUGITIVE.
CHOLUTECA CAPTURED.
Var BslieUed Ended-AppeGE to
America to Enforce NeutraIitv.


Washington. March 24.-President BOniua has
fled from the battlefield and the Central Ameri-
car war has practically ended. according to cable
received in Washington to-day by
the Nicaraguan Minister. sehor COrea The fan
Of the Hcnduran capital TegucigaIpa. tomorrow,
is predicted by the Nicaraguan Secretary OF
Foreign Affairs. Senior Games. who sent the fol-
lowing message:
Choluteca taken Sa1vadOran and Honduran
combined armies defeated President Bonilla
hidden in San Lorenzo. with two hundred men,
Sent steamers 20 capture them Tegucigalpa
Will be taken tomorrow.
General Ramirez. Director General OF Tele-
graphs and Telephones. sent this message:
II is my opinion that the war Is terminated
Bonilla has fled from ChOluteca to sail
Minister Corea expressed the opinion that
President BOniIla would go TO Salvador and
again recruit his army for second attack on
Nicaragua, unless the United States and Mszi-
co should exercise their good Offices to the ex-
tent Of insisting that Salvador and Guatemala
maintain neutrality. II this was done. seaor
Corea said. the war was ended. otherwise he was
firmly convinced that 1t would be a question os
only a short time until hostilities were agaln
resumed. Tho Nicaraguan Minister to-morrow
Will ask Secretary Root and the Mexican AM
bassador. sehor CreeL to take some steps to
force Salvador and Guatemala to keep their
pledge Of neutrality.
NIanagua, Nicaragua. March 2A-santos -Ra-
mirez, Director General Of Tsleraphs and
Telephones. to-day made the following stats>
ment:
The Nicaraguan forces have captured Choiu-
teca, Honduras. which was held BY the Hon.
duran and SaIvadoran troops and President
BOnllla has fed by boat
Steamers will pursue the fugitive President
believe the war is ended.
The opinion was expressed last night BY per-
sons IN this city cOnversant with Nicaragua and
Honduras that President Bonilla, who was in
command OF the Honduran forces. has fled to
San Lorenzo which Is the mainland. and
thence by boat to Anapala, an island on the
Pacific.
The captured town Is only fifteen miles from
Amapala the principal Honduran seaport on
the Pacific. and Is said TO be unfortifed. It is
probable that the Nicaraguans viii now attacs
AmapaIa where il is believed little or no re-
sistence will be made. In case President Bo-
ni1la is pursued he can reach La Union, Saliva
dor. in four hours.
Choluteca has been the objective point OF the
Nicara guam forces under General Aurelia Es-
trada and General Ortiz since the beginning Of
hostiIties PortilIOs de Namasique. where the
allied Honduran and SaIvadoran forces were de-
feated a few days ago. is on tho frontier thirty
miles from ChoIu1eca. The latter town is
seventy-fve miles from Tegucisalpa, the Hon
duran capital The distance between the two
towns makes it seem unlikely that the Mica
raguan expectation to capture Tegucigalpa to-
day viii be realized.
Choluteca was the strongest fortified town in
Honduras. and the latter. as we'll as Nicaragua.
had her strongest forces IN the battle there. Il
is an old Spanish town on the Choluteca plains
and has about five thousand inhabitants. It's
value 10 Nicaragua is only as a strategic point
ChoIuteca was also captured by Nicaragua in
1894. when that country was at war with Hon
duras. At that time the victorious army fol-
lowed up the capture with the taking OF Teguci-
galpa.
When Informed Of the news from Managua
last night Pho BOlahOS. Consul General OF Mica
ragua in this city, said: Il am sure that II
means the end of the war, with another victory
for our country