Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-23
President ZeIaya Says Mlca-
ragua Is Not BeIIigerent.
PEACE COURT oBEYED
Honduras Claims to Be on Good
Terms With Neighbors.
REVOLUTION NEARLY ENDED
Prisoner Declares That Insurgents
Crossed Border From Salvador.
Bonilla Holds North.

MANAGCA. July 23.-President Zelaya
of Nicaragua. under question with regard
to the report that war was imminent be-
tween Nicaragua and Honduras. replied:
THE Central American court OF justice
was established at Carriage. Costa RIGA,
to prevent wars. We await the courts
dispositions and sentences.
THE revolution in Honduras IS nearly
ended. 1 have no knowledge of the dec
laration OF any war"
On Good Terms.
TEGUCIGALPA. Honduras. July o.
Government officials here declare there Is
no basis for the reports that war Is i'm
minent between Honduras and Nicaragua.
They say that the relations existing be-
tween the two governments are OF the
best.
Government troops are now surrounding
Choluteca, where a few insurgents still
remain The troops expect to recapture
the town today.
Salvador Is Blamed.
SAN SALVADOR, Republic OF Sal
vador. July 23.-Manuel Vargas prisoner
of war at San Miguel. is authority for Q
definite statement to the effect that the
Honduran revolution was started by in
dividuals who came over the line from
Salvador
For months past the revolutionists have
been crossing the line in twos and threes,
or even singly, when suspicious were
aroused, and gathering in the border
towns, waiting and ready for the 9th or
July when the outbreak was scheduled to
| take place. The commander OF the gov
eminent troops at Nacaome was In the
plot.
The conspiracy was divulged by friend
of this man, Gen. UliZs Mora. who had a
strong following in Nacaome. but who
| tired to Santa Rosa before the arrival OF
the rebels. A large quantity of ammuni-
ton had been hidden by the insurgents n
Nacaome.
Garrison Starved Out.
The rebels got possession of Choluteca
by starving out the garrison. At this
town they found 5000 rifles and 5000
rounds Of ammunition. Thus equipped
they started to march on Nacaome.
They invested the town and had been
| before it for two days. when Gen. GU
! tierrez. for the government. arrived with
| $40 men and an automatic machine gun
! AS Gutierrez advanced the garrison OF
Nacaome turned out and the insurgents
| were attacked from two Sides About
| 200 of them were caught in cross nre
and utterly routed.
A reDel spy. VINO WAS III Nueioi CO
camp. says the general spoke bitterly OF
| Salvador on account Of the help IT gave
| the rebels.
Vargas says also that defeat in the
south will make practically no difference
to the rebels: the south is side issue. as
all the northern coast of Honduras Is
in the possession of followers OF Gen.
Bonilla In view of the fact that the
northern coast of Honduras Is occupied
| by the rebels Amapala is the only port
| left to President Davila.
Peace Court Ignored.
Honduras does not seem to be paying
| much attention to the recent peace court
| at Cartago. There is reason to believe
| that President Cabrera of Guatemala is
| still supporting the Honduran revolution
| lists.
Gen. Davila of Honduras has called
| upon Salvador to keep an eye on the ac-
| tivities of the insurgents along the from
| tier. Salvador replied by saying. she al
ready had captured many rebel refugees.
| and that she would continue to follow .
| proper course in this regard.
A private dispatch received here from
| Honduras says that Gen. Gutierrez has
| been urgently called to Tegucigalpa, as
| the capital city of the republic Is threat
| ened by Manuel Bonilla and his men.
Bonilla is said to have appeared at
| Tamra with a revolutionary force, but
| this news has not been confirmed.
Various Honduran revolutionists. some
| of them more or less prominent leaders.
| have been taken into custody within the
last few days in Salvadorean territory.