The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-19
HONDURAS UPRISING
PASSENGERS BRING NEWS OF THE
 REVOLUTION.
Cabrera of Gnatemala Plotted to hsks Morales President-Two Men Arrested May Be shot
 Down.

Puerto Cortez, Honduras, Au B. AS via Mobile, Ala, Aug, 1s-Passsngers from Guatemala City. who arriVea iast night on the steamer Harald say that fhe recent uprisings in Honduras were part of a project of Estrada Cabrera, president of Guatemala to make Gen eral Ramon Morales. President of Hon
 That proclamations dated Belize. May IS. purporting to have been signed by Manuel Bonilla were printed In the Ma fional Printing office at Guatemala City for distribution in Honduras in order to obtain support or Manuel oniila's followers. and once successful General Ramon Morales. Cabrera's friend wa sto be proclaimed president; that Manuel Bonilla remains In Belize and has nS chance of support from Cabrera iYconsequent
 It is Known that Morales was on the south coast of Honduras at the begin ming of the uprisings. but returned to Guatemala where he was notified by American Minister Heinke that he would not be permitted to invade Hon. daras The Minister had information Fegarding four thousand men that were placed at the disposal of Morales and in case he made any movement toward the frontier he would be arrested, con- fined in the legation and American troops landed.
 General Lee Christmas. who was re- ported some time since occupying an island within eighteen miles of Puerto Cortez has not been absent from Guatemala City. He is there now sick with pneumonia.
 The passengers brought the news that Guatemala had sent two of it's most prominent lawyers to the Catargo Court to aid in defending Guatemala against the accusations of Honduras and Nicaragua The governments of Mexico and the United States, in the meanwhile have served notice on Cabrera that he will be held respon- sible for any violation of neutrality agreements or invasion of Honduras proceeding from Guatemala. Through the intervention of the American minister, foreigners imprisoned by Cabrera in Guatemala have been re- leased and finally an order was made releasing all HonduFans and Nicara- guans, the last being Senor Midence.
 Reports from all parts of Honduras indicate tranquility No armed insur- gents are in the field. and the dis banded insurgents who failed to escape to Salvador or Guatemala are being captured by the local authorities aided by volunteers. and court martials are being organized for their trials.
 General Ortiz the leader at Choluteca was captured with few followers on the mountain Serro de Huie near Tegucigalpa. The government troops also captured an American. Colonel Leroy Cannon, who was formerly Chief of Police at San Miguel. Salvador. They are in the penitentiary at Teguci- galpa and the government organ, Fl Monitor, received here yesterday in- dicates that the full rigor of the laws of war will be meted out to Cannon as a warning to all foreigners to keen out of politics and revolutions of the country. The indications are that Artix and Cannon will be shot
 El Monitor states that the sympa- thizers with the recent uprisings will be made to pay the cost of the cam paign and contributions are being levied to be followed with others as profits are obtained.
 The morganatic wife of Ortiz and another woman in Choluteca were levied on for $5.000 in silver each and the Fl Monitor states that they will be tried by court martial now in ses sion at Choluteca for aiding and abet ting the insurgents; that they will als, be punished the same as if they wer men.
 Under the constitution of Honduras women are not disqualified from vot ing. In fact, strictly construed, woman could be president by election or 'accidentally" if her following was strong enough. It remains to be seer If she is eligible to be shot.