The sun., 1909-06-18
READY TO ENTER HONDURAS
WHAT'S TO STOP GEN. CHRIST
MAS, WHO'S NOW WITH uSe
Seven Times He's been Killed In the
Newspapers and He's Sure There's
No Port In Central America But
Would welcome His Revolutioners.

Would welcome His RevOlutioners.
Lee Christmas. who has been killed
seven times to his own knowledge on the
front pages OF American newspapers,
is with us from Guatemala, where he is
now Captain in the regular army under
his Excellency President Estrada Cabrera.
Capt. Christmas-or General II you prefer
that title-is the Yankee Central American
revolutionist who has been shot so many
times that he has given up trying to keep
count and estimates roughly now from
the added weight Of lead in his body
- The Captain has been sojourning in
Guatemala ever since as a General in the
Honduran army he joined hands with
President Manuel Bonilla IN 1857 and
bumped against President Zelaya Of
Nicaragua. As result Of the clash one
Davila was made President OF Spanish
Honduras by Zelaya and Bonilla and his
Yankee General left the country to await
the coming Of another day.
In the opinion Of Gen. Christmas that
day is beginning to dawn. Plainly he
sees himself at the head Of the Honduran
army and his champion. Bonilla, once
more in power. 1t is interesting to note
that Bonilla himself is in this country at
this time, also that Gen. Christmas had
a talk with him in New Orleans before
coming on to this city. There have been
vague reports from New Orleans that
Bonilla was preparing to fit out an expedi-
ton to regain his lost power. but the Gen.
eral declares these reports to be base
ISLANDERS.
Not that the deposed Manuel couldn't
sail right in and take possession OF the
Government. That wouldn't trouble him
in the least
why, dammit. there isn't Honduran
port said the General last plight, but
what could take at this moment with
out the shedding Of drop of blood.
Bonilla's friends are calling him back,
and the day is soon coming when he will
answer the call. But it will be peaceful
undertaking. dammit. Bonilla was turned
out by. the people OF Honduras and he
declines to lift an arm until the people
have suffered for their mistake. Person
ally nothing would suit me better than
to resign my commission in Guatemala
and drop down on the coast Of Honduras
some nice moonlight night to establish
our rights. but the General has no thought
OF that. What will probably happen is
that Davila himself will be compelled to
retire and ask for Bonilla's return.
Things are going to the dogs fast down
patch only yesterday telling n5e that all
OF President Davila's Cabinet have been
forced out and replaced by closer friends.
Ever been in a Central American repub-
Tic? No. Well. you don't know what this
means then. There will be hell, there will
Everybody who is out is the enemy OF the
man who's in. and maybe these fellows
who have lost their jobs won't be burning
powder
As fop< Christmas own life since that
1907 revolution in Honduras, II has been
friQhtfully dull. He has been shot only
twice, and one Of the bullets was through
the lung. Furthermore, the papers here
in the States have published HIS Obituary
only once in the last two years and that
time they had him assassinated.
aAssassinated! Isn't that fierce when
there are SO many other ways OF killing
a man?' said the General.
The General is stopping with some
friends in fiat at 343 st. Nicholas avenue.
He has been roaming around in Central
calling as a locomotive engineer part Of
the time when there wasn't any trouble
in sight. The General himself doesn't
date his career as a revolutionist until
the 1907 affair in Honduras. The other
rackets were intermittent and don't
count. But he became q revolutionist
against his will. He was forced into II.
When the trouble between Bonilla and
Zelaya began he was running an engine
on the Honduras railroad.
He and his engine were captured by the
revolutionists and he was ordered to
IAN right!- he said to the revolutionists
General, IF have got to make target
OF myself give me a rife OF my own to
drop somebody else.
sTake your pick said the General.
and Christmas carried Mauser and
600 rounds OF ammunition into his cab.
The stunts that that engine did In the
frat few weeks OF the Yank kee's new career
were wonderful. Christmas rigged up
n movable fort on fiat car and, putting
This ahead Of his engine. he carried the
war ali along the line Of the railroad
ending by chasing the other five engines
owned by the company to the end OF tho
line and taking them from the enemy.
.For this" said the revolutionist mod
o,,i,, aI vaa nromoted to be General"