The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-29
HONDURAS REVOLT Is BEGUN
BONILLA ARMY mas FIGHT
WITH DAVIL.cS TROOPS.
Forees 90 Ex-Prealaent Whsm Eelaya
rwNed out Are VEL Eagapped-
nsgnlATs Retreat ne6oFe Them- an
Central America LIKELY 70 Ne Inv OlN 81
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PuERro LnaoN Costa Rica. March IS
The long sxpSotsd coup in spanish Hon
duras has been made In the interior
a we'll equipped army % several hundred
msn who have been organized by the
former president. Manuel Bonilla. has
had a skirmish with regular troops at
some point near the capital Tegucigalpa.
The enact extent % the movement ar
la location IN not known A far ~
could BE- learned the troops 90 the Govern
ment rstreated To meet resnforcements
approaching
Tho forces Of Bonilla. it was learned.
have besn equipped with arms 81 modern
pattern They are wel prOvisioned and
are steadily gathering recruits. II ~
possible that this movement. which adds
60 the present Central American turmoil.
may result IN the deposa ton q President
DavilA from the position into WHICH he
was thrust At the point OF the bayonst
by NicaTaguan troops under former
President Zelaya three years ago.
Since his deposition from the Press
dency three years ago by Davila ~ith
Ielayas aid Bonilla has laborod might
and main to recover his place. He has
been aided by powerful though secret
friends. Although secrecy has guarded
the movements oG the ex-President
rumor for some time has had &c that he
was organizing a revolutionary movement
against Davila.
The arms and ammunition and other
equipment. a. rtnor hero has IL. were
smuggled into tho country In barrels
supposed To contain lard and were then
transported on mulsback over the noun
tains 20 a point of rendezvous near tn"
sabana Grande. a small stream IN tn"
mountains a few miles from the capital
Il il probable that the skirmish was
premature. A. Bonilla himself IL now on
his wAy to New Orleans. where he expects
o gather recruits for hrs forces.
Nav ORLEANS. March - 1t 10 an
nounced that the United States will not
interfere with the Gordon PARTY Of al
legged hhbustera who arc going 10 Blue
fields To assist the Estrada or revolutionary
movement In Nicaragua a. that country
is unrspresented and a. the MadriE Gov
eFument has never been recognized. The
United States will not interfere TO prevent
any one going 60 Bluefe Dis WIN wants to
20.
Great activity exists az the Estrada
headquarters. where Carlos Chamorro
arrived to-day. There are forty men
already in New Orleans enlisted to sail
for BlueEields and IL is expected 90 in
crease the relief force ca eco or SsO The
date % sailing is not vet settled.
The revolution that has been reported
to be brewing in Honduras has broken out.
according "a Information brought Monday
from Puerto Limon by passengers 90
board the AbanEareE. A wireless mes
cage was received at Puerto LimOn the
day the United Fruit Company's ship
left that port announcing that the rsvolt
against President Davila had been
started. The message gave no details
The rtimor - psrsistsant that Gordon -
really going Ia Honduras Ia OverthrOw
DaVila. Theme. II IL said. with Hon
duran rellsls and G,IateEnalan troops he
will march Ia NJ magma to wipe out Madnz.
All Central America -esns likely TO
10 involved except costa R'"a Gordon
will probably leav" on Thursday.
What appears to he ample confirmation
Of the stories that three iihbustsrng eN-
pediions rs to head for Central and South
American countries from New Orleans
10 found in tho presence her" of every
member Of the tropical diplomatic Junta
Washington has been completely aban-
doned by tho Central American diplo-
mats.
Among the leaders here are Luis Corea.
Minister Designate 20 Washington Of the
MAdriz Government. Treasurer Sanchez
Of Guatemala; Shiriy Hopkins. the Cen
tral and south American lawyer. and
former President BonillA of Honduras.
There are IN New Orleans no less than
three men from Caracas. Venezuela
They positively deny that they are here
in the interests Of the alleged Castr o
revolution. yet soldiers in Victor Cor =
dou's expedition declare that the three
have been inviting them to go to Vene-
zuelA instead Of 20 Nicaragua