The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-09
F,gfLS AND ROBS AMERICANS
2 ,ri I>IR orr 40 TIME Pr
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POS. War,n,p Round on SIm,lar trrand
ommandante Threatens Ia Burn
Town When Thr, Appear chaos In
urrduran seaport Tales ot OutrAES

..i o.. .r' ,'v 20 escape rage AZ
.... .i 'h" 'ommandante. who has
that al americans and Eng.
..,r. arr To I've iailed and their
.pnf-,at,'d The order of I'M.
.."r wa~ equivalent To execution
..a sr"t"T part of the Americans
r.....t ms been seized by the Com
r......'a Tho British CONSUL az ANA
ta.s IDS ,.-car"d to san Salvador I'm.
relH-rv on his arrival he cahlei his
G. eminent for cruiser to protect
3. 81 property When the Amapala
,ouusnian'e heard Of this ne declared
l. t.1' 30 would burn the town the moment
British vessel armed with guns ap-
,earei on the horizon
Re'pre their flight several Of the Eng
r,u and American families were sub
er,ei to cr,Ielties at the hands 81 petty
,HCial~ The escape Of the English
,Nnsul was effected amid storm 81
,llets fred nv a squad Of soldiers WHO
vent TO arrest HIM on charge Of fomsnt-
ng revolution
The result Of the Commandanse ac-
IONS - a state Of anarchy among the
reuvNs. who are p,llaginE the homes
81 the foreigners who aed
Little surprise - occasioned here hy
Tue receipt NJ news ~ an outbreak az
Nmapala because the situation in Hon.
uuras so far as England and Washington
are concerned has been preCario'i- for
ong time Only recently when the
american Minister, Mr. Mc,reer y. ar.
we'd a. Anapaa on his way To the capital
( Honduras Teguclgalpa ne was sub
sCied To- insult AZ the hands ~ the same
onmandnnt. who stirred mp this row
President DavIla had sent word TO the
ommandautr 20 eve Mr. McCr-.r ~
VA dignity In" Commandante sent
I'D back 20 the President that he would
show honor ro any Of Taft dogs
result was that Nlr MCCreery was
e-.,.i nv m" German residents IN
N.t'tt I.ry hat been appealed 10
p..-Id"n' Da,Ia
-. ~ -fr"-~ard Minister McCr~srv
s.f mat the Amaptla Commandaur-
70. Uei his dog Taft 70 show hI-
IT Yankee. Washington knew !
.. insult hgt SAID nothing because
..- zen trying tu arrange loan for |
...".-A-
N.'s.'nstindlng the threats 81 The /,
,or,unud,ut" the KrIti-h cr7l. ser ScyHa I
...- -f..."t iur A.HtplR
W,.UISGroN. oct tn" cinbpai I
-.."'pu. nov ~ Acapulco. N"N.cp. has ,
.ri"rrd to proceed 80 once TO Nina
..H ..- principal port on M" wet coast
H..t.rt- to protect American inter-. I.
os's Inns action Was taken AT the r..
au--' ( the state Department which re- !
us,at ufprmatlon to-day from Fenton F.,
% ", -.'rry. American Minister 90 Hon. |
..-o- 'hat the Government ~ Honduras '
-'arf.i q" remove forCib!y from Office /
cor los" Maria Nailadlre- CommAndan'e !
+ Arnar-,Ia
r-a r-osent 4 -iculty ~ the c,iiminatro on !
.' cham II events beginning during IA" /
- r.GHuu uf 1871. when President Davila I
t-r7a former President Manuel Bouilla /
ny ~ Honduras A. that time Con Val. 1
a-1-". VS. resident Of Choluteca. At ,
re ..Inr"ik of the revolution he moved /
o. imaraia and without authority from
N-s- 1"r' p1vrla assumed control as Com.
~srHau'a
TO-" ~ e Amapala ~ on a small island |
sr.' 'NrI'y mIle- from the mainland
Tie .~fpw house - located on the island.
.rI Trough ~ all the trade through west.
.-' Honduras - Carried on. Gen Nalla.
r'r"- ra- q force 81 about four hundred
-..g."r~ std several rapid fire guns Sew
a,'. NICE 10" has defed President Davila
s-i -a rs virtually DICTATOR 81 tho island
~ A-ra..1 ~" also controls all means
.' Communication between the island and
. "t.lH~I
'i' rl- -.I"d hI- small monarchy with
N. rn band ard tho island - always
...r rtr-lil law The streets uf the
'n' ,-' lied with -cn'rI"s Ten Nalla.