The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-28
DAVILA SCREAMS VICTORY
CABLES THiT M mas BEtTEN
HONDI INST RGENTS.
BOaiiIar Friends. However. say HES
Somewhere Near With strong fili-
buster Party Ready to Land In IRE
sIstible Fsree Maybe IietplnE Estrada

NEW 'ORLEANs. July ~ President
Dayila " Honduras cabled here early
to-day that he had put down the revolu-
ton launched against him hy former
President BopillA last week. Tn" cable
messages were sent to Davila's commercial
and diplomatic representatives.
A message OF this nature has ts-en sx-
peCted from Davila for some time. Oh
So sofCentTal American politics usually
regard these peace messages - adTnls-
sions 81 revolution BonillA's represent
atives here declare that the revolution
has no, heen sauelched. They say Bonilla
with at least sOO soldiers - IN camp on
the north shore Of Honduras.
scores of recruits. they say. are added
daily to Bonillas forces. and when he u
satisfied of his strength he will move on
TeguCigalpa
Passengers arriving here to-day from
Celba. Puerto Cor,es and Belize give
further particulars of the outbreak at
various points Former President Bo-
nlla left Billie on the schooner Corozel
and JoInsd the filibustsrs in hls interest
al Glovers Key in British Honduras
rhrn. were ?JO men there. manly Ameri-
cans. all well armed and having two
Maxim gum.
The hlihuster- were pursued 10y the
BsliE. Conrtabulary armed With carbInes,
aud hy militia. lAIt they left British ter
rItory before the TROOPS reached them
The B..liz. authorities are very indignant
that hllhu-tering expedition should
have h.,en organized on British territory
and Bonilla will not H. allowed to return
their
What became Of the force after leaving
Glovens Kew - not known. IL ~ reported
4 a. a. D An
improbable. and ~ ~ thought that the
invaders arr somewhere IN the Caribbean
awaiting a chance to land on the shores
Of Honduras. or else have gone on TO
Nicaragua 10 JOIN Estrada. An attack
was made hy a small force. but they were
driven on with los 81 thru" Ia th" Gov
srnment.
A. Puerto CorteS the barracks were
attacked There was some loss 81 life,
tho commanders Of both the Government
and the revolutionary forces being killesi
Details Of the san Pedro rising are few
hut the Gov ernment there was able To
disperse the TeVolItionists and a number
of Ronillaists were arrested As Hon
dIras. unlike Nicaragua. has no n'Net
IL cannot keep 81 the Nllbusters, who can
land AZ any point on the coast Hence the
necessity Of keeping a considerable force
IN the coast towns
Tn. Americans who returned to-day
on the steamers from Honduras think that
the trouble there has been merely pre-
lIminary ~ irm lshing They say that
a large ma oritv ot IN. T-Aople 90 the
country seem tn he for Bonilla bat that
Davila with his army has been able tn keep
publIC sentiment down
The HonduTan troubles haV" lready
aTeCtad trade between that count ~ and
the UnitsSi States Fruit shipments from
Puerto Corte~ have completely Ceas'-d
and the three vessels running from New
Orleans 20 that port will have To lie w
Al Ceiba conditions are better The
Government returns show that IN spite
Of the alleged blockade 81 Bluefelds the
shipment of American goods To that port
In nearly the largest ever known IN"
block AIDE has actuallv boomed busIness