The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-27
REVOLUTION PUT
DOWN IN HONDURAS
Peace Now Reigns in the Small
Republic
BoN1LLA IN THE FIELD
of Bopilla Have Waited to
Hear From Him on His Tour But
No Word Has Come Until
Very Recently

New Orleans. July 26-That the revo-
lent stage on the north coast of Spanish
Honduras had been crushed and that
peace now reigns throughout the coun-
try was the gist of cablegram which
President Miguel Davila sent to the Hon
duran consul at New Orleans tonight
This cablegram, sent by President Da-
villa from Tegucigalpa, follows the receipt
of reports from Honduras which told Of
uprisings at ceiba. Porto Cortez and other
points on the Atlantic coast of Mica
ragua. The uprisngs were declared to
be the signal for a revolution to be car
ried on by the sympathizers of former
President Manuel Bonlla. Bonilla was
deposed through the alleged international
boundary dispute and war wagcd against
Honduras by Santos Zelaya, then pres
ident of Nicaragua, whose aspirations are
said to have been the complete con-
troll of all Central American republics.
Davila was put in the place of Bonilla,
who fed to Belize.
Following the first disturbance. which
occurred at Ceba July 20, Bonilla was
reported to be heading for the coast Of
Honduras with several schooners loaded
sympathizers of Bonilla have waited In
vain for reports of a successful land
ing and subsequent victories.
Steamers arriving today report that i've
days ago the indications were that tho
revolution would be unsuccessful. but
that 1t had already brought about gen.
eral decentralization, and threatened to
and the United States. This would have
seriously affected lines running out OF
New Orleans, Mobile and Tampa.
Preliminary Skirmfsh
Mobile. Ala. July 26.-Passengers ar
irving here on board the steamship Bodo,
just arrived from Puerto Cortez, a port
of Honduras, say, in their opinion, the
recent riots in that country are but
preliminary skirmish TO a revolution In
favor of Manuel Bonilla, in which the
insurgents have been merely trying out
the strength of the present government
with the people. They also state, how
ever. that property in that country owned
by foreigners is in absolutely no danger
of destruction either by the insurgents
or by the government troops: that the
property and lives of foreigners would
be protected by either faction. and that
Americans there felt no uneasiness over
the situation.
Early Friday morning before the sail
ing of the Bodo for Puerto Cortez, the
revolutionists attacked the government
forces there. The attack was repulsed,
and the revoutionists forced to retreat.
During the conflict the leaders of each
army were killed. At the time of sailing
no further casualties had been reported.
When the vessel sailed the government
forces were momentarily looking for an
other attack.
The present outbreaks are described by
one of the Bodo's passengers familiar
with conditions in Honduras as being but
the preliminary skirmish to the struggle
to come. The revolutionists are at pres
ent apparently perfecting their fighting
organization, and by infrequent attacks
on the government forces are endeavor-
ing to ascertain the strength of President
Davila from military standpoint, and
especially with reference to his strength
with the populace.
II is stated. however, that the people
of Honduras seem to be almost entirely
in sympathy with Bonlla in his attempt
to regain power. 1t would be difficult to
state what the outcome of a revolution
would be from the fact that, while the
government force is small. the revolution
lists would be forced to go into the field
with an equally small number, relying
on public sympathy to swell their ranks.