The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-31
SIZE UP CRISIS IN HONDURAS
CONGRESSMAN BROUSSARD orr
on A SECRET MISSION.

re nepsrt 60 state Department IN Cen.
trail American sltua tlon-FIght said
60 NE On Against DaVtla-Women
mOula Join FIIiOusters a. Nurses
Nav ORLEANS. March SO.-Ministe:
Corea. representing tho MadriE Govern
ment Of Nicaragua. left for Washington
to-day 10 present arguments against
permitting the Victor Gordon dlibuster-
ing party Co leave this port. Gordon 10
stu recruiting his forces. He says he
has the Ofer Of a company raised In
Oklahoma. while six ex-officers who
served in the Philippines and a British
ofiicer who fought in South Africa are
anxious TO try Central American adven-
ture An for nurses. women from all
parts Of the country have expressed
desire 20 20 along.
The movement in Nicaragua which II
to be backed by this expedition will
probably drop Provisional President Juan
Estrada IL In said. and elect some one else
In his place. presumably Gen. ChAmOrro.
Gen. Estrada 10 said 20 have displayed
elements Of weakness and was about to
accept the terms offered him by Madriz.
when his advisers interfered and insisted
on continuing the revolution.
DIR. J. UlloA. Consul General Of Hondu-
ras In New Orleans. denies that there is any
revolution In Honduras. DR.. Ulloa says
that u thepe was any insurrection In
progress he would have been advised Of u
He says that he was In telegraphic COM
munication with his Government yester-
day and no word Of a revolution was
mentioned
Tho Item says tonight that Congress-
man Robert BroussArd will leave New
Orleans for Honduras this week on -
confidential mission for the State De-
partmcnt. The story says that the
Louisiana Congressman win determine
the situation that the State Department
must meet in Central America.
IL Ia presumed that Mr. Broussard's
mission will be to find out just how far
Manuel Bonilla. the deposed President Of
Honduras, has gone in his preparations
for q revolution TO overthrow President
DAyila. who was placed in power three
years ago by ZslAyR.
Passengers arriving here to-day from
Bluefelds. Nicaragua, declare that the
conditions in Central America are groNing
worse hourly. The report had reached
Bluefields from Belize that already a revolt
has been launched against DavilA. Evil
d-ntly this il the same report that came to
New Orleans from Port Limon.
IL is believed that IL Congressman
Broussard goes to Honduras he will bs
accompanied by sheriff Le Bourgeois Of
~. James parish. who was a classrnats Of
President Taft ut Yale. La Bourgeois
has bcen in Central America and il thor
Osghly familiar with tropical conditions.
DALLAS. Tex. March So.-Capt. Daniel
p, Connolly. n native Texan and n Spanish
American war veteran. reached Dallas
to-day from Nicaragua and tonight is
on his way TO san Antonio. where he says
he will meet representatives Of tho
NicaraguRn insurgsnt army. COnnelly
gave out privately that any man from
Texas capable Of handling a gun OF men
in tho field would receive a welcome nj
insurgent headquarters In New Orleans.
Connolly refused to divulge the purpose
OF the conference ut san Antonio He
called on q number OF veterans Of the
Spanish American war and tried 10
interest them in the Nicaragunn revolu-
ton. He says he doesn't anticipate n
general war among the Central American
republics. a. Mexico would prevent IL; hut
he declares the NicarAguAn strife will
continue until the revolutionists win.