The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-16
DOUBLE FOE FOR BONILLA
CRUISER NTLLi VAS As nan
as DlIILAS FORCES.
Governor of British Honduras wants 90
ENtradIie Him for Violation ot the
Neutrality LAws-ProbabiS safe In
t!uatemAlA -BIS Boost for Estrada.

GuatemAlA- BOOst for Estrada.
Nav ORLEANS. Aug lS.-PaSs~ngers
arriving from Puerto Barrios report in
tsrviewing there Gen. Manuel BonillA.
who was leading the Honduran r~volu-
ton against Davila. Gen. Lee Christmas.
the American Adv~nturer who - SECOND
m command. eighteen officers and hitN-
me privates who fed TO Guatemala TO
escape capture 10y th~ Honduran troops.
The flihuAters were sent by rail TO Gua'e-
mAlA city whore they Will be detained
temporarily. IL was frankly confessed
that the Bonilla revolution had been
failure through a succession II acct
dents
The plans 81 the fhhustertug eNp"di-
tlrn were upset by the British rnAn-o'-
war which was cruising through Hon
duran waters looking for the filihusters
Tor violating the neutrality laws. TINS
CrmpelIed the seven vessels. manly
schooners. constituting the feet 10 keep
ua aIling. CHRISTMAS occupied Jletta
az = base 81 operations. The vessels with
tn rest ~ the men mad" for Puerto Cor
tee with IA. intention II capturing that
town. but premature UPRISING Their"
alarmed the Government Inc Only
Honduran war ves,s~l the Tatumhla. -
practically kelplesS aud unable to mov"
but she succeeded IN putting a shot
through the tmma. IN" hagshlp schooner
OF the Bpnilla fleet.
In a very di-orgaulzsd CONDITION some
Of the hhbur'ers including Bonilla ,
landed near the Giatcmalan frontier.
but Some Of ia. men escaped on ~" YES
sells and their whereabouts - not known.
When the Honduran army marched IN
them they retrrated INTO .Guatemalan
territory The arms and ammunition
Of IN. expedition were turned over To-
Estrada m Nicaragua ~ assist him IN
the war against Madr'I.
The Nhhus'ers were warmly welcomed
by the GuAtemalans, and n - not thought
that they Will be Jailed. cabrera has
generally been thought IA sympathy
with bunlla and u ~ reported that he
him to recover IN" Presidency Of Hon
duras Il IL reported here that the present
unsuccessful expedition was financed by
one 81 the fruit companies dealing with
Central America, which expected 70 got
land con CeSsions IN return. In" eNI"dl-
iipn. " was almost universally believed
would h. successful. IL was 80 well
equipped hut a succession of accidents
and treachsry saved Davila
II ~ admitted that all hope ~ a revolu-
tion in Honduras is not gone II - under
stood that the British officials NJ Beliz"
will ask the sxtradition 81 Ronilla. who
has leon living IN Bslize for sone years
for Organizing a fihhustaring expedition
against a friendly neighhoring state
Gov Swavno II British Honduras -
determined ~ prosecute BoriiIa for violat
ing British neutrality II he ever s",s HE
hands IN him. The British are very
jealous - their reputation for preserving
s,ric' neutrality in central American
Affairs. and when B0nillA frS' sought
refuge IN Rritish Honduras after Estng
deposed from the PRESIDENCY . Honduras
II 10 aid he pledged himself ~ Gov
Swavne that he would do nothing that
would involve Rr,'ish neutrality ~
When GOV Swavna learned ~ IA"
gathering ~ the sVpsdition AZ Glover~
Reef he hastily gathered force ~ fftv
men whom he sem ~ Uursui' hut thsN
arrived too late and followed the route
OF the expedition beyond British waters
Col Swavne Cabled 70. a war-hlp and 'he
Scylla was ordered from Jsrraica. and
he went IN board IN a cruise IN search
81 the expedition. N is not AZ all unlikely
that the Governor will ke' N" British
Foreign OfiCe O. take m IN" eNtradi'ton
Of Bonilla from Guatemala.
The knowlsdge that he British gunhoa'
was lying in wait FOR him outsid" th"
three mile limit mPy have had more -
do v'h his Abandoning his expedition
than The reI~ n 81 damage inflicted IN
HE boats AZ Puerto t"Tte~
Ponilla owns "A ~aluahl" PLANTATION
near Satan C--"S. ~ British Honduras
and thor h. gathered = lRrg" Tart Il his
force. ". Vill have o. disp"-@ ~ u n he
has not ALREADY done