The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-17
The Fortune. Of Manuel BoniIIa.


The presumption u that Central
American President will sooner or later
become "A dictator. II - also preS'lm-
able that ex-Presidents will turn insur-
gents MANUEL BoSIIIA. who with the
connivance 81 General LEE CHRISTMAS
and other roaming Americans ont Of
work has risen against President DA-
villa IL Honduras. was formerly presi-
dent himself. having previously been
an Insurgent.
When MANUEL was President IN i9lt
ne had has own troubles. POLICARPo
BONIIIA. an ex-Presldent and his
cousin. alieuated the Congress from
MANUEL and Vas arrested. together with
many members of tina, body. for con
spiriRg to rid tho republic Of MANrEL
the BoNIlLA who was then President
MANUEL suspended the Constitution.
declared martial Law and proclaimed
himself dictator He made the mis-
take az removing his Vicc-President
MIGUEi. r. DAvIIA. SehoT DAvILA is
now President. and MANUEL is an in
surgent. railing a. IELAYA. the eSiled
\lcarag,Ian President. for plotting his
downfall such il public life in y
Central American republic. the most
mutable. emotional and picturesque 81
OCCUPATIONS II IL . subject for the
novelist and not for the historian. The
Recording Angel could tell the histor
that he would never get the facts
straight
In planning the overthro~ Of his old
Nice-President. MANUAL BoNIlIA made
the absurd blunder Of conducting opera
tons from his plantation on Satsn's
Creek. near Belize. IN British Honduras,
where he was living A. an illustrious
exile under mild espionage. Governor
T.. !. r. SwAYNE. r. Il. 81 M a wear and
perauisltes,. is one Of those unromantiC
administrators that often occur in the
British colonies. He seems To have no
humor and no sense NJ color General
MANUEL BoNIiI.A was no sooner Oh with
his banana schooners loaded with guns.
clouted HoOdurians and American Gen
erals than Colonel SwAYNE got excited
over what he conceived TO be breach
~ hospitality and a violation 81 the
neutrality laws. He actually regarded
Honduras a. a friendly State. A cable
despatch to Kingston brought over az
her top speed. sixteen knots an hour,
the British protected cruiser Scvlla.
Commander THEsIGER. also a solemn
person who had orthodox views about
The neutrality laws. The Scylla il 81
2. tOO tons and carries q battery Of 9 inch
and - inch guns and a smart compile
men' of 20 officers and men. BY cr'Ii--
ing up and down the British Honduras
coast Commander THEsIGER dispersed
he Incorporating banana fleet and
spoiled the game Of the MANUEL Box
TtLA-IEE CHRISTMAS alliance New
Orleans adviceS are 20 the effect that
the British officials 81 Belize will ask
the exIradltion Of BoSII.IA for organiz-
ing a filibus'ering expedition against a
friendly neighboring state. A. last
accounts cousin MANUEL vas on Guaie-
malan soil. and he was there hy choice.
a. both British and native Honduras
were closed 10 him. He must throw
uuttrFl Nttr utetfs w DVh hANtbb
ESTRADA CABRERA. the President. or
put to sea in an attempt To escape
THFsIGER 81 he Scylla.
Time was when the American gunboa'
Princeton was AT the disposal OF General
MANUEL BoNILLA. but the present
emergency il 4 little difficult. owing To
he precipitancv Of Governor SwAYSE
Of British Honduras. On the occasion
referred tn MANUEL BoSn.LN as presl-
dent ~ Honduras had 'Istained n Water
loo AT CholutHca. Honduras. IN a war
with Nicaragua. and, besIeged AZ ANA
pala, he was glad u avail himself Of
the courtesy ~ tho American Govern
ment and seek an ASYLUM IN Mexico.
Thus ended one 81 the uncountable Cen
trail American wars. III starred MASrEL
BoSIIIA. he was not born - ba tor
ribla dictator, a thunderbolt Of war. nr
a successful lnsurgent