The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-09
LEE CHRISTMAS WINS A FIGHT
RiPTD FIRE az NS DRIIF HiCh
NOM Ri\ tRNI
BsnIlIa's RrN oIui Ionar> Force Posted NJ
Three Points on the Coast driha Ia
Ne auackrd NmerIrsn'S Defiance
trueItIe. of DaN IIa = HuIr ENposrd.

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matnr. and unsettled Manuel Bpnilll :
plans for a revolution IA Honduras Ne
/ had meant TO land Their. With his army aud
conduct the revolution against DdvIla
from that point The Government got
word of this through treachery and 10y
bringing troops to Ceiba easily suppressed
I the outbreak
Bon,lla then changed his point uf al o.
tack - Puerto Iort~s -aIunE Tor that
port with his expedition IA two -ChoonrrS
The Honduras SInbuat Omat.pA opened
IRE on the sCh"un-Ts and the "NpedItIur.
sailed AWAY. fearing the sChoon"rS would
b- suns The Omat-p" winch ~ not IA "A
1 condition To- <" H. sci, did not pursue
th-m.
IN" hhbu~t"r- then divided into two
parties On- IT ihps, under th" American
General l.-- Christmas sailed 20 Its
one uf the B.av lslauds tn establish a base
NJ supplies. rhrrr Christmas landed "a,
tll with the aId IT several uiphtha
launches There Vas uo opposition.
The Hunduran officials Joined the r-N"lI-
trOu aud the collector r.rn-d over To-
Chr,s, mas an the Governments MONEY
accumulated ~ th" Cistum hu's"
The other party. under hNnIiA sari-t.
bdNN l'hNalh ilfN''' lsAN lhh@'''N WI Wv
Gmt.malan frontier landing a. IN" small
river winch Ill, dies Hondura- from Grar"-
mtla Their. ~, has h-.u ~ 'lmp ever
slnr. str-iAthrnlug and ii-rIphuIuG
hiS army with the ., Id'u' purpose e
marching ~ san Pedro hv q fauk move
n-ut aud ,arturing the raIiro.d aud l..'-.-
graj.h sv-t"uN 4 the r-udhhc
\.arlv all the v-Ss"is running from
-. Al. -
I tn. Bav Islands and Gen lt.- CHRISTMAS
has teen interviewed there ~ a db1~n
NsS ORLEANS m-n VINO Nn"N hun intl-
mR'slv. a. he ws- New ORLEANS hoy
tie announced has pUTpos" - ds-c-nd ot
t'alha and CaptlIr,a n Leaving "A sufficient
garrison IN Grlia ne moved hi- army
first TO log island. nnly fourteen mixes
from Ceiba. and then IN IN" uuphthi
lunches went - the mann landing AZ
TUuNIllo about thirty miles "aSt Vt t-lNa
CapturIng that town
G-.n Diaz m command a. C"Iba
marched on o.. tlbI-'.rS \ ugmp-r
Of his men mat med and .'u ot them were
imprisoned IN tho Puerto tor'"- prison.
which already contained 80 political
prisoners adnsr-nt- ~ BunIlla The
TWO armies however, finally met m an
indsCIsive sklrm~h AZ Pedro Plntado,
. Iol Mout.do. comma nding the r"NolI-
ton ists. h"lng killed
ten Ihrl-tnas'- force originally con
sisted % ~ Hondurans and l~ Amer
. cans. nearly all picked men and all we'll
armed He has n battery 81 gailng guns
and automatics IN charge ot "Ni~rt marks
man Tn" position Orcup,~d by IN" r~vo-
utIorists - excellent. commanding
large section II territory Dor morn
than lhre.' weeks the work ~ organizing
'h.. army has h~"n earned on hy Cen
Christmas Guns wera brought ~ from
the coast and across IN" border from
Guatemala and finally a week ago Gen
Christmas occupied the position at Pedro
Pintada intrpnchsd himself. and ~rnt a
defiance 10 the coTnmandant ~ IN" coast.
Gen. Diaz az la C'iha
4 am ready for You. Come IN and
show your colors tn" revolutionary
commander wrote him
II was then that DlAI advanced ~
within a mil" n Pedro Pintada \ line
~ sktrrlishsrS Wa thrown forward and
sr,nV oI@nsd Then Christmas proved
a. gopd A. hl- wout In = few minutes
NJ firing half dozen ~ N" -kirrni-h"rS
had hAen killed. ard = oouso"rahl" mum
h.sr wounded
Tho machine guns ihsu opaned IN the
distant main rodv ~ p'a1- army with
such accuracy 'nR' uo' only vas an al
v.nr.. on ~ ~" question hU' - lacRr,s
evident that 'ha rn-in Nnsiv vouli -. Al
mos, annlhils'ei = ~ did not fall rs"S
., more SECURE I,V~Itiou lnay made 'h,.
t.,s, ~ y and r.'-sa'~i ant after few
hour NOV" of -kirrui-nrnE r''Ir"d ~
Ia Ceiha
/, ..c-I- 'hers'r-" that the r.you-
,toris,- nra nov Established ~ three
points ~ Ho-d'Iris ~ ltI'H m ~"
Raw Islands ~ their ~" ~ TruNIllo
an "a. coast cast ~ p'iNrfn orf"S and
near ~. G'Ii'n'ualPn boundary Ve-t ~
that town 81 The armies ~" well
equipped Nr'h rtrnor guns and anr1un
ton and = very ,onsld"T1bI" proportion
- the soldiers ar" Americans Great
po-fusIon sNi~tS IN the coast especially
A. Ceina whrri ~ .- "Nu".'i'.d I'-' h-I-'
mas will at'a"~ ms w""s " PAU.
whore 4 'ghr prt-Irred Sofne day- ago N
which thirty u IN" Government 'rpouS
wore killed. N" podl"- of mo men ~" ~till
living aNy--.d and the entire population
. ~ the town. -. has fad
( IN view ~ IN" fat that ia" popular
syruUlthy ~ favor - Bpuilla - very
rTnrouncad on tho northern coast ~
Honduras httlo doiIt' - entertained Nv
'hoea here who know Central American
affairs that Boullls will "aI'uT" 'siha and
Puerto Ior'H- dunn: ~" coming week
b ~ forces approaching the Latter town
/ from iuth sides The Government army
under Dra7. originally 200 mon. has
Fl dNirdl'd ~ %" from muilny aud de
ssrions ON ~" o'hsT hand both Bon
} lila and Christmas have each over So
we'll armed men. with 'h"ir forces IN
cr~asIns from enlistment
] II ~ thOIgh' that tie siICc"ss ~ BnnIlla
IN north Honduras viii Vcrv greatly
. strengthen wv. Estrada movement IN /
dan'a heing N cordial sympathy and act
ing together
Surnl.r- II stprree ~ crI"''ras prac-
its..d ~ G"Int hN IN" ,pmrnandant
wer" told by m" ua-s"rg"r- on the :
. O-l.anian which arrived her" - iaY .
direct from '.thl Col Nr~, hhnd .
man who vas HIsp."ied n frisni-hIp !
q for Bnnilla was arrested hy IN. Govern. !
/ rnent He proved ohdirat. and Diaz I
! had him hung up bv ~" thumbs Under
/ tor'ur. no. openly d-'ied hl- torin"ntors .
"" tainted them a. creatures ~ = tyrant. +
7 told them h.. vas BonIlla'- fri.nd and re-
grettsd ne had not his sight ~ ne 'oIld
40 and nghi for Hpnils Finally thu.
/ helpless man was released from IT,. tor
tIT" AMI 'hr'Nn iu'u pfI-'r Wh"r" he IA.
J SINCE teen kept
? Zen Gallardo. who rs known ~ -
-ympathII"- uf zen Bonilla. fed 10 he
american tons'Ilat" for piot",tion tn.
Consul who was hi- friend. took him ~
, Tho commandment made q formal demand
for his surrender but the Consul refused
NAsHISGrON Aug Fenton u Nc.
Cre.rv. American Minister 80 Honduras
advised th.. state Department to day hat
tn. Government trOoJB- pn August Z