New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-28
H0NDURAN LEADER QUITS
Damon Soto, Defeated by Fed
erals, FleeS to Salvador.
RECENT BATTLE AT CEIBA
Gan Guerrero and q U. S. Non
rombatant Killed - Revolu-
,ionists Nearer Tegucigalpa.

Salvador. Jan. General Ramon
I'D other officers. with eighty SOL
~ the Honduran revolutionary army
oe ken refuge in Salvadorean territory
hnrs,rinz a defeat near the border. They
l',,.-od themselves to-day 20 the COM
a,5ant az La Union.
.,...,,,eton. Jan "a message received
yyiliam Heimke. minister at san
.',rodor. to-day confirmed the report that
-, soto. the HOnduran revolutionary
,.ader and his principal followers had
-, DO their movement against the gov
,snt OF President Davila and had
,1,eht refuge IN Salvador
~,-ording 10 the minister. Soto and his
.~,,snions presented themselves TO the
.',,sorities OF Salvador at Neuva and
eta and then telegraphed President
-,.-,e-oa of Salvador declaring that be-
80 arms and munitions of war had failed
80 IN the rebellion which in conjunc-
-, With General Boniua no had insti-
80 against the present government of
vo,8irras ha and his followers had de-
.,-r,ined 20 take refuge in Salvador.
p-ss,deut Figueroa informed the Ameri-
-. whistler that the Hondurans would he
sought 10 the capital Immediately, where
!, +. assumed they will be kept under strict
sgveillano.
rsiba Honduras, Jan e7.-The insurgents
,-s active in the interior and to-day cap
,srsd yoro. a city OF 5000 inhabitants. and
re most important place between this city
.,s Tegucgalpa- A concerted attack upon
g capiral from three sides Is expected
,-,hiD the next few days.
-ors~a1 Francisco Guerrero. the govern
III leader. who was killed I'm Wednes-
I.,.s hattie here. was buried to-day with
--fi-arv honors. General Lee Christmas,
-. ,,cto-lous inslrgent leader. rode at the
- Of the insurgents. and IN the ranks OF
s,ye-al hundreds who followed the hearse
- some af tie men who were with the
commander when he was killed. Thirty
American bIueiackets from the cruiser
MARIETTA marched in the procession
TIE battle was fierce. the casualties in
.i,5,ne twenty dead and seventy wounded.
~ irsurgents lost twelve in dead and
sbo,t Atty I'D wounded. while the govern
-,snt losses were eight dead and about
twenty wounded.
American bIuejackets. assisted by Brit
len sesmen. PLAYED an important part dur
Ing the battle IN preserving the neutrality
zone and their work probably saved the
lives Of several non-combatants.
The commander Of the government troops
vas prevented from placing machine guns
On the neural grounds. at the point Of
p bsvoDets in The hands OF the sailors.
General Christmas. who had carefully
planned the battle some time in advance,
was assisted by two Americans. Guy
Maloney. OF New Orleans. and Joe" Reed,
Of Charleston. Mass. Christmas and his
two American aids are credited with vail
ant work during the lighting. which lasted
.0r three hours.
The death OF General Guerrero was
tragic While turning from one street 20
another IN which the firing was going on
with vigor he was shot through the back.
b.t kept az the head Of his command until
re was overcome by loss of blood and fell
from his horse.
The United States cruiser Tacoma has
landed @ force Of marines TO be sent 10 the
interior 70 protect American interests. and
me Hornet is now stationed at Trujillo in
command OF American marines and sailors.
The threescore Of injured are at the
Emergency Hospital. where Surgeon Irvine
o. the Marietta is in charge. General
Christmas issued rsuons 70 all families in
need and personally visited the wounded
soldiers at the hospital to-day.
Nearly all q the former members Of the
government garrison here are now enrolled
under the Bo1illa banners. and sympa-