The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-02-10

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4 N D BONNLA
YANKEE SAILORS LANDED TO
ROAD AND DoCKPRoPERTIEs.
Formal Protest Will Be Sent to Wash
ington Because of Landing of Amer
lean Sailors Upon Honduran Soil.
Trains Seized.

Puerto Cortez, Honduras, Feb. Z
delayed in transmission) Consider
able excitement prevails here as the
result of a serious clash between the
United States and Honduran authori-
ties over the enforcement of a decree
of President Manuel Bonilla, direct
ing the representatives of w. S. VAL
entine forthwith to turn over to the
government authorities the railroad
wharf and other properties which the
Valentine syndicate holds under lease
The commander of the United
States gunboat Petrol landed seventy
five marines and took charge of the
railroad and wharf. Honduran troops
thereupon were ordered to stop all
trains and formal protest against the
action of the American authorities
was forwarded by the government.
Population !raensed.
The population here was greatly
incensed at the landing of the ma
rines.
Gen. Lee Christmas left the capital
on The 5th and is expected here to-
morrow with orders to take over the
operation of the Valentine properties.
Exciting developments crowded up
on each other in rapid succession to-
day. Acting upon the authority of
congress, which declared the Valen
tine contracts cancelled, President Bo-
n icCi n
minister Of public works, directing
that civil proceedings be brought
against w. S. Valentine of New York,
to deliver to the government the rail
road and wharf, ordering a judicial
inventory and demanding an ac-
counting for alleged damages sustain
ed by the government. The decree
was at once served by the governor of
the Department of Cortez upon A. G..
Greeley, local manager of the Falen-
tine syndicate, who refused to com
ply and asked time to communicate
with Mr.. Valentine. This request was
refused and Greeley appealed to the
American consul, who asked the CO.
operation of the commander of the
gunboat Petrol, now in the harbor.
The commander requested that the
of the decree be delayed
tWenty-four hours, until the American
consul could communicate with the
state department. The governor also
refused this request and demanded
that the railroad and wharf be turned
over to him ty 8 o'clock this morn
ing. The commander OF the Petrol
then landed seventy-five marines and
placed them on the wharf and at the
railroad offices.
Many Consuls Summoned
The British, italian, Mexican, Dan
ish and Norwegian consuls were sum-
and through them the gover~
nor protested to the American consul
and the Petrel's commander againut
the larding OF the marines.
These facts were communicated 10
President Bonilla at Tegucigalpl and
he order d that detachments o. q: mad
troops be Immediately placed ii La
guna bridge, one mile south, and at
Chameleon, twenty eight miles soTtE
of Puerto COrtez, with instruc- I0ns to
stop all trains. When this order vas
giyeE, number Of banana trains were
out, aAd its enforcement meant that
several ships ir the harbor would not
be able to get cargoes.
Up to the hour of sending thi, dis
patch the commander Of the Pctrc'
had received no instructions, an WIS
withdrawing the ma
rines.
Uncle Sam Watching.