Show IA AMER MERICAN CAN MARI MARINES ES LAND LANDIN V V IN HONDURAS Gunboat Petrel Puts Force Forc Ashore D Despite Protests of f Gove Governor no DIS DISPUTE ARISES I ES OVER VALENTINE CONCESSION Government Proposed toV to V S Seize iz Pr Property Without Notice to the U. U S. S V. V PUERTO CORTEX Z Honduras Pcb leb 7 7 Delayed in Transmission rh There re has has' been V a a clash cl between the United U States and Honduran Honduran authorities over the enforcement t of ofa of a a. government decree decree doV de do- V cree directing representatives t ti es of TV W. S. S V Valentine to surrender to to government o au authorities the railroad wharf and and other properties properties' held under the lease by br the Valentino Valentine syndicate ate Seventy five e marines from ro the United St States tes gunboat P Petrel tr trel l landed and seized the wharf and and railroad Honduran ran rai ran tr vi T were te re then hen ordered d to lt stop P. P V ill all Jl trains Th Th o has has luas J filed cd a proe protest t t i V i v i 1 l Tha 1 te ily t n Jg-n ii c censed ed At t thud the landing of oC ut marines Acting on oil p the Ulf authority or or congress which declared the Valentine contract contracts can canceled ele Pr ordered that civil proceedings be he br brought against W. W S 'S S Valentine alentine for or if New e York of ot the time and wharf hart goVernment and the railroad and demanded an accounting for tIme al alleged al- al damages damage sustained d by the government govern Jovern- m ment nt o I The decree was served r ed on A. A G G. G local mana manager r of Df f the Valentine syndicate who a asked aked ked time to communicate with T Mr Sir Valentine This ThU vs refused ap appealed appealed ap- ap pealed to the American consul who asked the thc operation co of the commander of or the gunboat Petrel now in the harbor Refused Request Bequest for Del Delay y The commanded requested that the th In- In of or th the decree decre b be d delayed ty four hours hourI until the tJi American Amp consul could communicate w With h the tate state de de- de nt The governor go also refused refu etl this and demanded that the railroad and anil wharf hut be turned o ow or r to him by S o'clock this morning The commander of or the Petrel th then n landed handed l vent five marines 5 and placed them on the wharf hal and at tho the thora ra railroad office Th The British Italian Mexican Danish and Norwegian com consuls consul ull were ere summoned end and ough IM-ough tw them the tho governor Ito protested to th the American consul and the P commander against the landing of or the marIne Informed and alid oraI or or- Pre President Bonilla was nas 5 aI l' l d that detachments of armed troops troop imme immediately lately I be bl pla placed d at I one miles south and t twenty twenty- right eight mlle mIles south of or Puerto Cortez Cortes with i In Instructions to stop all an train trains When I this order was 88 given n several cral banana trains In were err rp o oit l It and nd Us its enforcement t tm m meant ant that several se ships In the harbor would not b be able hie to net get et C cargoes Up to the hour of sending this dl dispatch patch February 7 the time commander of the th Petrel h lied had 1 ie ci no Instructions from Washington a. and was a cont withdrawing with with- drawing the marln i. |