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Show OVER THE WIRES Revolution and Bloodshed in Central America, Tlin BIJATIt OK A SUIiTAS. Return ot Ex-Frestdent Harrison to MhEeapolls. at:.v, noitUA.v III. in r.Mii.AMr. Tlie 3,ils Wnposrs 10 t'U Apr I aoih ns Hie imtti r In- anKiirntloii. 1'anama, via Ualveiton, March 0. A new rovolutkn has broken out In southern Honduras which may lead lu the overthrow of l'resldent l'lnclatiu lirlva, and possibly Involve nil the Central American repul lies lu war. 1'ollcsrpo lljolllt Is the feadcr of tho new ruvolt, anJ he has slatted In so well that he has sent Wold I his frieuds In l'nnama that success Is already assured, Ucnoral Terrencla Hlerra la the chief r,f the revolutionary army which lionlllahts organised, and toKclhcr they make up the strongest combination that could bo formed In southern Honduras. Ilontlla's first-victory was won yes tcrdsy on tha pliz I at C'holutera. That town waa protected by a force of lroi) men commanded by (Icneral Maltito with an army of only llttX). II nllU nud Ueneral Hcrla attacked at-tacked the forces urrlonid at Cholu-tecs, Cholu-tecs, Thry met a bravu resistance and n hotly contested battle was fought on tha plaza. Tho Its ou lac'i shin was heavy and many ImllJInits worn Uestioyed, but the detulls ol the falallllen havo not reached this city. After more tbnn two horns' determined Illthlluir, Ueneral Matute'a force was broken and tho shattered army was fotced to retreat towards Amoilu, leaving CJhoIuleca and large amounts of nrme and many prisoners In thn handa of Jlonlllt'a victorious army. KtcIloJ by thu victory und ditormlcoil to make thu moat ol It, IlonllU and Hcrla are now pushing on toward Tegucigalpa hoping to catiturn thu catiltal and nroclalm tba success of the revolution before thu government has had time to recover from Ihu surprise occasioned by the victory of Clioluttta. A decisive bitthi tietwutn the army cf J,elva nud Ilonllla'a forces Is expocled to take place within lew days. Meanwhile cjmpllcallonsaru arising which may brinic nbout n general war nmoui; the (.'antral Amerloau republics, l'resldent l'resl-dent Lelva accuies the government ol Mlcnragua cf aiding llouilla lu brliiu-about brliiu-about thu revolution. He has tele-Krahed tele-Krahed l'resldetit Bicastat Nicaragua dnmaiidliigan explanation, l'resldent I.clva expects to Have tlio aid of Uiial-rtnala, Uiial-rtnala, and shuuld Haona openly atteaipt to reinforce llonllla, lutu Costa Itlca and Hau Halvador may declare war against IS'fcaragun and thus Involve all tha Uouth American republics, savu one, In bloodshed. Tlislluhl i:x,orl. New Yunir, March U. Two and a quarter millions gold will be exported t, morrow. It Is understood that It goes to Austria. Aus-tria. Treasury utlUlaU seu lu this an Hurt ou the part ol New Vork bankers bank-ers to .ice thu luciimimc secretary of tho treasury ti ueflnu his pcslilon. ii,u tfu K'ld lu inn tressury li Slightly III excess nf $ I.UOU.OJD. llallks llserelsliiK t'alillou, Nl.w VuuK, March tl. .fho supply o loauablu luuds forstook specululton Is materially reduced liy KOld exports and shl meats of currency ti the Interior, In-terior, the banks exerulsing cjueldera-ble cjueldera-ble caution, liarly thu rates were eight per cent, but they soon Jmued to thirty, weakened to rllteeu, tut rose ngalu to twenty. This weakened the slerlliiKexcbange. |