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Show United S'ta-&ly Puerto Cortezj0oiiduLy2' iJu , (Delayed in transIL)Tli,,)ii5rb2.l , a clash between TJUc Sutei, K,"!; Honduran authqrltiM,;vojer':tljftn:,' forcement of a government facra dlr reeling representatives $7iMTf ontino to surrender vt9JBWmjraittJl ' authorities theraIlroa,hiJK8l ' other propertiesvheld rhitor lilUfeljfr J the Valentine syndicate fA' S eve nty-fi ve fn arines '"froaC1 tty JL '4 S. gunboat Petrel HndW''aM.-tart the wharf and rairroaS. j H&atnK troops were then oraere4L1o KoipfSuJ trains. The goveraor'hnstfrfedVprjft ; test. V. ?M The population was gristly itieeM?, ed at tho landing' of Th?Ympq& , . Acting on the authority1-of conoMs, , ; which declared the Valentine jK&- , tracts . cancelled, 'PresldenL ' BadllBrtt" ordered that civil proceeSlngs "Tat-j brought against: W, S. Valentine- M New York, ordering delivered 'to 'th government the railroad and' -whart and demanded an accounting foYj-alV leged damages sustained' by' ihe goV; ernment. - . . 'Jr The decreo "was served on, . Oi Greely. local manager of ithe Valrit"i svndicate, -who "asked time t 'CC4- -municale with Mr. Valentine: -fTM . was refused. Greely appeaj to.' ;th American consul, who asked tlie cooperation co-operation of the commander of4he gunboat Petrel, now ',in the1 harhor. J The commander requested tha"t Ihe enforcement of the decree be delaw,A 21 hours, until the 'American consjfjj could communicate with-the state 4&fm partment. The governoralso JcTus ' this and demanded that-.the TiUlttf M and wharf be tumeaovjir tq MMfi M 8 o'clock- this evening.- ' ff M The commander of the. Petrel It Untied 75Til5-lnBS-tlD:acc;J-'Bij ; the wharf and ?t fe -r-JlK'oad'vH Tho British. .Italian, MexIc&nM anil rvvVnccmsiH i od andtmouiHG6pHM protested to tho A,inerIcaiJ5nsnhfSM landing of tho marines. hW President Bqnilla wjs novmecljra ordered that detachments $?, ajriiM troops immediately he placed at XiJ guna. one mllo south of' pnamlic.dH 2S miles south of Puerto fCijrlei:. T'ftB Instructions to stop ail ttaiiw. "VVhwB this order was given, eei?! JanaiB trains were out and-its eaf'cenie meant that soeral ships-hei rjaijl bor would not be ablp. to tcargoe I Up to the hour of, siwSlrAg' thai dispatch (Feb. 7.) 'thGmmamlf , of the Petrel b?d rec6lvemo tnstr,cJ, tions from Wishinstoniawas coa.-4 template vathdrawlaJar,l-e5. -i tv-lP- 'V -I Tegucigalpa, Houdira3APeb.. Sl The congress of HoodUraslw.Sjdecla.-- ed that all contract--madKtl th American W. S. ValentlnrrHconnetV tion with the PuertoCorrailroajljii wharf nnd lighthouse'krcmrtceljcffjj The congress dIrectsitlie",jfcsWent.tjfl tho republic to lako1ppsiJcsion ;ftC ; WH tho property iramedintelyMCbehaU. 0U the government, "iJt?-. j f Washington, Feb. S.tJWmJ6810 ?? partment is watching rd!MPPm"als : in the dispute between tB?"1)-11-; government and re nres en fl ! -P-tftP Valentino sindicate. w-M'J T Recently the depnrtnflCd"!?11). that, without notltjttfllir1 ment. tho Honduran ftfefitt oWJ about to faPle the YffSK tics. The 8uiibontjUFffnr to Puerto Cortes anflviwjr'rA landed The propcrE;T,caKen;' The only purpose ot 1-V1mRP" -jackets a, to gunintecifjBg'ftW lence. Thp Q'wstioni-fiHprQ , propertv in dispute itJMiP61! through- judicial and flipl MfWrffir An arrangement foriMffS? 'of tho dnrnto betwgQ,avjjMSPnIjB" sio-naires and tho HontVcHjwPk;. ment wns provided for ' JflSg'l?Hf held by the Morgan 'gMfo, TS this has been abandonejWW-Vi 'sue remains open. '$&&' jt&.s (Continued on -Cage fe'9 ' |