File No. 13837/6.

Minister Dodge to the Secretary of State.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Mr. Dodge reports that the consul at Tegucigalpa informs him that Bailey and the Goldsboro are held at Ceiba and that it is advisable that an officer come as soon as possible to take him into custody. The consul wishes to know when the officer will arrive, Mr. Dodge states that the Government of Honduras only requires a copy of the indictment issued by the New York authorities.