Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-15
THE FLITTINe OF BARRIOs.
The Dictator Slips Away so Europe,
sns on Raising the Wind In Lon-
d0n or Paris.

5llowhe NewsYork World Of Saturday morn
NJ AZ says president Barrfos. dictator of
-1uat ala, sails to-day for Europe, with his
-5--dnd some Of the unfoFtunste nareona
- - 20 constitute his suit, on board the steaxner
-, elite. great mystery has been made Of
1.-THE Dictator's departure, chiefly, It IL under
stood, because General Barrios has been un-
easy as TO his personal safety ever since be
reached New York, on account of the pros-
ence here OF sundry exiled 0uatemalans
who have personal wrongs anu outrages 70
settle with him. So great has been hia
alarm on this account that he has not ven
tured out OF the house since he came back
from Washington. The Dlctator's intention
is to leave his young children here until his
return from Europe, which Is fixed now for
the beginning Of October. His oldest
son by his first wife, Venencio Barrios, re-
mains In Guatemala, where he Is watching
the depoeitaries of his fathers absolute
power. Gen. Barrios has been concocting,
with the aid of his Munster to Mexico, Mr..
Herrara, whom he summoned here shortly
after his arrival, scheme for the settlement
OF the vexed question with Mexico concern
ing Chiapas and Soconusco Il Is most i'm
portant for BarrIos to get this question set
tied, II he possibly can, as he is bent on
raising loan either In London or Paris and
ne can borrow no money II the shadow Of q
war with Mexico hangs over him. The
failure OF Mr.. Logan, the late United States
Minister to Central America, to get the
pretty project carried out which Mr..
Blaine adopted Of negotiating q loan Of
3, 200 900 under an American guarantee
based on the annexation of Central America
has left General Barrios badly pinched. His
wrath against Logan is tremendous He de-
nounces the late United States Minister in
the most violent terms and asserts that he
paid Logan's expense for coming to the
United States and bought his furniture at q
fabulous price solely In order to secure the
9reat-annexation-gu -guarantee-loan aforesaid.
In his excitement the Dictator has been not
only disagreeable, but dangerous for several
days past. He has actually beaten one OF
his officers with stick since he came here,
aud the violence and indecency Of his gem
ersl conduct may be inferred from the fat
refusal of so quiet and philosophic Central
American statesman as DIR. Lorenzo MOntufar
any longer to put up with his insolence and
brutality. 1t is probable that he will ind
England and France no more tractable than
the United States. The English have not
forgotten how he suffered an English Con-
sui, Mr.. Magee, to De brutally bastinsd0ed
by one OF his creatures at San Jose de
Guatemala, nor the French how he only last
year protected certain ruffians of his force,
who fell foul of the Secretary of the French
Legation, M. Pilet. The total funded debt
of Guatemala, chiefly held In England, Is
between seven and eight millions of dollars,
including the old debt contracted fifty years
ago, and now mainly represented by Thomp.
son, Bonar q Co., of London. 1t Is the be-
lief of those who are in the confidence OF
Bsrrios that he expects to induce the holders
of old Guatemala obligations to help him
raise his new loan by offering them hand
some percentage on the operation.