New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-18
Affairs IN CENTRAL AMERICA.
SOME RESULTS OF THE WAR, PARTICU-
LARLY IN GUATEMALA.


LARLY IN GUATEMALA.
IrRoM Az OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
GUATEMALA, Sept. 27.--The political cauldron is
bubbling in Central America In Nicaragua Car
dsnaS is Oh his last legs with good sized rcvolu-
tiOn on hand. an exposure of attempt to bribc
linn in favor Of tac Panama and against thc Mica
ragua Canal, and the country generally
tired Of his government. In Honduras they
seem to Lc afraid that Soto will
come back ali oust B,grau. In Salvador. the re-
Gently victorious Mcrendez finds that If 10 the
victor belong tho spOls, sometimes the victor gets
spoiled 10y lis victory. 1t seems that he has not
proved as judicions a. it was promised and some per
sons think that between Linn and Zoldivar there is
not much choice.
In Guatemala Barras has his hands full with
those ambitious spirits who not satisfied with
thc spoil they got under Zarri0s's extravagant
rule. and now seek tC overthrow a
law and order administration by their
miserable plotting A lot of soreheads few weeks
ago demanded the removal of portrait of Barrios
that adOrns Ike walls If tho Assembly Hall. The
Assembly considered tls al Insult, and called on
the police TO clear the crowd away. Quick work
was made of it under the able leadership of Chief
Pratt. ccunicr demonstration was made the
night following against tho newspapers 10 that
had been so abusive Of Barrios. The extent OF
the damage was few broken lights OF
glass both crowds bciug largely made up of
boys. and neither demonstration could be consid-
cred as having any political significance whatever
But this showed that a crowd could be easily
gathered. and the secret enemies of the Law and
Order party attempted To- make use of 1t by con-
cCctng plot for the bagging of Iarrlllas and hls
CaHInet at a picnic 10 be held on sho Central
American Fourth of July y"-Scptcmbcr Is. But
the whole scheme was unearthcd several
days before, and now we have the net
results in the suspension Of the haheas cor
pus act and the wEole Republic declared
| uader military law. The two men who were rec
ognlzcd rs the leaders in the movement have been
expatriatcd and a number of others imprisoned all
ncwspa pcrs havO been suppressed, and anybody On
the streets who looks as though lie cons2lr-
ator rs hated by tho ylgIlant police and gently
pattcd all over in the search fer n dcath-dcalng
Remip gton or Saith IL Wcsson Some froo-born
Americans rather disposed 10 resent tins inter
ference with their personal liberties but the order
is absolute ana every ono has to submit
While larrillas has not the bold dash a5out Etn
that the marryrcd Barrius had, ha has pretty
good nerve aUd has shown himself 10 be the HAS
ter of the situation. and hls recent action III the
Suspension If guarantees is universally ccu-
nlcutcd by every lover of law and ordcr
he general commercial outlook u Improving,
and frOir tie recent statements Issued bY lhc
Treasury Department II Is easy To see that once
the Government gets out II the woods with the debt
incurred by Baruos in the recent war with saliva
dor, tho ordinary income Of tho Government, adj
ninistsrcG with an approach to Eoacsty, won d
clear OF tic entire Gc5t of the Republic. ihtcror
and foreign, within the next twenty years, ana
leave something for internal improvements