St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-02
MILITARY STRENGTH OF THE Bar
RIOS GOVERNMENT

A New York gentleman who has been
travelling through Guatemala and studying
the questions that are now agitating that
country furnishes the New Orleans Times
Democrat with some interesting information
concerning section of country Of which our
people know so little Mr.. BILHEINER, for
that is the name of the New York gentleman,
tells the Times-Democratt that the Guatemalan
army consists of 10000 regular soldiers we'll
equipped and in the field. The infantry is
armed with Remington rifles. There are six
batteries of artillery, three Calling guns and
three mitrailleuse. The principal officer in
the service of President BARRIos is Gen.
VARILLEs, an experienced soldier. MIR. Bill
HEIMER thinks that it will take BARRoIs only
short time to swallow up San Salvador and
Nicaragua, as their joint military force will
probably not exceed ten or fifteen thousand,
and number of these are adherents of BAR
RIOS. When asked in reference to Mexico's
interference Mr.. BnHEIMER said:
1.-The interference of Mexico will amount to
simply nothing. President BARRIos is no fool
and he has all his military forces intact in the
upper portion of Guatemala, and they will check
any demonstration made by Mexcans. l regard
the action of Mexico as piece of blunder. You
see, President DIAZ is fearful of the results that
will follow the establishment of union of the
Central American states, and is interested in
doing all he can to prevent it, but make the
prediction that the union will be accomplished
by the first day of the coming month of May
This will be accomplished by the colonial con-
ventiOn which President BARRIos has called to
meet in Guatemala, on May /, for the purpose of
adopting constitution, selecting a capital and
electing president of the Central American
republic. This convention will be composed of
fifteen delegates from each state, and they will
meet, war or no war, and accomplish the object
Of the meeting. | further predict that Gen.
BARRIos will be president of this republic, and
that Guatemala will be the capital.
1.-The situation at present is just this con-
timed Mr.. BILHErNER. president ZALDIvAR of
San Salvador was placed there by Gen. BARIIos,
and has been supported by him. Unlike Presi-
dent BoGRAM of Honduras, he did not immedi-
ately fulfil his agreement to bring his state into
the republic. He was somewhat vacilating,
owing to differences existing among the different
parties of his state. and instead of casting them
aside to fulfil his agreement, he appeared anxi-
Gus to get out of it. Hence BARRIos will take
immediate steps to force San Salvador into sub
lection. MELENDEz and AvILLE, representatives
of President ZALDIvAR, left Guatemala three days
before l did, ard they said they did not think
there would be any fight. MELENDEz is one of
the most popular men in that country, and he
went to see BAKRIos to have an explanation and
try to adjust matters. Apparently he has sue
ceeded, as there has been no fighting there. It
has been only through BARRIos that Honduras
and San Salvador have had peaceful government
for the past four or five years. In Costa RIGA
the younger portion of the population are in
favor of consolidation