Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-11
CARLOS AND his PEOPLE.
.tetator as Tie Appeared to Ran
..so Doesn't TLiuk 8eis Dead.

e,ctator as Tie Appeared to sIan
,.ao Doesn't TLiuh Heis Dead.
resident Barrios Of Guatemala
ad the Gudt}mala Northern
troa5 NJ he capital to the Atlantic
~ 1S5 niles, Gen. j. b. Gordon and
II lyman were thinking OF taking a
.ntract to build part Of the road. Last
II tboy sent an agent and Col. Cranlali
ralP. Crandall, Of Ithaca), as chief
,raar to see about it. Col. C'andau
mined to New York on Saturday. Tues
Mav1e said;
tTno Guatemala Northern is a failure.
~ have one road from Guatemala to
ihoP pacific. some 70 miles long, but this
s.r road to the Atlantic coast will not
t1ilf tin the troubles there are at an
Most ofthe road Is graded, and tonr
#ra miles of rails are laid, but the
vanmeut cannot flo anv bonds now,
a,u0til it can the road Will not be built.
#Tbo cover ument is too mcclure. Itpaid
#h0contractors directly and was respon-
#sble for all expenses. 1t was to own the
ao5 when il was finished. | saw there
oS no prospect OF its being built and l
oome hack. When Barrios proclaimed
;rself Dictator they wanted to make me
#nrt Ipry Captain in his army.
,,Rarri0s has been abused uudeserYpdlV
!, neonle and papers who 10 not know
#o1tnd of a nation he has to deal with.
#n;otstor Barrios LOOKS just liFe q success
AZ irish contractor. lie is of middle
Hbajqbt and weight, and has fun grayish
&boerd He is sturdy, energetic, and nc
#oossGll, Fifteen or sixteen years ago he
- private soldier in the army. He
#Torled his way up to Captain. Colonel
#cerer9l and by the aid of the army he
#Socomp President and Dictator. Beio
- he had studied law. and was half
LAWYER and half mule trader. l do II
Mbeliaye he is dead now. lie is not tn
Msind Of man.
0For five or six years he has been fXin
minis army and getting ready for TINS
III 3pest He has bought uniforms, rifles.
MammunitiOn. and Calling guns and can
81 ron French officers have been drilling
~ men, and his artillery corps is very
II Efficient He issued his proclamation
ID treating himself Dictator and declaring
AhanpiOn of Central America on one Fri
lsy a month ago. On Saturday flags
were hing everywhere and the city was
Mbbant. Sunday was a feast day. On
8Nopday morning recruits were BROUGHT
hi He sent out the regular army and
Mraked them in. He had uniforms and
aps ready, and he mixed the conscripts
with the old soldiers at once. Every
Msyaable man was impressed. Thirty
III ye thousand were raked in in four days.
Mnay didn't dare to kick.
"Guatemala is a small country, and a
nan can't get out of it or travel through
d without a passport. When | left en-
#aeed a man and four mules to go to the
# mt with me. Before we cot off they i'm
n Iessed hi.u ard impressed the mules and
III mt them in the quartet, and il took day
a get them out. When left BarriOs had
#aised $4,000 infantry from Guatemala
a. lone, without counting Honduras
"BarriOs is an absolute Dictator. There
not a iudge that dares make decision
ID qanst bis wishes. A few years ago the
Menate would not pass one Of his meas
Tres He got mad and told them be
q f0udn't be President any more if they
"a idn't stop. Three or four ofthe S majors
p Wwmked against him at the last election
% Unfortunately they died suddenly the
~ next morning. He forces them to elect
! Mim. Every man who votes has 10 write
is name on his ballot, and If a man signs
is name for a candidate who is not elect
II God belp him. There was a little re-
ellion on one of his coffee plantations
1NstelV and he sent some Of his officers
#Slth red brceches and an army corps and
n bey shot 800 insurgents.
They have Senate and House Of Rep
eseniatiyes, hut they meet only to vote
#gbat Barrios wishes. II he wants money
81 dips his hand into the Treasury, and
q lere's nobody to call him to account.
Most Of the revenue comes from the Gus
8om house. Forced loans are resOrted to
time Of war, but they have been paid
back every time so far. He is credited
Eith being worth SlS,000.000.
- "lhepeOple have supported him because
icy had to, but it's hard TO tell whether
Mhey would get rid OF him il they could
Dot one in a hundred Ofthem knows what
n e supporting, and not per cent.
aH write.
"Gustemala's population is I 5000 OF
ID brh 100000 are pure whites or Span
arls. The others are mixed, brndle or
GLOW. You can get any shade Of color
here is great deal of silver and gold in
country, but the mines are not work
owing to the troubous times. The
4 reproductions are coffee. sugar, fruit,
! ahosanv and dye stuiTs. There are sew
al millIonaires in the capital. The
Mtema ans make poor soldiers. They
ecOwardly, and don't know how to use
ler mnateu riff s."
Geb. BariiOs' house in Fifth avenue is
sWeen SiXtv-siXth and sixty seventh
Ieets, aud faces Central Park. The
Tofthe house and that of Gen. Grants
as Q0se ave not far apart. Gen. Barrios'
ense touches the houses on either side
#A90ne lives in Che house. A Waterman
axes care of it. The front is double the
r 'ld'h Of an ordinary city lot. The stuc.
ale of brown stone, three stories IN
i eg0t, WITH swell front. The interior
sad to be unfurnlshed, but is beoutL