New-York tribune., 1886-02-21
CRYING OUT FOR a NEW MOSES.
AmrRICA NEEDING UNIFICATION.


poGRAy pEsPOr AND TYRANT - MARIfhh
FORA CARTooN-REvoLUTToNs ndMINENT.
TEGrcIGALPA, Jan. 26.-Everythlng Is IN an
unsettled state here. All Honduras Is smoulaeriuk
volcano. likely at any moment TO breaK lor'n inVo "
eruption There are rumOrs Of ibusterng expeutlonS
hoyerine on the coast and OF risngs and plots III
the interior The harsh and cruel methods W
which President Bogran resorts to maintain MS po"o
increase the general discpntcnt. He has proeIu'neu
martial law and ordered military conscrlption' L"t
numbers OF people fleeing from the country 10 aNo
this conscripton those who submit to IL DO so SUI
lenly and reluctantly The Government censorship oi
tho press is so strict that is difficult TO find out exactly
what is going People speak OF Bogran ana MS cruo
ties under their breath and Is as nuch as man o
is worth to print thing against the Dictator bosrah
is surrounded by guards night and day. At hght tne
guard around the palace is doubled, and no one Is
allowed to pass along the street IN "hioh
the building is situated. Among the many
committed by Bogran mono has maze
him unpopular than the execution OF young Jesus
vensquez who recently logged To death Tor sehu
ing OF his friends cartoon rdiculng Bogr"n'
yeasquez student, and tho cartoon was rudeiy
drawn picture representing the situation In Cenrai
America whom Barros aspired to the Dictatorship
Guatemala is represented by PROSTATE female hgure'
over which crouches a beast with the head OF Barros'
Bogran, with tho head OF an ass Is bringing hohu"
bound Barros. The ngure Of Bogran is IN military
uniform, and no scabbard, but no sword for
this the poor Doy suHcFeu maTbJIuVm' Si"NS W.
death Of Gutierrez man much iearou
and hated by Bogran herc have been ugly rumora as 70
how he came to death printed recital OF the vari-
tyrannes of Bogran. which being privately crcu-
lated here asks seriously would it not have been more
decent for Bogran to have shot Guiterrezp
Bogran IL not the to give up power without n
struggle. learned the art OF government under Bar
rios and has there been moro cruel desp3tlsm
than which he has established In this little country
which called in irony Republic. The contract which
President Soto made with American company
for the construction OF interOceanic railway from
Porto City TO the Pacific coast was abrogated
by Bogran when he came into power, and now,
1t Is said. the company Is urging Its claims TOT
damages which large. upon the attention ot tue
Government at Washington.
In Guatemala everything Is IN disturbed state owing
TO the imprisonment of several prominent who were
said Implicated In the recent attempt on the life or
President Baras The fact is that Barras got fright
ened and has Imprisoned his enemies rather too freely
IIo was not liked by the Liberals and Il hated by the
Conservatives. In short his position far from secure
lie Is much disked by Mrs BarrOs aud her wishes are
s powerful with thOso who followed the fortunes Ot
her husband.
In salvador thero are grumbes and grows against the
government Of Menendez II Is hardly possible that nc
long retain bs power thoe Tor the odVsnoahs arc
n people easily led by the nose. .-
In all this turmoil aud dscord there Is but one thnS
certain and that Is growing feeling feeIlng ar'hdS
universal anOng intelligent citizens IN favor OF the uh-
ncation Of Central America That the only thug haI
Will give tho country prosperity Inc history ol |,n ~
tral America has.beeu OF connual stTlo shco the
dissolution OF the union Every ten years as fgudFt
cl work. Guatemala has had war win some Ol
the other Republics Tho other Republics nave nlcd up
the Intervening time by other wars aud Internal Ievou
tons. The result + the present depOiDie 'ohuItoh W
Central America BarrOs could oaslly nave succeeucl
In accomplishing uio union II his pranbles nad hoi
mad. him unpopular As 1t Is there Is urgent Aeo'
of a Mosea