The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-16

-ud the tropic sun shines down on wv 49,.
elers moving across the plains oil cn'''', p.o''
mon which sudden hush has iA'ien' r..
emily we are awakened from our rover '', ~
the shout Of courier His naked sA,n 49,.
ne ho PUSHES after ms. We stop he ,''r,
hi n telegram. It from the president ~
reads thus: ,.,,oy
I give 20 You my congri'r atoms l'i ,',,, snl
in~ross 10 the country. if B "''"' t,,,
,o,r communion The create pfosl,'Nl ',1.
received with pleasure your ...,,
and you have me a. your o''i ''' BoonAv
Then we fan % discussing inns p'.c.'.a'
ne" 'S IT,, ,,,-,s as the free born Amer-
can is apt 20 do t.to.,il indre
~ 80, could steer more gracefully ana
safely along the troubled waters "a ~,
-, than this courtly president i''
than five years ago the hriiiihh. N''''' va
Grafemala issued his famous "e'ie' P'o'
claiming himself goneralin-cheL ana su.
,,ro,no dictator of the five republics bieNeH
liz his Guatemaliau army of 4)'4,l men ID.
demandei submission 90 bis ambitions ana
threatened the destruction OF tH' states ii h''
wishe, were not promptly oboyel lnat was
a critical period i'm the historyoi Che country.
For eight DAYS after the issuance OF me oo-
crse t6er, was siioncc. end no one kne"
,.hot tho next move would be. Finally
tha several CONGRESSES met I'm secret ana
boldly defed che aut0crat of NuaienAlA
an but Honduras B0gran s'del Win lns
risen star. and for Dis submission was oe-
clared second in command Costa tica ana
Nicaragua ON the south, and San salvador
ON the north. proposed resisting The disfup-
ton of their autonomy and called together
their scattered forces. IL was loyal u.holi-
ng of state pride against long oia,. ln'
spani.h-Amer.cans are hero Worsn'p''-.
The boldness and bravery OF bartlos Won
their admiration, and thousands OK me ma
fives preferred following so brilliant % leader
rirht or wrong. 90 fighting for principle un-
der weaker men. Nearly all tne intelh nt
residents believe today that had bariios
lived he would have swept through the c'un-
try like a whiriwind. But DO wls not FOB be
lie started ON bis mission of subiugnton with
5000 men. and was met on the frontier OF
San Salvador hy the defiant army of tna5
roppory little republic.
The first fight, the battle of Cha'chnpa' ioi-
lowed. and Barrios was slain ie saw h's
beloved SON shot down. and recalessIy dashed
his horse through the ieadon bail to secure
the body of bis boy A bullet pierced DIS
heart and De fen from Dis charger dead. lI
was the end of ALL With Barr'os gone every
thing was lost; the army would h5nt DO
more. and sam Salvador won the day. uen.
Zaldivar. president of the little republic was
in command, and satisfied with tho glory Oh
killing the dreaded chief. returned t1 DDS cap
iial expecting o. Dee greeted as % conqncrns
hero. But the people were incensed They
believed he should have followed mp DDS at-
vantage by pushing on and taking possess
sion of Guatemala city.
They therefore dep0,ei him, and Doe is TO-
dav wandercr from home. ho-ran, how
ever. adr0.tly managed CD bold Dds own. al
though second in command Of O. lose cause. Dee
became ut once % convert to fhe uaw order
Of things and boldly proclaimed .hoauioHomy
Of Honduras He rciieI conflicting forces.
assumed % sudden friendship for SAN 0aif'-
dor. Costa Rica aud Nicaragua and today
maintains Dis supremacy 10 required. oI
course. tho incest diplomacy, but tle people.
while satisfied. are not blind, and regarding
him as m-ucere have nicsn1mei L.m 'Nl0'
Galiana~- neither cock nor hen They lm-
provo on the Franchmaus wIt Dy declaring
There are three sexes-mon women and ll-
rrlns