The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-09-02
Pen Picture ofthe Guatemalan
Who Recently Fell Riddled
With Bullets.
His Impressive Air and Grandilo.
quent Talk at the CONNER
eial Club Banquet
Was Maj Wilkes Formerly OF Kansa:
City, With Him--The News
in General.

KANSAS CRY, sept. Especial: dIS-
| patch frola san Jose de Guatenlala an
aounces the Killing Friday of Gen Martin
Barnnda, the 6uatemalan rebel. 10y officers
of the port of san lose. Barunda was
aboard an American vessel at the time the
killing occurred The vessel was boarded
by number of Guatemaian officers, who
demanded of the captain the surrender of
the rebel. The captain, man named Pitts
consented. aud the officers went 10 Barun-
da's cabin aud demanded his surrender
harunda refused, aud drawing his revolver
fired. The act, OF course, meant death. and
Ia moment he fell. riddIed With bullets.
A number of Kansas city nlen romemfcr
Gem. Martin Baranda, When the Ccmsaer-
cial club, supple OF years ago. made the
trip to Mexico, the Mexican government
gave the party n banquet nc the CITY of
Mexico. This, by the way, was the first
banquet the government had given since
the one IL gave 90 Gen. Grant. Dne of the
guests at this banquet was senior Martin
Barunda, formerly general in the army %
Guatemala aud ex-secrctary of war Of that
country. Barunda's ambition, however.
ran away with him. lie headed Que of the
reyolts which sprung up under the heating
rays of the Guatemala sun, like sunflowers
I'm Kansas corn fcid and was al the time
he sat as guest at the banquet, am exile
from bis country. Vice Consul Maurice
Rahden tells OF Barunda at the banquet
lie says;
''When ! took my scat at the table found
myself next 90 most distinguished lock-
Ing parsonage. When afterwards became
familiar with the portraits of Gen. Boulan-
ger I could not think at FIRST OF whom they
reminded me. Then 4 remembered that IL
was my friend of the Mexican banquet
table Turning 20 my distinguished look
Ing beIghbor introduced myself. HE ran
bis thumb under his great moustache press
ing HIS forehnger against IL. aud then
pushed back the other side. aud, swelling
hinaself back, announced; Il, sir. ann Cen.
Martin Barunda, formerly minister Of war
Of Guatemala. The roar Of hts nasal
sounded words and his commanding manner
50 impressed me, that thought should
sink through the fioCr. 4 am your humble
-eryent, general I replied. Although up
to this happy moment have never had the
extreme pleasure Of your acQnalntanct.
have often heard u sop very often.
s'..-tlr course. safd ~ severtoslc hear. IN
Guatemala, and my history + well known.
II eRdensored to carry on dinner table
conyer~atlon. with little success. The gem
erals commanding way, the way he twiried
that moustache, particularly the way he
pronounrea Gen. Martin Barun,la.' was too
much foF me. ! finally introduced him Ia
4. II. Meyer aud gave him chance to he
impressed.
II met BaFunda in the City OF Mexico
aboutz4is months later and be told ne with
many grandiioquent words how he intended
10 overthrow the Guatemalan government
and place himself in his proper place. at the
head Of hls country"
Was MAI. wilkes with Hims
Several years ago man named f. ".
Wilkes, generally known AS Nal Wilkes
came 20 Kansas City and for while cut a
wide swath here. lie was a man of fiHe APP
pearance, graduate of West Point and
formerly an officer Ia the regular army. lie
appeared to have plenty of money, built an
elegant house on the East side. drove one
of the finest teams In the city and IN every
way "cut swell" lie succeeded Ia i'm
ducing "a number OF eastern capitalists 20
go into ~ project tO erect a mammoth
rolling MILL at R0sedale nIS-seIse,ur-
however, fell through. He came to want
money very badly aud finally disappeared
from Kansas City, he went 20 the town OF
oajaca. Mexico There according to a
gentleman who met him, he met Barnnda,
and Barunda. learning that be was gradu-
ate Of West Point, took him into hIs plans
and Wilkes became his active lieutenant.
Whether the former Kansas City speculator
was aboard the vessel when Barnnda was
killed, the dispatch does not say, but as he
was an American, the captain would prob
ably not have surrendered him. The fact
that Baranda has lived in Mexico since hats
exile has caused good deal OF unpleasant
ness between Mexico and Guatemala, and
he finally left at the request of the Mexican
government.