The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-09-03
Details of Miss Barrundia's Attempt to
Shoot American Minister Miner.
Exciting Interview in Which the Crazed Girl
Accused Her Intended Victim with Causing
Der Fathers Death-The Widows Appeal.
German Romance of the Maud Muller
Order Followed by Tragic Suicide.
Failure Of Steenstrand. the English Cotton
King-Eight-HOu Day Discussed at the Brit
ish Labor Congress-War Preparations.
His Life Saved by Book That Caught th
Bullet Intended for His Heart.

MINISTER MIZNERS CLOSE CALL.
His Life Saved by q Book That Caught the
Bullet Intended for His Heart.
CRY OF MEXICO, Sept "A dispatch
from Guatemala gives further particulars of
the attempt of General Barrundia's daugh-
ter to avenge her fathers death by killing
United States Minister Miner. Mr.. Miz-
ner was at his desk translating the guar
antee given to him by this Guatemalan
government, that Barrundias life would
DO spared in case he was surrendered, when
the young woman came into the Office. As
the minister looked up from his work she
was standing within four feet of him. with
q revolver in her hands. She saluted him.
saying:
Are you the American minister"
Mr.. Miner replied: II am. Can be Of
any service to youi"
With flashing eyes she accused him of
having been directly the cause of her
fathers death. and announced that she
meant to kill him. Mr.. Miner took the
matter coolly, and tried to reason with the
girl, who was. apparently, almost crazed
with excitement, and in the most tragic
manner poured on him the bitterest in
vective of which the Spanish language is
capable. At last she pulled the trigger of
the pistol. Mr.. Miner had taken up a
heavy law-book, which he with apparent
carelessness, held between himself aud the
girl, and the bullet, which was meant for
his heart. was caught in the leaves of the
book. The sound of the shot attracted at
tention, and before a second shot could be
fired assistance arrived, and the pistol was
taken from the young woman.
Throughout the entire exciting inter-
view Mr.. Miner maintained the utmost
GOODNESS. though the only thing between
him and the muzzle of a pistol held in the
hands OF a woman who evidently intended
to shoot him was heavy law book. His
GOODNESS unquestionably saved his life.
Policemen were called in and the young
woman was arrested. She proved TO be
Christina Barrundia. daughter of the
murdered general. As soon as President
Barillas heard of the occurrence he sent hlG
respects and offered the power of his gov
eminent to protect the American legation.
Mr.. Miner. however, declined the offer,
will not prosecute the lady, and insists that
no further notice shall be taken of the af-
fair. 1t is generally believed here that
Barrundia would have been in no danger
Of death had he not resisted arrest
The Mexican press unanimously con-
dennis the death of General Barrundia,
claiming that the American captain, Pitts,
should not have surrendered him. though
the legality of the act is not denied.
Barrundia's Widow Demands Reparation.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The President re-
ceived last evening q cable message from
the widow and children of the late Gen.
Barrundia protesting against his assassina-
ton by the Guatemalan authorities while
passenger on an American steamship.
The telegram is as follows:
Thewife and children of Jose Martin Barrundia
protest before you with the greatest indignation
has been vilely assassinated on board an Ameri-
can steamer at st. Jose where he was found
under the shelter of the American flag; and his
death, illegally contaminated by the government
of Guatemala, is due to the offcious and Grim
iDal cooperation of Minister Miner, who
dered the captain of the steamer to deliver MP
the General
We protest before you against this savage
justice, that you viii demand due reparation for
the outrage OF which we are the inconsolable
victims
The dispatch is signed by Transita Hur-
tarte. the widow, and Victoria Mercedes:
| Maria, Antonio, DoloreZ, Luz, Octavia and
Jose, the eight children of the dead gen.
| eral. 1t was referred to the State Depart
| ment for investigation and report"
Acting Secretary Wharton said this after
| noon that no official information whatever
| in regard to the attack Cpon Minister
| Miner by daughter of General Barrundia
| had been received. and he is inclined to
| think the affair very much exaggerated.
why, We have received nothing on the
| subject said he. rs it possible that an
| attack has been made upon our minister,
with intent to take his lief Poor fellow,
he is certainly having hard time of il. L
| hope he escaped unhurt i suppose we
| shall receive dispatch from him to-mor-
row, giving full details II the report is
true"
The State Department officials are anx-
| iously awaiting dispatches from Minister
| Miner, which they expect will contain q
| full account of the facts surrounding the
attempted arrest and shooting of General
Barrundia. Only meagre cablegram has
| as yet been received from him, and it is not
| deemed good policy to make its contents
public until further and more extensive
| details of the affair have been received.
! That the President is taking personal
interest in the case of General Barrnndia
| is indicated by the fact that. at to-day's
| meeting of the Cabinet, he sent for the tel
egram he had received from Barrundia's
| widow and children, and read 1T aloud to
the Cabinet. He stated that the matter
| was now being investigated by the State
| Department, and That he expected soon TO
| be in possession of all the facts in the case.
| Denial from Guatemalan Officials.
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