Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31
REVOLUTION.
The Argentine Republic Joins the
Chaotic States.
The President Seeks Refuge . Foreign
Observation-Disclosures In Control
The People support the
Change.

regiment headed by its officers, revolt
ed Saturday morning and the outbreak
soon become general. The rebels were
in complete possession of their canton
ments and the Government with the
assistance of the police, tried to isolate
the insurgents The bourse and banks
closed at once.
At 1:30 p. m. desperate fighting was
going on and many had been killed on
both sides. The insurgents were then
advancing toward the Plaza la Vale
where the Presidents palace and
the town hall were located. The. Presi-
dent escaped to Rosario.
At $40 p. m. revolutionary govern
ment was announced with Senator Arem
as President. and Senator Romero as
Minister of Finance The Authorities
still held out but the revolutionary
movement was extending hourly.
The revolution was commenced by
the Union Civica, assisted by two
battalions of the garrison, at four
o'clock in the morning.
President Celman declared the whole
republic in state of siege. The Ma
tional Guard has been called to arms
The Governor of Buenos Ayres is seri-
ously wounded. The revolutionists have
liberated General Manuel J. Campos,
who is awaiting trial as a conspirator
and who has now placed himself at the
head of the revolutionary party.
President Celman embarked from the
Catalinas Mole Saturday afternoon, TAX
ing refuge on board foreign ship. The
Governor of Cordova, brother of the
President also escaped.
The revolutionary party'has issued a
manifesto, signed by Alexandra NJ. Allie
ma, NJ. Del Vale. nj. Delmaria, Nj. Coy
ena, jain Jose Romero and Lucio ".
Lopez
SUPPORTED BY THE POPULACE.
BUENOs AYREs, July 2S.-Generals
Campos and Arredontio, commanding
the insurgents, seized the arsenal, the
barracks and the Plaza la Vale yester-
day morning. Their forces then in
cluded five military and two citizen
battalions and the cadet corps, while
the Government com manded seven bat
talions and expected reinforcements
from Zarate.
The street conflicts of Saturday were
adverse to the Government, but the
losses on both sides were heavy. Many
buildings were destroyed.
At 1:3O o'clock yesterday afternoon
another battalion. of troops, with arms
and baggage, joined the insurgents.
The populace supports the revolution,
which has extended to the provinces.
The authori ties at once began Hegotiat-
ing with the insurgents.
INCIDENTS OF THE FIGHTING.
LONDON, July 2s.-A dispatch to the
Times from Buenos Ayres says: Early
f1rH n tho ortil1arx- ininoH hr-
some civilians, took the first step to
overthrow the Government The troops
and the police parleyed. Firing was
opened at Palermo and soon extended
to the Plaza Ia Vale. The infantry
and artillery kept up heavy firing all
the morning. The police fired at and
dispersed a crowd around the Govern
ment house, but the people kept
firing from houses. A determined
group of forty men stood pluckily to
their arms in front OF the Government
house while the roar OF the artillery and
the roll OF the musketry came nearer
and nearer. A policeman in mere wan
tonness split an Engiishman's head open
with his saber, and a bysJande- shot the
policeman down.
I'm the afternoon the dictionary
Government issued its first decree.
This ordered the mobilization Of the
National Guard and appointed Nicola
Menalez chief of police.
''At five o'clock on Saturday after
noon two attacks were made by the
Government troops on citizen battal-
ions The troops were repulsed both
times. Policemen and artillerymen
are lying dead in heaps. The chief of
police is wounded The Minister of
War is reported dead. Sharp fighting
continues around the artillery bar
racks