Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-23
His Report Concerning the Killing of
Barrundia Received.


NEW YORK, September 22i-Minister
MINERS report will be given 10 Congress
shortly. In it he tells with directness the
story of Barrundia's conduct toward Guate-
mala, the refusal of Captain Pitts to deliver
him 10 the authorities at Champerico and
the subsequent appeal of the Government
to Miner 10 give instructions to Pitts on
the arrival of the Acapulco at San Jose.
In reply to the appeal the Minister asked
for fuller explanation of the reasons why
Barrundla should be arrested and called
attention to the fact that Guatemala was
then under martial law.
Dr. Angulano gave the relations of Bar
runda with Guatemala, and stated that it
was in the interest of peace that he Bar
rundia) should be arrested. He also as
sured Miner that Barrundia would have a
fair trial and be justly dealt with; that the
Government of Guatemala had no treacher-
GUS designs against the life of Barrundia,
and that they had no desire to put him to
death, nor would they do so. The Minister
accepted these assurances. When the Aca-
pulco arrived al San Jose Captain Pitts was
informed by Mr.. Miner, in reply to his
request for information how 10 act that the
vessel was within the lawful jurisdiction of
the Guatemalan authorities, and they had
the power to make the arrest. If the Cap
tain chose to resist he could do so at his
pleasure, but he would render himself lia-
BILE to prosecution and punishment by the
Guatemalan authorities.
The reply of Minister Mizner to the tele-
gram OF the Guatemalan Minister of For
eign Affairs was that the Guatemalan Gov
eminent knew its own laws, and it was
not necessary for him to make any sug-
gestion upon matters within their own
jurisdiction. But in making the arrest of
Barrundia, if they determined to do so, he
(Mizner) would remind the Government
of It's promise to accord full and complete
justice to Barrundia, and to avoid extreme
measures with him, as well as their guar
anty of his life.
This letter was shown to Captain Pitts,
who also received one of the same tenor
from Minister Miner.
Then follow the particulars of the killing
of Barrundia.
the Department of State mplaining very
part of the GuatemaIan Government in all
OF its dealings with the United States, and
particularly so in the recent troubles with
Salvador and in the Barrundia case.
PRESS OPINIONS.
NEW oRK, September 22d.-Ihe COM
Bsercial Advertiser says on the principles of
law Miner is clearly right in the Barrun-
dia affair.
Commenting on the quotations from
Miners report, the Tribune says: While
his Interpretation of International law
was unquestionably correct, SO far as he
conceded local jurisdiction over a mer-
chant steamer in Guatemalan port, there
were safeguards for averting bloodshed
and securing deliberate review of the case
which ought to have been provided.
The correspondence shows that the Min
lister was rully aware of the political ma
ture of the offenses with which Bairundia
was charged. The Minister seems 10 have
overlooked the fact that Mexico and the
United States, between them, were virtu-
ally surrendering political offender. Ger
tainly such surrender ought no. to have
been made with indecent haste, nor with
out obtaining adequate guarantees for his
protection, or at least for averting a SAN
culinary conflict on the steamer.