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f the CITY has been abandoned

mander of the city has been abandoned
even as tradition.
Modern Guatemala City enjoys one lux.
ury-the climate of paradise. The tiercest
passions of men may seek to rival the earth
quake in destroying the prospects OF the
fair TERRA templada of Guatemala, the
region of eternal May, but the May re-
mains after all else has spent Its force.
1t was natural that the bolder spirits OF a
country with so great past and such
natural advantages should seek to make it
the head of the five Central American re-
publics. The ambition of Barrios was self
ish and yet unselfish. He attempted to do
precisely what England attempted in the
6oudan. Had he succeeded new and
glorious future would have been opened for
commerce in tropical America as in tropical
Africa. After Morazan and Carera came
Barrios, dictator following in the footsteps
of dctators. From 1873 to 1885 there was
but one man in Guatemala, and BarriUs was
his name. He crushed the Catholic Church,
but was crushed in turn after reading the
fatal proclamation on February %, 1885,
constituting himself Dictator and Supreme
Commander of Central America. The
struggle in which he perished is fresh IN the
memory of Americans. After his deatn
anarchy prevailed. and there has been littie
else but anarchy since.
And vet General Barillas, who came to the
rescue of his country, is not an entirely nn-
worthy successor of the great dictator. he
is only dwarfed by the fraternite ecrasante
of the other. After the war with Salvador
he succeeded in securing an honorable
peace Ii the existing trouble os factional
alone the probability is that Bariilas VIII % be
equal to the OCCASION But no man KiaoWesh sll
| OF the morrow In Guatemala. 1t Is politically
as well as geologically land Of great. sud-
| den and terrible changes. The verdant
! field of TO-DAY is covered deep. blasted and
withered. beneath lava stream tomorrow.
| Even SO when the prospects OF peace in the
chief Central american republic seem
revolution that may spring up in a single
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TO SUCCEED EVANS.
Kelly and Criinmins Make Neat
Little Move.

There is lively row in prospect between
Kelly and Crimmins on the one hand and
the Republicans of the First Ward on the
other few days ago there registered at
the Commercial Hotel man named A. L.
Bacon, VIII ose residence is given in the city
directory as 404 Ellis street, and whose oc-
cupaton is described as Office Superlnten-
dent of the San Francisco Gasiight COM
pany."
Mr. Bacon had scarcely had time to de-
posit his valiSe in his new quarters peiore
he took occasion to announce to casuai
acquaintance, in burst of confidence, that
he had been sent thither By Kelly and GRIM
minis in order to acquire residence, SO that
he might be appointed to succeed super
visor Evans, who had been too Ill to take his
seat since his election.
INQUIRY developed the fact that an effort
has been made to induce Mr.. Evans to re-
sign, but this he has stoutly refused to 90,
except on the agreement that his Dr0tner De
named as his successor. This was not
agreed to, and there the matter ended.
As Evans is very sick man, however,
and his physician entertains serious DOUBTS
of his recovery. the move was made to an
ticpate his possible death. The reason
given is that Kelly and Crlmmins need votes
in the Board Of Supervisors, aud decloed 10
coach Bacon for the vacancy.
In the meantime the Republicans OF tne
ward are protesting vigorously, ana the
chances are that Bacon will be pulled down.
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.GUArEMA1A CITY FROM cA1NART caURoA

ing scene followed, and every known Lib
eral or Barilias partisan was driven from
the plaza. After that the masses elected
their own orators, and most violent and in
cendiary speeches followed.
The news of the riot spread rapidly, and
soon Barllas threw battalion OF infantry
into the large square for the purpose OF dis
peTsiug the mob. They, with fixed bayo-
nets, attempted TO carry the plaza by assault,
but were met with showers of stones and
bullets from revolvers. This action of the
mob out them to fl ght, leaving many dead
and wounded on tue plaza. The members
Of the mob shouted. Lets storm the pal
-a.s. xii. Dariilas aud restore a republican
form OF government.
Barillas then ordered artillery into the
plaza and infantry and two cannon to
guard his residence. When the guns were
turned on the mob it dispersed. The peo-
pie left the plaza, but fought in the side
streets; in fact. they practically, during the
night Of the 18Th, held full control Of the
city, though at intervals they were attacked
by the infantry, who shot many of them.
A strict censorship is maintained over all
the press dispatches. and the mails are also
trifl-d with to prevent the leaking OF any
information concerning the actual condition
of the country.
Yesterday afternoon the Anglo-American
received q special dispatch from Newton, on
the line between Guatemala and Mexico.
1t brings information that Barilas is master
VI tut ottudNiOI, uO puS INV II hliS L.
volt after three days of hard fighting.
A private dispatch to- q prominent mer-
chant of this city from Newton says fully
800 lives were sacrificed in the three days
fighting in the city of Guatemala and that
the shooting is still going on. The dispatch
also conveys the information that Barillas
has declared himself Dictator.
The city is under martial law and a reign
of terror prevails, the inhabitants being
afraid to leave their houses
THE NEWS DOUBTED.
New YORK. Sept 29.-The Guatcmalan
news Is doubted here Jacob BaiZ, Con-
su-General of Guatemala, has received no
such news, and no recent events lend credi-
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A Judge With Courage.


San Francisco is having genuine political
sensation. The gratifying thing about
the whole matter is that Judge has been found
with courage enough to set an inquiry OF this
kind on foot. There are great many Judges 10
this country who have The same power as this
Judge, but lack the courage or energy TO use ii.
Many OF them tolerate evil practices affecting
the dignity and integrity of their own couits
rather than expose them or take the methods to
have them exposed and rooted out Possibly It
is the iault of our system which makes HE judi
ciai Office elective. and therefore makes It's
occupant dependent unon the workers, wire
puers and cosruptIonisls, who are. always the
most active IN political affairs. Possibly
fact that Judges are paid only a small
part OF what the ablest lawyers can.
by reasonable effort, earn by the practice OF
their profession that The strongest and best
men have but little temptation 10 go on the
bench. Possibly II Is IN measure due to both
causes. But, whatever tile cause, IL Is matter
for sincere regret that we nave not man Of
Judge Wallace stamp al ! asst IN every county.
II we had, the bribery of members Of legislatures
aud city councils would soon Oe a lost art. At
present il is common enough at least to lay every
man in Office under some suspicion, and no mat
TEL how honest his purposes may be he will tud
the agents OF corruption sufficiently numerous
about him to make him suspect his neighbors If
not himself. One way to root II out Is for our
Judges TO take original coguiZance of 1t and see
their grand juries al wofk, as Judge Naliacs has
done. - Another way Is for every citizen who has
interests 10 protect 10 take enough interest IN
political affairs al election time to make the elec-
ton Of noOOCleS and corTupjiOnlsts Impossible.
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its pretensions when it is stated that the
water works alone involved an expenditure
of S2,0o0,000.
The ruined city, commonly known as
Guatemala Ia Antigua, had but two rivals
on the American hemisphere at the time it
was destroyed, namely, the City of Mexico
and l. ma, Peru. New York was then a
commercial infant, Boston mere village
and Chicago unknown. But in Guatemala
la Antigua millions of dollars were spent in
erecting churches converts and monaSteries,
which covered acres Of fgrouud, and beautiful
residences whose shattered portals still bear
the escutcheonS of the noble families who
aiso ile city and cus1ivateSl ihts piau
of coffee, sugar and cochineal. The city
was, moreover, the home of the most learned
men o. all Spanish America; the seat of
great schools of theology, science and art.
For 200 years it was the Athens and the
Rome of the New World, with a population
of 10000 Situated In the center Of a great
valley, between the twin volcanoes Aqua
and FuegO, 1t had, as the old Spanish
ehroniclers used to say, paradise on one
side and hell on the other.
The modern city of Guatemala owe s
much OF its prosperity and modern progress
to Barros, the Cesar Of his country, and
doomed 10 perish as misetably. 1t is built
in quadrilate!al form, and was formerly
surrounded by great wall, through which
1t was entered by gates opening in various
directions. 1t covers q large territory for
by the fact that ali houses in Central Amer
lea have large gardens.
1t will give some idea of the tremendous
natural forces pent up in the State of
Guatemala tp say that when the first city Of
Guatemala was destroyed great trees were
hurled from their places, and vast fissure
1900 feet deep passed right through the
ruined city. The Cathedral was buried to
the roof. and the palace wiped out irrecog-
nZaby and irrecoverably. In the second
IA. L.. -
as large as the Cathedral in New York.
About 10 per centof the ruined houses have
| been rendered habitable. Most of the re-
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emergencies. Napoleon ordering the charge
of Macdonad's cavalry could not have been
calmer than the little man who stood at the
elbow Of District Attorn ey Barnes, equally
ready to hear that Dick Chute should be
discharged with a tlattering testimonial of
public-Spirted disinterested good citiz n
ship, or remanded back to the custody of
the Sheriff. to be tortured by Judge Wallace
and the Grand Jury till Fourth and To wp-
send should be no more.
Over and above the familiar faces named
there were present Under Sheriff Deveny,
ex-County Clerk Ruddick. County Sur
veyor Tllton, ex-Surervisor Bodfsh. Gen.
eral Bamberger, Pat Reddy Herman
Shainwald, II. II. Lowenthal, Fire Commits
sloner Newman, George A. Knigh. and
many others.
ANOTHER DELAY.
After the calendar had been called Judge
Murphy stated quietly and with apparent
unconcern that he would render his decision
IN the Chute habeas corpus case on the NOR
row, unless something extraordinary hap
pened. lie would require time to consult
certain authorities and digests.
1t took Just about a inmate for the court
room to be cleared after the ripple Of laugh
ter had subsidized.
In another moment the Hobbies were
full Of little knots and groups discussing
probabilities. As usual Faylor was full of
information as to the secrets of the Grand
Jury-room and the points which the news
papers had missed.
''If," said he, "there is any point in the
whole thing it is this: Mr. Chute i3 here; the
Grand Jury is here. II Mr.. Chute wants
satisfaction let him just deny before the
Grand Jury that 100000 passed through
his hands to briDe certain Senators at Sacra-
mento. That's easy terms for him, isn't it ?
Let him just go before the Grand Jury and
deny that Steve Gage paid S25, coo to certain
legislators at the last session on behalf of
the Southern Pacific. There's no trouble in
DENYING it, is there, if it's not true?"
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AN ATTACHMENT ISSUED.

lndge Wallace forthwith issued an order,
accompanied with an attachment, directing
the Sheriff to produce Mr.. Gage at 10 o'clock
this morning to answer for contempt OF
court.
During the dav the report was freely cir
culated in various parts Of the City Hall
tlat Mr.. Gage had been suddenly called
out Of town on urgent business, and was
probably out of reach Of the Sheriff's at
tachment.
To ascertain if there could be any founda-
ton for such a rumor inquiry was made at
the Sherff's office.
"My dear SIR" replied Mr.. Deyeny,
Under Sheriff, 81 haven't the slightest
knowledge of the case whatever No or
der has been transmitted to this Office from
Judge WalIace's court, and we don't know
anything about any citation for contempt
issued for Mr.. Gage"
This seemed little queer, in view of the
fact that the citation was issued before
noon and Mr.. Devenv's remarks we're late
IN the afternoon.
The lache was probably on the part of
the courtroom clerk, who. instead Of taking
the order at once to the Sheriff, carelessly
showed it away in his desk and thought
nothing more Of it until reminded Of his
duty by a reporter questions.
He lost no time reaching the Sheriff's Of
fee, attachment and citation in hand.
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Good for the State.

San jose news.
The fight OF Buckley is generally con nsdered
as a confession of all the crimes charged against
him. And this is not strained conclusion. The
mdn who eyades or seeks TO Obstruct an honest
investigation tuto his conduct Is likely to nave
done something that he does not wish TO have
too closely scTutinized. From time immemorial
It has been held that the man who refuses TO be
searched has stolen property on his person. In
the eyes of public opinion Christopher Buckley
has not only pleaded guilty Of tue acts with
which lie has been charged, bu has caused the
public TO suspect that there aie stu more helm
Gus crimes for which lie Is responsible. AT all
events his balelul influence has been removed
from tile State, and the vigorous efforts
which compelled his flight Will probl bly,
de;er o. hers from Initiating his methods. Judge
Wallace has cone the State service Of incal-
culable value and one that viii not soon be for
gotten. Ii he succeeds III bringing 10 light the
political frauds OF The past year and their perpe-
traitors 10 justice there should be 10 measure to
the gratitude OF the people Although Buckley s
headquarters were in San Francisco, his tnfitI-
ence extended throughout the State. 1t Is sad
that this community Is not entirely free from
the faint; that lie had mtators in this county,
and that their methods will be thoroughly sifted
by the next Grand Jury that Is impaneled here.
1t will not be so difficult matter 10 get jury
In San Jose who viii do this work, aud II there
Is any body in the community who Is Vulnerable
he had bctter take the next train.
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HARD FIGHTING.
Serious Outbreak in the Republic
Of Guatemala.
FIVE Hundred Lives Sacrificed During Three
Days RiOting.
President BarillaS Master Of th, Situation.
Martial Law PrOelaimed-A Reisn
Of Terror Prevailing.
srecial to The MORNING CAuL

ST. LOUIS. Sept. ga dispatch from the
City of Mexico says revolution has been
precipitated i'll the Republic of Guatemala,
which will unques tionably become general.
gentleman who left the city OF Guatemala
on the morning of the 10th inst, and who
has just reached this city on horseback from
Acapulco, brings the information that an
outbreak occurred in Guatemala City on the
18th inst, aud it was still In progress when
he left.
According to his story the people of that
city were celebrating the anniversary Of
their national holiday, and it appears that
President Barillas had personally appointed
the orators of the day. To this the masses
took exception. and when the orators took
the rostrum it was the signal for storm of
stonesi. which set them to flight. An excit-
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RACES Won.
Result Of Yesterdays Running at ChIc..oo,
Cincinnati and GraYeSend.

CHICAGO, Sept. 29.-To-day's track was HasG
and the races resulted as follows:
Six iurlOngs, Little Midget won, Long Brock
second, Starter third, Caldwell fourth. Time.
1:15s4.
Five furongs, Ray NJ won, Paul Domoey Sec
ond, Bergman third. Time l :o4H.
One and three sixteenths miles, Quotation wons
Barney second, Ealem third. Time, 2:01A.
One aud eighth miles, Longllght won, Expert
ence second, Lorenzo third. Time. 1:56H.
Six furlOngs, Wrestler won, Chimes second.
Annie Clark third. Time, 1:l5.
Six furlongs. Katie j won, Lizzie b second
Donovan third. Time, 1:15A.
MOr- warrants were sworn out for bo0k-makers
and jockeys at Garfield Park to-day. AL Haw-
kns aud Sis Nellie, book makers, were charged
with gambling, While Jockeys Mouahan, Alien.
FiIZmorris. living ana Keith are SAID 10 nave
violated city ordinance prohibiting racing
within 400 feet Of a public boulevard. without
waiting for the service OF warrants all furnished
bali in tile sum OF $500 each. Their Cases Will
be heard October 9th.
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STATE HOUSE. qua rEMA1A.

bility to the rumors. 1t is the year of gen.
eral election in his country, and there Is un-
usual excitement. He is strongly inclined
to doubt the news received through Mex
lean sources.
CITY OF MEXICO. Sept. 29.-Lstters re,
ceived from Guatemala say the excitement
is increasing. There is no open rebellion,
but many manifestations of discomfort.
President Barillas in in deadly fear, but
stubborn. If he insists upon reelection a
the attention Of the people.
Honduras is turbulent President Boeran
ls preparing to seat Senior Leiva in the Pes
ldental chair by force il necessary.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-The State 1r-
partment is without any information rela-
tive to the reported outbreak in Guatemala n:i
City, Guatemala, on the 10Th inst ne
American Republics from the city OF
Gnstemala was contained in letter dated
the l4th inst, the day before the hRhtlDG Is
SAID to have commenced. 1t made no anu
sion to any impending trouble.
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GAGE IN CONTEMPT.
He Must Appear Before Judge
Wallace To-Day.
The Proceeding Exactly Similar to the Chute
Case-A Rumor That Gage Is Out of
Town on Business.

Another bomb was hurled into the camp
of the boodlers yesterday. Whether Judge
Murphy's hesitancy in diSposing at once of
the Chute case had anything to do with il or
not must for the present remain pure con-
lecture.
The fact remains. however, that few min
utes after Judge Murphy announced that he
would not have his decision ready before to-
day, Barclay Henley, foreman of the Grand
Jury. accompanied by District Attorney
Barnes, appeared before Judge Wallace and
presented the following affidavit:
AFFIDAVIT.
Barclay Henley being duly sworn, deposes and
says: l am citizen OF the United States and
OF The State of California, above the age OF 2l
years ana am The foreman of Tie Grand Juty
OF this city aud county. stephen I. Gage Is a
witness in aud found in this state. The Grand
Jury beng in session and holding an iRvestiga-
ton of certain matters then before ii for iuve>t-
CATION, did direct that a subpoena issue com
manding MIN. The said Stephen T. Gage. 10
attend as a witness before hem al their Grand
Jury-rOUm In the new city Hall, IN SAID city and
1891, at The hour of s o'clock In the evening,
and thereupon .Ie District Attorney of said CITY
and county did sign and issue subpoena, copy
OF which IS as follows:
sUBPENA,
The People Of the State OF California to Stephen
7. Gag, Room 40 Fourth ana Townsend streets (;
Richard Chute, 4u5 Front S Ie-t; John T. Sulli-
van 14I2 Sacramento street: You are COM
manded TO appear before the Grand Jury OF the
cry ana county Of san Francisco, State of Cali
iorna, at lie iury-rOOm of said Grand jury, in
the new CiIy Han OF said city aEd county, on the
21st day OF September, A. d. 1891. al 8 O'clock
in the evening, as witnesses IN the investigation
there pending. WILLIAM S. BARNES,
District Attorney.
The said original subpeUa, together with lie
return thereto, is attachSd TO the affidavit OF
Barclay Heuley in re Clark, filed September %,
1891, TO which special reference Is hereby made.
That said subpoena was given to Robert Hogan,
who was then aud there peace officer OF said
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heretofore, was absolutely unconcerned, and
chewed the knob of gold cane while his
eyes traced out geometrlcal problems or
Doodle figures on the ceiling
SOME sAD-soME GAY.
His counsel, Ben Darwin, looked worn
and weary, but confident withal, as he
emerged from the chambers of his former
law partner, Judge Murphy. Hon. Bar
clay HENLEY, foreman of the Grand Jury,
came In with his fidus Achates Jerry
Lynch, the latter looking as happy as if he
had Just discovered and pre-empted royal
Egyptian mummy. Detectives Hogan and
Harper were on hand, yigilant and full Of
wise Doodle saws aud modern Instances.
Andrew Clunie, who conducted the Fay
lor poodle suit, which formed the initiatory
of the present proceedings, sat in the jury
box far away in the rear, with al air like
that which Louis XIV may have assumed
when he uttered the historic apophthegmr
"Apres moi le deluge" Faylor's blue eyes
were fixed with a cold. triumphant CLEAN
On the face of Chute and the bo0dlers gen
orally, as if to say that they had "called
his bluff" and found him with pretty ful
hand.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Assistant District Attorney Hosmer wore
tis customary look Of preparedness for al
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KELLY SLIPS AWAY.
Phil Crimmins' Partner Not to
Be Found i'm Town.
His Friends Say That He Has Gone Out Of
Town to Seek a Needed Rest-Crim-
4, minis Is Also Missing.
Has Martin Kelly gone to join BuckleyP

Has Martin Kelly gone to join BuckleyP
No one seems to know where the ubiqui-
tous Martin is just at present, but it is quite
certain that he has left town, and that in
his departure he stood not on the order Of
his going.
So great was his hurry, In fact. that he
forgot in the confusion OF preparing for his
Journey to bid farewell to his friends. The
last seen of him he was leaning pensively
over the rail of an Oakland ferry-boat with
grip-sack near at hand. BE was alone and
evidently headed East.
His leaving was peculiar. Monday he
was at his usual haunts, surrounded by hi S
customary gang of heelers. and apparently
enjoying the utmost contentment OF mind.
Yesterday when tine faithful assembled a
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BURNS is COMING.
The Colonel Is willing to Inform the

The Colonel Is willing to Inform the
Grand Jury.
1t has been reported that d. W. Burns,
past boss of the Republican party, has LETT
the State because he did not wish to be ques-
toned by the Grand Jury concerning certain
actions of the Legislature. This report was
first printed by an organ of the Kelly-Crinl,
minis gang, which intiruated that the Colonel
had not departed on account Of his health,
''The men VINO spread this report" said
Assemblyman Eug-ne Bert yesterday after
noon, knew why they did it. Mr.. Burns
left this city two months ago to obtain some
machinery for his Mexican mines and to
feel the Eastern pulse on the Presidential
question. / have been in telegrnphic conf
muncation with him every day and be has
hastened back on account of the rumors
that have been set afloat by his enemies.
He teegraphed me from San Antonio yes
terday tnat he would be here tomorrow
night. If the Grand Jury wants him he
Will be on hand"