New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-02
DENYING THE GUATEMALA WAR NEWS.
ASSERTIONS THAT IT Is MANUFACTURED AN
OTHER SENSATIONAL STORY BY WAY
OF ST. LOUIS.

wosbincton oct. 1-The Bureau of American Re
nubIics denies "upon authentic advices, tne
reports elcgraphed from the Cliy oi McNco 10 "e'u
ncy-sUnrers concerning political disturbances In Eualc-
,oia aud e,sowbcfr in Central America. ana states
that there ia apparently an organized attempt upon
the part Of certain correspondents i'll MeAloo " ms
renrcsent the political and commercial conoiiion OF INC
Central American Republics
san Francisco, Oct 1.--Geneml Reyna Barrlos, IN
an interview last night said he placed hte re 'nce
OH the reports Of a revolution III "ua'chiai" -
thcre had been an outbreak in Guatemala on sep'em
har IL he continued "as the dispatches say, we
,vopId have known here within few days MY
count-v has been 02ened to modern improvements
There are telegraph lines In many dnccuOs lu"' ,o
cauitsl and telephones as well. Ticsideht h"rilI'
has iInounced that he is for the freedom ol ,ho
pccnlc and that he Gcccpts the provision VI ''o
constitution which says the President shall not DC re
elected after serving stpnlated time When HafiifS
stands before the people in that light it Is no time
FOR revolution The people believe he l. slhccre-ali
but certain newspaper cditOrs-and am Informed ih
,hc talk against the President IS altogether the result
Of writings printed in their papers,
st Louis oct 1.-"The Globe Democrat this morn
ing prints the following; .
Mention Guatemala, Sept. 30-News OF the moS'
ensatonal character has been received here during the
last twenty four hours. 1t fs stated direct from the
CITY Of Guatemala that all army, wmch Is receVinE
constant accessionS from the country through Which
il is marching Is approaching the cpltal III the de'
,ion Of Ouezatenango Nothing more is known as
be wires arc in the hands OF the Government ana te
canital is under martial law. Troops have been ais
matched from the city, II is said for the purpose OF IN
terceptng the march of the revoluonistS on the cap
ital.
Great uneasincss has been occasioned by the report
that salvador is massi1g troops along hc frontier Oh
C;uatcmaIa and Honduras. General Antonio Ezcti,
brother of President Ezeta has returned In haste from
San salvador the capital 10 Santa Anna, his head
ouarters and the key to the frontier OF Guatemala
There is considerable excitement in san salvador re
carding the revolt in Guatemala.
A raw of light has just been thrown Oh the present
revolution I'm Guatemala by retired American oihcer
nov, living in this city, whose truthulness is not TO
te doubted According to the story he tells three
Americans. supplied with plenty Of money. visited this
ctv abont two months ago. They disclosed to him the
fact that they represented a revolutionary party in
Ncw-York that had for its object the downfall OF the
parIuas Government IN Guatemala, and that was
backed with funds 10 carry the movement to success
mi issue The plan of action was 10 send experienced
military officers into Guatemala, ten Or fifteen at
time They were to be met by emiSSa1es OF the eyO-
intionarv movement and distributed throughout the
renul,Iic and when the time was ripe were 70 take
command OF the revolutionary troops