The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-09-30
GuatemaIans Refused to Hear President
Barillas's independence Day Orators,
And Precipitsted q Revolution That Lasted
Three Days and Resulted In the Slaugh-
ter Of Fully 500 Of the Participants.
narrowing Stories of Distressfrom Fam.
ine.Stricken Districts Of Russia.
Peasants Forced to Eat Bread of the vilest
Kind-Pirstes Killed BY Chinese Guards
Low Mass Celebrated By His Holiness.
REVOLT IN GUATEMALA.

REVOLT IN GUATEMALA.
Five Hundred Lives Sacrificed In m Uprising
Against Dictator BariIlas.
CITY OF MEXICO. Sept. GA revolution
has been precipitated in the republio Of
Guatemala which will. unquestionably,
become general A gentleman who left the
city of Guatemala on the morning Of the
10th inst. and who has just reached this
city on horseback from the Mexican port
of Acapulco. brings the information that
an outbreak occurred in Guatemala City
on the 18th inst and was still IN progress
when he left. According TO his story. the
people of that city were celebrating the
anniversary of their national holiday. It
appears that President Bsrillas had per-
sonally appointed the orators of the day.
To this the masses. took exception. and
when the orators took the rostrum it was
signal for q storm Of stones. which set
them to fight. they being chased across
the big plaza by bowling mob. which
shouted. at the top of their voices:
Down with the government" "Down
with despotism and tyranny.""Die Baril-
las"
An exciting scene followed. and every
known Liberal or Barillas parti san was I
driven from the plaza, being soundly stoned
st every step. Alter that the masses elected
| the ir orators, and the most violent and IN
cendiary speeches followed. The news Of
the riot spread rapidly. and soon Barillas
threw a battalion of infantry into the
| large square for the purpose of dispensing
| the mob. They, with fixed bayonets. at
tempted to carry the plaza by assault.
| They were met with o shower of stones
| and bullets from revolvers. This unex-
pected action of the mob put them TO igno-
miniOus flight. leaving many dead and
| wounded in the plaza.
| The uproar wac something to be long re-
membered. Members of the mob shouted,
Let's storm the national palace. kill
| Barillas and restore q republican form OF
| government Guatemala should not be
| ruled by dictator. Plundering OF the ma
| tional treasury must cease"
| BariIlas then ordered artillery into the
plaza and the infantry and two cannon to
Rnsrd his residence. When the guns were
turned on the mob there was a general dis
| persng of the crowd, though they dis
| charged their revolvers at the artillery
men. They left the plaza. but fought in
the side streets in fact. they practically.
during the night of the 18th, held :nll con-
| troll of the city, though At intervals they
| were attacked by the infantry. who shot
many of them. The reports of revolvers and
rifles were to be heard all night and at the
| hour the gentleman giving this information
| left for San Jose de Guatemala 10 EN- bark
| for Acupnlco. fighting still was in progress
| In his opinion this will cause q general re-
volt throughout the republic Of Guatemala
| and engender war in all of the other
| Central American States. A strict censor
| ship is maintained over all press dispatches
| and the mails are also tritiei with 10 pre-
vent the leaking OF any information con-
| cerning the actual condition OF the country.
| 1t is stated that cable communication with
| Guatemala City has been interrupted.
| BARILLAs MASTER OF THE SITUATION.
| At o'clock Monday afternoon the Anglo
American received special dispatch from
| Newton on the line between Guatemala
| and Mexico. The telegram was delivered
to the Newton telegraph office by special
courier and it brings the information that
Barillas Is master Of the situation, he hav-
ing put down the revolt after three days
of hard fighting. The revolt was precipi-
| tated by Montufar. son Of one Of the
candidates for the presidency. who Is q
/ strong partisan of Barillas. in attempting
to make a politiea speech on Independence
| day. mob threw him and his friends
from a platform. on the main plaza. pelt-
ing them with stones until they found
shelter in neighbor house. From that
time until the night OF the 18th there was
street fighting, sometimes the mob
being ss in a,,s, control ,imd ,Sd of .hs city
arrival of troops from adjoining districts
eventually restored Barillas TO power and
| the whole city 10 now guarded with
| soldiers. Martial law has been declared.
| 1t was expected when the courier left the
| city of Guatemala that BariIlas would de-
clare himself dictator 90 as to prolong his
| term of office. Salvador is moving troops
to the military district of Santa Ana. bor-
dering on the southern frontier of Gaute-
vading the latter country if the eity of
Guatemala revolt spre ads Co interior points.
| 1t is said that already at Quesaltenango,
one OF the most important cities IN the up-
| per districts of Guatemala revolts have oc-
| Cured against Barillas within the past
three months, but they have proved so far
| abortive.
private dispatch from Newton TO a
| prominent merchant in this city. who has
| business relations in the city of Guate-
mala, says that fully five hundred lives
| were sacrificed In the three days lighting
in the revolt In the city of Gatemala. and
( that the shooting is still going on. The
| dispatch also conveys the information that
| Barlllas has declared himself dictator. lie
is stated that Colonel Jobon killed General
Sanchez. aud 10 followed that brother Of
| General sanchez, learning of the assassIna-
| tion. went TO tbe place. W hich was snrround-
1 ed by cannon. where JobOn was stationed.
/ and shot and killed him. General San
| CHEFS brother has been executed. The city is
| under martial law and reign OF terror pre-
! walls. the Inhabitants being afraid TO leave
| their houses. The revolt which has taken
| place at QueealtenangO. 10 reported 20 be
| supported by over one Thousand men. Iho
| palace and residence of President BariIlas
! are guarded by both infantry and artillery.
/ The President does not stir abroad. The
| CITY is guarded by large force of cavalry.
| Letters received here to-day from Guate-
| mala say that the excitement 10 increasing.
| There Is no open rebellion. but many mani
| festations of discomfort. President Ba-
! rilas is in deadly tear. but Is stubborn. IL
he insists upon a reelection rebellion is
| inevitable. unless a war diverts the atten-
| tion of the people. Honduras is turbulent.
i President Bogran ls preparing 20 seat Senor
Leiva In the presidential chair. by force If
necessary.
| Nothing Known at Washington.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 2Q.-The State De-
partment is without any information rels-
tive TO the reported outbreak IN Guatemala
city. Guatemala. on the 18th inst The
latest information received at the Bureau
of American Republics from the city of
Guatemala was contained in a letter dated
the l4th, the day before the fighting is said
| to have commenced. IL made no allusion
to any impending trouble.
HORRIBLE FAMINE STORIES.