New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-30
REVOLT IN GUATEMALA CITY.
FIVE HUNDRED PERSONS ALLEGED TO HAVE
BEEN KILLED IN A THREE-DAYS FIGHT.
BARILLAs SAID TO HAVE DECLARED HIMSELF
DICTATOR STATEMENT THAT THE
TROUBLE NAY SPREAD THROUGH
OUT THE COUNTRY.


OUT THE COUNTRY.
ST Iouis. Sept 2o-A dispatch from the City OF
Mexico says:
revolution has been preciptated in the Republic
of Guatemala which will unquestionably become
general man who left the city Of Guatemala on
the morning September 49, and who has Just reached
this city horseback from Acapulco, brings the IN
formation THAT outbreak occurred In Guatemala Clty
on September 10, and was still In progress when no
left there According TO his story, the people OF that
city were celebrating the anniversary Of their national
holiday President Barlllas had personally appointed
the orators Of the day. To this the masses tooh eA
cep,on and when the orators took the rostrum stones
were thrown at them and they were chased across
the plaza by a mob shouting: Down with the Govern
ment, "Down with despotism and tyranny DIG
RarJIas After that the elected their oratofs
and the most incendiary speeches followed.
The news of the riot spread rapidly, and soon
parllas threw into the square battalion OF infantry,
wllo with fixed bayonets, attempted 10 carry olo
n,aze by assault They were met with shower Oh
stones and bullets and put to ignominlous hlsh
leaving many dead and wounded in the plaza
Members of the mob then shouted: " Let's storm tle
National palace kill Barss and restore a republican
form of Government. Guatemala should not be ruled
by a Dictator "Pundering OF the National treasury
must cease Barillas ordered artillery INTO Ue
plafa and infantry and two cannon to guard MS resi-
dcnee When the guns were turned on the mop uhey
left the plaza but fought in the side streets Ihey
practically during the night OF the 18th, held ihli
control Of the city, though at intervals they were az
tackled by the infantry, who shot many OF them
AT 5 O'Clock on Monday afternoon the Anglo
American received a dispatch from Newton, on inc
line between Guatemala and Mexico, saying "'"'
Earllas is master of the situation. having put oo"h
the revolt after three days OF hard fighting. Inc re-
volt was precipitacd by Monufar, son Of one OF the
candidates for the Presidency, who is strong partisan
IN make political
speech on Independence Day, mob threw nm anu
his friends from the platform in the main plaza peiths
them with stopes until they found shelter IN heieDo
ing house. From that time until the night Oh sep
tember 1S there street hghting Inc arrN'l "
troops from adjoining districts finally restored Baril
to power and the city is full Of soldiers. Msrtlai
law has been declared. 1t expected, when inc
CONFER Who carried the dispatch TO Newton left the
city of Guatemala that Barillas would declare hhsen
Dictator so as to prolong his term OF oiiee'
salvador is moving troops to the military district
of santa Anna bordering on the southern irohuer vi
Guatemala for the purpose 1t is believed, OF invading
the latter country il the revolt in the city Of Guatemala
spreads to interior points. 1t Is said that at oueza
tanango one of the most important cities in e upper
districts of Guatemala, rcvolts have occurred against
BarilIas within the last three months.
A private dispatch from Newton to prominent
merchant In this city, who has business relations In
the city Guatemala, own to the correspondent aSt
night tlHt fuly lives "eIc ndNiih'Ou III
three DAYS fighting In the city Of Guatemala ana tat
the shooting is stT going The dispatch adds that
Barillas has declared himself Dictator. IL is stated
that Colonel JObOn killed General Sanchez and that
brother OF General Sanchez, learning Of his assaSsina-
ton went TO the place which was surrounded by
cannon where Jobon stationed, and shot and
killed him. Sanchezs brother hes been executed the
city is under martial law and a reign OF terror prevails.
The palace and residence Of President Barlllas are
guarded by both infantry and artillery. The President
does not 70 abroad unless guarded by large force OF
cavalry. . &,
Washington Sept. 29-The state Department Is
without any information relative 10 the reported out
break In Guatemala City September 10. the latest
Information received at the Bureau of American Re
publics from the city Of Guatemala was contained IN
letter dated September II, the day before the hgt
ing il said to have begun. 1t made no ailuslon 10
any impending trouble. letter from a prominent
person I'm the city Of Panama dated september Is, has
inst been received here. Ii says there is disturbed
state of Affairs in the Central American states, es
pecally In Salvador and Guatemala.
Neither ConsGlGeneral Baiz nor the Central and
South American Gable Company had received any
news yesterday conhrmatOry to the report of revolt
in Guatemala Consul General Baz regards the whole
story a. a pure fabrication. 1t is thought by those
conversant with Central American affairs that there
has nossihy been rioting the streets OF