Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-01

inst, and who reached this city on
| horse back from the Mexican port of
Acapulco Monday, brings information
that an outbreak occurred in Guatema-
la City on the 18th inst and
was still in progress when he
left 1t appears that the people
were celebrating the anniversary of
their national holiday and Presi-
dent Barillas had personally appointed
the orators of the day. To this the
masses took exception, and when the
orators took the rostrum it was sig
nal for storm of stones which set them
to flight, they being chased across the
big plaza by bowling mob shouting
Down with the government, Down
with despOtism and tyranny die
! Barillas. An exciting scene followed,
and every known liberal or Barillas
partisan was driven from the plaza,
being soundly stoned at every step. The
news of the riot spread rapidly and
soon Barillas threw a battalion of in
fantry into a large square for the pur-
pose of dispensing the mob. They,
with fixed bayonets, attempted to
carry the plaza by assault. They were
/
lets from revolvers. This unexpected
action of the mob put them to igno-
minious fight, leaving many dead and
wounded in the plaza.
The uproar was something to be
| long remembered. Members of the mob
shouted: Lets storm the national
palace, kill Barillas and restore a re-
| publican form of government; Guate-
mala should not be ruled by dictator!''
"Plundering of the national treasury
must cease.
Barillas then ordered artillery into
the plaza and infantry and two cannon
to guard his residence When the guns
were turned on the mob there was a
general dispensing, though they dis
charged their revolvers at the artillery
men. They left the plaza. but fought
in the side streets; in fact, during the
night of the 18th the mob held full con-
troll of the city. The reports of revolv-
ers and rifles were to be heard all
night, and at the hour the gentleman
! left for San lose de Guatemala to en-
bark for Acapulco fighting was still in
progress.
In his conception this will cause a
general revolt throughout the entire
republic of Guatemala and engender
war in all of the other Central Ameri-
can states. A strict censorship is main
tanned over all press dispatches and:the
mails are also trifled with to prevent
the leaking out of any information.
A special to the Anglo-American
from Newton, on the line between
Guatemala and Mexico, brings the in
| formation that Barillas is master of
| the situation, he having put down the
revolt in the city of Guatemala after
three days of hard fighting. The re-
volt was precipitated by Montufar, a
son of one of the candidates for the
presidency, who is strong partisan
of Barillas in attempting to make
political speech on independence day.
A mob threw him and his friends from
the platform in the main plaza, pelt-
ing them with stones until they found
shelter in another neigh boring
house. From that time until
the night of the 18th there
was street fighting, sometimes the
mob being in control of the city and at
other times the army. The arrival of
troops from adjoining districts eventu-
ally restored Barillas to power and the
whole city is now infested with soldiers.
| Martial law has been declared. 1t was
expected when the courier left the city
of Guatemala that Barillas would de-
clare himself dictator, SO as to pro-
long his term of Office. Salvador is
moving troops to the military district
of Santa Ana, bordering on the south
ern frontier Of Guatemala, il is believed
for the purpose of invading the latter
country if the city of Guatemala revolt
4 spreads to interior points
From another account it is learned
/ that Col Jobon. by an order of
Barillas, killed Gen. Sanchez and was
/ Immediately made, by Barillas, com
mander OF artillery. 1t followed
that a brother of Gen Sanchez,
+ learning of his assassination, went
/ to the place where Jobon was stationed
and shot and killed him. The press
has been reprimanded, and not only
the editors. but the proprietors, are