Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-09-30
IN A REIGN OF TERROR.
THE REVOLUTION IN GUATA.
MALA.

President BarriIlas Declares Him
self Dictator and Martial Law
PrevaIIs-Five Hundred Lives
Said to Have Been Sacrificed.
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 29.-Telegrams
received here bring information that the
outbreak at Guatemala occurred in
Guatemala City on the 18th inst. and
was still in progress at last accounts.
According to these reports the people OF
that city were celebrating the anniver.
sary of their national holiday. Presi
dent Barilas had personally appointed
the orators of the day. To this the
masses took exception and when the
orators took the rostrum it was signal
i~r stormy scenes which put them to
fight They were chased across the big
plaza by bowling mob which shouted
Down with the government !" down
with despotism and tyranny"
Exciting scenes followed and every
known liberal or partisan was driven
from the plaza, being stoned at every
step. After that the masses elected their
orators and the most violent and incen.
diary speeches followed. The news ot
the riot spread rapidly and soon Barillas
sent battalion of infantry to the large
square for the purpose of dispensing the
mob They, with fixed bavonets, at
tempted to carry the plaza by assault
They were met with shower OF stones
and bullets from revolvers. This unexpec
ted action Of the mob put the soldiers tC
ignominious flight, leaving many o.
their number on the plaza. The uproai
was something to be long remembered
Members of the mob shouted: Let:
storm the national palace, kill barilla.
and restore republican form of govern
ment. Guatemala should not be rulet
by dictators" "The plundering of tn,
national treasury must cease!'
Barri'las hen ordered the artillery into
the plaza and the infantry and two con
non to guard hisresidence. When the gun
were turned on the mobthere was a gen
eral dispensing of them, though they dis
charged their revolvcrs at the artillcr,
men. They left the plaza, but fought il
the side streets; in fact. they practically
during night of he 18th, held full con
troll of the city, though at interval
they were attacked by the infantry, wh,
killed many OF them. Reports of revolv
ers and rifles were to he heard all nigh
and at the hour the gentlemen o,
whose information these kilograms wer
based LETT for San Jose DeGuatemarla t.
embark for Rculcipo the fighting wa
still in progress. In his conception thi
will cause general revolt throughou
the entire republic of Guatemala AM
eugender war in all OF the n'h"r Contra
American states. Strict censorship i
maintained over all the press dispatche
and the mails are also trifled with t.
prevent the breaking of any information
concerning the actual condition of tn
country. 1t is stated that cable commun
cation with Guatemala city has been il
tcrrupted.
At 8 o'clock Monday afternoon tn
American received special dispatch from
Newton on the line between Guatemal
and Mexico. The telegram was delivere
by the Newton telegraph officials by spt
cialcourier andit brings information tha
Barrillas is master of the situation, h
having put down the revolt after thre
days hard fighting. The revolt the di.
patch states was precipitated by Mont
ufar son of one OF the candidates for tn
presidency, who is a strong partisan {
Barrillas, in attempting to max
political speech on independence
! day The mob threw him an
his friends from the platform i
: the main plaza, pelting them with stone
, until they found shelter in neighborn
houses. From that time until the nigh
of the 18th there was street fighting
sometimes the mob being in controlof til
city and other times the army. The al
: rival of troops from the adjoining di
. tricts eventually restored Barillas t
power and the city is isthoroughlv nteste
with soldiers. Martial law has been d
k clared. 1t was expected the yentlema
left the city, that Barillas would declal
himself dictator, SO as to prolong h
t term of Office.
Salvador is moving troops to the mil
tary district OF Santa Anna bordering @
the Aouthern frontier of Guatemala an
it is believed tor the purpose of invadir
the latter country ii the city OF Guat
p mala revolt spreads to the interiC
J points. 1t is said that already in Que
altenango, one of the most importal
cities in the upper districts OF Guatem
la revolts have occurred against Bar
las rule within the past three mont
but they have proved so far abortiv
A private dispatch to prominent me
chant in this city who have business I
lations in the cit~ of Guatemala we
shown to the associated press CORE
R, pondent last night from Newton.
D says that fully five hundred lives we
W. sacrificed in the three DAYS fighting
the revolt in the city of Guatemala al
that the shooting is still going on. T
dispatch also conveys the informant,
that Barillas has declared himself dict
J tor. 1t is stated that Col. obon kill
Gen. Sanchez and it followed that brot
er of General Sanchez learning of his ass;
sination, went to the place, which W
surrounded by ycannon, where Jobon W
situated and shot and killed him.
r A reign OF terror prevails and the
+ habitants have been afraid to leave tn
houses. In the revolt which has tax
place at Quczaltenango the revolutiona
leader is reported to be supported
over 1000 men. The palace and re
dence nf President Barrillas are guard
by both infantry and artillery. I
president does not go abroad unl'