The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-02-25
IN SOUTH AMERICA
THE SHOOTING OF GENERAL MIGUEL
ENQUEZ.

Popularity as Presidential Candidate
Said to BE Cause for a Secret Order b,
the President That lie should BE Put I.
Death.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-The Herald has
the following Central and South Ameri
can cablegrams:
AT San Salvador the shooting of Gen.
eral Enquez at Zacapa, Guatmala, has
created great deal of bitter comment
and is stated to be discredible to Presi.
dent Barillas. The account sent out by
the Guatemalan authorities was to the
effect that Enquez was one of the most
prominent conservative candidates fo1
the presidency, organized a revolt against
the government, was defeated and shot
as a traitor. Widely different is the re.
port from the opponents of President
Barillas. 1t is alleged by them that
Barillas bore a special Crude against
Enquez and he issued a secret order that
he be shot under the preteXt that he was
at the mead of revolutionary faction.
The two brothers of Enquez, how
ever, We're informed of what had been
done and realizing that there was nc
time to be lost, fled and joined him.
They armed all the servants on the
hacienda with shotguns and revolvers
and resolved to sell their lives dearly.
The government troops soon arrived on
the scene and to their surprise met with
a most desperate resistance. A regular
battle followed. General Enquez, his
Il 30 Ill nI
and three more of their little party
wounded before the building in which
they were eutrenched was carried by
the troops. How gallantly the Enquez
people fought is shown by the loss of
the government forces of two officers
and the killing or wounding of eleven
soldiers. 1t is also rumored here that il
would not be unexpected if Barillas
should dispose of all the presidential
candidates in the same way, including
General Reina Barrios.
At Montevidio-The situation of af
fairs is regarded with such alarm by the
authorities that all army chiefs have
been chagned. Quite scare was occa.
stoned the other day owing to the sud.
den departure of the artillery without
leave. President Obez promptly sought
refuge in the cabildo. 1t is rumored
there may be military uprising at any
moment. The president has accepted
the resignation of Minister of War Cal.
lerda and appointed General Perez in
his place. The other ministerial ap.
pointments are: Minister of the interior,
Spnnf (.o1, iy,ict Ae A..
Senior Herroro Repinosa; minister OF
the hacienda, Senior Rameriz, and min.
lister of public works, Senior Capurre.
From Buenos Ayres it is said there is
a general accession of radical clubs in
favor of Laenz Pena for president. The
president and other officers of the bank
at Correntiez have been put in Jail
for robbing that institution of 100000
pesos.
AT Rio Janeiro-The illness of ex-
Dictator Fonseca is so serious that his
recovery is considered out of the ques.
ton.
A Valparaiso cable says the torpedo
SarSenta Aldea on voyage from Talca- |
huano to Valparaiso ran short of coal
and provisions. Captain Espenosa in
attempting TO land was drowned in the
surf, Lieutenant Harlow, the Worlds
fair commissioner to Chile, will leave
this country in few days. There is no
doubt if another man was sent here the
Chileans might be induced to make some
showing at the fair. Even if there were
no official exhibit prominent wine grow.
ers and those interested in wine would
participate in the affair.