The morning call., 1893-05-27
REIGN OF TERROR.
The Inside of Central
America.
REPUBLICS UNDER REVOLT.
Advices Showing the Insecurity Of
Rights in Nicaragua and Hon
duras-News Suppressed.

practically under control OF a pIraUcal set
of politicians and plunderers ho have
looted treasures. murdered in cold blood
persons whn oppose them. and defied the
laws of true democracy and principles of
freedom of speech and person, which are
usually embodied in the constitution of
republican form of government
BY the steamer City of New York, which
arrived on Thursday morning from Paua-
ma and way ports, startling advices were
received. They will undou btedly attract
universal attention to the state of affair,
in Central American countries. They will
make humanely disposed nations begin 10
seri usly consider a project for the better
ment of the conditions of million of
oppressed peorle who are being robbed
and down-trodden to further the avarce
and greed of a favored few, who have by
usurpatlon and corruption OF the ballot
drained Nicaragua and Honduras of
wealth which belongs 10 the people.
Subjects of the warning leaders of
different factions who have been captured
by the enemy, and persons suspected of
lottlng, speaking openly or fighting
against the so-called government have
been ruthleSsly massacred and tortured to
death by processes more vlleiy barbaric
han are those used by the Russian Gov
erDment.
Not alone Is tho Government held re-
spunsible for this shameless shedding of
blood, but its enemies, ,iwhoiare in sooth no
more Tor less than an avariclous horde of
SPECTATORS. fibusters and foreign rene
gades, backed by unscruDulous aspirants,
whose ambition tits to dictate 10 the
alleged republics in which they live.
For months, nay years, the outside world
has been barred from knowing the true
state of affairs in the Central American
States.
All executions have been kept secret and
all free-minded persons undated. So
general Is the impression thaj it~w0uId be
folly to cross the Government in any way
that persons whose business relations have
kept them in Central America, ard who
desire to stay there for the purpose of max
ing money, dare not speak of aught but
the Octavian peace which reigns, know
ing that nshment or subsequently death
would be meted out to theEl in the event
of their giving the world the least hint or
intelligence of the inside workings of
Central American law.
| Forty per cent of the country's popula-
tiOn is in favor of an established form OF
government. The other 60 per cent is
composed of an ignorant rabble of In
dians and half-breedS, who are Ot happy
unless lighting. 1t IS this latter class
which VasQues, Sacaza, Lieva and other
! leaders of revolutions and the govern
ment have arrayed against common law
and decency.
These Indians and half-breeds are forced
into the armies. They are mercless and
bloodthirsty.
The history of some of their recent
crimes, and the crimes of others. is ap-
pended.
was brought letter from Managua, via
COrinto, from Charles ID. Barracette,
writer who has lately undertaken to make
a speciality OF the inside history of modern
Central American government.
The letter is addressed locally and is for
the New York Times also.
The CALL gives it exclusively in con-
densed news form. as the original manu-
script contains about 1900 words.
Mr.. Barracette's introduction is in sub
stance the same as has just been given
As details of how tie Hunduranean and
Nicaraguan revolutions have already been
published extensively. only details of re-
cent events and some of the revolving cruel
ties practiced by all Central American
leaders. revolutionary and otherwise, are
given.
SacaZa having secured exclusive control
of the Government treasury on the night
of January IS last, ordered six men to re-
port at the intendentia at Granada for the
purpose of acting as sDeclal detail to be
sent To Rivas, small town near the sur
veyed line Of the Nicaragua canal.
These men constituted persons who were
supposed to have given life to the rumor
that $780, 600 had been deliberately stolen
from the Government treasury and sent
out Of the country. story which, upon
careful investigation, is pronounced un-
doubtedly true.
One of Sacaza's generals received these
men after dark in the plaza and read the
Presidents instructions, which were to
the effect that the party was to proceed
Immediately to Rivas via small inland
town some fifteen miles from Ma nagua.
Among these men was one Juan (or
Roberto) Leon. VINO was a descendant of
ono of the Icons of Leon party" fame.
When the detail got six miles Outsne of
the city they were ambushed by 200 Gov
ernment troops and every one of them shot
down with the exception of Leon and two
Granada men.
The cry was: Curse the spiesl Death
to traitors who oppose the Presidentr'
Leon and the other two prisoners were
taken into the woods, tied to trees and
tortured to try to force a confession from
them rs to where they got their informa-
tion about the monster steal of the peu
ple's coin.
After this incident followed series OF
murders by both the governments, care
being taken that the killing should ALWAYS
be done outside of big towns and beyond
the reach OF sight or hearing of newspaper
correspondents.
LIE UuHlUcI VI DdbtltS 1OuRIlb IN MaTcn
and April were greatly exaggerated, but
such engagements as did take place were
barDarous in the extreme. though of a
minor nature.
Zavalla's men met tile Government
troops in the early part 0f April, sixteen
miles east of Baranca Pass, where hot
battle was fought. Not more than 600 men
were engaged In all, but only 260 came out
of the fight alive. Zdvaia's forces were
defeated. and among the revolutonists
killed were George Graves and Henry T.
Lapman - Americans who Joined the
progressive party for the purpose of secur-
ing spols. The entire country between
Managua and Leon is filled with foreign
free hooters, who are.hired to do the dirty
work for both parties.
Soon after this skirmish was fought a
story reached Nicaragua that Captain Le-
ve,lo of Zayalla's or Baranca's army in
CURED the dislike Of the revolutionary
leaders in some manner 1t was deter
mined to get rid OF him without publicly
assassiDating him.
Levello was dispatched to Nicaragua
with papers. and while en- route was
stabbed to death by his guides by order of
his enemies.
Levello had a number of foreign free.
booter followers who we're determined to
avenge his murder. 1t was decided to as
sassinate General Baromen, who was sup
nosed to have been the inst gator Of
Levello's murder.
A tent, believed to be occupied by the
general, was entered and soldier sur
posed 10 be the general, who was sleeping
ia his blankets, was killed with dagger