The San Francisco call., 1897-11-10

BY THEIR
GENERAL
Prospero Morales Tells
of Rebel Defeat in
Guatemala.
HE CALLS FUENTES
A TR AlTOR.
Says the Insurgents We're
Sold Out, but the Fight
Is Just Begun.
HEROISM OF OLD COLONEL
VALENCIA.
Continued to Fight After He Had
Lost Both Arms and Bob
Legs at Que zaltenango.
Says the Insurgents We're
Sold Out, but the Fight
Is Just Begun.
HEROISM OF OLD COLONEL
VALENCIA.
Continued to Fight After He Had
Lost Both Arms and Bob
Legs at Que zaItenango.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 9.-Prospero Mo-
rales, the leader Of the revolution against
President Barrios of Guatemala, was a
passenger on the steamer Albion from
San Benito to Salina Cruz. From passen-
gers on the Albion, which arrived to-day.
Morales story was learned, and 1t con-
tains much that has not yet appeared in
print. Morales was accompanied by Col
onel Lima, one of the heroes OF the battle
of QuaZaltenango, where he was wounded
four times, and by ten other officers of the
revolutionary army. Three had been at
Tapachula since their retreat over the
Mexico G Guatemalan border after the ter
rible ront at Quez zlltenango.
Morales is small, quiet, cultured man
of about So Colonel Lima impressed the
American passengers as man OF superior
education.
These two officers as well as all the others
had bags of gold with them. They said
their cause did not lack for the sine ws of
war. Morales tried to charter the al bion
before her arrival at San Benito to carry
the 1000 Guatema a Ian soldiers now at Tapa-
chula down the coast to Aca Julia, in order
to attack Barrios' army from the south.
The steamship company's agent declined
to charter the vessel. Tue soldiers are
now starving at Tapachula.
The chief of the revolutionists was not
despondent at that. He said he would
get another vessel. With his staff he was
on his way to the City of Mexico and
| their plans were to proceed to the Allan
tic coast and join the revolutonisls on
that side. All insisted that the revolu-
ton had barely begun and they declared
that more men and money would be de-
voted to the cause than ever before. All
the refugees agreed in descri biug the re-
treat from Quezaitenango as disgracefu
rcul, and they said that the treachery Of
General Daniel Fuentes and a Bishop was
at the bottom of their defeat. Fuentes is
brother-in-law of Barrios. Morales was
very bitter against him.
"Fuenies mised US, deceived US and be-
trayed US" said Morales, bitterly. "The
man was admitted in our councils and he
played the traitors part. He was to have
been made President of the repp bile. He
disposed OF our forces at Quezaltenango
and, after twenty-three hours of fighting,
in which all seemed to be well, he or
dered a retreat toward the Mexican from
tier. We did not know where the from
tier line was We fell back, fighting
every inch, but overwhelmed by re-en-
forcement OF the enemy.
Before we were aware we were inside
of Mexican territory. Our retreat became
a rout The soldiers finding themselves
in Mexico and threatened with extermi-
nation, became panic-stricken. They
threw their arms away, sank the cannon
! in the river, mounted horses and mules
and fed wildly 10 Tapachula.
But there was one man, hero, who
did not retreat. HIS name was Colonel
Valencia. The man displayed a Roman
bravery that will live in history A can
non ball took off both his legs and he
dropped, but he was quickly assisted
| upon horse. He directed the movements
| OF his comrades. a bullet dropped his
| left arm by his side. With his teeth he
grasped the reins and drew his sword for
! the attack. He was covered with blood,
but fought like demon. A flying shell
| struck his appraised right arm and threw
the sword a hundred feet away. Then it
was seen that the coloneps arm was
broken, but even that did not turn MIN
back.
'Adelante, Adelante?' he cried, keep
| ing the head OF MS troops and directing
the operations with the bleeding stump
1t was a glorious bravery that filled his
men with a mad daring. They plunged
INTO The deadly ire and fell almost to
man. Colonel Valencia lies ON that battle
! field"
The passenger who repeated these words
of General Morales said that one of the
| soldiers stood near by on deck listening
| and that he broke down and sobt ed like
child. He had been with the heroic
| colonel during part OF the fight.
| General Morales and his officers said
they expected to get financial assistance
| from the brother OF the multi m Millionaire
| banker, Aparicio, who was shot by Dicta-
tor Barrios for completely in the revou-
| ton. Aparicio was president of the
| Banco del Occidente and his friends were
| counted by the thousands. His brother,
! also a millionaire, is said 10 be willing TO
| spend his fortune 10 avenge the death of
| the banker.
| Our hopes are Eow centered in the south
! and east of Guatemala said General
! Morales to one OF the American passeu-
| gers. 'The rule of the despot is doomed.
We have money and patriots and no
traitor will betray us next time"
II had hoped" he continued, ito char
| ter this steamer to take my soldiers to
! Acajutla. | could have struck Barrios
blow that would have sent him reeling
back to Guatemala City. But the day of
reckoning has not passed; 1t is only post
poned. ii the traitor, Fuentes, had not
been in Mexican territory my soldiers
would have shot him down like a dog. He
kept out of sight and US soon as he could
he smuggled him self aboard a Pacific
Mail steamer for San Francisco. If he re-
turns to the country he has betrayed tue
soil will be stained for the last time with
his blood. 1t is no time 10 parley with
traitors. Methinks he realizes This aNd
will not return"