The San Francisco call., 1897-10-01
All the Horses and Mules in
the District Either Seized
or Stolen.
TELECRAPHING is NOT PERMITTED
The Wires Are in the Government's
Hands-Private Messages Are
Not Sent.

: The Pacific Mail Company's steamer
San Bias arrived from Panama and way
ports yesterday. As there have been a
few cases of yellow fever reported from
the isthmus from time TO time, an extra
careful examination OF the steamer was
made 5y the quarantine officers before
she was allowed TO dock.
The cabin passengers We're: DR.. Joaquin
Yela Dr.. Luis Mayer DR.. Bruno Voegh,
DR.. |. Blanco, C. H. White, G. kiroch, NJ.
MolI Manuel Max Lum, Felix Matos,
wife and son, Mrs. C. Caranza and three
children, Mrs. L. Reduca, c. Franklin
ano wife, Ygnacio s. San, Miss c. Z. Viii
liams, Mrs. Z. L. de K lee and two chill
dren, Miss Marguerite Lewis, Ricardo
OPP, c. +. KingsweU, Thomas Moneno
and others. DR.. Yeia is on his way TO
New York to aetas Consul General there
for Guatemala. He was met at the W harf
by Consul Genera Miguel Garlic. and he
and his companions were escorted 10 the
Decide ntal Hotel.
The only ports at which the San Bias
touched were Champer.co and Ocos. All
the others were closed by order OF Barrios
and the telegraph lines were in the hands
OF the Government. No messages would
be acce pied, and passenger VINO wanted
10 send an urgent message from Cham
perico 10 San Francisco was refused per-
mission.
"Ocos was again in the hands of the
Government before we sailed for this
port" sad Captain Russell yesterday.
The place was Tetaken without shot
being fired. The insurgents marched out
and the Government troops marched IN
and The change was accom- plished. No
news at all was given out. and. outside OF
the fact that business is almost at stand
suN l know very little"
Passengers who did know little about
affairs in the warrng republic are J. N
Doyle, G.. i. Pettis, ". P. Grant and II
the day before it was invested by
the insurgents, and it was only through
the good offices of Acting United
States Consu. General S. Lord that they
were nabled to leave the city at all. Mr.
( Lord was also offered permit TO leave
the city, bat refused 20 desert his post
All The horses and mules in the vicinity
had either been seized or driven off, and
in consequence the little party of Ameri-
cans hao 10 walk to Champerico the
nearest seaport. They were 1ootsore and
weary when they reached the deck OF the
San Bias, but forgot all their trou bles in
their Joy at being once more under the
STARS anu STRIPES.
The Americans on the San Bias are
unanimous on two things. One is that
business is at a standstili and the country
is going to ruin, and the other is that it is
only a question OF time when the ins ur-
gents will be masters of the situation and
Barrios will be in full fight. Americans,
they say, are treated with scanL courtesy,
and any excuse is good enough to send
one OF the m TO jail.
There will be very little fighting along
the coast" said Mr.. Doyle yesterday The
struggle will rage in San Marcos and
QueZaltenango, and in those distr cts
there are sure TO be some pitched battles.
he planters are all with the insurgents.
and Morales Is increasing his forces and
strengthening his position daily, while
Barr:os is losing ground. Great mum bers
OF prominent people are seeking safety in
flight, and every steamer, either going
north or south, is carrying men, women
and children who are seeking an ASYLUM
until the storm is over.''
Guatemalan Consul Garlic appeared
very much incensed yesterday at the
newspaper reports of disturbances in his
country ana the probable overthrow of
President Barrios. At the pier. whore he
went to meet the latest arrivals b. the
San Bias, he openly declared that. as AN
evidence of his disbelief that the Govern
ment Is in a dangerous position, he would
bet any body $500 that President Barrios
will win and will retain the Presidency OF
Guatemala
He also warned the Guatemalan Consul
to New York and several other Guatema-
lans that arrived here yesterday 10; 10
discuss the situation, and he was ins.ru-