The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-02
THEY CONE As REFUGEES
TWO PROMINENT GAUTEMALANS
IN FEAR.
win Wait i'm San Francisco Until the
Revolution is Ended-One is Minis
ter of Agriculture.

| Two interesting early products O1
the present Guatemala revolution have
arrived in San Francisco, where they
will discretly await developments,
without imperiling their chances with
whichever leader may finally establish
| himself at the head of the Govern.
ment.
One of these diplomatic refugees is
Manuel Morales-Tobal, Minister of Ag.
| riculture under the administration
now in power, and cousin of prospirc
Morales, the recently avowed leader
of the revolution. He says he left his
ministerial office on leave of absence
granted when he had requested 20 le
retired because of illness. His pres
ent position is a peculiar one.
But he is evidently determined &c
remain apparently neutral until he
sees whether his declared persona
! friend. President Barios, or his cs
teemed cousin, Revolutionist Morales
is to he in control of the warning re.
public.
The other refugee is Francisco f.
Toledo, lawyer, deposed Congressman,
released political prisoner. enthusiasts
tic patriot, and eager revolutionist. He
found it eXpedient to leave. Then the
revolution was expected, but no lead
err had come forward.
Since his departure however Prospi-
70 Morales, lawyer and eN-Congress-
man, has assumed the leadership and
taken the field at the head of the rev
dictionary forces, which, Toledo says
include about all the military com
manders.
The history of events leading up to
the revolution was given last night
by both these men in separate inter
views obtained with them in their
apartments at the Occidental hotel
The Guatemalan Congress has pro-
longed its regular March and April
sessions into May in order to COM
plete business contemplated by it. Ev-
en- with the final and extra month, as
permitted by law, it was not able, be-
cause of repeated delays, to complete
its work. So on May 81 Congress vol
unfairly disbanded.
President Barrios Immediately af-
terward on the same day declared
himself dictator. He called for an
election for Congressman. His plan
was to secure a majority favorable to
himself so that the constitution might
be amended to extend his term IF Of
flee four years beyond the regular six
wears. which. in his cHse, would end
March IS. 1898.
The new Congress convened on hu-
gust 1G. Finally, by vore of ~ to 90,
the amendmenl passed. Toledo. who
had been a member of the powerful
minority in the previous Congress.
was one of the twenty 10 oppose cX-
tension of the rule. lie hal been re-
elected to Congress ny popular vote
from MomostenangO. about fifty miles
from the capital city of Guatemala.
On August Il Toledo and Emilio de
Lion. eN-minister from Guatemala to
Mexico, were by order of President
Barrios. imprisoned in the lrnitentla-
ry in the city of Guatemala. They
were kept there three days. The on
er members of the minority we're es-
corted under military guard 10 puer-
to Barrios, on the Atlantic coast.
According to law of the country
a Congressman cannot be .riel by a
civil Judge. He can be tried only by
Congress. 1t was Il foregone conclu-
sion what the result would be with
the eighteen of the minority. The
President then did the diplomatic
thing. He prevented the trial that
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