The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
REVOLT In GUATEMALA
MORE BLOODsHED FOLLOWS THE
KILLING OF DICTATOR BARRIOs.
General MarrOguin and others Lose
Their Lives i'm an Attempt to Seize
the Reigns of Government.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb IA dispatch
from San Jose, Guatemala, says civil strife
and bloodshed have followed the killing of
Barrios. Before the body of the late ruler
had found sepulcher the factions were flying
at each others throats and, as a result.
General Marfoquin the chief supporter of
Prospero Morales, of the aspirants to
the presidency, is dead, and his supporters
are seeking safety in fight. 1t was last
night that General Marroquin attempted to
seize the reins of government in behalf of
Morales. He made an attack i'm force on
the palace barracks The assault was Wig
orously resisted and in the fighting General
Marroquin and a few others were killed.
Seeing that their efforts would not prove
successful the attacking forces, consisting
Of two thousand men, headed by General
Majerea and Colonel Arrevalo, fled from
the city, To-day General Toledo. who has
been appointed minister of war by Manuel
Estrada Cabrera the President pro TEN. of
the republic, ordered the artillery in pur-
suit Of the fleeing revolutionists. The pop
ulace and soldiers are now demanding that
General Mendizabal be proclaimed Presi-
dent. The situation is becoming more COM
plicated and the crisis is acute.
A special to the Examiner from Guate-
Ahdid dHhouilCSS AIldl II6SiQeIl I0dTIlOS
Cabinet has resigned Everything is now
quiet and peace prevails. Antonio Barrios
son Of the late President, and a graduate
of West Point, has been appointed minister
of public works; Francisco Anguereno.
minister of government and foreign affairs;
Domingo Morales, minister Of public in
struction, and Rafael Salavar, minister of
finance
Details of the assassination of Barrios
show that the President was walking near
the palace in Guatemala City on Tuesday
night, accompanied by five guards. The
| assassin met the party and stepped off the
sidewalk, apparently to let the President
pass. Then he pushed aside the two men
nearest Senior Barrios, thrust revolver
against the Presidents face and shot him
in the mouth and then in the stomach The
murderer then ran but was shot to death
by the guards, who chased him. Senior
Barrios died in a few minutes. Barrios's
| assassin was twenty-three years old. For
years he was an employe of Senor Don
Juan Aparicio, a well-known financier. who
was killed by a government soldier during
the revolutionary outbreak last September
while he was held prisoner The assassin's
name is Oscar Zollinger. He is a British
subject Senior Aparicio was wealthy and
against President Barrios and Zollinger's
act is the result. He arrived in Guatemala
three weeks ago. and had, presumably
been watching for an opportunity to kin
Senor Barrios since his arrival. Zollinger
was heavy and muscular, and he acted so
suddenly that the guards could 60 nothing
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Guatema-
Ian minister, Senor Lazo Arriaga has re-
ceived no information of the reported up-
rising following the assassination of Pres
ident Barrios, his last advices giving onlv
the fact of Barrios death. This he attrih
utes to the fact that the affair is not as
serious as the reports state or else to the
disturbed conditions. The mention of Gen
Toledo as the new minister of war indicates
that change of Cabinet has occurred but
the fact has not been communicated here.
as IS always the case on Cabinet change.
The names mentioned in the dispatch are
known to the minister, except that of Cen
Majerea, said to be at the head of the at
tacking force which fed from the CITY. No
such person has figured in Guatemalan af
fairs
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 11-Guatema1an
rebel leade. here received news that there
has been fighting in Guatemala and that
slxty-fOur men were killed, but strict cen
sorship is kept on kilograms General Mar
raquin was shot by government troops
Thursday while making a brilliant attack
upon the barracks which were defended
by 1000 troops, who, however, were dis
lodged. The government general Areyalo.
and Major Naera evacuated the barracks
with their men and fled. The body of
Barrios is in the palace at Capula Ardiente
where, having been carefully embalmed il
VIII remain Tor some days, when it will De
taken to the general cemetery More de-
tails of the disturbances which are known
to be i'm progress are expected soon. Guate
mala is intensely excited, and all the differ
ent partisans see their opportunity to gain
power.
Nicarag uan Rebels Routed