The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-02-10
OF BARRI0S
PRESIDENT or GAUTEMALA A VIC
TIM OF REVOLUIIONISTs.

The Murder Inspired by Enemies of the
Country to Throw it Into Chaos-Last
Desperate Hope of the Insurgents-Ca-
brera, vice-President, Ascends to the
Presidency-Lifeo of Barrios.
San Francisco, Feb. "a cable dis
patch to the Evening Post from San
Jose, Guatemala, this morning, an
Barrios. No details Of the crime are
given, but it is intimated that the as
sassination is the result Of revolu-
tionary plot. Yesterday the revolution
lists were defeated in battle and the
murder is believed to have been in
spired to throw the country into chaos
as last hope of victory by the insur-
gents.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 9.-The above
dispatch came from Guatemala City
the capital, where President Barrios had
lived 1t added that entire calm pre-
vailed. This assurance, coupled with
the immediate succession of the first
vice president. is a special source of
qualification to the officials of the Qua
temalan legation here and to some ex-
tent alleviateS the fear with which
they received the news of the tragedy.
The late president and the Guatamalan
minister at Washington, Senior Lazo
Arriaga, We're close personal friends.
and the death of the president comes
as personal bereavement to the min.
lister. Senior Arriaga said that Presi-
dent Bariros was a man of wide at
tainments and ability. The six years
term for which he was elected termin-
ated March Is next, but the national
congressional assembly had extended
this term for further four years.
The new president, Mr.. Cabrera is
man of prominence in Guatemala and
is one of the two chosen by congress
to fill the presidency in case of a va
cancy. The system of the country is
different from that of the United States
there being no vice president elected
with the president. The duty of filling
the executive chair devolves on the
congressional branch and accordingly
two vice presidents, first and second
were designated some time ago. They
are eligible in the order Of their choice.
When the excitement of the tragedy
has passed presidential election may
be held.
New York, Feb General De Jose
Ma Reyna Barrios, president of the Re-
public of Guatemala, was born in San
Marcos in 1859. He was nephew of
the former president, Justo Rufino
Barrios, who was killed in 1885. The
general was educated abroad, and after
his collegiate course, he made a trip
around the world. In his ideas he was
always liberal, and when the conser-
vative party was ousted, he was close
adberent of his uncle's principles. In
the ensuing war of federation, the pur-
pose of which was the unification of
the Central American states, the gen
eral was placed in command of divi-
sion of the liberal troops. During the
war of 1885, when his uncle, the pres
ident, was killed, the general succeed
ed him as commander of the forces.
Later on, when President Barrilas
was in control he banished Barrios
from Guatemala, and he went to Cal
ifornia and resided in San Francisco
for about year.
Nine years ago General Barrios was
cansul to Hamburg, Germany. In 1892
he succeeded Barrillas as president, his
term of office being six years, expiring
in Mary of this year. Last June he
publicly declared himself dictator of
Guatemala and from all reports he en-
joyed the fullest confidence of his
party. His partisans say that under
his administration the country pros
pered and developed extensively, but
this is disputed by his enemies.