Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-27

same time taking the king prisoner,
He tried him by court martial for
treaChery ana burned him TO the stake,
and ordered the city TO be RACED to the
ground But still the Indians were not
awed and soon another large army OF
naked warriors met the whites near
Lake Amatitlan. The same results fol-
lowed. Thousands Of the Indians were
slain, while the whites received but
little loss. This ended an organized re-
sistanCe. ana on the 18th of July, 1894
the sovereignty Of theking OF Spain over
the kingdom OF Guatemala was formally
proclaimed. AlYarado was made
governor " Guatemala and Its
dependencies" and on his re-
turn from Spain where he had
gone to give an account OF his
cOnQuestS. he built his new capital
THE city Of st, James, the Gentle
man." In l5il Alyarado, while on an
expedition in Mexico to subdue a revolt
In JallsC0 was killed by the falling Of
his horse His death created no little
excitement In Guatemala, but before
any adverse action could be taken, his
wife assumed the reins OF govern
ment, proclaimlng herself gobernadora
But she did not reign long Before the
excitement Of her husbands death and
her assumption had subsidized a terrible
storm broke over the country and from
the Volcano Aqua nearby a flood Of
water came down burylng the city and
most OF Its Inhabitants under the ruins
OF their own houses. The capital was
moved league away, and called Anti
qua, but 1t again met a sad fate, On
the night OF Sunday, July 20, 1913, after
1t had become the grandest city Of Cen
tral America an earthquake shook the
walls 10 their very foundations killing
many of the inhabitants The new
capital was then built where now Is
Guatemala la Nueva.
Spain ruled Guatemala for three hun
dred years, During this time there
were protests against her cruelty, and
spasmodic attempts 10 throw off her
yoke. In 1921, however, the representa-
tive OF the king surrendered his au-
thority, and independence was pro.
claimed and maintained without blood.
shed. But It's history does not show
that Its existence as an independent
government has been always TRANQUIL.
Mexico tried TO annex II, personal am
billion OF some Of It's leading citizens
has caused many minor revolutions
and party Iealousies brought civil wars,
ana the federation, or rather Guatema.
la, the Central American Republic, was
broken up into the present five reptfb.
lies.
The wars attendant and the desola-
ton We're going on when Messrs.
stephens and Catherwood made their
TRIP TO the ruins. The principal
hgures were Morazan, the patriot
trying TO maintain the republic
ana Carrera, representing the CON
sentative church party
The latter was successful. and for
thirty years the conservative party
held the reins Of government. Al
present, however, the liberals are I'm
power and have been for number OF
years past The church property has
been coniiscated, the monastlc order
ABOLISHED, and the power OF the priest
hood greatly diminished. Many needed
reforms have been instituted, and Qua
temala stands today as Mexico stands
Tor progress and development.
PERPENDICULAR FARMS.
After short stop at Neuton. tust
long enough TO take lunch and feed our
horses, we came on. At the first our
road led up steep mountain, thous-
aud feet high. On top were fields OF
corn, or potraros, as they are called
here. In fact, most OF the corn Is
raised on the tops OF the mountains. on
the steep side hills. In some cases one
wonders how the planters and gatherers
maintain a foothold during their work,
so steep Is the side. Down into another
gulch we came 10 cane plantation. or
fuika, called Santa Catarina, and as
grass was good, stopped TO feed. We
tried to buy lunch for ourselves, but
there was not so much as a roll of po-
sol--corn meal doyle-for sale.
We call this cane plantation. There
are many such I'm these mountains.
They consist Of not more than ten acres
OF cane ALWAYS of good quality though