The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-07-04
.sTRONG REVOLUTION
BREAKS OUT IN GUATEMALA
WelI-Armed Expeditions Strike
Republic From Three Sides.
.I0 AMERICANIzE The COUNTRY
:SaIvadorean Regulars and Nieara-
sN guam Warship Aid Rebels Scene
4; of Trouble in the North Near
Mexican Frontier.

z Mexico City.-Advices from Tapa-
chula and Tonala in the Mexican State
{ of Chiapas show that a revolution
against the existing administration Of
President Estrada Cabrera. Of Guate-
!, mala, has broken out, and that Guate-
mala was invaded from four points by
Sa as many bodies Of armed men. all
equipped with the best modern rifles.
y General Manuel Leandro Barrillas,
ex-President of Guatemala, with 200
cavalry and stock of IO0rifles, crossed
the Mexican border at a point near
I .Motozinla, aiming at Quetzatlange, u
large town garrisoned by Guatemalan
regulars. Barrillas has great coffee
: estates in that neighborhood, where
] he is very popular and whence he was
Z driven four years ago by President Ca
brera.
Barrillas successfully evaded the
search of the authorities. He will re-
{ cruit new men on his march across the
mountains, the people being loyal to
i him. he says.
Jose Leon Castillo captured Ocos
without much opposition being shown.
I He took that point with 500 men, and
I was received with enthusiasm by the
5 people.
Simultaneously General Toledo, eX-
4 Minister of War in Guatemala, crossed
Z into Guatemala with 1000 troops, in
cluding the SalvadOrean regulars and
disafected Guatemalans, largely ref
ugees from the tyranny of Cabrera.
This important body of troops is we'll
drilled and armed with modern weap-
ons. This act practically declares war
with Salvador against Guatemala.
Nicaragua also takes part by sending
D a warship from New Orleans to Puerto
Barrios, the sea terminus of the Qua
\ temalan Northern Railroad to inter-
cept President Cabrera, should he try
: to elude his purSuerS and escape In
that direction.
The revolutionists are recruiting all
en- the way Of their respective lines OF
march All foreign planters in Guate-
lmala are disgusted with the oppressive
d regime of Cabrera, and the onerous
taxation and are rallying to the support
of the revolution.
German planters offered q drilled
!, body of men,. Americans and British
/. are similarly disafected.
Guatemala is reported honeycombed
Z with sedition, so high runs popular SEN
timent against President Cabrera who,
for long time, has had to make his
public appearance with an armed guard
Z to protect his person.
+ The steamship Empire State left San
3 Francisco on May Il with 200 fighters
! recruited in that city and 5000 rifles.
1t reached Ocos, thus enabling the dis
affected citizens to be armed.
General Castillo was rival candl-
date for the Presidency seven years
q ago against Cabrera, but asserts thar
he was counted out and he has, he
/. says, long series of scores to settle
with the Guatemalan President.
OcoS is an important point for revo-
lutionists, as it gives them a base on
! the sea.
y-# General Pineda with large force of
. good fighters crossed into Guatemala
from British Honduras and invaded
the Province of Pelen.
s Pineda is a stalwart soldier and a
! typical Guatemalan revolutionist. He
expects to rally the Indians in Pelen!
The movement was superbly organ
lied, as is seen by the participation of
{ Salvador and the promised aid Of Mica
ragua.
80. Barrillas wishes to avoid bloodShed
as far as possible. Barrillas is about
sixty years old, and strong and reso-
: lutte soldier. -
The revolutionists have ample funds
and have spent a large amount Of
money in preparing for this attack.
They will be able to pay all their re-
Z cruits as they advance into the interior.
2 The revolution has foreign support, as
is shown by the amount of funds avail
able, and it is we'll known its object is
completely to moderniZe that country.
Railways will be built, banking sys-
TENS reorganized and taxes reduced,
. the revolutionists say.
Barrillas, in case of success, will, it
is S3Sl, be President.