The Penn's Grove record., 1906-06-01
STRONG REVOLUTION
BREAKS OUT IN GUATEMALA
WeIl-Armed Expeditions Strike
Republic From Three Sides.
TO AMERICANIZE THE COUNTRY
Salvadorean Regulars end Nicara-
guam Warship Aid Rebels Scene
OF Trouble in the North Near
Mexican Frontier.

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-
maIa, has broken out, and that Guate-
mala was invaded from four points by
as many bodies of armed men, all
equipped with the best modern rifles.
General Manuel Leandro Barrillas,
ex-President of Guatemala, with 200
cavalry and stock of 7OOrifes, crossed
the Mexican border at a point near
Niotozinla, aiming at Quetzatlange, a
large town garrisoned by Guatemalan
regulars. Barrillas has great coffee
estates in that neighborhood, where
he is very popular and whence he was
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
him, he says.
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without much opposition being shown.
lie took that point with 800 men, and
was received with enthusiasm by the
people.
simultaneously General Toledo, ex-
Minister of War in Guatemala, crossed
into Guatemala with 1000 troops. in
Guiding the S~alvadorean regulars and
disaffected Guatemalans, largely ref
lJOnnS from fhn tu,,o &c y.-.
This important body of troops is we'll
drilled and armed with modern weap-
ons. This act practically declares wal
with Salvador against Guatemala.
Nicaragua also takes part by sending
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
on the way of their respective lines of
march. All foreign planters in Guate-
mala are disguised with>the oppressive
regime of Cabrera. and the onerous
taxation and are rallying to the support
of the revolution.
German planters offered a drilled
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are similarly d~isaffected.
Guatemala is reported honeycombed
with sedition. so high u IL popular SEN
timent against President Cabrera who.
for a long time, has had to make his
public appearance with an armed guard
to protect his person.
The steamship Empire State left San
Francisco on May IA 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 a rival candi-
date for the Presidency seven years
ago against Cabrera, but asserts that
he was counted out and he has, he
says, a 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.
General T:neda with a large force of
good fighters crossed into Guatemala
from British Honduras and invaded
the Province of Pelen.
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.
Barrillas wishes to avoid ~bloodshed
as far as possible. Barrillas is about
sixty years old, and a strong and reso-
lutte soldier.
The reyolutionists have ample funds
aud have spent a large amount of
money in preparing for this attack.
They will be able to pay all their re-
cruits as they advance into the interior.
The revolution has foreign support, as
is shown by the amount of funds avail
able, and it is well known its object is
completely to moderniZe that country.
Railways will be built, banking sys-
TENS. r~eorganized and taxes reduced,
the revolutionists say.
Barrillas, in case of success, will, it
is said, be President.