Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
CAVALRY CROSSES
MEXICAN BORDER
ARMED MEN MAKE INVASION
OF GUATEMALA
Revolution Against Existing Adn,lnis-
tration Breaks Out and One
Town Has Already Been
Captured
BY Associated Press.

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MEXICO CITY, May 2S--Advices re-
ceived from Tapachula and Tonala in
the Mexican state of Chiapas show that
revolution against the existing admin
istration of President Estrada Cabrara
of Guatemala broke out yesterday and
Guatemala was invaded from four
points by as many bodies of armed men,
all equipped with the best modern
rifles.
General Manuel Leandro Barillas, for
merly president of Guatemala, with
200 cavalry and a stock of 700 rifles,
crossed the Mexican border at point
near Motoznila, and is aiming at
Quetzatlange, q. large town garrisoned
by Guatemala regulars.
Barillas has great coffee estates in
that neighborhood, where he is very
Popular and whence he was driven four
years ago by President Cabrera 1t is
believed that Quetzatlange will be taken
without much bloodshed. Barllas sue
ceSsfully eVaded the search of the au-
thorities. He will recruit new men on
his march across the mountains, the
people being loyal to him as he has
reason to know.
ocos Captured Yesterday
l0GUGIdl JOSe LeOll OdSlllll Cdplul So
Ocos yesterday without much resist
ance being shown. He took that point
with 800 men and was received with
enthusiasm by the people.
The steamer Empire State from San
Francisco, which left that port May Ia
with 200 desperate fighters recruited
i'm that city, and some 300 rifles, had
reached Ocos, thus enabling the dis
affected citizens to be armed.
Gen. Castillo was rival candidate
for the presidency seven years ago
against Cabrera, but alleges that he
was counted out, and he has long
series of scores to settle with the
Guatemalan president.
Ocos is the most important for revo-
lutionists, as it gives them a base on
the sea-
Gen. PineGa with a large force Of
good fighters, crossed into Guatemala
Sunday from British Honduras and in
vaded the province of Pelen.
Still a StaIwart Soldier
Pineda is still a stalwart soldier and
a typical Guatemalan revolutionist.
He expects to rally the Indians in
Pelen.
simultaneously on Monday Gen. To-
lido, formerly minister of war in
Guatemala, crossed into Guatemala
with 1000 troops, including the Saliva
dOrean regulars ana ulSdIIecleu dudIc-
malans
This important body of troops is
well drilled and armed with modern
weapons. This act practically declares
war by Salvatore against Guatemala.
Nicaragua also takes part by sending
a warship from New Orleans to Puerto
Barrios, the sea terminus of the Qua
emalan Northern railway, to intercept
President Cabrera should he try to
elude his pursuers and escape in that
direction.
Secure Many Recruits
The reVoutioniStS are recruiting all
on the way OF their respective lines of
march, and all foreign planters in
Guatemala are disguised with the OPP
pressive regime of Cabrera and the
onerous taxation and are rRllying to
the support Of the revolution.
German planters offered a drilled
body of troops. Americans and British
are similarly disaffected
The Mexican foreign office gave
prompt warning to the Chiapas state
officials to send Barillas back to Tonala
as soon as the news came that he had
left this city, where he has been quietly
sOiourning since leaving San Francisco,