The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-30
(Ry Associated Press.)

IEXICo scIT!r-, May 29.-General Cas-
tello, commanding one detachment Of
GuatemaIan revolutionists, after taking
the city of Otos, was forced to retire be-
fore superior forces. CASTILLO is now re-
ported to have taken new base and
Will be reinforced tonight by several hum
dred good fighting men from5the steamer
Empire City. #
General Barilias is In the; mountains
making ,shis way to Quezaltenango. Ba-
rilas has with him a fine body Of picked
men and is reported TO be steadily re-
4cruiting his force. No news has been
received here from Salvador, sbut the IN.
vading force should by this time be well
advanced into Guatemala. \.
Resident Guatemalans here state that
the whole country is ripe for the over
throw OF CABRERA The season of rains
has set in, and the roads are bad IN.
Guatemala Telegraphic communication.
is difficult, owing to the cutting OF wires
on the IGuatemalan side.
Revolution Widespread.
Messengers on horseback will be dis.
patched from Ocos, whore Major Cas-
stello had his forces, and from the flying
column of General Barillas who Is push !:
Ing on 10 eQuetzaltenangO. a city OF 40, ,0o0
inhabitants. This city, Is il ikely$ to be
occupied by General Barillas ednesday
or sThursd ay OF this wee. k y e5 IS, I'M
fn7ensely popular III tiIt:t re ifdi. 5t$l '$S:
The revolution is said 8to be the most !!
widely spread Of. any in the history o.
Qua temala- Foreign planters have been
waiting for months for General 5Barillas
4 to act. Practically all foreign interests
and many Of the better classiof natives
support the revolution. Frequent abuse OF
mower is charged to the government. y
General Barillas and General Castillo
and two aides left the city by strategy.
May nth they bought tickets to El
Paso over the Mexican Central. They
boarded the night train. but#l 1t
few miles out and returned here. where
they boarded Pullman car stoekaa
with provisions and carrying their saddles
and special luggage. In this car they
vent over the Vera Cruz and Tehuante-
nec Railways to Tonala on the Pacific
Coast there switching to the new Pan
American Railway which n low approaches
the Guatemalan boundary. Their start
towards the United States outwitted the
Guatemalan representatives here.
Washington Advices.
(By Associated Press,)
WASHINGTON, May 29.-Guatemalan
reyolutionists, who attacked Ocos, have
been driven back across the Mexican
borders but small parties Of revolutonists
are appearing at various other points
along the Mexican boundary and threat
eping the Guatemalan government This
information was contained in dispatch
received at the State Department to-day
from Mr.. Combs, the American minister
to Guatemala and Honduras.
MIR, Munoz, the Guatemalan minister.
had a long conference tthe State De-
partment to-day with Secretary Root
He was anxious to get Information Of the
revolutionary movement in his country.
So far he has had no advices whatever
concerning the movement against Pres
ident CABRERA.
There is nothing in the dispatch Sec
retary Root has received which shows
that the lives and property OF American
citizens are in danger and no steps have
ben taken to send wnrsIip TO OIoY.
The cruiser Mnrblehead is at Panama.
and is only three or four days from tho
scene of the insurreotfon. But with t'le
unsettled political condition at present
existing in Panama, It Is not likely that
the Nlarblehead will be taken away from
that port.
Mexico is doing everything in its power
.tc protect Its border and to avoid be-
coming entangled in the Guatemalan
revolution, according to dispatch ya-
ceiyed to-day by the State Department
from tho American embassy In the city
Of Mexico.