Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-03
NEAR DEATH BY BOMB.
EXECUTIVE OF GUATEMALA ES-
cAPEs, BUT GEN oRELLANA
IS WOUNDED.
HE is CALLED A DESPOT.
Honduras Boasts Three Chiefs Who Take
Chair Alternately for Fifteen
Days Each.

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala,
April 3O.-An attempt was made early
today on the life of President Estrada
Cabrera While out driving, dynamite
bomb was exploded near his carriage,
killing the horses and wounding Gen.
Orellana, the chief of staff. The calm
ness of the President, who was not in
jured, is universally commended and the
wouId-be assassins are condemned on all
sides,
Cabrera was elected president of
Guatemala September 8, 1898, succeed
ing President Barrios, and in March,
1905 he assumed the presidency for
second term He was said to be very
unpopular. was reported to have been
shot at and wounded in April, 1905, and
the following month it was again ru-
mored that an attempt had been made
to assassinate him. Later it was stated
that the President had been accidentally
shot in the leg.
Called Despot.
In May, 1906, a revolution broke out
against the administration of President
Cabrera and Guatemala was invaded by
the revOlutiOnists from four points.
After a series of encounters i'll which the
regular troops of Salvador took part and
were joined later by the armed forces OF
Honduras, the good offices of the United
States We're accepted by the belliger-
| ents. hostifities ceased and treaty of
peace between Guatemala, Salvador and
Honduras was signed, July 20, on board
tue United States cruiser Marblehead,
off San lose, Guatemala.
4 hrnp 10 how r11I nI
despoticalIy and to have never appeared
ia public without an armed guard.
Honduras in Foment.
PUERTO CORTEZ, Honduras, April
| 3O.-Alth0ugh it was married by the
| death OF seven men. the latest internecine
war in Honduras has surpassed the
Wierdest, funniest dreams of Gilbert and
| Sullivan.
The climax came in the arrest a few
| days ago of two whole armies by squad
| of policemen at the Honduran capital
| Tegucigalpa. Here's the plot of the
! comedy drama:
When the Honduran army fastened
| across the hills to the seaboard, with
| the commander well in the lead, to es-
| cape the victorious Nicaraguans, and the
! latter took possession, the revolutionary
| Hondurans who had helped Nicaragua
decided that they should have proper re-
| ward for having taken part III the war.
Want Presidency by Turn.
The Nicaraguans disregarded their
| claim and made Gen. Leguel H. DaVlla
| provisional President.
Immediately three of the guerrilla lead
ers-Rosales, Bustillo, and Castro
| formed a plot to take charge of the
country. They could not agree upon the
| one to whom the position OF President
should fall, SO they decided to take turn
| and turn about, each being the executive
for fifteen days: Castro took the 19D
| first, and administered affairs so neatly
| that no one but the schemers found out
he was running the nation. =
When RosaleS assumed the cares OF
state he was more bold and established
a presidential palace in the heart OF
| the city and made a number OF appoint
mentS.
Rosales Greedy; War Starts.
By the time his fortnight was up he
had made arrangements to collect taxes,
and then the real provincial President,
Davila, sat up and took notice. His spies
still were investigating when 1t came
time for Bustllo to assume the eXccu-
! tive char.
Rosales, however, decided that he was
needed to complete the work OF taking
| possession of the government and
of Policarpo Bonilla, traitor brother OF
the former President, began shouting for
fair play, and sided with Bustillo.
Then the war was on.
The troops of both sides, numbering
several hundred, massed themselves in
front of the palace" Of University
place. Rosales leaned out of a window
of the palace and cried Make ready"
presidents" Command from Ambush
Bustillo emerged temporarily from the
protection of a saloon building and
Then both yelled Fire" and scurried
back to their retreats.
Badly aimed bullets swept the business
center, and, although merchants closed
their shops and hid, five of them and two
trembling soldiers were killed. About
100 shots were fired.
Suddenly Real President Davila dashed
into the square.
Stop fighting or I shall arrest you
ALL" he screamed.
Both armies took to their heels at the
warning. Unfortunately, the two roads
followed by them converged a mile from
the city. Here the fleeing troops met
again and the battle was resumed in
desultory way.
Still more unfortunately a squad of po-
lice had been sent out to see that there
was 30 more trouble.
Police Arrest Both Armies.
When the rifles began to pop again
the policemen dashed up and informed
the men of both armies that they were
under arrest The 800 prisoners then
were taken back to the capital Dy the
seven policemen.
Neither Castro, BuStillo nor Rosales
has been seen since the trouble first be-
gan on the city streets.
The Nicaraguans have sent troops back
to the capital. and fear more trouble if
they should withdraw them. The condi-
tons may make it necessary for Ameri-
can gunboats to remain here indefinitely
to protect foreign commercial interests.
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