The Washington herald., 1907-06-05

New York, June 4.-The warlike atti-
tude assumed by Mexico toward Guate-
mala, its sister republic on the south, be-
cause Of the refusal Of Guatemala 10
surrender Gen. Lima to Mexico for the
assassination Of ex-President BarrilIas. in
the City Of Mexico. on March Z. and be-
cause Guatemala has condemned to death
nineteen persons, four of whom are Mex
leans. for the attempted assassination Of
President Cabrera, Of Guatemala on April
%, caused the GuatemaIan government to
cable 10 this city to-day a full report OF
the attempt on the life Of President Ca
brera. The report covers the investiga-
ton made by Enrique Invernizzio. a gov
eminent engineer, who arrived on the
scene within a few minutes Of the ex-
pl0sion which nearly cost the Guate-
malan President his life.
Cabrera in Midst Of WreckaEe.
a bomb was placed under the street on
which President Cabrera was driving.
Just as his horses were over the Internal
machine some one pressed the button and
the street seemed 20 rise up. The Presi-
dent was on his way at 7.20 a. m. 10 visit
some hospitals in the southern part Of
Guatemala City. It had been announced
that the President would make the visit
at that hour. With him in his carriage
was his little son. Joaquin and his chief
Of staff, Gen. Orellana. When the bomb
exploded both horses were killed. Gen.
0rellana was wounded. and the co4chmau
escaped injury. The carriage WIS shat
tered 10 pieces The President jumped
from the wreckage Of the vehicle. dragged
out his boy. helped his chief Of staff out
OF the debris. then gazed about in a de-
FAINT manner and finally went back I'm am
other carriage 10 the palace. where he
greeted his mother with great affection.
She had heard that he had been killed.
An enormous crowd assembled at once.
and the police and soldiers got busy
The police finally arrested about fifty
persons, ana of these nineteen were con
demned 90 death. one Of them being a
woman who had confessed details as 70
the planting Of the machine Among those
condemned were two brothers. named Ti-
ngtu. Italians. two brothers named Vita-
rls. the woman LUZ Castenado. and a man
named Valdez Bianc9 who is supposed
% have brought the bomb into the couu-
Try or arranged its mechanism.
Want To Excite Sentiment.
It was said to-day that the reason for
cabling the details of the attempted as
sassination 10 this country was probably.
20 excite public sentiment on behalf OF
Guatemala and thus prevent a declara-
tion Of war by Mexico. II was said also
that Guatemala wanted the people of this
country TO see that she had full justifca-
tion for condemning the nineteen persons
found guilty of participating in the plot.
and therefore that Mexico had little iusti-
hcation I'm regarding the presence Of four
Mexicans among them as a pretext for
assembling her army ON the Guatemalan
frontier. There are now more than 1000
of NeXicos best troops on the border
line ready 90 march through the mountain
passes % fight the Guatemalans, who
have only a small army. and who would
soon be overwhelmed
The assassination OF eX-President Bar
riIlas in Mexico City is the other chief
grievance of Mexico 4 new election is
20 take place for President in Guatemala
next year Cabrera Is unpopular He
forced his election nine years ago and
drove Barrjllas out. The latter was sup
posed 90 be candidate. II is charged
that Cabrera had Barrllas killed and that
Gen. Lima was the man who arranged
the details The Mexican secret service
said II had secured abundant evidence
against him. Il demanded his extra
ditiou. Guatemala refused il on the
ground that he was not in Mexico az the
time. and that he was a citizen OF Guat-
emala, and not of Mexico