The San Francisco call., 1908-05-23
-ned that silence has not been

cerned that silence has not been
broken.
The Viteris were we'll known in the
local Central American colony. Ihey
used to visit this city at regular inter-
walls and were familiar figures about
the Grand and Palace hotels in the
days before the fire
In the past when Cabrera caused the
death Of any Guatemalan, the sincerity
of whose friendship or loyalty he sus-
pected. the body was turned over to the
ments or regrets. or whatever is Cen
tral American etiquette in affairs OF
this kind. Up TO the time the San
Jose left Guatemala, however, none of
the missing men had been sent home in
this way 1t was known, however,
that many burials had taken place in
the penitentiary graveyard and Guat-
emala could only surmise that Ca
brera's vengeance this time was to
take on a darker tinge than usual
Manuel and Eduardo Prado, also
wealthy planters and prominent in az
fairs of state. next disappeared and
once more there came the rattle of
rife shots from inside the heavy walls
of La Penitenciarias They, too, hao
many acQuaintances in San Francisco,
which they often visited in search or
pleasure after they had disposed of a
seasons rich coffee crop.
The next TO disappear was Eduardo
Rubio. capitalist and big INCA owner.
RubiO was an uncle of John I: Zoill-
kofer of the firm of John I. Wright
& Co. one of the leading Central
American commission agencies in this
city. where the murdered man was
widely known.
Francisco VaIladores, one of the most
prominent lawyers in the Guatemalan
republic and DR.. MateO Morales, CHIEF
surgeon Of Cabrera's army, were miss
ing from their respective homes two
DAYS after the execution Of the four
students. Soldiers have said they met
the same fate as the Niteris and the
Prados
CRITICISM MEANS DEATH
TO the list Of Cabrera's victims was
later added the name of Manuel Her
rera, also a lawyer, and man who
enjoyed the respect of the entire COM
munity Of Guatemala. and DR.. Fran
vices received by yesterdays steam
er, the only offense that DR.. Ma
teO Morales was guilty of was PUBLIC
expression OF regret that the president
of Guatemala had seen fit to admins
ter to the students OF the military
school death punishment Herrera S
offense is said TO have been some ut
terances he made on the eve or the
execution of the four students.
This list Of missing men is only the
more prominent Of those who are sup
posed to have fallen under the ban OF
Cahrera's wrath. Those who came
north on yesterdays steamer said the
reports in Guatemala were that half a
score of military students, a number
OF army Ol4CSIS ana many ClNlldiS VI
lower life had met extreme punish
ment in the course of the three or four
days of the Cabrera slaughter.
BY the exercise of a strict censorship
of the mails and telegraph lines Ca
brera prevented until now any word OF
his campaign of vengeance from
reaching the outside world He is still
Waging this war of determination
against suspected enemies. In the
neighborhood Of La Penitenciaria the
people still hear the rattle of mus
kerry in the prison yard and Huatema-
lans. shivering with fear, are saying in
panic stricken whispers: Who next"
KNOWS OF COUSINS DEATH
George de Crioste admitted last night
that he has been advised of the death
Of his cousins. Juan and Adolfo Viteri
but further than this he would make
no comment on the affair. A comment
from a man of his standing might
prove fatal to some OF his other rela-
tives living in the republic of Guate-
malaI