The San Francisco call., 1908-05-24
New Names on List OF
Cabrera'S Victims
Two of Number Sacrificed Well
known Here and May Have
Had u. S. Papers

Never IN the history OF revolution
ridden Guatemala has tale of tyran-
nical cruelty or murderous dictatorship
excited public interest or aroused in
this country such a fever of condemn
alton as that brought about yesterday
by the exposure OF the recent Cabrera
massacres, as published exclusively in
The Call
Verifcation of the first almost un-
beifevable reports, brought to this city
by passengers on the liner San Jose
which arrived Friday, was received
yesterday in letters which reached this
City from American planters and others
in Guatemala by way OF New Orleans,
and several new names were added to
the list of those who are believed to
have fallen victims to the campaign
OF vengeance of President Estrada Ca
brera-
General Vicente Aris. retired mill
tary official of Guatemala, and Colonel
Burbano, chief of cadets OF the Qua
temala military academy, by the stu
dents of which tho assassination of
Cabrera was attempted short time
men whose names are now added to
the roll Of those who have mysterious
~ disappeared Private dispatches
brought to this city confirmed the ac-
counts originally received OF the wan
ton persecution being practiced by Ca
brera. and added many details that
were not contained in the first reports.
General Vicente Aris, who is said to
have been among those executed at
Cabrera's command, retired years ago
from the army and for a long time
was one OF the presidents favorites.
Aris became enraged. however, at the
execution of cadets from the military
! academy after the attempted killing
of the president and publicly de-
nounced the executions as unwar-
ranted and tyrannical. Realizing that
he had made a mistake in expressing
his views so plainly, he escaped. but
wes captured by Cabrera's soldiers and
confined within Ia Penitenciaria. Again
there was the crack of rifles inside the
walls Of the execution chamber and
General Aris was seen no more.
BURBANo ONE OF FIRST
Colonel Burbano was one OF the first
OF the prominent duatemaians TO dis
appear after the attempted assassina-
ton OF the president. It is not known
how his disappearance was planned or
carried out. but from a few days after
the reign of terror began be has not
been seen and the belief Is general
that he met the same end as the other
victims of the dictator's anger.
Friends of Juan and Adelfo viteri,
the wealthy planters. who are well
known In San Francisco. received pri-
vate letters yesterday by way of New
Orleans confirming the news OF their
assassination. but insisting that
neither OF them had participated in the
plots against Cabrera nor taken an
active part In opposing his policies.
The letters charge that the president
allowed his mind to become infamed
by the information given him by pri-
vate enemies of the viteris and that
he ordered their death as part of
his policy to take no chance. without
bringing them to trial or taking any
step to ascertain the truth of the ac-
cusations made against them.
So widespread is the panic of fear
among even local men familiar with
conditions in Guatemala that few OF
them would discuss the situation yes
terday. and those who did asked that
their names be withheld from publi-
cation One point OF particular interest
was brought out BY a friend of the
yiteris. however, point OF sufficient
significance to possibly lead to inter-
national complications. 1t was stated
by this man that he is practically GER
tain that Adolfo yiteri took out his
arst naturalization papers while resi-
dent of San Francisco. If this is veri-
fed At may lead to interference by the
United States government in the high
handed methods put in vogue By Ca