New-York tribune., 1908-05-02
A MOVE ON GUATEMALA
HONDURANS ON FRONTIER
More Executions by Cabrera :
Uruguayan Consulate InUaded.

Panama. May lit is reported that Honduras
is concentrating her forces on the tIuatenalan
frontier. Passengers who have arrived here re-
Gently from Guatemala say that revolution
was being planned against the Honduran gov
ernnent by General Domingo Vasquez ex-
PRESIDENT of Honduras, who is supposed to have
I support of Guatemala. This they say was
the reason why Senor Bustillos, the Honduran
Minister of Finance, was sent on a confidential
mission 20 President Cabrera of Guatemala and
why Cabrera. instead of treating with Bustlos,
practically imprisoned him in Guatemala City.
After the last with Nicaragua Honduras
was left entirely disarmed and should the re-
ports of the Honduran military movements
prove true il is supposed that Nicaraguans and
SalvadOrans have furnished her with munitions
of war
The situation in Guatemala is reported to be
exceedingly critical. The passengers say that
among others Of the persons reported to have
been executed there were Sehora Castanedo and
Sonora Blanco and Seniors Herrera, Trigueras,
Eduardo Rubio and Antonio Rubio, all of whom
belonged to prominent wealthy Central Ameri-
can families. For the last year all these persons
had been incommuncado in the dungeon of the
penltentlary in Guatemala City, and the pas
sengers say that it impossible for them
to have been implicated in the recent attempt
on the life of President Cabrera. They add that
the executions were considered cruel and un-
necessary, and that the relatives of those per-
sons put to death who are rich and powerful
will not rest until they have succeeded in bring
ing about the downfall of Cabrera
Mexico City, May lit was rumored here
last night that Juan Barrios, Guatemalan Min
lister of Foreign Affairs, at the head of body
of troops, entered the residence of the Consul
General of Uruguay yesterday and seized the
Honduran Consul General. Senior Mindenze and
his son. who had taken refuge there during the
day. The Uruguayan Consul General was alb
sent AS soon he heard of the seizure he
| fed, and is now refugee in the legation Of
the United States.
Turbulent conditions are reported in the
Guatemalan capital Rumors of a more alarm
ing nature in circulation here but none Of
them can be officially confirmed.
Washington. May IA dispatch from the
GuatemaIan Foreign Office has been received
by DR.. Ramon Bengoechea. the charge d'affaires
here, giving the governments version of the re-
port tat the Uruguayan Consulate in Guate-
mala City had been violated by the GuatemaIan
authorities. From this dispatch it appears that
thss government regarded the Uruguayan Con-
sui Rafael Rodezno. as hostile to its interests.
that two men alleged TO have been implicated
in the last attempt President Cabreras life
were refugees in his legation. that they were e1-
amined by the authorities there and that the
government withdrew the consul's exequatur.
DR.. Bengoechea's dispatch follows:
The Uruguayan Consul. Mr. Rodezno. since
last year has shown himself hostile TO the
Guaternalan government. At the time of the
attempt made against the life of the President
it became necessary to call his attention TO the
position he had taken in making propaganda
against the government by enticing neutrals to
become enemies and "emigrados" At the house
Of the consulate of Uruguay two of the most
notorious criminals were found in hiding, armed
with daggers and pistols They were impl-
Gated in the last attempt on the life of the
President. April 30. and for their capture the
authorities already had given orders.
Wishing to show special courtesy to the con-
sui the Minister of Foreign Relations pres
ent at the examination of the two men, which
held with the permission of the person in
charge of the house. Mrs. Antonia Sanchez, as
the consul absent at the time. The authori-
ties acted with the greatest courtesy. The gov
crnment compelled 10 withdraw the eXequa- =
tur of the Uruguayan Consul.
Rodezno is said to be Honduran by birth.