The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-06-18

Capunton Of Cabrera followed intermittent
nghtlng which began when Cabrera was holding
the forts Of san lose aud Matamoros with np In
frenched position NJ In Palma. All attempts by
the cnhrera forces 10 Invade Guatemala City were
beaten OF, lively street fighting occurring In sew
erai suburbs. The Herrera forces surrounded
Fort San Jose and compelled Its equalization,
men drove wedge between Mnamoros and In
rama and gradually surrounded the latter place
The loss Of life among comhatants was not
henvy considering the amount Of ammunition
nsed, but there We're many casualties among the
civilians during the bombardmcnt OF the capital
and In the street fighting.
From San Salvador there are reports that men
women and children TO the number OF 500 were
Killed In the recent fighting In Guatemala CITY.
Numerous adheren's OF Cabrera who remained
faithful 10 their chief were killed In their own
houses Many Guniemnnns who fled from the
country are returning.
Cnhrerns fate II appears IL vet TO no deter.
mined, Al the time Of his surrender his personal
snfe'v was guaranteed, according to one report
6"ate'nn'a refugees In San Salvador have asked
PRESIDENT Herrera that Cabrera be tried In a
"couipefent court" He said In reply that his row.
eminent was In favor of trying Cabrera In the
6uatema'an courts II IN further reported TINT
snhrera hts heen given the alternative hy the ma.
H"h"i assembly ~ standing trial for hs "crimes"
or leaving the country forever with his family
Perdlnr hts decision Cabrera IL prisoner
HefrprN hN In
next richest Guatemalan after Cabrera The for.
m~r dictator has amassed an enormous fortune n
said largely by confscation Of plantations and
other properties In Guatemala. His princlpal foes
arr among the land owning class many Of whom
ne has driven from their country In order Ia con.
hsea'e their holdings Herrera has been tailed
nver and over sgaln In order that he might be
ferSnaded to give voluntary contribution. to-
ward running the rovernmers. Cabrera. n "a said
becoming bored finally Mt this constant round NJ
arresiine Herrera. remarked that the only wav az
r"'t'ns NIL Hcrreras money away from him was
'" MI him. However he was afraid that foreign
naiions might object To this because Of tbe sa,..
ond richest mans great prnmnenec So he re,uc
family allowed him 10 stay alive and th,, \.
who're Cabrera evidently naae a mistake An
rarsnily Herrera must have become bored bv his
many arrests--or else he was afraid that Cabrera
might change his mind.
Grim old Cabrera fought hard 10 turn the ta
e'"s on Ills enemies. us be has ~ often done h.
s"rr IN his sensational career. Al one time HIS
f"rcea hemming In the capital from every side
had begun homharslna Il: and the dlctator,s rs
entry into the city Imminent
And Guatemala knows only too we'll wha, sueh
re-sniry means. says I. II. Yharra In the New
FORK Times. writing Just before Cahrera's sur.
r~"der There have been plenty Of plots arains,
Cabrera before. and each time plenty of m.,
women, too. In some cases-haye been stooi nm
against walt and shot. His way since h. cam.
20 power In Guatemala IN 1895 has been So,kes
IN t'ood; the prisons have been packed with M.
fiiticai opponents; mysterious stories hay. heer
constantly told Of how influential foes ~ his har.
disappeared forever. leaving no trace Of wh., h..
fell them $3.50, w
For Cabrera takes chances Even a.. .n.,
.g'sis admit that his methods are 10 mn, A mil,
v. drastic One Of them wrote In the course =, !.
'aForshie estimate OF the Guatesnalan dictator.
Doubtless he has overplayed the or with III.
. ,eaa game IL that is what admirer puts n
Mink OF what his enemies have TO saw -
, cabrera Is the last Of the breed of vsr,,
AAaAAner'sn dictators. He Ii an anachronism