| Show revolution IN GUATEMALA ST LOUIS JOVIES sept 29 A dispatch tom the city of mexico says A revo lotion has been precipitated in the republic of guatemala which will un questionably become general A gentleman who left the city of guatemala ais on toe the morning of the An anshant stant and who has just reached this aty on horseback hom eback from acapulco Aca s brings the information that an out amk occurred in guatemala city on r the instant and was waa still in pro idreas when hen he left according to his hie burrt story wabe the people of that city were celebrating the anniversary of their rational holiday it appears that president barillas Baril laa had bad personally appointed of the day to this thie the laspes took exception and when ahe orators took the rostrum it was the tignal opal for a storm of stones which let ewt them to flight an exciting cene followed and every known 11 liberal beral or Bar barrillas rillas partisan was driven from the plaza after that the masses manes elected their orators and most moat violent and incendiary SPEECHES foll followed wed the news of the riot spread rapidly and soon Barril barrill lai threw a battaglion bat tallion of infantry into the large equale for the purpose of dispersing the mob they with fixed bayonets attempted to carry the plaza by assault but were met wit with a of stones and luijt Lul bullets jt from revolvers revo lvere this action of the mob put them to flight leaving many dead and wounded on the plaza members of the mob shouted let 43 storm the national palace KILL BARILLAS BABILLA 8 and restore the republican form of government guatemala should not be ruled by a dictator the plundering of the national treasury must cease 11 barillas then ordered the artillery into the plaza and the infantry and two cannon to guard his residence when the guns were turned on the bobit dispersed people left the plaza but fought in the side streets street in fact they practically during the night of the held full control of the city though at intervals they were attacked by the infantry who shot many of them it is thought this will cause A GENERAL REVOLT throughout the entire republic of guatemala and engender war in all the other central american states strict censorship is maintained over all press dispatches and the mails are also trifled with to prevent the leaking 0 out ut of any information concerning the actual condition of the country it it is stated that cable communication with guatemala city is interrupted yesterday afternoon the anglo american received a special dispatch from newton on the line between guatemala and mexico it brings the information that barzillar Bar rillaR to is master of the situation he having put down the revolt after three days of hard fighting the revolt was precipitated by the son of one of the candidates for the presidency who is ia a strong partisan of barillas ban lias and attempted to make a political eal speech on independence day from that time until the night of the there was street fighting sometimes the mob being in control of the cit city yand and at other times the army SALVADOR IS MOVING HIM TROOPS to the southern frontier of guatemala it is believed for the purpose of invading the latter country if the city of Guate guatemala wala revolt spreads to the interior points point A private dispatch to a prominent merchant of this city from newton says that fully lives were sacrificed la IB the three days fighting in the city of guatemala and that the shooting is still going on the dispatch icso also conveys the information that barillas has declared himself dictator it is stated that col bobon killed gen sanchez Sa achez and that a brother of gen sanchez Sanc bez learning of his bis assassination shot and killed bobon general Sanc hezs brother has been executed the city is under martial law and a reign of terror prevails the inhabitants being afraid to leave their houses the residence of president barillas Bari liaa is guarded by soldiers and the president does not stir abroad unless guarded by a large force of cavalry |
