as he thinks best,
without waiting for the long delays that must follow the submission of
plans to congress.

While the people were so opposed to the idea of giving these great
powers to Barrios, it was thought to be a good opportunity to overthrow
him, and so a revolution was begun, with Gen. Prosper Morales at its
head.

This revolution has steadily grown stronger. Most of the important men
in Guatemala have joined it, and success has attended the rebel arms.

They have captured one of the most important towns of the country, and
it seems as if the overthrow of Barrios was assured.

If the rumors of this great plot are true, the revolution in Guatemala
is but the commencement of the great rising which is to end in the
formation of the new republic.

That there is some truth in these rumors is shown by the fact that a
cowardly attempt which was made to kill President Diaz of Mexico, a
short time ago, was found to be connected with the present disturbance
in Guatemala.

It was found that the man who had attempted to do this wicked deed was
the agent of some persons in Guatemala; and thinking that there was
something strange in this, the Mexican authorities handed the prisoner
over to one of the highest police officials, with orders to keep him
under close guard until further inquiries could be made.

The man to whom the criminal was given in charge was General Velasquez,
one of the most trusted officials of the Government.

In the middle of the night after this arrest, pistol shots were heard
coming from the place where the prisoner was confined, and when the
soldiers ran out from their barracks, they were informed by General
Velasquez that a mob had broken into the prison and killed the prisoner.

A crowd had meanwhile gathered round the prison, so the soldiers
arrested every one in sight; but when these people came to be examined
they were found to be only citizens who had been attracted by the sound
of the firing, just as the soldiers had been. The men who had broken
into the jail and killed the prisoner had disappeared.

The matter had by this assumed such a suspicious character that the
authorities decided to arrest General Velasquez, and hold him until
something could be found out.

A few inquiries showed that the General and the man who had tried to
kill President Diaz were both connected with Guatemala, and members of
some society there.

This suspicion was considerably strengthened when the Gene