The Ambitions President of Guatemala.
Pkemiuent Barrioh, who cuusod tho war in Central America by his attempt to forco a confederation of the tivo littlo republics South of Moxico, was by birth a hulf-breod Indian. His parents woro poor labourora, and ho raisod himself to tho Presidency of tbo prosperous littlo Republic ot Guatemala by his own energy and through tho instrumentality of an insurrection. His government has beon ono which conforrod groat benefits upon the common pooplo, and tho country hai prosporod. Tho territory ho proposod to federate, comprising tho republics of Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Guatemala, formed ono republic whon tho separation from Mexico took place, but they uftorwarda broko up through interval jealousies. It was Barnes's ambition to bring them togethor again under his own dictatorship. Ho had calculated upon tho assistance of the President of Salvador, in whose election ho had warmly interested himself. In this, howover, ho was disappointed, and with all four republics, backod by Mexico, com binod against him, his cause was honolees, His death, which is reported as having occurred in tho recent battle, Jwill, wo prosume, end tho war.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 75, 7 April 1885, Page 2
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