condition of affairs is most distressing.

The rebel cause was so strong that none doubted that it would succeed.
Numbers of the best people in the country sided with the rebels, and
felt so sure of their ultimate success that they did not scruple to let
it be known where their sympathies lay.

Now that the Government and Barrios have gained the victory, there is a
panic throughout the country.

It is felt that the dictator will deal out a heavy punishment to all who
have revolted against his rule, and in all parts of the country people
are fleeing from his wrath, leaving their houses and plantations to go
to rack and ruin.

Our Government fears that the lives and property of our citizens in
Guatemala may be endangered in the general confusion, and therefore the
cruiser _Detroit_ has been sent down to the Gulf coast of Guatemala to
protect the interests of our citizens.

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We are sorry to tell you that the forest fires are still increasing in
New York State.

Half of the people of the town of Huron have been engaged for three
weeks in fighting the fires, but have made little or no headway.

Forest fires are also raging on the Alleghany Mountains, and word comes
that the town of Altoona, Pa., is so shrouded in smoke from the fires