The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-18
San Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica
Will Resist Guatemalan Arms,
And Ask that the United States sInterfere-The
United States Senate Passes Resolution
Opposing the Proposed Annexation.
Barrios'sPurpose Said To Be the Annul-
ling of the Nicaraguan Treaty.
Russia Leaves Little Gap by Which She Can
Advance in Afghanistan If She Deems
Such Action Necessary-Cable Notes.
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN TROUBLE.

THE CENTRAL AMERICAN TROUBLE.
The Interference of the United States Re-
| quested-The Object of Darrios.
| WASHINGTON, March Thames r. Beard
/ secretary Of the Central and South American
Telegraph Company states that he has received
advices to the effect that the authorities of
Mexico San Salvador and Nicaragua have posted
guards at the cable landing Of that company and
the following telegram from Secretary of State
.Bayard. shows that the United States govern
| ment is determined to protect American property
from injury.
Ii:ss ''WAsHINGToN, March 16.
lsssss:."James A. Scrymzer-A telegram was to-day
seIftto the United States legation to Guatemala,
kholding that republic responsible for injuries by
slts authority or with its connvance to cables or
ssfnterestS OF United States citizens in Central
4 lEXfnerica. The Wachusett is now en- route to
fsa tlnion, and will be duly instructed.
"BAYARD"
| Secretary Whitney, to-day, sen a despatch to
Commander Mahan, of the Wachusett, at Pana
ma informing him that hostities were likely
to take place between some Of the Central Amer
| lean states and Barrios, which will endanger the
| lives and property of citizens of the United
| States, and directing him to proceed with his
vessel to La Union and La Libertad, and other
points on the Central American coast, to protect
| American interests The Secretary also directs
| Commander Maban to protest against any at
tempt to cut the cables or interfere with their
use, and to take all precautions to protect the
health Of his officers aud men from disease which
would render it necessary for the vessel to leave
that coast.
In the Senate, to-day, discussion Of Central
American affairs, begun yesterday, was resumed,
the pending question being the resolution offered
last Friday by Senator Edmunds, declaring it to
| be the sense of the Senate that Barrios Presi-
| dent of Guatemala, should be prevented from
carrying on his scheme of annexing the neigh
lsborng republics The resolution was criticised as
amounting, substantially to declaration of
war, and Senator ingalls, proposed an amend
ment to modify it in this regard. The amend
ment was lost. The Senate then adopted the
| resolution, with only seven negative votes.
| Senator Edmunds moved that the injunction
of secrecy be removed from the resolution and
the vote upon it, but single objection carried
| it over, under the rules for one day.
A LETTER FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
| Secretary Bayard has written letter to Sen
| ator Miller chairman of the Senate committee
on foreign relations, giving him ali information
| possessed by the State Department concerning
Barrios's movement The first intimation re.
ceived by the department in regard to the revo-
| lutionary movement was q telegram from
| Barrios to the President, announcing that he
! had assumed the title of supreme military
chief, and that the Minister of For
eign Relations of Guatemala would
soon come to Washington. Later dispatches
were received stating that the republics of San
| Salvador Nicaragua and Costa Riea would resist
Barrios, and requesting the interference
Of the United States government
telegram from Mr.. Hall, United States minister
to Central America. stated that Honduras was
| an active party to the Barrios movement. Upon
these statements the State Department dis
| patched to Minister Hall, instructing him that
| this government while believing voluntary
association of the interests of the Central Aneri
| can States desirable, would not countenance any
display of force by any one more of the States
| to coerce others; that the United States was
ready to exert its influence to avert conflict
| and promote peace. Similar messages were sent
| the governments Of Nicaragua and San Saliva
| dor, and like verbal assurances we're given the
| minister Of Costa Rica with respect to his gov
| crnment No communications have been re-
ceived from or sent to the government of Hon.
| duras.
| The Mexican minister here conferred with
| Secretary Bayard. as to the course taken by
| Mexico, and was informed that this government
would use all it's moral influence and lend its
/ good Offices to prevent destruction of the
autonomy of the Central American states, and
| to this end would be glad to have the co-opera-
| ton of Mexico.
| Later but unofficial details state that on the
/ 10th inst, Guatemalan expeditionary move
| ment against San Salvador stopped and
| Barrios asked President Saldivar to send two
commissioners to arrange settlement Secre-
! tary Bayard further states that Senior BatreS,
minister of San Salvador at this capital has
been deprived of his mission because of his as
| sociation with the movement of Barrios,
| and new minister will soon be sent here.
| The orders given naval officers for
! protection of American interests in Central
| America are given in detail and the Secretary
expresses the opinion that nosobligation to inter
| fere rests upon this government under any of
| the treaties with the states involved. The de-
| partment has no int;mation that any European
power has interfered or contemplates interfer
| ence in the present difficulties in Central
+, America.
In conclusion, Secretary Bayard gays this gov
| ernment cannot countenance any measures sub
| versve TO the autonomy of any of the several
| states, and he believes the moral influence and
| good Offices of the United States can be made a
potential agency in the preservation Of peace;
The dispatch from the President of San Saliva
dor alluded to in Dir. Bayards letter. states that
| Barrios is trying to enforce o Central American
! union, with the avowed purpose of annulng the
| canal treaty with Nicaragua.
The Fighting at Panama.
PANAMA, March l7.-Heayy firing ceased at 0
p NJ last night Tho British runhoaf Heroine