Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-07-31
WAR DECLARED.

WAR DECLARED.
Guatern.la Declares War Against san SAL
vador-Nicaragua Offers Men anu sAoy
to the SalvadOrians-Uncle sam My AZ
teryene-Guatemala's Mistake.
CRY OF MEXICO, July %. The ouabe-
malan Minister here has just received
advices announcing the formal declara-
ton of war against San Salvador
Thrashed on Their Own Grounds.
New YORK, July 25.-The HeraIn'
has the following:
SANTA ANA, San Salvador. July 25.-IHo
Guatemalan Government, with the intenticn
Of helping the traitor vilivacencio. ordered
two of its best generals to invade our terri.
tory with troops. They were Japalpa anu
Santa Rosa, who enjoy the reputation Oh 20
Ing very brave. The were driven out OF
Salvadorean territory in two great battles.
Two bloody battles that followed on Qua
temalan territory, in which the saiVauor-
cans were victorious, caused great loss 20 the
enemy who lost artillery, guns and ammu-
milton. Salvador has proved the Justice OF
her cause by force of arms, and Will not SO
lict nor accept peace that is not honora"
BILE. From the start we did not care to pro-
woke war CARLOS EZETA.
Uncle Sam to Intervene.
CITY OF MEXICO, July 26.-On account
of certain mysterious and indefinite In
formation it is believed here that tho
United States has determined to inter-
yene in the affairs of Central America
for the protection Of her own interests
and the restoration of peace.
The Field of Battle.
GUATEMALA CITY, VIA MEXICO, July
26.-The Guatemalan artillery under
General Cayetano Sanahez with SOC
men, and the infantry under General
Manuel Aguilar to the number OF
2, 900 men made an attact on the forces
of Salvador about thirty miles from
the San Miguel boundary, on the morn
ing of July %, and drove them back
into their own territory, with a loss on
both sides of about 400 men. Salvador
lost one Calling gun and one field pieco
of artillery. Two of Guatemala's
standards were triumphantly borno
off by the Salvador troops. Guate-
mala's loss was by far the most severe.
less than $50 men being killed on tho
side of Salvador. The fight took place
On the morning after the parley, under
the flag of truce, on the boundary, tho
two contending parties having been un--
able to come to any amicable under
standing
The defeat of the Salvadorians was
apparently only a ruse on their part,
for two hours afterward the Salvador
ians, REINFORCED with troops under
General Hernandez, nicknamed Elgato
(the cat), surprising them and
forcing them to beat hasty
retreat, with severe loss of
men, arms and ammunition. The re-
treat was for over twelve miles before
a halt was called, and now the Salvador
troopsare encamped on Guatemalan soil,
within half mile from the high road
leading to Salvador from the Guate~
malan capital.
Nicaragua has just sent offers of as
sistance to Salvador of both money and
troops. The latter offer has been &C.
cepted, and a combined effort on tho
part of these two countries against Qua.
temala to stifie her pretensions may
lead to long and bloody war in Central
America.
Guatemaia-s Mistake.
New York, July 60 July IS tho
Pacific Mail Ship Company received in
formation that the steamer Colima had
mala because it had arms on board des.
tined to certain ports in San Salvador.
Other advices informed the company
that a launch, containing the arms In
transit to the steamer City of Sydney
to be returned at San Francisco unds.
agreement with the government, had
been seized and confiscated. The Pa
cific Mail Company informed the Stasa
Department of this act of violence,
whereupon United States Government
authorities telegraphed our Minister 1T
Guatemala denying the right of tho
government to interfere with the YEA
sci and demanded the surrender of tho
steamer and her cargo. The Pacific
Mail Company has made demand f~
full indemnity for this act of violence,
Press dispatches from Guatemala r.
porting subsidy as having been voted
to the Pacific Mail Company indicate
that the government, seeing its mis-
take, has taken this means of rectify-
ing it.