Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-28
NOT BLOODLESS.
The War Between the Guate-
malans- and SalVadOrianS.
Battle on the 23d, In Which
About 400 Are Killed.
From u General View the Guatemalans
Seem to he Getting the Worst of II.
A Revolutionary Movement on Foot.
Nicaragua Tenders Salvador Assists ance,
Which Is Aeoepted--We Take a Hand.
A BLOODY BATTLE.

About 400 Killed ON Both sIdes-The
saivadOrians Apparently ON Top.
New York, July 28.--A special to
The Herald dated Guatemala, July
20, says:
The Guatemalan artillery under
Gen. Cayetona Sanchez with 500 men
and the infantry under Gen. Manuel
Aguilar to the number of 1900 men,
made an attack on the forces of Saliva
dor, about thirty miles from the San
Miguel boundary, on the morning of
July %, and drove them back into their
own territory with loss on both sides
of about 400 men.
Salvador lost one gatling gun and one
field piece of artillery. Two of Guate-
mala's standards were triumphantly
borne off by the Salvador troops. Qua
temala's loss was by far the most severe,
less than 100 men being killed on the
side of Salvador. The fight took place
on the morning after the parley under
the flag of truce on the boundary, the
two contending parties having been un-
able to come to any amicable under
standing.
The Tables Turned.
The defeat Of the Salvadorians was APP
parently only ruse on their part, for
two hours afterward the Salyatorians,
reinfA ced with troops under Gen. Her
nanatz,. nicknamed Ell Gauto (the cat).
fiercely attacked the Guatemalan army,
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
halt was called, and now the Salvador
troops are encamped ON Guatemalan
soil within half mile from the high
road leading to Salvador from Guate-
malas capital.
Nicaragua.
Nicaragua has just sent offers Of as
sistance to Salvador of both money and
troops. The latter offer has been ac-
eepted, aid combined effort on the
part of these two countries against
Guatemala to stiAe her pretensions may
lead to long bloody war in Central
America,
Guatemalans Again Defeated.
Yesterday the Salvadorian general,
Ezeta, brother of President Ezeta,
defeated the Guatemalans again at
Atezcatenpo Chingo in Guatemala,
twenty leagues from the frontier, oblig-
ing the Guatemalans to abandon their
fortifcations at Coco. The Salvador
ians captured an immense amount of
duty. including correspondence between
generals and Salvadorian traitors.
Dangers of Revolution.
A strong revolutionary movement is
afoot in Guatemala and the constitu-
tional regime has been practically sus-
pended throughout the republic. The
National palace here as well as Presi-
dent Bariilas' residence has been placed
under strict military guard and martial
law prevails throughout the republic.
The Army in Bad shape.
The Guatemalan army is demoralized
and disorganized. Mobs are in complete
possession of the suburbs of the capital
and the foreign colonies are organizing
police force for the protection of the
city,
Strict Censorship.
No kilograms are permitted to leave
Guatemala unless they bear the govern
ment stamp that they have passed
through the hands of a censor | got
this through by the connivance Of a tele-
graph operator.
Gen EZeta has sent personal chal
ienge to President Barrillas, Of Guate-
mala.
According to a special to FL Universal
Gautemalan agents are spreading false
reports of victories.
Geronimo Pou says that Honduras will
take no active part, while Nicaragua
and Costa Rica are privately friends Of
Salvador.