Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-26
THE WAR STILL ON.
Battle Reports from Central
America.
The SalvadOrans Seem to Have
the Best Of 1t.
Mexico Warns Guatemala Not to be
Too Aggressive.
Ezeta Sends a Personal Challenge to Bar
rillas-Blaine Investigating the
Colima Affair.
Associated Press Dispatches.

New YORK, July 25.-The Herald.
City of Mexico special says President
Barillas, of Guatemala, has issued a
manifesto setting forth that the soi disan
governor of San Salvador began hos
tilities, and his government felt OBJ
liged to accept war. The army is being
actively organized to sustain it with
dignity.
A dispatch from Guatemala City says
the Guatemalan artillery under General
Sanchez, with 800 men, and infantry
under General Aguilar, 1000 men,
attacked the San Salvador forces
July oath and drove them back into
their own territory with loss on both
sides of about 400 men. San Salvador
lost gatling gun and one field piece
The Guatemala forces suffered more &C.
verely, losing two standards and ovel
500 men. The defeat of the San Saliva
dorans was apparently only ruse on
their part, for in two hours they re.
turned with reinforcements and forced
the Guatemalans to beat a hasty retreat
after inflicting upon them severe
injury. The Guatemalans lost many
men, arms and ammunition. The San
Salvador troops are now encamped on
Guatemalan soil near the road leading
from San Salvador to Guatemala's
capital.
Nicaragua has sent an offer of assist
ance, money and troops to San Salvador,
and the offer has been accepted. The
attempt of these countries to subdue
Guatemala will probably lead to a
long and bloody war.
Other Reports of Battle.
Cry OF MEXICO, July 25.-Yesterday
the San Salvadoran general, Ezeta,
brother of President Ezeta, defeated the
Guatemalans again at Atezcatempo
Chingo, in Guatemala, twenty leagues
from the frontier, obliging the
Guatemalans to abandon their fortifca-
tions at Coco. The Salvadorans cap
tured an immense amount of booty.
Following a correspondence between
the Guatemalan generals and the San
Salvadoran usurper, General Ezeta sent
personal challenge to President
Barrillas, of Guatemala.
According to special to Ell Universal,
Guatemalan agents are spreading false
reports OF victory.
Ell PAso, Tex, July 25.-Troops of
San Salvador invaded Guatemala and
planted their flag upon Guatemala SOIL
Guatemala was insulted and declared
war. Guatemalan troops fought with
great courage at Cootebeque and Chingo.
The loss was great on both sides. Yes
terday the troops Of San Salvador were
driven out of Guatemala.
Mexico's Warning.
CRY OF MEXICO, July 24.-Sefior
Mariseal, Mexican secretary of state, has
addressed note to Sehor Manuel
Dieguez, resident minister of Guate-
mala, saying that Mexico has decided to
prevent any attempt at forcible union
of the five Central American republics,
but she would be pleased to see such a
union if it could be amicably arranged
and without coercion. Mexico will re-
gard any attempt on the part of Qua
temala to infringe upon the autonomy
of any of the latter's sister republics as
a prima facie casats beli.
The COlima Attain.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-The secretary
of state has called upon the United
States minister at Guatemala for re-
port in regard to the alleged detention
of the steamship Colima at Guatema-
Ian port, and the seizure of arms and
ammunition which formed part of her
cargo.
Tardy Precaution.
Cry OF MEXICO, July 25. 5.-Dispatches
from Guatemala say the Pacific Mail
steamers will receive subsidy from the
Guatemalan government, which gives
the Guatemala authorities certain rights
while the vessels are in Guatemalan
waters. Among these is the right to
search for contraband goods, among
which count arms for nations at war
with Guatemala.
A Question of Interest.
New YORK, July 25.-Dr. Wilfred Nell
son, a traveller and scientist who spent
many years in the Central American
provinces, and who has just returned
from that country ON his way to Europe,
was seen and questioned concerning the
reported outbreak between Guatemala
and San Salvador. 81 believe the re-
ports are true 80 far as they refer to the
outbreak of trouble. Back of the whole
question there is one of great in
outlook for the Nicar-
augua canal, and the effect upon that
enterprise resulting from war. 1t is
the generally accepted belief in Central
America that if Guatemala succeeds in
overcoming San Salvador and Nicaragua
she will load down the water way with
so many concessions as to make its
completion impracticable, if not impos-
sible. There are good many Ameri-
cans down there, and they are to man
interested in the defeat of Guatemala
for this reason"
Guatemala's Equipment.
SAN Francisco, July 25.-The Pacific
Sail steamer San Jose arrived from
Panama tonight. Captain w. J. Rus
sell states that he has spent the greater
part of the last six months in Guatemala
City, and that quantities guns and i'm
munition have been shipped into
Guatemala from England, France, the
United States and other countries,
and that there are enough rifles in the
country now to arm 100 900 men. Can