The morning call., 1890-07-30
TROOPS FOR GUATEMALA.
The Wild Plan Of a Resident Of Kansas
City SalYadOFian Victories.

KANSAS CITY, July 29.-New York dis
patches to-day stated that an ex-Colonel of
the Seventh Missouri Infantry had offered
10 raise and equip 5000 recruits in two weeks
for Guatemala if $4,000 was placed in =
New York bank to the credit of the lruSs-
ees. Two ex-officers of the Seventh Mis-
souri, Infantry live here, one of them being
CAPTAIN Thomas ii. Phelan. When asked
about the story to-day, he said that the per-
sons connected with the matter are in the
city, but he could not give any information
concerning them for several days, when he
may be at liberty to make public some cor
respondence.
New YORK, July 29.-Jacob Baize, the
Guntemalan Consul in this city, has re-
ceived the following dispatch from Minister
Dieguez OF Guatemala, at the City OF Mex
leo. dated the 2Sth: Guatemala has ac-
cepted the war provoked by Ezeta. Hon.
duraS, Nicaragua and Costa Rica have
signed treaty with Guatemala to demand
the resignation of Ezeta and to re-establish
the legal regimen in Salvador"
CITY OF MEXICO, July 29.-Geronimo
Pou. the agent of San Salvador, says that
in eleven battles fought to date the Saliva
dOrians have come out victorious in ALL
The rest of the Guatemalan army is fleeing
in all directions toward the interior, and
not single Guatemalan soldier is left on
the frontier A revolution against Barillas
has broken out in the eastern part Sew
eral well-known Generals head it, and the
downfall OF the President of the Guate-
malan Government is considered more than
probable. Bar;llas is pleading for foreign
intervention in his favor
private telegram TO a commercial
house states that in Saturdays battle the
Salvadorians were defeated by the Guate-
malans and sustained loss OF sixty killed.
200 wounded and a large number of pris-
oners.
New YORK, July 80. = The Herald,s
Guatemala correspondent says: 1t. is said
that DIR. Fernando Cruz, the Guatemalan
Minister to the United States, has been re-
called TO Guatemala, and that DR.. Lorenzo
M0ntafar, now on special visit to Spain.
has been named to succeed him. l made
inquiries at the Government place to get at
the truth of the rumor and its source, but
could gain neither an affirmative
nor negative reply. 1t is posi-
lively known, however, that some months
before the present Observation-Disclosures out
break President Barllas was very i'll. and
his medical advisers told him that it would
be necessary for him to go to Paris to be
treated. To do this Barillas OBJ
tanned the consent OF the Guatemalan
Congress in March last. Barilas seri-
Ously contemplated the voyage, and con-
suited Cruz about taking charge. during
better took. place in Barilas' health,
and he abandoned Ills trip to Paris. Now,
that Barilas has found himself in a very
unpleasant situation. he wants to have some
one ready to jump into his shoes, and Sc
lected Cruz and recalled him. Another
story Is that the United States has asked
the withdrawal of Cruz from Washington.
LA LIBETAD, July 29.-Advices received
from General Carlos Ezeta from the seat of
war are very encouraging. From Cojute-
peque River he has telegraphed that he has
from 5000 to 6000 Indians at his command.
dave Ill S.,1. a
Honduras has been arrived at. The bound
ary between the two countries is to be
treated as neutral territory. Honduras is
concentrating her troops toward Guatemala.
Salvador has said that she will accept no
arbitration, as Guatemala provoked the war;
Minister Cruz arrived Sunday. He ad-
mts that Guatemala has just floated a loan
of S21, 600 600 in London.