The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-08
4 CAUSTIC LETTER.
Plain Language Used to Guata-
malan Officials.
accused Of Making False Statements Re-
sardins The Telegraph Service.
No Interference With Minister Miners Com
mulIGaiOnS President BaTillaS
Flight Predicted.


Special Dispatches to THE MORNING CALL
Ell PAso, Aug. New York papers
reached here to-day containing interviews
with Minister Cruz and Consul-General
Baiz in regard to the interrupted eommuni-
cation between Secretary Blaine and Min
lister Miner at Guatemala. The New York
officials of that Government charge that
the only wires now existing are mOnopo-
lized by the Bonilla family, who have
news agency, with one member of the FAM
lily at Ell Paso, Tex. The Times here pub
Hshed this morning an Interview in the
New York Star. and in its issue tomorrow
will appear the following answer from b.
nilla:
Ell PAso tTex.) August 7, 1890.
To the Editor of tie IimeS--MUCH ESTEEMED
FRIEND: 1 was surprised 10 find in your issue
to-day clipping from the New York Star, where
in The Guaiemalan Minister, Cruz, and Consul
General BIiZ attack my family and the tele-
graphic agency conducted by myself and
brothers, who reside at the capital of Guate-
mala. In answer, begin by saying that as our
telegraphc business Is not participated in by my
father nothing should be said of him In regard
10 the represeni atiOns ana complaints made by
Minister Cruz and Consul BsiZ, l am IN posi-
tion 10 say that they tell an untrutn, aud shall
have the pleasure OF having this fact come before
the world as soon as Mr. Blaine, the Mexican
Mini,ter aud Mr. Miner terminate their investi-
cations. All they have said 10 the Star is tissue
OF falsenoOds, and would brlng the blush To The
face Of a gentleman.
MIR. Cruz says lie was indignant at learning OF
3 syndicate that mOnOpOlIZeS telegraphte COM
muncation with the seat of war tnat the
syndicate consisted OF The BonlIla family. Mr.
Cruz tells an untrulh when he says my father Is
connected With business. lie also idlsneS
when he says that one Of my brothers Is sta
tion ed at La Libertad, port OF Salvador, aud
the only Instance wherein he does not lie is In
locating one Of the brothers here with offices I'D
Paso del Norte and FL Paso, Tex. The wrlter OF
this hereby denounces him as a falsiher as lie de-
The statement that the Bonina agency had
mOnopollzed the Mexican Central wires has pro-
YOked laughter hereab0uts. The BOnilla Agency
has never sent out Il line OF news TO any news
paper and Cruz lies when lie so states 10 regard
TO the last charge of inteTcepting kilograms
will say that few days ago the New York star
said that il was strange that Mr.. Blaine could
not communicate by cable with Guatemala and
that tt was unusually strange that Mr.. Blaine
had heard from Mr.. Miner at Guatemala by
cable and that il was equally strange that Mr..
Blaine had not heard from Mr.. Miner at Guate-
mala by another ne-the Bonllla agency.
This proves that Cruz has lied, for MINERS
messages through the BOnila agency always
reached Blaine, While the lattel's messages 10
biZuer by cable failed TO reach their destination
The reason for this is plain. La LIberiad,
through which the cable reaches Guatemala, Is
through that point has been stopped. The cable
company knowing this has failed 10 refuse mes
sages for Guatemala, While our agency mas
promptly dispatched all kilograms.
Even yesterday the BOnilia agr ncy transmitted
over TWO hundred words from MizHer 10 Blaine.
II We had even Intercepted their kilograms we
would not be further trusted with them. We
have no monopoly. Any person or persons can
engage IN the business we carry on. Iu fact
there is now here in FL Paso, Juda
Rodrignes Casu Deion, the Secretary OF
the Gualemalan Legation at the CITY OF
Mexico vino has been transmitting the official
messages OF his Government for TWO years over
our agency and has handled kilograms Tor bolD
Cruz and Baiz and their Governments. In tact,
not over eight years ago had In my nands
message for bolh OF Them, yet they tell The star
"tbat II was new TO Them" The fact Is they
have patroniZed our service because II Is eff
cient. prompt and cheap. We have but two con
Meeting offices TO reach the United STATES, while
the cable has six before reaching Galveston.
In regard TO the charge that We have refused
the Associated Press our news ii is answered by
the simple statement that We have not dealt In
news but We would he happy 10 serve them as
soon as peace is restored III Central America.
w. JOSE D1Ez DE BoN1LLA.
SAN SALVADOR, Aug. 7.-President Ba-
rillas Of Guatemala has 20O0 soldiers on the
road to Port San Jose, ready to
protect his flight from the country. The
defeat of the army Of Guatemala by the
soldiers Of Salvador is complete. Anarchy
reigns in Guatemala. The troops Of Sal
yadOr under General Antonio EZeta have
the invasion of Guatemala. War with
Honduras was not determined upon,
although the Salvador troops were ready
to invade Honduras. A diplomatic settle
ment of the trouble with Guatemala Is eX-
pected here. The outrage by Guatemala in
seiZing the arms ordered by Salvador from
San Francisco caused great excitement
here which has not yet died out.
CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. THE Govern
ment of Guatemala denies that any battle
naaNwU - nj
vador and Guatemala, except one week
ago at PapaturrO. on Guatemalan soil, in
which the SalyadorianS were defeated.
a special dispatch to the Press Agency
says the Guatemalan negotiations for
peace are progressing favorably, and un-
dOubtedly will be concluded before the end
of the week. II is believed peace honor
able to both Guatemala and Salvador will
be arranged.
Colonel Brown, an American railroad
contractor in Salvador, with 200 drilled
Americans and natives, is reported as hav-
ing taken an active part with Salvador in
the battles against Guatemala.
SAN SALVADOR, Aug. 7.-President Eze-
ia has just issued a manifesto naming the
18th Of September next as the day whereon
an election for new members of Congress
shall take place, to substitute those whose
terms Of office have expired. The elections
are to last six days, and close on Saturday.
September goth. The new Congress will
ln6GL III JdifduOl dI tut HSdlClt
on October l, 1890. Congress will elect
new constitutional President on October
1st next
General Ezeta concludes second mani
festo by saying that as long as he has life
and power he will accept DO terms of peace
with Guatemala that do not assure COM
plete vindication of Salvador's injured
honor and dignity as an independent nation.
A Salvador dispatch says: General Mi
randa, the accomplice of the traitor Rivas,
who aspires TO the Presidency of Salvador,
has been routed, and Salvador is now free
from marauding bands.
A cipher dispatch from Guatemala says:
The revolution is increasing. General IT.
ungary, the revolutionist who captured
Chiquimula, has increased his forces by
large numbers of deserters from the Guate-
malan ranks. Dissatisfaction reigns su-
preme, and the flight of President Barillas
is looked for at any moment