Evening journal., 1890-07-22
MEXICO TAKES A HAND
She Has Become the Ally of
...... .-......-.- San Salvador. -
UNCLE SANS SUPPORT DESIRED


Latest AdvIces from the Seat of the Gem
trail American Imbrogiio-OnIy Thirty
or Forty Men Were Killed in the Hat
tie between Salvador and GuatemaIa.
NEW YORK, July 22-Private cipher
:able dispatches received in this city
yesterday fully confirmed the account of
he battle between the Guatemalan and
San Salvador forces The Guatemalan
.oroes, under the command Of Gen. Fuen-
.es, were encamped little to the south
ward and eastward Of Chalchuapa, closes
Ipon the San Salvador frontier A special
nd has been sent by Gen. Fuentes to con-
yey dispatches from tho Guatemalan gov
rnment to Gen. Ezeta, the PROVISIONAL
president Of San Salvador, requesting him
% give his consent to the ratification of the
proposed union OF the five republics ON
Aug 20 next at Tegucigulpa, the capital
,f Honduras.
Gen. Ezeta Declines to Ratify.
The proposed compact for a union Of the
ave republics was agreed upon by the del
u
subject to a general PRONUNCIATION of the
reaty OF union on Sept, Is, 1890, which
late is the anniversary Of republicanism
n Central America Gen. Ezeta received
he dispatches and replied: san Salvador
a sovereign state and knows how to act
without the interference or intervention of
my other power, be it great or small
still, in Difference TO her sister republic, it
most courteously yet firmly declines to re-
seiye instructions from Guatemala. Guat-
smaln must recollect that in 1887 her pres
dent then and now declared himself dic-s
.ator, and neither President Barillas nor
mis- government would brook the inter-
iorence of any other nation as TO his ac-s
ions. San Salvador is only passing that
ranstory state through which Gnatemain
pissed in 1887
beginning Of Hastilitios.
u. as provincial president Of San Saliva
lor, am only following in the footsteps of
President Barillas, and don't see that he
need complain of what he himself has done
and for which he received the APPROPRIATIONS
1f his country. My country is my judge
and it is for her people to judge Of my ae-
ions, and not for outsiders. While desir~
ing to preserve peace with all of her sister
republics San Salvador is fully prepared to
lefend her own national honor when thal
lime shall present itself. .
President Barillas upon receipt Of this
reply, instructed Gems Fuentes, Najerm
and Aguilar to cross the frontier, waving
.he formalities Of a declaration Of war.
The SAN Salvador troops were pretty much
concentrated at Santa Anna and Aqua
shapan.
Cen Ezeta, who had placed himself i'm
command of the troops Of San Salvador.
himself directed by telegraph the move
ments OF the Santa Anna forces, which
we're sent 70 repulse the Guatemalans.
Thirty or Forty KILLED.
The Guatemalans were not expecting tor
receive much, If any resistance on the part
Of Salvadorans and were taken completely
/ By surprise and retrented beyond the
borders of their own territory. Only thirty
or forty were killed or wounded. The San
Salvador troops did not follow up their
advantage, as they had received instruc~
Iions only to preserve the integrity Of their
1wn territory.
II is said that in view of this defeat 2,000
5uatemalan troops are advancing as REIN
| lorcements, under the command Of Gen.
Tamilo Alvarez himself, the aspirant for
| presidential honors in San Salvador, bask-
Ing under the protection Of Guatemala
A Five Handed Game.
| Simultaneous with the movement Of Gen.
| Alvarez, the Honduras troops are march
ng on toward Cojutepeque, near the FROM
ier OF Guatemala, Honduras and San Ssil-
rador. Honduras has declared herself the
ally Of Guatemala, and will undertake her
support whatever may happen.
| Nicaragua and Costa Rica will lend Sam
I i g..
| loing is that if Guatemala and Honduras
mce obtained political control over Sam
salvador there is no knowing how soon
;hese three last named countries may make
combined effort against the other two, in
,rder to force them into a union which ia
iistasteful.
Mexico WIN Take n Hand.
Mexico has concentrated her troops ON
ihe Guatemalan frontier, in the state OF
| ghiapas, under the command Of Gems Rosa
and Flores. Orders were issued by tha
| Mexican minister Of war to these troops to
invade the Guatemalan territory in easa
Guatemala should invade that Of San Sal
Fador.
The most men, fully armed and equipped
hat Guatemala can place in the field, isa
from 1900 to 1900, Honduras about 5000.
San Salvador from 5000 to 10000, while
Nicaragua and Costa Rica can jointly
make a showing of from 5000 to 10000.
Appeals to Uncle Sam.
Gen. Ezela has just dispatched special
snvoy to the United States with mani
iesto of what he intends as his programme
coward the people of San Salvador. Guate-
mala has cabled her minister to the United
States, who is now in Europe, to return at
nee to Washington. Guatemala win also
make an appeal TO the United States for
The latter's protection as against Mexican
interference.
A Plot In Buenos Ayres.
BUENos AYREs, July 2.-Notwithstand-
| Ing the denials Of the semi-0flicial news
papers that plot against the governments
had been discovered, several army officers
nave been arrested for completely in a con-
spiracy to overthrow the present rulers Of
| she reDublic As a measure of precautioM