The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-23
AN ALLIANCE.
Costa RiCa and Nicaragua Join
Forces With Guatemala.
General Eztta Requested 10 Give up the
Leadership in San Salvador.
A Revolutionary Movement Against President
BaTillaS-The Trouble Will Not
Affect the Coffee Trade.
Special Dispatches to THE MORNING CALL.

CITY OF MEXICO, July 22.-Specials from
Guatemala say that the Ministers of Costa
Rica and Nicaragua yesterday signed with
Guatemala a treaty of alliance. They de-
mand of General Ezeta, in the name Of
United Central America. first, that he leave
supreme command in San Salvador; second,
that legal regime be established in accord
ance with the San Salvador constitution
as before June 22d the date of the assassin
alton Of President Menendez, and third,
that general amnesty be granted to all
who participated in the movement in Sal
vador Honduras bound herself to this
alliance by a previous treaty with
Guatemala.
Guatemala is daily increasing her forces
on the San Salvador frontier. The COM
manders are remaining on the defensive.
A General disobeyed this order, and has
been subjected to a court-martial The re-
port of the defeat of Guatemalans by San
Salvadorans has been declared untrue. 1t
was only the defeat Of Salvadoran insur-
gents, it is said.
A special from Chapas, near the Guate-
malan frontier. says that a revolutionary
movement against President Barillas Of
Guatemala has obtained considerable head
way and Barillas is preparing for it.
representative of San Salvador. who is
here, has shown to the Associated Press
correspondent kilograms from General
Ezeta, claiming that the report of the battle
sent on Saturday was accurate.
From the latest statistical information
obtainable the most men, fully armed and
equipped, that Guatemala can place in the
field is from 1900 TO 10000; Honduras,
about 600O; San Salvador, from 5000 to
10000, while Nicaragua and Costa Rica can
jointly make a showing OF from 1000 to
10000.
Mexico has concentrated her troops on
the Guatemalan frontier, in the State of
Chiapas, under the command Of Generals
Rosa and Flores, and orders were issued
by the Mexican Minister OF War to these
troops to invade Guatemalan territory IN
case Guatemala should invade that of San
Salvador.
Cipher dispatches from Guatemala state
that General BsbiO Moran, while en- route
from San Francisco for San Salvador.
where he intended to raise a revolution,
has been arrested and thrown in prison.
This report, however is believed to be an
invention on the part of the Guatemalan
Government. 1t is also learned that the
Guatemaan regiments which threatened
revolution were dsarmed and discharged
from the service.
Specials from Chiapas, on the Guate-
malan frontier, say: A revolution in Qua
temala is imminent. There are different
factions, headed by Generals Serno, Calde-
ron, NJ Sandoval Reyno and Barrios who
have left the United States, and General
BaTrundiu. all of whom are powerful lead
ers. Geronimo P0H, the new special envoy
from San Salvador, has been received here
with open arms by the public and Govern
ment.
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, July Coon
gress has decided to defer until September
the final consideration Of the union OF Cen
tral American republics, which was signed
by San Salvador In October, 1889.
NEW YORK, July pa Herald cable
from La Libertad, Salvador. dated July
22d says: The latest news from the
frontier confirms the reports in respect
to the victory Of San Salvador over the
forces of Guatemala in battle on the 18th.
The Guatemalans, 1900 strong, invaded San
Salvador.
The killed numbered over 200 with many
wounded. Thirty refugees from Salvador,
among them General MonterrOsa, have givon
themselves up to the Salvadorians.
General NillavicenciOs, the Salvadorian
traitor, attacked the Salvadorian
forces on the eighteenth, and was
defeated. Guatemala commenced the war
fare without declaration of war. Many
cases OF rl1eS Nnlcn were shipped from
San Francisco for the San Salvador Gov
ernment have been seized aboard a Pacific
Mail steamship by the Guatemalan Govern
ment. II is believed that General FabiO
Moran, who was aboard the steamship,
acted as infOrmer to Guatemala.
PHILADELPHIA, July 22.-Henry c. Pot
ter, the Nicaraguan Consul to this port,
says the trouble in Central America will
not seriously affect the coffee trade between
Nicaragua and the United States. Potter
is a coffee importer. He says that none of
the countries concerned have money
enough to proloDg the fight. A scheme Is
on foot to run steamers in the coffee trade
between this city and GreytOwn.
NEW ORLEANS, July 22.-Senor Marti-
nez C0nsul-General Of Guatemala at this
city, tonight received cable message
from the Guatemalan Minister in the City
of Mexico, stating that recent adyices ad
been received from the home Government
to the effect that representatives of the five
Central American States had asked Ezeta
to vacate control of San Salvador. The
dispatch also says that there has been no
battle between the Guatemalans and San
SalValOrianS