The morning call., 1890-07-22
COMPLETELY ROUTED
Guatemalan Troops Driven
Across the Border.
Confirmation Of the Reported Battle With
San Salvador Forces.
The Invaders Taken by SurpriSe-Central
American COnSulS at New York
DiSGTedit the Story.
Special Dispatches to THE MORNING CALL.

New YORK. July 22.-The Herald says:
a private cipher cable dispatch received in
this city yesterday fully confirmed the ex-
elusive accounts of the battle between the
Guatemalan and San Salvador forces. The
Guatemalan forces were under command
of General Fuentes and were encamped
little to the southwark and eastward of
Chalehuapa, close upon the San Salvador
frontier.
A special aid had been sent by General
Fuentes to convey dispatches from the
Gautemalan Government TO General Ezeta,
the Provisional President of San Salvador,
requesting him to give his consent to the
ratification of the proposed union of the
five republics on August Goth next at
Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras.
The proposed compact for the union of
the five republics was agreed upon by
delegates from each country in October.
1889, subject to the general PRONUNCIATION
OF the treaty of union on September 10.
1890, which date is the anniversary of
Iepublicanism in Central America.
General EZeta received the dispatches and
replied as follows: San Salvador is
sovereign State and knows how to act with
out the interference or Intervention Of any
other power, be it great or small. Still, in
Difference TO her sister republic, it must
courteously yet firmly decline to receive in
structions from Guatemala"
President Barillas upon receipt of this re-
ply instructed Generals Fuentes, Najero and
Aguilar to cross the frontier, waiving the
formalities of a declaration Of war. The
San Salvador troops were pretty much con-
centrated at Santa Anna and Aguachapan.
General EZeta, who had placed himself
in command of the troops Of San Salvador,
himself directed by telegraph the move
ments OF the Santa Ana forces, which
were sent to repulse the Guatemalans. The
Guatemalans were taken completely by
surprise at the resistance offered, and re-
treated precipitately beyond the borders to
their own territory.
No estimate of the loss of life on either
side can be formed, but from all accounts
only thirty or forty were killed or wounded.
The San Salvador troops did not follow
their advantage as they had received in
structions only to preserve the integrity Of
their own territory.
Guatemala has cabled to her Minister to
the United States, who is now In Europe
TO return at once to Washington. Guate-
mala will also make an appeal to the United
States for the latteT's protection as against
Mexican Interference.
The news from Mexico regarding the
battle between the troops of Salvad or and
Guatemala was discredited yesterday by
some Of the COnsuls from Central American
republics in this city. Jacob Baiz, Consul
for Guatemala and Honduras, said: The
story is evidently fabrication. 1t was
written apparently by some one in the City
of Mexico, who was not hampered by facts.
1t would be impossible for San Salvador TO
put 5000 troops in the field at such short
notice, If indeed she could do il at all.
] have received dispatches from Qua
temala within the last three or four
days saying that everything is quiet
there. Rumors Of the intended resignation
of President Barillas have reached me-
My last adYiceS from Honduras gave no
news Of any anxiety or disturbance in that
republic"
Juan Navarce, Consul General from Mex
leo, said: "MexicO will take no part in
any family row between Guatemala and
Salvador"
PARIS, July 2L-The Guatemalan Minis
ter here, referring to the reports from
Mexico that war had broken out between
Guatemala and San Salvador, says the tcle-
grams from Mexico are inexact. "War has
not been declared he says and no Guate-
maan troops have crossed the frontier of
San Salvador" 1t is the Ministers opinion
that the fighting referred to in the dis
patches must have occurred in the interior
of San Salvador between the factions in
that country.