Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-10
CENTRAL AMERICA,
President Ezeta of San Salvador Appoints
Officers to Important Posts

O,~SAo " hPoftaht OStss
SAN SALVADOR, August 9th-President
Ezeta Wednesday called meeting of many
OF the principal and most influential people
in San Salvador, and a unanimous voice
OF appreciation was the result of his ex-
PLANTATION as to what he proposed to do for
the country. immediately after the meet
ing President Ezeta, in consultation with
General B. Molina Guirola issued a decree
appointing several of his trusted officers to
important posts in the republic.
The following are the newly appointed
officers: Colonel ]. Ruiz Faster, Chief of
the Presidents Staff and Military Com
mander of the Departme nt of San Salvador;
Jose L. Costello Fernandez, Commander of
the Pacific port of Acsjutla Sotero Flores,
Commander and Chief of Artillery at San
Salvador; Brieadier- General Antonio Ezeta
(now Commander-in-C of the entire
forces of Salvador), Governor of Santa Ana:
Colonel FREDERICK, Commander at the port
OF La Libertad Colonel Manuel de Leon,
Commander of Opeico; Senior Don Adam
Guirola, Governor of the Department of
La Libertad; General Valentine Amaya,
Governor of SeDsonate; General Valentine
lbarra. Governor of Apuachapan; General
catlan; General Joaquin Gutierrez. Com
mander of the battalions composing the
guard of honor; Colonel Virgilio Valencis
and Colonel ]. Valdes, Commanders of the
First and Second Battalions, respectively:
DR.. ii. Prove, Surgeon-General of the
army.
GENEROUS AMERICANS.
CITY OF GUATEMALA (by messenger to
Mention and the City of Mexico), August
9th.-The results of the fighting up to date
have on the whole been against Guate-
mala. Villavicenci's movement is believed
by many to have been ruse neatly PLAYED
and to have cost Guatemala great number
of troops, though there is as yet no reliable
information on the subject.
A number OF young Americans offered
their services to President Barillas, and
offering to accompany him
to the fields as his body guard. if he should
lind 1t necessary to go. The President ex-
pressed his warmest appreciation of this
generosity of the Americans.
Some arms taken from the Colima are
now carried by the policemen in this city.
If the war continues for month or two
it Will cost the owners of coffee plantations
in this city millions of dollars. The coffee
harvest is just here and the crops will be
lost as all the plantations are completely
drained OF pickers to supply troops for the
army.
PEACE REIGNs.
CRY OF MEXICO, August 9th Dispatches
from Guatemala deny the report that
Mortimer Sobral, Secretary of State, was ar
rested. He resigned his Office, however,
and Senior F. Anguiano, Secretary of
Justice, has taken charge of his portfolio.
This denotes no change in the policy of the
Government.
The forces under General Pedro Barillas
routed the revolutionists at Tempisque.
The revolutionary army, which was largely
reinforced by Salvadorians, numbered
8, ZOO, while the Government troops num-
bered 1900. The Government loss was
light. The revolutionists lost Ill killed.
Fifteen of the revolutionists were made
prisoners, besides number of horses. The
battle lasted five hours. The whole country
is now in state of peace
Everything is quiet on the Salvadoria
frontier. In Salvador commerce. is moving
and there are no revolutionists.
Honduras is Withdrawing her forces from
the frontier. being threatened with interior
troubles.