The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02
REPUBLICS AT WAR.

The Former Victorious Forty Soldiers
Kiilcd-Causes Leading to Hostilities-4
Tho Reports Discredited by tho Qua
temnlan Consul mt New York.
New YoRK, July 22.-Private dis
patches received here according to tho
Herald, announce that the war between
Guatemala and San Salvador was pre-
cipitated by the final refusal of the
latter to consent to the union of the
Ave States long talked of. The
signal for Guatemala to invade
Salvador with armed troops. Pro-
visional President of Salvador Gem
eral Ezeta took command of his troops,
who routed the invaders, much to the
surprise and chagrin Of the latter. So
far as learned only forty we're killed.
General Ezeta did not follow up the
enemy. desiring only to preserve the
integrity Of his own territory.
Prompted by this defeat 1000 Guate-
malan troops are advancing to reinforce
the routed ranks, and at the head of
the combined forces Of Guatemala is
General Alvarez, who aspires to be
president of Sam Salvador, and hopes
thus to force his cause by arms. Hon
duras, as an ally of Guatemala, is hur-
rying troops forward. Nicaragua and
Costa Rica, for prudential reasons, have
allied themselves with Salvador
Mexico, although repeatedly appealed
to by San Salvador, both for recog-
milton and assistance, has not until now
shown her hand. She has, however,
concentrated her troops on the Guate-
malan frontier in the State of Chiapias,
under the command of Generals Rosa
and Flores. Orders have been issued
by the Mexican Minister Of War to
these troops to invade Guatemalan ter
ritory in case Guatemala should invade
that of Salvador.
General Ezeta is doing his best to
preserve order in San Salvador, and has
just dispatched a special envoy to the
United States with manifesto as to
what he intends as his programme to-
ward the people of San Salvador Qua
temala has called its United States Min
lister, who is now in Europe, to return
at once to Washington. Guatemala will
also make an appeal to the United
States for the latters protection as
against Mexican interference.
Mr. DalZ, SOHSul-OGUeFdl lOT DVOu
Guatemala and Honduras in this city,
said Monday that he had heard nothing
of battle between the forces of Guate-
mala and San Salvador. He placed no
'credence in the dispatches received
here. His last advices were about
four days old, and at that time there
was no mention of a battle be-
ing imminent. His advices merely
stated that the Guatemalan Govern
ment had sent number Of troops to the
frontier as q corps of observation. Gem
.eral Ezeta was said to be carrying things
with high hand in San Salvador and
the Guatemalan forces were sent for
ward to protect their own territory.
Mr.. Baiz said that the only telegraph
communication between Guatemala and
this country is by way of the cable from
San Salvador to Mexico, and that all
dispatches run the risk of being tam
pered with. He said that San Salvador
was under martial law with a censorship
of the press that enabled the people in
power to send out any information they
pleased. He added that the country
was in a state of anarchy, and that tho
party in power has not been recognized
by Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico or
the United States. He concluded by
asserting that there was no truth in
the rumor that either of the countries
which he represents has any designs
upon San Salvador other than the es-
tablishment of peace.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-The intelli-
gence that battle has taken place be-
nf Gno tan oil
those of San Salvador will create
no surprise here, where news of
the outbreak of hostilities has been
daily expected. For some time it has
been known that large military force
has been mobilized by Guatemala
along the frontier of San Salvador,
ready to strike blow at the proper mo-
ment. At the same time General Eze ta,
the Provisional President of Salvador,
knowing that Guatemala would be sure
to interfere in the politics of San Saliva
dor, as has been her won't for many years,
has been making his preparations to meet
force with force and has been distribut-
ing arms among his people to enable
Them to meet the anticipated attack.
Shortly before his death President
Menendez laid in quite supply of rifles,
which he imported from England.
Large orders have since been placed by
General Ezeta in San Francisco and
elsewhere for ammunition.
While Guatemala has never attempted
to subjugate or annex San Salvador,
she has generally contrived to control
the politics of her nelghbor by having
one OF her tools at the head of affairs in
that country. Such was General Men,
endez. and now it is conceded fact
that General Alvarez is the man Guate-
mala wants to see President of San Sal
yador, because with him at the helm
Guatemala would be able to carry out
her cherished plan of uniting the five
Central American republics into one
federal union. To accomplish this has
been the aim of Guatemala rulers for
years, and it was in the execution OF
this scheme that General Barrios lost
his life.
There Is great opposition among the
people of Salvador to the scheme of a
federal union, because they fear the
overwhelming influence that Guatemala
would have in the councils of such a
union, owing to her greater population
and wealth. Gautemala, however, is as
determined as ever to push through
the federation scheme, and she has an
active ally in General Bogram, the
president of Honduras, who is ready
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