Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-23
Yesterdays Battle BetWeen the
fuatcmrian and Ssn Sal
rador Fofee>.
PARTICULARS OF THE MINNIE
sofa CYCLONE.
The National Line Steamer Egypt
on Fire At Sea and Aban-
doued.
THE sGHRIHe SEA SEAL FISH,
ERIEs.
Threatened Strike 0r British sea-
men.-Dome>iie Tragedy in
West Virginia.
By Telegraph 70 the NEWS.
THE RATTLE
Between the GuRtemaIaU and san
hnINndnr ForreS.

By Telegraph 20 TIE NEWS
THE RATTLE
Between the GuatemaIau and san
Salvador Forces.
New YORK, July 2l.-The news
received in this city yesterday by
private cipher cattle dispatches Iully
confirm the account Of the battle
between the Guateullan and san
Salvador forces yesterday. The
Guatemalan forces under the conf
mand Of General FueEtes were en-
camped a little TO the southwark
and eastward Of Shalehuapa, close
upon the San Salvador frontier.
A special aide had been sent by
General Fuentgs to convey dis
patches from the Huatemaian gov
eminent to General EZeta, the pro-
visiOnal president Of san Salvador,
requesting him 90 give his consent
to the ratification Of the proposed
union Of the five republics on the
Goth Of next month az Tegucigalpa,
the capital OF Honduras.
The proposed compact for the
union Of the five republics was
agreed upon by the delegates in
October, 1859, subject TO the general
PRONUNCIATION OF the treaty OF union
September Is, 1890. which date Is
the anniversary Of republicanism In
Central America.
General Ezetl received the dis
I patches and replied:
.'San Salvador IS sovereign
state and knows how to act without
I interference or Intervention Of any
other power. be IL great or small.
Still, IN Difference to her sister re
puulics, ii most
CpURTEOUSLY YET Firmly
I declines to receive instructions from
I Guatemala. Guatemala must recOl-
lect that in ISS7 her president then
and now declared himself dictator,
and neither President BIrfillas
nor his government would
brook the interference Of any
| other nation rs 70 his actions.
san Salvador is only passing that
transitOry stale through which
Guatemala pIssei ia lsN7. /, as
provisional president Of san Saliva
dor. am only following i'm the foot
stcIs Of President BarrIllis. and DO
not see that he need complain Of
what ne himself has done and for
which he received the appreciation
Of his country. My country is my
judge ami it Is for her people 10
judge OF nay actions and not for out
siders. While desiring 10 preserve
peace with all o! her sister recruit
Lies, san Salvador is iuliy prepared
10 defend her own national honor
when the time shat. present ITSELF"
PRESIDENT EAREILLAS.
upon receipt Of this rculy, instructed
Generals Guen,vs NairTa and Acu-
lar TO cross the frontier. waving JHu /
fOrmalitirs Of . declaration Of war. .
The san Siivaiur troops were pretty I.
much concentrated NJ Santa Anna .
and kCuachaplu. GeacEal IL n. F.
vino had placed himself in command .
Of the troops 81 san Salvador. direct .
Ell 10y Telegraph tho movements u 4
the Santa Anna forces which were .
sent 10 repUiSg tine q attendants. I
Tine Guatpmlllus were not cxuect- .
ing 10 receive much If any resistance /
on the part 81 the Sar -IlvadOTaus. :
The Gualemalaus were taken com .
plctely 10y surprise 1t The resistance .
offered and retrrated prncipitateiy .
beyond the bOriers 10 their own tei- .
ritory. No estimate Of the loss Of /
life on either side cen hr formed, but
from all accounts only thirty or fOgty
were
KILLED or WOUNDED. .
as the san Salvador tr1oy,s dbl not
follow up their advantage, having
received Instructions only 20 pre-
serve the integrity 81 their own ter
ritOTy. II is said that in view Of this .
defeat. the GuatcmalIn Troops are I
advancing as achievements under .
the command Of General CamiiO
Alverrz himself an aspirIut for
President in San Salvador, but now
haskirg under the prutvctiuri OF
Guateunala. With General AlverrZ
at their head rs c0mmlUder-in-
chief Of the Guaigmglan forces there
no longer remains any doubt thst
Guatemala intends invading her
neighbOr's territory.
Mexico, although repeatedly ap-
pealed 20 10y san Salvador for both
her recognition and assistance, has
not until now shown h-T hand. She
ha>, however,
CONCENTRATED HER TROOPS
on the Guatemalan frontier in the
state II Ch!apas, under the COM
mand of Generals Rosa ami Flores.
Onlers were issued yesterday by the
Mexicln minister Of war To these
troops 10 iuvaGe the Guatemalan
territory in case Guatemala should
invade that Of san Salvador. From
the latest statistical Information OBJ
tainanse, most OF the men ar. fully
armed anu equipped, and NAM
her from 1000 10 5000.
Honduras has about 5000
and san Salvador from 5000
TO 1000, while Nicaragua and
Costa Rica can Jointly make n show
ing from 5000 t. 5000. General
Ez-ta Is doing his hest % prrserve
order "a san Salvador, anil has Just
dispatched q special envoy 10 the
United States with a manifesto II
what he intends rs hi7 programme ]
toward the people o.. san salvador.
Guatemala hls CtbieG her minister
tn the United States, who j. in
Europe, 10 return at once 10 WASH
IngtOu. Guatemala will also make
au appeal to the United States for
the lat;er's protection against Mex