The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-26
Salvador Nicaragua League
Against Guatemala.
THE LATTER COUNTRY INvADEDs
General Ezeta Sends . Personal
Challenge to Gen. Barrillas.
A Long Struggle Expected-Details of
the Recent Massacre OF Armenians BY
Turks-R1ssia Assumes Open Hostile
ity to Bulgaria.

NEW YORK July GA HtfniFs City Of Xcxs
leo special says: President Barrilla1 Of 6uate4
mala has issued manifesto setting forth thae
the sol desant government Of Salvador has b.
gun hostiiities. and this government has feIe
obliged to accept war. and an army II being &C.
lively organized to sustain II with dignity.
Adispatch FROM Guatemala City says that tho
Guatemalan artillery, under General Eangesv
with 500 men, and infantry under General
Aquills, with 1000 men. attacked the satva4
dorian forces July . and drove them bsck
into their own territory with -
loss on both sides Of about 400 men. The Salvs-
dorians lost gatling gun and one field pieco.
The Guatemalan forces suffered more severe,ys
losing two standards and over go men.
The defeat Of the Salvadorisns was apparently
. ruse on their part. for IN two hours they re-
turned with reinforcements and the force4
of Gustemsians beat hasty re-
treat after infiicting on them severe
injuries. The Guatemalans lost many men.
arms and ammunition. The salvador troop4
ars now encamped on Gaatemalan soil near the
road leading from Salvador 20 the GuAtemalan
capital.
Nicaragua has offered to send money and
troops 70 Salvador, and the offer has been ao(
cepted. The attemps of these countries TO sub~
due Guatemala win probably lead to long ana
bloody war.
CRY OF MEXICO, July ak-Yesserdsy sslva<r
dorian General Ezsts, brother of Preszdeno
Ezeta, defeated the Gaafemalsns again at Alez<
calempo Chfngo, in Guatemala, twenty leagucE
from the frontier. obliging the Guatemalan1 -
abandon their Notifications.
FL PAso, Tex, July 25.-Troops of ealvado4
have invaded Guatemala and planted their ha3
on Guatemalan soil Guatemala was insulteC
and declared war. The Guatemaian trOopo
fought with great courage At Coote-Perue ana
Chingo. The loss was great on both sideax
Yesterday the troops OF salvadot
were driven out OF GuatemalA
C~n~ I@~2a
amount Of booty, and Intercepted corresponds
ence between Guatemsian generals and saliva
dorian traitors General Ezeta has sent per<
sonal challenge to President BarrillaS. OF
Guatemala. According 20 . special to Eg Una
rsrsai, Guatemala sgents are spreading false re~
ports Of victory.
WASHINGTON CrTY, July a5-The secretary "a
state has called upon the United States ministou
at Guatemala for q report in regard to the aF.
legged detention OF the steamship Coloma q
q GEatemalan port and the seizure Of arms and
ammunition which formed part OF her cargo.
CITY OF MEXICO, July 3.-Senor Mariscat&
Mexican secretary of state, has addressed note
TO Senior Manuel Diegnez. resident ministes o.
Guatemala, saying:
Mexico has decided to prevent any A.
tempt ct forcibie union Of the
FIVE Central American republics. but
she viii be pleased to see such union II IL can
he amicsbiy arranged and without cocrcion-
Mexico win regard any attempt ON the part %
Guatemala 70 infringe upon the autonomy ok
any of the lsster's sister republics a. prima
facie c1sns belt"
Another dispatch from Guatemala says: Pn-
cfic Mail steamers viii receive subsidy from
the Guatemalan governments which viii g1vo
the Guatemalan authorities certain rights while
the vessels are IN Guatemslan waters Among
goods. among which are arms for nations e
war with Guatemala