Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-07-27
Latest Reports Concerning the War Be
tween San Salvador and Guatemala.

Latest Reports Concerning the War Be
tween San Salvador and Guatemala.
CRY OF MEXICO, July 26th.-All battles
reported to have been fought between San
Salvador and Guatemala have taken place
on the Rio Pas, stream dividing Salvador
from GusIemals. These battles took plsce
in the district of Santa Ana, in Salvador
and in Guatemala. Which OF the two
armies was victorious in the last battle is
in doubt, owing to the conflicting news
President Ezetas hr ,ther is commanding
the army of Salvador, and is said 10 have
been foremost in every fight.
President Barillas has issued manifesto
i'll which he says Guste,oals was obliged
to accept war, owing 10 his country being
invaded
Honduras has not remained idle in the
International strife; she is sending troops 10
the frontier of Salvador, in the part of the
country divided by the Goascoran river.
Costa Rica and Nicaragua are quiet.
The Saivedorian General Ezeta, a
brother of President Ezeta, defeated the
Guatemalans at At, zcstempo Chingo, in
Guatemala, twenty leagues from the from
tier, obligiug he G1atemalaps to abandon
their Qualifications from Coco. The Saliva
doriaDs captured an immense amount
of booty and correspondence between
Guatemala Generals aud Salvadorian trail
tors.
General Ezoti sent personal challenge
TO President Barillas of Guatemala.
MINER is SILENT.
WASHINGTON, July 26th.-Amid the con-
tiictns rumors which reach this country
as 10 the true condition of affairs in Cen
trail America, much expression of surprise
is heard on all sides at the meager news,
aud, indeed the utter absence of news by
the State Department on the subject.
While it is the general opinion that strict
censorship may exist over the telegraph
wires, yet it is not understood why Min
lister Miner has not used cipher in fur
nishing the department with information.
As it is, the department has failed to re-
ceive any information from the seat of
war.
THE SEIZURE OF ARMS.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 26th-Domingo
Estrada, Consul-General for Guatemala in
this city, received the following telegram
this morning from the Guatemalan Min
lister in the City of Mexico, dated July
25th:
Guatemala accepts war, provoked by
Salvador. Salyadorian army was routed
on the 23d. The arms on the steamer Co.
lima were seized with the consent of the
agent of the company and of the American
minister Oy virtue OF artlCle " 4 OF Inc
contract with the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company"
Senior Estrada said he wished it under
stood that the seizure of those arms was
not an outrage directed against the Ameri-
can nation, but was merely lawful act,
justified by the state of affairs in Guate-
mala. Article XVI of the Pacific Mail
contract reads: This company binds itself
not to promote troops or munitions of war
to be carried on board of its steamers from
any of the ports of call to the ports of, or
adjacent to, Guatemala, if there is reason
to believe that these materials will be used
against Guatemala, or if war or pillage is
intended"
BATTLE EXPECTED.
CRY OF MEXICO, July 26th.-It is stated
here that the Guatemalan authorities have
cut the land telegraph wires, so that no
news can be sent from that quarter.
1t is reported that there is considerable
dissatisfaction in Guatemalan ranks. The
Salvadorians are advancing, and decisive
battle is expected.
General Barrundia is on Guatemalan
soil and is raising an army of insurgents.