Telegram-herald., 1890-07-23
In REBELLION.
Plots 70 Overthrow the Govern
ment Of Argentine Republic.
The Presidents Palace az BueRos
A,rss Garrisoned-Lstest From
San Salvador and Guatemala.


BUgxos AYREs. July 23-rae ctsy IS
greatly agisated in consequence af the
discovery of the plot 20 overthrow the
Government The palace IS garri*oned
by 4. coo troops and 5000 armed police
men. The BoUrse Is demoralized.
NEW YORK, July 22.-Priyate dis
patches received here, according 70 the
Herald, announce that the war between
Guatemala and san Salvador WAS pre-
eipitated BY the final refusal Of the
latter 20 consent 70 the union OF the
five States long talked of. The
reply 10 this effect was the
signal for Guatemala 10 invade
Salvador with armed troops Pro-
visional President OF Salvador GEN
eral Ezeta took command Of his troops,
who routed the invaders, much 10 the
surprise and chagrin OF the latter. SO
far as learned only forty were killed.
General Ezeta did not follow up the
enemy. desiring only 20 preserve the
integrity Of his own territory.
Prompted by this defeat 1000 Guate-
malan troops are advancing 10 reinforce
the routed ranks, and at the head of
the combined forces of Guatemala is
General Alvarez, who aspires 10 be
president of San 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
10 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 ia tho State of Chiapias,
under the command of Generals Rossa
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 latter's protection as
against Mexican interference.
From the latest statistical informa-
tion obtainable the most that Guate-
mala can place in the field is from l2,-
900 to 16, 900 men, Honduras about 5000,
San Salvador from 5000 to 10, 900, while
Nicaragua and Costa Rica can jointly
make showing of from Is, 900 to 16, 900.
Mr.. Baiz, Consul-General for both
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 battle being imminent
His advices merely stated that the
Guatemalan Government had sent a
number of troops to the frontier as
corps of observation. General Ezeta was
said to be carrying things with high
hand in San Salvador and the Guate-
malan forces were sent forward TO pro-
tect 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 censorship
of the press that enabled the people in
power TO send out any information they
pleased. He added that the country
was in state of anarchy, and that the
party in power has not been recognized
by Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico or
the United States. lie 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-
tablishm ent OF peace.