The morning call., 1890-07-21
Mexican Reports of a Battle in
Which the San SaIvadOrans
Were Victorious.
THE TIDINGs YET UNvERIFIED.
Bismarck and the Emperor = The
Ex-ChanceIlor's Hostility to the
Socialists - He Declares the
Time Viii Come When Social
ism Viii Be a Military Ques-
tion and There VIII Be a Uni
VersaI State of War.
Special Dispatches to THE MORNING CALL

CITY OF MEXICo, July 2O.-El Universal
publishes an account Of battle between
Guatemalans and San Salvadorans in San
Salvador, in which the former were de-
feated with heavy loss. The Guatemalau
forces numbered 5000. General Barrandia,
the Guatemalan refugee, has left Oaxaea to
take part in the war. He will probably
raise the standard of revolt in Guatemala.
Private kilograms from San Salvador say
that the San Salvadorans captured the
Guatemalan artillery in the battle which
took place Thursday. 1t is rumored that
President Barillas Of Guatemala talks of
resigning.
Senior Geronimo, who arrived here last
night from San Salvador, says of the war
with Guatemala: Before l left San Sal
Vador war was threatened with Guatemala.
San Salvador has stood upon the defensive.
Guatemala has chosen to interfere in our
domestic politics by trying to put into
power a President against our own free
choice. We sent forces to the frontier to
repel any attempted invasion of San
Salvador. and it appears by my kilograms
that they were needed there. We had 9oGo
well-equipped men along the Rio Paz, but l
believe there are now fully 5000 along the
frontier. l understand that the Guatemala
forces number 0,O00 There is not nor has
there been anarchy in San Salvador 1t is
thoroughly understood by our people that
General EZeta is only our provisional Pres
ident, aud that lie will not attempt TO force
himself upon the republic as President
al officially deny the reports of uprisings,
assassinations and other taings that have
been circulated derOgatory to the condition
Of San Salvador. The kilograms to the
effect that General EZeta threatened to
gone to other countries since the
22d, and had blown up their
houses with dynamite, are baseless
fabrications. General Ezeta. upon being
made Provisional President, issued a proc
lamation of amnesty to all political eXiles,
decree is evidenced by the return Of Cen
eral Fabian Moran from San Francisco"
Diegiuz of Guatemala discredits the re-
ports of battle.
The Pacific Mail steamer Acapulco, which
arrived yesterday from Panama and way
ports, brought up no papers, and hardly
any news of importance outside of what
Dttu IcCclf6u W LllG Cdu Dldcs
which arrived on Friday The officers re-
port all quiet at the different ports they
touched at.
One OF the officers said: 1.-THE City of Sgd
ney was delayed one day on the passage
down at San Jose de Guatemala waiting for
an envoy that President Barillas of Guate-
mala sent to President BOgran of HOndu-
ras. Barillas wants to see the States of
Guatemala, San Salvador, Honduras, Mica
ragua and Costa Rica united under one
government. As a starter he proposed to
his next-doOr neighbor, San Salvador, to
unite with them and place his -Presi-
dent as President Of San Salvador. To this
the San Salvadoran decidedly objected.
"Then Barillas sent an envoy down to
Honduras, thinking that if he could get its
cooperation he may make war on the Sal
vadOrans from the north and the Honduras
people can do so from the south. Then
when San Salvador has capitulated and the
three States are Joined, they can easily CO.
cree the other two into coming into the fed
Grafton. That is Barillas' scheme, and
whether it will succeed time alone will
tell -