Telegram-herald., 1890-07-29
ANOTHER DEFEAT.
Guatemala Again Loses a Battla
10 San Salvador.
Over 500 Of Her Soldiers Slain. v'hila
the EasmY Loses i5c-Both
Sides hiassing Troops.


GUATEMALA. July - A revolt has
broken out here, directed against Pres
ident Barillas and his Cabinet The
revelation is under the lezdership Of
General Manuel Beteta and Colonel
Salvador AreVSls A number OF the
soldiers refused daty as they
had not been paid, and over
$50 have been marched OF 10
prison There is much dissatisfaction
among the military, and the great fear
now is that the latter will make CON-
mon cause with the reyoiutionists.
The Presidents house is strongly
guarded, no one being allowed in the
vicinity except well-known persons
Guatemala accepts the war provoked
by Salvador and will continue II until
Salvador elects legitimate President
IN place Of Ezeta. The battle fought
July 23 resulted in the rout Of the Sal
vedorans, but as Salvador mmands
the cable TO Central America the Gov
ernment only allows dispatches fayora-
BILE TO itself 10 be sent abroad
Honduras will remain neutral for the
present but may join with Guatemala
il events require her 10 do so. Guate-
mala has 10000 men under arms and
Honduras &, 600, while Salvador has only
about 10, 900 men.
proclamation has been issued warn
ing all natives of Salvador Ito leave
the territory of Guatemala within
forty-eight hours. President Barillas
has issued a decree declaring the whole
Republic in a state of siege and sGs-
pending the constitutional guarantees
There is considerable excitement in
the capital, as it is said that the Sal
vador troops are within sixty miles Of
Guatemala City and are constantly be-
ing reinforced.
CITY OF MEXICO, July 2a-Both Qua
temala and San Salvador are trying 20
mass troops with the utmost haste, but
Guatemala finds difficulty in the disaf-
lection of her soldiers A Guatemalan
special dispatch claims that the Guate-
mala forces so greatly outnumber the
Salvadorans that in the present week
the tables will be turned.
A late dispatch says that the victory
of Salvador near San Miguel, in which
she captured two standards, much am
munition and arms, and killed over five
hundred of her opponents soldiers, los
ing herself $50 men, has been added TO
by the defeat of the Gaatemalans at
Atezcatempo Chingo, in Guatemala, by
Salvador troops under the command
of General Ezeta. brother of President
Ezeta. Ezeta's army lay on their arms
all night, and an hour before daybreak.
with their horses hoofs mufiied by
cloth, marched with all possible speed
on Caco, in the enemy's country. Be-
fore the Gua:emalans had any idea
Of Ezeta's proximity he was on
their outposts. AS soon as dis
covered the whole army charged on the
Notifications. The Gautemalans did
not have time to form before the Sal
vador horde was over the ramparts.
yelling like demons and so excited by
the sight of blood and by con-
fidence in their leaders valor
that they spared no one in
their way. Generals Sanchez and Agin-
lar endeavored to form some order.
but their men were panic-stricken and
their only care was to get away fros1
the Salvadorans. They fed in every
direction. and in an hour fro>l the COM
mencement OF the attack the battle was
over and $50 Guatemalans lay dead.
while only about twenty-five OF Ezeta's
man had succumb he'd