Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-07-10

Jealousy and Distrust Among the Central
American states.
WASHINGTON, July 9th.-That troub ia
brewing among the Central American
Republics over the proposed conted, ration.
which may result at any moment in war.
is manifest from the latest adyices in this
city. The Jealousy and distrust with
whlch each country views the designs O.
the other, together with other matters, tn,
chiei OF which is the great disparity in the
respective national debts and the local ad
vantages of the Nicaraguan Canal. have
combined to raise the bitterest opposition
to scheme which would link together in
one nation the Central American Republics
OF Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, San
Salvador and Guatemala Among the di-
plomates here il Is talked that instead of
drawing TO peaceful, amicable settlement.
the embroglio is daily becoming more COM
plicated.
The story of the death of President
Mependez of San Salvador is given as fol-
lows: AT the banquet table a small bottle
OF VINE was set apart for the Presidents
own use. In fact, the guests surrounding
him had bottles of similar character.
during the progress of the banquet the
President complained of net feeling well
and asked to be excused. He retired to a
room and in few moment was seized
with commissions, frothed at the mouth
and turned livid. Medical aid was sum-
moned, but without avail Within three
quarters of an hour the lifeless body was
all that was left of the President .of San
Salvador. General Ezeta was at once sum-
moned, and collecting all his available
forces, he marched to the White House
and took possession of the Presidency.
causing his soldiers and remaining guests
to proclaim him Provisional President.
The following morning General Ezets
summoned the same Ministers who were
with President Menendez, and requested
| them to remain in Office subject to his or
ders. This the Cabinet agreed to do, but
within twenty-four hours General Ezets
made himself master of the situation, dis
banded the Cabinet, and selected new men
known to be opposed to Guatemala's
scheme to secure control of San Salvador,
and who were more in accord with the will
OF the people at large. As soon as Ezeta
formed new Cabinet he found the Guate-
mala faction in San Salvador maturing
plans for his overthrow. The ringleaders
IN the plot were summarily dealt with. No
| less than thirty were shot, and about forty
exlled from the country. The garrisons at
| the seaports and on the frontiers are being
reinforced, and San Salvador TODAY NAV
be fairly said to maintain an armed peace.
The military, which had been considerably
reduced during Menendez' administration,
is now being reinforced by all civilians
liable to military duty.
Nicaragua, learning of this became con-
siderably alarmed. AS she desired to avoid
bloodshed she consulted with Costa Rica,
| and efforts are being made on the part of
these two Republics to induce San Salvador
to promise not to lend her aid to any
movement toward union that may be ac-
| companied by force.
The Nicaraguan canal is playing an i'm
| portant part in the matter The interests
| of both Costa Rica and Nicaragua are akin
| in this enterprise, even were it necessary
| to use desperate measures to avoid sub
| mitting in any way to Guatemala. Both
Nicaragua and Costa Rica have the idea in
view of entering into a confederation with
| the United States of Colombia. The prime
| outlook of this hinted federation is protec-
| ton to mutual interests on one side and
| the control of the only interoceanic COM
| munication on the American Continent ON
| the other. Should this federation take
place the keynote to all Pan American en-
| terprises, 1t is said, will be held by the three
countries named