, 1890-08-21
IN CENTRAL AMERICA.
The Attitude of Honduras
Fully Explained.
BAD TREATMENT BY SALVADOR
She Will Rem ain the Ally OF
Guatemala Until Peace Is
Effected.

CRY OF MEXICO, Aug. 16-A dispatch
received here says that in answer to the
general request by Salvador that Hon
duras explain her attitude in the present
difficulty Senior Seelaya, the Honduras
secretary of foreign affairs, has answered
as follows: 1t is true that Honduras
placed and is still placing troops on the
Honduras Salvador frontier. This has
been done for four reasons. First-Gou
called to arms and armed the Honduras
refugees melting them to invade Hon.
duras because Honduras refused to
recognize the state of affairs brought on
night of June %.
Second-The unjustified and illegal
treatment accorded Honduras by your
government even to the shooting, by
order, of Colonel Bramck, IA peaceful
HondurasIan, ut san Antonio Morte,
which wis a flag rant violation OF all
international right and law.
Third-Salyuuor suspended without
right or justice all cable communications
between Honduras and tho United
states and Europe, to the dStriment OF
commerce and industry.
Fourth-Salvador ordered the suspen.
sion of commercial, postal and tele.
graphic communication between Saliva.
dor and Honduras.
These IuCts are the cause OF the pres
ent attitude of Honduras and until SAL
vador changes her tactics, or peace be
arranged, Honduras, as the sister and
friend OF Guatemala, Will conserve and
strengthen the attitude adopted by
Guatemala against Salvador.
The Guatemala peace negotiations are
nearly concluded and every timing is
quiet. There has been only partial
the flight or resignation of President
Barrillas are unfounded.
MEETING IN GAUrEMELA.
San SALVADOR, (via La Libertad) Aug
l6.-Reports from the frontier say that
yesterday the Guatemalan troops fell
to fighting among themselves. The re-
suit was n mutiny, and the troops
finally abandoned their positions.
CRY or MEXICO, Aug l7.-Uspatches
from Guatemala say that President
Barrillas yesterday received the mem
bers of the diplomatic corps. who called
to ascertain his terms of peace lie
responded that the only terms were the
retirement cf Ezeta from the govern
ment OF Salvador and the re-establish-
mcnt OF the state of affairs existing
prior to the death Of Menendez, and that
Salvador treat Honduras and Guatemala
as allies and not foster rebellion against
either government.
Governor Carrarosa, OF Chiapas, tele.
graphed that the state forces have been
active in preventing the crossing OF
MeXicans and Guatemalan refugees into
Guatemala with revolutionary intent,
but that n number of Mexicans have
gone to Salvador, where they are offer
ing their services against Guatemala.
President Dia2 has ordered the author
tiles of the frontier to exercise strict
vigilance, and preserve neutrality toward
Salvador.
1t is rumored that President Ezeta
will open hostilities soon.
A TREATY or PEACE.
SAN SALVADOR, Aug. Is. - General
Ezeta, provisional president of Salvador,
has just received a telegram from DR..
Galindo, confidential agent of Salvador
now in Guatemala, saying that the
terms Of Il treaty Of peace have been
arranged. Gaiindo says that the treaty
is most favorable to Salvador.