The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-08-01
GUATEMALA DEFEATED
OVER 200 KILLED IN THE Bat
TIE OF JULY ~.

Mexican Troops Being Hurried to the
Front to Protsct that Nations Interests
The Position OF Uncle Sam In the Mat
ter-News From all Quarters.
The New York Herald's special cable-
gram from La Liberia, San Salvador, says
that the latest news from the frontier con.
firms the reports In respect to the victory
OF Salvador over the forces Of Guatemala
in Q battle on July II. The Guatemalans,
1000 strong, invaded Salvador under COM
mand OF Camille Alvar.z Narcezo Alvez
aud Pedro and Perez Barillas. Tho killed
numbered over 200, with many wounded.
Thirty refugees from Salvador. among
them Gen. Monterosa, have given them
selves up to the Salvadoreans. Gen. Villa
Vicencce, a Salvoderean traitor, attacked
the S~alvadorean forces July IL, and was
defeated. Guatemala commenced the war
fare without q declaration Of war. Many
cases of rifles shipped from San Francisco
for the Salvador government have been
seized aboard the Pacific mail steamship
by the Guatemalan government. It is be-
lieved that Gen. Fabio Moran, who was
aboard the steamship, aud who is an aspir-
nut for the presidency of Salvador, acted
as an iuformer.
Washington specials say that the Mex
lean government, aroused by hostilities be-
tween Salvador aud Guatemala, has issued
orders to double the number of troops at
Chiapaz on the frontier. At the Mexican
legation no information could ba secured.
Minister Romero vas as as uncommuni.
cative as an oyster. The Mexican troops
have been hurried to the front, ostensibly,
it is said, to protect the interests of citi-
zens of that nation who have temporary
residences in Guatemala. The correspond
ent's informant stated, however, that this
idea OF it must he taken with q grain OF
salt.
Guatemala and Mexico" said he, "have
ever been bitter enemies. Mexico fears
that if Barilla's government secures the
federation of the five Central Amer.
lean republics a combination will DO
formed which ut some time or other will
question her right to remain outside Of it.
1t is. therefore, essential to the continued
INDEPENDENCE of the Mexican republic that
that government should keep smaller ma.
tions cutting one another's threats, and as
far from unity as possible. Whether
Mexico will see ft to become San Saliva
doris ally remains to be seen. have Just
seen Minister Romero and I understand
that he has received orders from the gov
eminent = remain here in anticipation of
tue return of DR.. Cruz, the Guaatemalan
minister. AS soon as DR.. Cruz returns /
understand he will find dispatches from
his government directing him TO appeal to
fha I1nifod Stakac In ;.k,~fo.o .AL-a
Mexico maintains a neutral attitude in the
struggle.
ut seems to me that Mexico is waiting
to see which way the cat will jump. Then
she intends to step in and grab the spoils.
1t Nicaragua and Costa RIGA join with Sal
vador, as they certainly will as SOON as the
Honduras army appears in the field, YOU
will see, in oil probability, no less than six
republics engaged in a bloody war. II
Mexico interferes and tells Guatemala to
keep her hands off Salvador, and Guata.
mala refuses. the Barilla government is
doomed. OF course, we cannot tell what
the United States will do. Her policy, 1
presume, will be to let the republics fight
it out, but keep an eye on Mexico"
A diplomat from one of the Central
American states says he thought there
would be no open hostilities until Septem.
Der, when the conference of all the repub.
lies is to be held at the capital of Honduras
to rat'fy or reject the treaty to effect q
Central American union. Salvador has
signed this treaty-that is, the governor
of Menendez, who was recently killed,
signed it-but it has not passed congress,
and was not approved by the people.