Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-17
CENTRAL AMERICA.
President Ezeta's Forces Prepared Il
Repel Foreign Interference.

President Ezeta's Forces Prepared to
Repel Foreign Interference.
SAN SALVADOR, August 16th-President
Ezeta says: Il have nothing TO fear in the
interior now. The people are usanimous
in repelling foreign interference with their
home business and are perfectly willing to
fight out the question with Guatemala.
Our army on the frontier is is, 600 strong,
in seven encampments. and is well COM
manded by Generals Yrangaray, Zepeda,
Delgado and other chiefs, Antonio Ceta
being the General-in. Chief The army on
the frontier of Honduras numbers 1900
men, commanded by Generals Ferrera,
Nuila, Molina and Plszs. The Eastern
frontier is also protected by 1000 men
under command of General Moreno. l
have no confidence in the peaceful efforts
of the Diplomatic Corps, aud soon expect
the reopening of hostilities. know that
General Barrillas is gathering troops on
the frontier every day, and am also pre-
pairing to receive him. My troops are en-
thusiastic and are DESTROYS Of engaging in
bsttle''
ATTITUDE OF HONDURAS.
CITY OF MEXICO, August l6h "A dis
patch from Tecujalha says that IN answer
10 General Ezetas request that Honduras
explain her attitude in The present diff
OeiiOT CStlSNds lbt OeCTe-
tarv of Foreign Affairs has answered as
follows:
1T is true. Honduras plsced, and is still
placing, troops on the MISUNDERSTANDING
frontier. This has been done for four rea-
sons:
"First-You called to arms and armed
Honduras refugees, melting them to in
wade Honduras, because Honduras refused
to recognize the state of affairs brought on
by General Ezeta in Salvador on the night
of June 22d.
"Second-The urjustifed, illegal treat
ment accorded to Honduras by your
Government, even TO the shooting by order
of Colonel Bramek of Calixo Accosto, a
peaceful Hondursn, at San Antonio, Mo-
reto, which was a fsgrant violation of all
international right aud law.
"Third-Salvador suspended without,
right or Justice, all cable communications
between Honduras and the United States
and Europe, to the detriment of commerce
and industry.
"Fourth-Salvador has ordered the sus-
pension of commercial, postal and tele-
graph communication between Salvador
and Honduras.
"rbese facts are the cause of the present
attitude of Honduras, and until Salvador
changes her tactics, or peace be arranged,
Honduras as sister and friend of Guate-
mala will conserve and strengthen the at
titude adopted by Guatemala against Saliva
DOR"
The Guatemalan peace negotiations are
nearly concluded. Everything is quiet.
There has been only partial change in
the Cabinet. The rumors of the flight of
President Barrillas are unfounded.
MUTINY IN THE RANKS.
SAN SALVADOR (via La Libertad), August
16.h.-Reports from the frontier say that
yesterday the Guatemalan troops fell to
lighting among themselves. The result
was a mutiny, and the troops finally aban-
doned their positions.
A GENERAL WAR IMMINENT.
Cry OF MEXICO, August 16th.-Central
American affairs have undergone another
change within the past twenty-four hours,
as sudden as many of the volcanic erup-
tons that disturb these five republics,
where peace was yesterday looked upon as
foreeone conclusion. A war cloud again
hangs over Salvador and Guatemala, and
perhaps as this is being written battle is
being fought.
The armistice which has prevailed be-
tween these two countries for the last few
weeks, as if by mutual consent, is again to
be broken. The negotiations for peace,
which were expected to be brought about
by the mediation of the diplomatic corps
resident in Guatemala have fallen TO the
ground and war will go on until either
Salvador or Guatemala is conquered From
present appearances other Central Ameri-
can countries will be driven into the con-
ties and eventually it will be Salvador,
Costa RIGA and Nicaragua against Guate-
mala.