Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-23
RUMORS OF WAR.
Conflicting Reports from
Central America.
Guatemalans Deny that a Battle
Was Fought.
San Salvador Advices Assert that a
Conflict Took Place.
Fabio Moran Captured While fastening
Forward to the Fray-Ezeta Asked
to Abdicate.
Associated Press Dispatches. |


NEW York, July pa Herald special
from San Salvador confirms the news of a
battle with Guatemala and places the
number killed at over 200. General
Vilavicincio, the San Salvador traitor,
attacked the San Salvadorian forces July
18th. The next day he was defeated.
Guatemala commenced warfare without
a declaration of war. Many cases of
rifles shipped from San Francisco for
the San Salvador government have been
seized aboard Pacific Mail steamship
by the Guatemalan government. 1t is
believed General Fabio Moran, who W as
aboard the steamship, acted as inform
ant to the Guatemalans.
Cry OF MEXICO, July 22.-Cipher dis
patches from Guatemala state that Gen
eral Fabio Moran, while en- route from
San Francisco for San Salvador, where
he intended to raise revolution, was
arrested and thrown into prison. This
report, however, is believed to be an in
vention on the part of the Guatemalan
government. 1t is also learned that
some Guatemalan regiments which
threatened revolution, were disarmed
and discharged from the service.
Specials from Chiapas, on the Guate-
mala frontier, say revolution in Gaute-
mala is imminent. There are different
factions, headed by Generals Serno Cal
deron, M. Sandoval, Reyno Barrios, who
has left the United States, and General
Barrundia, all of whom are powerful
leaders.
Geronimo Pou, the new special envoy
from San Salvador, has been received
here with open arms by the public and
the government.
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, July 22.-Con
gress has decided to defer until Septem-
ber final consideration of the union of
the Central American republics, which
was signed by San Salvador in Octo-
ber, 1889.
New ORLEANS, July 22.-Senor Mar.
tinez, consul-general of Guatemala, in
this city tonight received cable mes
sage from the Guatemala minister in the
City of Mexico, stating, it is said, that
recent advices from the home govern
ment are to the effect that representa-
tives of the five Central American states
have asked Ezeta to vacate control OF
San Salvador. The dispatch also says
there has been no battle between the
Guatemalans and San Salvadorans.
Cry OF MEXICO, July 22.-Specials
from Guatemala say the ministers of
Costa Rica and Nicaragua yesterday
signed with Guatemala a treaty of alli-
ance. They demand of General Ezeta,
in the name of the United States of Cen
tral America, first, that he leave the su-
pleme command in San Salvador; Sec
ond, that legal regime be established
in accordance with the San Salvador
situation as before June 22d, the date of
the assassination of President Menendez,
and third, that general amnesty be
granted to all who participated in the
revolutionary movement in San Saliva
dor.
Honduras bound herself to this alli-
ance by a previous treaty with Guate-
mala. Guatemala is daily increasing
her forces on the San Salvador frontier
The commanders are ordered to remain
on the defensive. One general disobeyed
this order, and has been subjected to a
court-martial. The report of the defeat
of Guatemalans by San Salvadorans is
declared untrue. 1t was only the defeat
of San Salvadoran insurgents, it is said.
A special from Chiapas, near the
Guatemalan frontier, says the revolu-
tionary movement against President
Barrillas, of Guatemala, has obtained
considerable headway, and Barrillas is
preparing for it.
The representative of San Salvador
here has shown to the Associated Press
correspondent kilograms from General
Ezeta, claiming that the report of a
battle sent on Saturday was accurate.
A terrible hail storm in Mexico yes
terday caused great damage to crops.
SAN JUAN, Costa Rica, July 22.-The
notorious bandit, Hermanezillo Chavez,
Of San Salvador, who for the past five
years made travelling dangerous on the
roads leading into La Libertad, has
been arrested, tried and convicted and
shot. He was tracked to his lair by
boy of II, whose mother he maltreated,
robbed and killed. The boy discovered
him to the troops, by whom he was sur
roun ded with two of his companions
and captured.