The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-01
THE MEXICAN QUARREL.
A DENIAL TIA T THE UNITED STA TES
WILL INTERVENE.
The Spanish Paper. Bitterly AssaiI the In
tended IntermeddiipG Of Unc sam.
The Fever of War Rising.

ST LOUIS, Jan. H.-A special from
the city of Mexico to the be-Dcmocrat
says:
Under the head Of important Rectih-
cation" the Mexican official Government
daily, in It's issue OF to-day, says: Some
of the newspapers Of this city, on the
authority or information from the United
States, have said that the Washington
Government desires to intervene in our
question with Guatemala. Although in
tending to publish at the proper time the
correspondence on this subject; We are
authorized 10 state that according TO a
telegram dated the Zst instant. and
telegram from the same gentleman dated
the 18th instant, the Secretary OF state
Of the United States declares that he has
expressed no opinion regarding the adj
Visibility Of proposing to the Govern
ment of Mexico that II withdraw some
OF its demands and that he has not ad-
vised Guatemala that the Government Of
the United States does not care 20 inter
vcne I'm tnat question. nor impose con-
ditions. inaSmuch as Mexico has right
TO act as she thinks best. We make
haste TO publish this rcctlfcation, in or
der 10 save our contemporaries from max
cmrIGsE UNCLE SAM.
The Globe Democrat correspondent was
assured yesterday at the Palace that TINS
should put an end, for the present at
least: TO the rumors flying thick and fast
Of the Intervention Of the United states
I'm the Guatemalan question. The span
jsh papers OF this capital bitterly as
sail the intended meddling on the part
of the United States, and brand the ei-
fort as being entirely unjust ana uh-
called for
The authoritative statement from the
Government i'm it's official daily wal cause
much rejoicing that the northern repubHc
will keep its hands of, ana that MeNl,o
and Guatemala viii be left alone 10 Hs"t
the question out between themselves, so
far as the United States is concerned
THE FEVER OF wAR RIsEs.
Yesterdays reports from Guatemala oil
the stand taken by other Central AhleH-
can republics against Mexico mas hIpo
the fever of war percepuhly rise IN the
canital and throughout the Republic. IL
no demands of the Government from
Guatemala do not receive an immedlaIe
answer. without the Intervention OF oOl,i
nations the Mexican Government "oul"
me justified in taking steps for the prose-
cutiOu of the war against that coul'lS go
against all the Central American iePu"
lies. if necessary, to force Il seI'iei''"'
of the question
ARE MAssING TROOPS.
Both sides are massing troops on tle
frontier. and uon-cOmbatants are Iea'lHE
that section by all manner OF cohN.S-
,,,os The United States of Mexico
-, ,,,,o,,iroot.s with President DiaZ ana
his policy. and VIII spare no IiedHa va
exnanso i'm the way Of arming ana equip
ping soldiers.
FITTING Up SHIPS FOR WAR.
Nr,ZATTAND MEX. Jan. $.-A large
.,,,.rrbart vessel living I'm this harbor has
beeu purchased by the Government anu
&c beinr fitted up for service III ''e
threatened war with Guatemala. III Is re-
,orted that a large force OF troops lioHt
The states of Sinaloa and DuIahso III
be transported to the Guatemalah ~.
bv this vessel as soon as war IS d'cIHI'u'
Several regiments Of volunteers nav "'
ready been raised in this state oy pa
triotic citizens. and the people are anN-
,ous for the fighting to begin IL ~ dl9o
snnounced here that Guatemala Is ne
ootiatinn for the purchase OF seNerM
merchant vessels engaged in the Iaclhc
roast trade. with view of hitting Out
rayy to transport her troops To Mexico
io case an invasion Cf this country Is
decided upon.
INSTRUCTIONS TO MINISTER GRAY
CITY OF MEXICO. Jan. alt IS ~
rortod that the Mexican Government mas
received an official intimation from ,he
I,nited States Government that Mlh's''l
GRAY who is en- route TO Mexico from 'le
I-nifed States. has special INSTRUCTIONS
relating TO the possibility OF war WIN
Gn@temala. In som.-oficial circles mere
il il said that the instructions are 'i'lt
in the event Of war with United Cehtral
America Mexico will have the naVal sup
mort # the Lnited States-MeXico To an
rov wbateyer Guatemalan or other de-
siroble territory she wishes ana l"'
I,nited states to annex or extend her
,,rotertorate over Nicaragua, Tor inter
oceanic canal purposes. ..,
Rerorts confirm the statement t'ld'
Guatemala is straining every nerve To III
crease her army and militia. The primer
nal Government organ here admits ina
practically the whole Mexican Tesui"I
army could be placed on the Doruer IL
a few DAYS, and that naval transports
are not lacking. 1t would be lhulsci
.ll- 70 cav more. seeing lildl