The herald., 1895-01-27
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SALIVA CRUZ (State OF
lOaxacal, Jan. 20. 1t
lis reported here that
arrangements are be-
ling quietly made by
the Mexican war au-
liberties for the Qua
temalan invasion as
soon as hostilities are
declared. The theory
lis that the armed cor
vette Zaragosa, the
gunboat OaXaca and
all the Mexican boats
on the Pacific coast
will be employed in
landing troops at san
Jose, Guatemala, or at
some other convenient
point.
Immediately on land
ing, the forces will be
pushed with all posi-
BILE speed across the
country toward the
ca pital, which lies only
about 80 miles from
the coast, and where it
is naturally expected
the hard fighting will
occur. At the same
time, the famed Mexl
can rurale forces will
be ready to start from
the various points on
the border now occu-
pied by Mexican
troops and cavalry,
sweeping through the
country like a whirl-
wind. The rurales will
aim to clear up things
as they go and be on
hand and ready to CO.
Operate with the sea
forces by the time they
have arrived before the
city OF Guatemala.
The artillery and
other heavy guns Will
be shipped by sea and,
as the Guatemalans
will probably do all in
their power to prevent
u landing OF the Next
can forces, it is evil
dent that the artillery
mounted on the Next
can ships and that de-
signed for besieging
service will be imme-
diately brought into
play. In this event, as
there are several good
landing-places along
the Guatemalan coast,
there will be no diff
Guilty in eluding the
opposition should it be
shown at the regular
harbor.
The Guatemalan
forces are altogether
too small to put up n
good fight at more
than one or two points
and so Mexico will
have probably little
trouble in gaining
land. The evident.
policy of Guatemala
will be to concentrate
all the forces possible
on the coast and north
ern frontier at the
strategic points, and
have the forces fall
back upon the fortiii-
cations ut the Guate-
malan capital, if I'M
able to hold their own
against the Mexicans
That this viii be posi-
BILE is not easily seen,
in view of the adroit
plan which Mexico is
evidently laying to
rush in and capture
their chief city on the
very start. Should the
.Guatemalans destroy
the means OF subsist-
encs in the track OF
the invading Mexi-
cans, the rurales will
be used for ioraging
purposes, as well as
tor general lighting,
when needed.
GUATEMALA's REPLY.
CITY OF MEXICO, Jan.
25.-The official COM
munication of Guate-
mala to the deman Is
OF Mexico over the
threatening interna-
tional boundary dis
pute was delivered at
the national palace
this morning. 1t came
on the Vera Cruz rail-
way mail train last
night, having been for
warded from Coat
zacoalcos to Vera Cruz
by a boat in waiting.
Foreign secretary
Mariscal was engaged
today in making Il
careful reading OF the
reply, which is very
voluminous and COW
ers many pages OF
closely-written matter.
It's conteuts have not
as yet been made
known even to the
president and memb ers
of the cabint.
The document will
be presented at the
meeting OF the cabinet
today, 1t is generally
understood that the
import of Guatemala's
reply is the same as in
dicated in the tele-
gram received from the
Mexican minister, Go
doy, at the time it was
delivered TO him by the
Guatemalan govern
ment. Its tone is evas-
i've and negative, and
the foreign department
said that the declara-
ltion of Mexico's posi-
ltion may be expected
inside of four or five
days, by which time
the reply of Guatemala
will have been consid-
cred in all its bearings.
While not showing
any heat over the reply
of Guatemala, the Mex
lean authorities hold
as firm as ever to their
position, and it is very
generally understood
that early next week
an ultimatum will be
sent to Guatemala by
the corvette Zaragosa,
which will at once de-
clare war on that re-
public, unless it ac-
cepts the demands OF
Mexico in every par