Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-30
A STRONG EDITORIAL

of South American government, possibly Brazil.
 A STRONG EDITORIAL
 WHICH GIVES THE MEXICAN VERSION.
 UNCLE sAM's OFFER OF MEDIATION.
 ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 29.-A City of Mexico special to the Globe Democrat says that the Two Republics (daily newspaper) today contains an editorial on the inter- vention of the United States. It is as fol- lows:
 ''Ihe telegraphic announcement from Washington that the United States would, if agreeable to Mexico, mediate in the Mexico Guatemalau question created no little surprise and considerable dissatis- faction. Guatemala, from the commence ment of the present dispute, insisted on submitting the question to the arbitration of the government of the United States. Mexico has maintained that the question having been practically settled Dy the treaty of 1882 is not of the character that should be submitted to arbitration. In proposing to submit the subject to arbi- lration Guatemala merely wishes that mat ters which have been fully discussed and definitely agreed upon by the two countries be reopened to discussion in the hope that new difficulty may be reached. It was with this view that Guatemala pur- posey caused the invasion of territory which had formerly been in dispute, but which in the treaty of 1882 was re- garded as Mexican pending tue final sur vey of the boundary. When Mexico pro- tested against this procedure Guatemala coolly proposed that the matter be left to arbitration, and it is understooo that the Guatemalan minister in Washington on four different occasions asked the United States government to offer it's services for arbitration, and on those four occasions the request was t1atly refused. Now the announcement is made that the United States government will offer to mediate in the interest of peace. Mediation Ia not hi bia nnIH ha int ference in the interest of nation which Is endeavoring to elude compliance with its treaty obligations. Upon the whole the offer of the United States government, if correctly reported, seems to be ill-consid- cred and inopportune, and will probably prolong and vex the question, which now seems to be drawing rapidly to settle ment. crisis has been reached and If there is no outside interference there will be an end, pacific or otherwise, to the question in very short time.'
 GREATLY EXAGGERATED WE'RE THE REPORTS OF IMPENDING WAR
 WITH GUATEMALA.
 NEW YORK Jan. 29.-A morning paper prints the following special from the City of Mexico:
 ''We still have ground to hope for g peaceable settlement. Our press, with the best inteutions-and probably agents of the foreign press-have exaggerated the lU1lDlUeuC6 Ol war. II IL be necessary for the vindicatlon of national honor, we should publish the principal documents relative to the controversy and the president would, in conformity with the constitution, apply to congress tor per- mission to declare war, which would be given reluctantly and only to enforce our just demands. MARISCAL, ''Mexico's Minister of Foreign Affairs" 
 STUDENTS READY FOR WAR.
 GuAnAJAJARA Stafe of .TaIscO Ian. %. N ssterday a large students demonstra- ton was held, in which hundreds ofyoung men from the schools of medicine, law and other colleges of this city took part, show ing the patriotism of the youth Of Jalisco on the Guatemalan matter. The company marched to the governors palace, where, in the presence of thousands of spectators, addresses full of fire and well appiauded were delivered by leading students. They sign fled their readiness to enlist If their services were needed for.war.
 GREsHAM'S LArESr MOVE.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Secretary Gresham this afternoon brought together the Mexican and Guatemalan ministers as !, the slate department as the second prac- tical step in a peaceful settlement Of the boundary dispute. Wbie the conclusions reached at this conference are not made public, there remains no doubt in official circles that there will be no war and that the bad feeling between the two countries will be promptly dispelled.
 GASOLINE VICTIMS.
 CHICAGO, Jan. 29. As the result of an ex plosion of gasoline in the cellar of Gay nor's hotel, at the corner of Canal and Adams streets, at 3:30 this morning John c. Walsh was burned to death and William Francis so badly burned that he will die. Walsh was the proprietor of the hotel and Francis the night clerk. The victims went into the cellar, taking with them lighted candle. The flame came too near can of gasoline and a terrific explosion occurred, with the result of hurling the two men many feet away and setting the building on fire. Walsh lived but few minutes after being brought out.
 ANEGRo'S CLOSE CALL.
 KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 29.-Captain Shell, conductor on the Southern rail- way, was hit on the head with a rock thrown by negro named Boyd at Rogers vile Junction yesterday. The conductor's six ull was fractured and he was brought here in serious condition. The negro when arrested came near being lynched by infuriated train hands and others who sawnlh he act. The engineer wanted to throw the negro in the fire oox oi his engine and burn hun up, but the officers got the pris- ouer away before the threat was put into effect. The trouble arose over the con- ductor refusing to let the man ride free.
 THE GLOBES SUMMARY.
 LONDON, Jan. 29. The Globe, in an ar- ticle summing up the situation in Franco aud America, says the grave troubles of tho two greatest republics in the world are on object lesson to Eugland. Both parties, ihe Globe says, are suffering from tue splitting up of their political parties into