The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-29
MEXICO TURNS ON UNCLE SAM
rLEvELAND's SUGGESTION OF AR
BITRATION RESENTED.

Confident That Guatemala Is no
watch for Them, the Mexicans
itching to Give Her a Drubbing.
The Reported Alliance of Guate-
maIa. Nicaragua and Honduras
received With IrOnicaI COM
ments-President Cleveland May
BE Heard From Again Later On.
civ Of Mexico, Jan. 2s.-President Diaz
= m5ned a council of ministers yesterday
7f-srnoon and remained several hours in
-oasultation with them. AS the mouths
OF an officials are sealed to inquirers, it
is impossible to learn definitely the OBJ
5e,. Of the meeting. It is generally un-
5er-to0i. however, that the chief topic
was the offer made by the United States
government to mediate between Mexico
and Guatemala.
The prospect Of the slightest interven-
ton on the part of the United States has
slicited very bitter remarks from many
public men and has caused considerable
excitement among the people. The war
fever runs so high that any power trying
10 avert it, must reckon with the nos
tility Of public opinion. In the streets and
places Of popular resort there is but one
sentiment, and that is in favor of
Mexico's settling her differences with
Guatemala, once for all. without tolera-
ton OF outside Influences.
The newspapers want war They de-
nounce Guatemala as impudent and true
bumbled before there can be any GER
tainty CT peace for her neighbors. The
report that Guatemala, Nicaragua and
Honduras have formed a triple alliance
for offensive and defensive purposes is
discussed with many ironical comments
on the impotence Of these small states.
If Mexico takes the field with her army,
the newspapers say, she might as well
fight all three as any one of them, as
il would be no harder to beat them.
Another cabinet council was held this
afternoon, presumably to consider Qua
temala's reply to MeXico's final demands.
The nature Of this reply has not been
revealed but the general understanding
is that Guatemala is merely fencing for
time.
The only positive clew to the govern
ments programme is found in the gov
ernments small arms factory, where
4 ging energy every hour of the day and
night Yesterday an electric light plant
4 was placed in the building to facilitate
. night work
The ranks of the regiments are filling
rapidly and apparently everything is in
readiness for a sudden mobilization.
The Inhabitants of the state of Chiapas,
which borders on Guatemala, and the
students Of all the larger towns, have
volunteered to help the government with
money and men in anticipation of war.
Tonight at 10 o'clock it became known
that the Guatemalan minister had been
instructed to make concessions. Neither
ne nor any member of the cabinet would
comment on this report. Late tonight
.he opinion gains ground that war will
ne aVerted. However, all the concessions
must come from Guatemala, as Mexico
has declared her programme, and viii
stand by it in every detail. Should Qua
lemala revert to her evasive and dilatory
p0ilcy the rupture probably would come
al once.
. Washington, Jan. 2S.-Secretary Ores
nam has received an ackI.c =iedgement
rom Minister Mariscal of Mexico of Presi-
. oent Cleveland's message, expressing the
nope that Mexico and Guatemala would
agree on some favorable method of set
Jung the boundary dispute, or failing in
mat would agree upon a reference of the
N Vohtroversy TO friendly arbitration. The
llspatch. Which is said to be very cordial
b u Tone indicates, that Mexico is thor
oushly incensed against Guatemala and
an only assent to peaceable settlement
y. lhe dispute when Guatemala approaches
0pJect in a more concillatory spirit
appears that Mexico is averse to sub
allung the boundary matter to arbitra-
Ion, claiming that the Gautemalan claim
OF such a preposterous character that it
anhot for moment be entertained. Min
5ler Mariscal intimates, however, that if
Le claim is materially modified, Mexico
-lsnt leave the question of the damages
A5 mas already sustained to friendly arbi-
IL Is understood that Secretary Gresham
as ADVISED Guatemala to make further
9A2essions, in order that the United
'a-es may be in a better position to
s.,eiate to Mexico our desire to preserve
peace with possibly little more en-