The herald., 1895-01-27

VINO think that journal
umns with matter that
behind time and falls
learn some of the tri.
Times by referring to /
regarding the Mexican
Thursday night a spec
the details of the recei
swer to Mexico's der
HERALD, together with
chula regarding the M
the frontier and 9th
showing the pieparati
for war. These dispat
SIVELY in THE HERALl
Saturday morning the
EXCLUSIVELY and "a no
Times. A clumsy att
news, or changing wo
Behind the Times Ell
Tapachula dispatch III
The most casual reader
deception. Here are T.
Exclusive Dispatches IN
Herald, January 20.
TAPACAHULA, State Of
Chiapas. Jan. 24.-It Is
rumored here today
that arrangements are
being quiet y made fol
an invasion OF Guate'
mala the hour war is
declared by Mexico.
1t is said troops and
the famous mounted
rurales have started
for the city Of Guate'
mala. The Mexican
forces will be trans
ported by the corvette
Zaragosa, the gunboat
Oxaca and all the 9th
er Mexican boats in
Pacific waters. In case
of an invasion, the
landing of Mexican
troops would probably
be made at the port OF
Kan Jose, Guatemala,
as the first engagement
is looked for there or
at some other border
point. Should the land
Ing be difficult at San
Jose. several other con
venient harbors are
open. 1t is said the
plans of Mexico are to
move at once to cap.
ture the Guatemalan
capital, The forces OF
the southern republic
are being centered at
frontier points, from
which they will fall
back for the protection
of the city of Guate-
mala if badly pushed.
CoMTTA, State of Chi
apas, Mexico, Jan. "a.
The government has
pushed fresh forces to
the Guatemalan from
tier almost daily. and
camp quarters for a
large body of men have
been arranged for near
this place. Some Qua
temalans living in this
vicinity have fed to
Mexico rather than be
pressed into unwilling
service. Guatemala is
using every effort to
work up patriotism
among the people.
Nearly every horse for
100 miles from the
border has been Sc
cured by one means or
another. The uncom- :
municative policy of
the Guatemalan gov
eminent is having a
disastrous effect upon
public order. Resi-
dents on the frontier
fear the invasion of
mounted Mexican ru-
rales. 1t is generally
felt, should war ensue
the frontier would be
so overrun by troops
and pillaging rene
gades that life would
be a burden.
CITY OF MEXICO, Jan.
24.-The official an
swer of Guatemala to
Mexico's demands on
the international BON
dairy dispute was re.
ceived at the national
palace this morning
The document is very
voluminous, and while
its contents are not
known outside of Off
CT | circles, it is under
stood to be generally
of the same tenor as
the tele ram sent to
the Mexican govern
ment several DAYS
since by Don Jose Go
doy, the Mexican min
lister to Guatemala The
reply is evasive and
negative in its general
tone. and denies the
justice OF Mexico's de-
mands. the inviolabil-
ity of the existing
treaty, and disputes
the various points in
the damages alleged to
have been done and
the EXPENSES incurred
by Mexico.
Secretary of Foreign
Relations Marisc |
spent n part OF the day
in reading and study
ing the re ly, a CORE
spond mt was in
formed. Tomorrow it
will be presented TO
President Diaz and a
meeting OF the cabinet,
this being the regular
cabinet meeting for
the close of the week
in the foreign relations
department.
1T WILL BE WAR.
Mexico's final an
swer will be rea dy in
four or five days, and
there is little doub
this answer will be
Mexico's positive ulti-
matum, and a felara
ton of war may be ex-
pected soon if Guate-
mala does not back
down entirely from the
position thus far sus-
tanned.
1t is said that the
armed corvette cara
goza, now in Pacific
waters, will bear this
ultimatum width in
structions to Mexican
Minister Godoy to ask
for passports from
Guatemala should that
government not COM
ply with Mexico's de-
mands. Godoy will
then he landed on Mex
lean soil and the lara
goza be Immediately
employed in carrying
troops and munitions
of war for use against
Guatemala.
About the war depart
ment in this city every
thing is full OF hustle
and business-like ac-
tivity. the whole de
p1rtm'nt force working
over hours, and the
stir OF arrangement is
seen on every hand,
There are now Is, 0nC
Mexican troops on the
Guate malan horde r,
and more are being
concentrated at ira
getic poin is. A | !
through the republic