The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-26
DETAILS OF THE AGREEMENT OF
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN TRI-
UMyIRATE.
RULED BY A COMMON DIET.
HONDURAS, NICARAGUA AND SAL
VADOR THE PARTIES TO THE
COMPACT.
AUTONOMY OF EACH PRESERVED
Internal Affairs of the States Not
Subject to the Authority of the
Federation.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov. Is
The following letter received by John
L. Wright, consul from Honduras. de-
tails in full the establishment of the
new Central American triumvirate:
degucgalpa; Oct 1.-The governments of
Honduras, Salvador and Nicaragua celebrated
IN lnol the port OF Amapala on the goth of June
Io'o, treaty with the important object of
procuring the realization of the beautiful
iued OF tne reconstruction of the ancis Mt
establishment. S@id convention was approved
by the legislature Of this republic in a de-
cree OF the 22d of February of this year,
winch was published by Gaceta Official and
the Bulletin Legislativeo. which were duly
sent you, and by which l suppose YOU have
already noticed the important stipulations.
Notwithstanding, l think it convenient to
transcribe to you the most important arti-
cles OF the same. which are as follows
Article l-Republics of Nicaragua Hon.
duras and Salvador will form in the future
only one political entity to exercise its soyer-
eighty under the of the Republica
major de Centre America. This denomination
VIII continue until the republics of Near
aqua and Costa Rica voluntarily accept the
present arrangement. in which 1t shall be
called the Republic Of Central America
Article ll-By the political agreement, the
governments that will sign this document will
not renounce their autonomy and independ-
ence IN directing their own affairs in the in
terlor; and the constitution and secondary
laws of each state will continue in force In
all which is not in opposition to the present
stipulations.
Article III-To render more complete the
arrangement of Article l. there will be estab-
lfshed a diet, composed of a member who Is
a property owner and one substitute, elected
by each one Of the republics signing the com
pact. The resolutions of the diet will be
by majority vote and for its relations 10
other governments they will choose annually
among themselves, those who will serve as
the representatives. The diet will have power
to arrange the necessary laws for the ex-
erc.se of its functions.
Article IV-The formation of the diet will
have as its principal object the preservation
OF harmony among the nations herein report
ed and to maintain the relations of friend
ship, ratifying for this purpose the treaties
OF compacts which may be necessary. In
all the treaties of friendship which this diet
may ratify there shall be expressly written
the clause that all questions arising shall
be settled without exception by arbitration.
Article VI All of the questions which may
arise in the future or that are now pending
between the undersigned republics and for
eign nations shall be quickly passed upon by
the diet, in accordance with the data and in
governments interested.
Article x. The naming of the diplomatic
representatives and consuls and the reception
and admission of those accredited with such
powers devolves upon the diet.
Article XII. The diet will continue in SEES
sion successfully one year in each of the
capitals of the republics forming this COM
pact. The order of session in each city shall
( be established by lot.
Article Kill. 1he exchange or these reSolu-
tons was ratified in the city of San Salvador
the 18th OF last month, the anniversary of
the glorious liberty of the republic of Central
America, and upon the same date the diet
established and composed of the following
delegates: For Honduras, Don E. Constan-
tino Fiallos, engineer; substitute delegate
named by the national congress, as per De-
7 cree No. 81 on the 9th of April of the same
year. For Salvador, DR.. Jacinto Castellanos,
and for Nicaragua, Don Eugenio Mendoza.
After verifying the above list designated.
4hn oil in vxyhi oh fhn lot Chn mot
voted for the result being as follows:
San Salvador, Managua and Tegucigapa.
AS soon as the government had been Off
cially notified Of the installation of the diet
that will assume sovereign power over the
three republics, there was dispatched
der abolishing the former Office of secretary
of foreign affairs, which l had the honor of
holding from the Inauguration of the actual
government Cesar Bonlla.