Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-07-19


bravely with uncertain results.
Plan Counter Revolution.
Panama, July 17.-President Cab
veras plan seems to be to attack Sal.
yador by the Guatemalan and Hondur,
an frontiers, concentrating his efforts
on the Honduras side so as to enable
General Rivas, Salvadorean, who has
taken part with Guatemala and who
is in command of a division, to enter
the eastern Salvadorean provinces,
where he enjoys much prestige in
order that he may start a revolution
there against President Escalon of
Salvador
Ship offered as Peace Resort.
Washington July 1.-THE navy de-
partment was informed yesterday
afternoon by cablegam from Com
mander Mulligan of the arrival of his
ship, the Marblehead, at La Libertad
from Panama. The vessel will be
pTotfeTed to the governments of Saliva
dor and Guatemala as a place of meet
ing for the peace commissioners
The details of the meeting Of the
peace commissioners will be arranged
by the American legations. Neither
Minister Merry nor Messrs. Comb and
Brown will act in the capacity of peace
commissioner to either country, but
will interest themselves in the seleC-
ton of peace commissioners by the
governments to which they are re
spectiyely credited, and will probably
conduct these commissioners to the
Marblehead and go with them beyond
the three-mile limit to the sea and if
called upon will advise them in a
friendly way.
1t is believed that the Marbehead
will take on the Salvadoreau com
mission at La Libertad and the pro-
coed to the nearest Guatemalan port
San Jose, where the agents of thai
government will board the ship. which
will then go to sea beyond the three
mile limit until the conferences are
over.
The important development of the
day aside from the offer of the Mar
blehead, was the assurance to the
state department from President Ca
brera that Guatemala would refrain
from further hostilties if Salvador.
would undertake to do the same,
which news was promptly communi.
Gated to Minister Merry at San Sal
vador in order that he might transmit
the proposition to. the government at
that place.
Another point developed was that
Salvador and Honduras had entered
into an alliance, the nature of which
is not certainly known, but it is be-
lteved that the purpose is to agree
upon terms of peace that shall be pro.
posed by the two countries to Guate-
mala. This news came to the state
department from the charge, Mr..
Brown, at Guatemala City. Still an
other cablegram, this one from Minis
ter Merry, informed the state depart
ment that Honduras insisted upon
being considered along with Salvador
in the peace negotiations with Guate-
mala. Altogether the prospect OF
peaceful termination of the present
difficulty is believed to have bright
ened considerably during the day.
The Guatemala Side.
Panama, July 1.-THE following
dispatch from an official Guatemalan
source has been received by the AS.
ISOLATED Press:
AS the result of an agreement with
Salvador and Honduras, the revolu.
tionary leader, General Barillas, and
the forces under him were completely
defeated in the western part Of the
repu lie at Ocos. General Toledos
forces. operating on the Salvadorean
frontier, were completely destroyed att
Mita. This formidable revolutionary
movement invaded Guatemala from
both southern frontiers, and hope has
been placed in possible foreign in
PREVENTION. General Toledo, however. |
not content with the triumph Of the
forces of this republic over its
enemies and with the object Of CIV
ing the lie to the alleged neutral and
pacific attitude Of Salvador, sought
and asked for mediation of thel
United States to bring about peace.
up to this time Guatemala haa
committed no act OF hostility against
Salvador, and the president Of the re-
public had sought in good faith t0l
effect a peaceful outcome OF thel
trouble On the ninth Of July, Cen
eral Regalado, having raised a numer- !
Gus army and fortified his positions |
and without a declaration Of war, in
vaded Guatemala from several differ.
ent points at the same time After
three days Of bloody lighting, during !