The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-16

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hostilites and the bringing about OF a
lasting peace.
A dispatch from San Salvador says
the salyadorean army during the night
again attacked the Guatemalan forces
at Platanar and obtained victory
over them, tho Guatemalans suffering
loss OF 1000 men I'm killed, wounded
and prisoners.
The Guatemalan army which lnvad-
ed by way OF Santa Be was repulsed
by the Honduran army.
Honduras is making common cause
with Salvador.
Honduras has sent troops into Qua
tem0la, thus giving the revolutIonlsts
strong support This action OF Hon
duras has been expected, and General
Toledo is now counting on aid from
Nicaragua. Confirmation has been re-
ceiyed OF the execution OF Alfredo
Quinones, a Mexican citizen, In Guate-
mala. and II is stated this was done
because Qunones had publicly cen.
sured the Guatemalan government.
Emilio dc Leon. a Guatemalan dlplo-
mat, who offended President Cabrera,
is still az the Mexican legation I'm Qua
tomala city under the protection OF
the Mexican flag. The Mexican gov.
eminent is maintaining an attitude OF
neutrality and Is closely watching tho
southern border TO prevent Its being
made base Of operations against Qua
temala
General Barlllas Is In the City OF
Mexico.
The steamer Empire, used by the
Guntomalsn revolutlonists In hllbus-
terlng expeditions, has been turned
over TO the Salvadorean government
and will be used by Salvador as a gun
boat IN operation against Guatemala
on the west coast The vessel Is now
at Corinto, where II has been under
the Nlcaraguan flag for three weeks.
II will proceed at once to Salvador,
where 1t will be fitted with rapid fire
guns
United States Ministers Combs at
Guatemala city and Merry at San Sal.
vador under orders from this govern
ment have approached respectively
Presidents Cabrera and Escalon In an
endeavOr TO 10 establish peace between
Guatemala aud Salvador. President
Cabrera Informed Mr. Combs that he
Is willing TO enter into negotiations for
peace provided the United States gov
ernment will guarantee that further
hostilities against Guatemala Will
cease
Cabled Instructions have been sent 10
Messrs Combs aud Merry to renew
their efforts 10 establish a permanent
peace between Guatemala and SILVA.
dor
The following dispatch has been re-
ceived from President Bonilla Of Hon
duras:
Honduras has not declared war.
Guatemala invaded territory without
previous declaration"
In reply TO request for a statement
rs TO the truth or falsity OF reports
that Nicaragua has assisted IN the war
against Guatemala the following state
ment from President Zelaya has been
received:
Nicaragua has been, Is and will re-
main neutral"
The following proclamation has been
circulated in salvador:
General Bonilla, commanding the
Salyadorean army, has repealed the
Guatemaan forces at Metapam, in Sal
vador. ten miles east Of the Guate-
malan frontier. The victorious army
Of Salvador retained the positions cap
tured from the enemy"
Up to now Honduras has seemingly
taken no part in the difficulties be-
tween her neighbors. Recent reports,
however. declared her territory had
been invaded by Guatemalan troops In
pursuit of fugltives from the army Of
General Regalado, the Salvadorean
commander. who was killed.
The trouble between Salvador and
Guatemala is an outcome of the prog
ross Of the revolutionists In their efforts
TO Dust Cabrera. They have invaded
Salvadorean territory and Guatemala
claims have received actual support
from that government.
The revoutlonists appear so far to
have had the best Of it.
President Cabrera is i'm fact usurper
Of office. his term having expired In
1898. He has followed, however. the
example Of many of his predecessors
ana insisted on holding office.
The fact that Honduras has been
drawn into the Central American con
nict complexities the situation. 1t is
thought that President Bonilla OF Hon
iuras may be compelled by President
Zelaya of Nicaragua and President
Escalon of Salvador, both OF whom are
said to be enemies Of President Estra-
la Cabrera Of Guatemala, to take sides
with them Honduras, IT is reported,
was provoked by President Cabrera
when he furnished arms and financial
aid TO former President Juan Angel
Arias and General Rivas TO start rev.
olution in Honduras and Salvador,
where they enjoy great prestige
DefnuIting Tax Collector II Suicide.
PATTERSON. y. j., July Ii. TO
avoid the disgrace of arrest on the
charge Of defalcation Albert OBren,
tax collector of the borough of Totowa,
shot himself while officers were APP
preaching his house to apprehend him.
He died instantly O'Brien's accounts