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Show AMERICAN LEADS WAR ONSALVADOR But He is Now a Prisoner in the Artillery Garrison at the Capital. Sugar Planter Starts Another War Between Nicaragua and Salvador, But Invading Forces Are Beaten and Are Making Last Stand. Mexico City. Salvador with a orco of regular troops on Wednesday dofcated a body of revolutionists and Nlcaingimns, who on Tuesday captured cap-tured tho port of Acajutla nnd who later attempted to move on the Salvadorean Sal-vadorean capital. Tho Invndlng forces wero driven back to Acajutla and aro now making a stand there. Tho battle was fought near tho town ot Sonsonntn, which tho Invaders Invad-ers endeavored to capture. Sonsonntn, Sonso-nntn, which Is well garrisoned, is about twelvo miles from Acajutla on tlio Salvadorean railroad, which connects con-nects the port of Acajutla with tho capital of tho republic. As soon as tho Invndlng force entered tho harbor har-bor they easily took possession of tho town, which was poorly defended. They then seized a train which happened hap-pened to be nt tho terminus ot the road at the time, and swiftly moved on to Sonsonnto. Meanwhile President Flgueroa had heard of tho capture of tho town nnd ordered an, Immediate mobilization ot tho Salvadorean army. A number of troops wore riiBhed by train from tho capital to Sonsonnta. During tho night tho Invaders surrounded tho town, attacking it Tuesday morning morn-ing with tho result nbovo stnted. Not the least Interesting part of tho whole Incident Is the fact that an American citizen is said to hnvo been the promoter and leader of tho move. Ho Is John Molssnnt, a wealthy 'sugar planter, who formerly resided In San Frnnclsco, Col., and who is now a prisoner in tho artillery garrison nt Ban Salvador. It Is said ho will later be tried by the Salvadorean government. govern-ment. Molssnnt is ono ot four brothers who, bcsldo owning ono ot the richest sugar plantations' In Central Cen-tral America, possess considerable property in San Francisco. About a month ago John and George Molssnnt nro Biiid to hnvo entered en-tered Into a conspiracy with General Kscalon, a brother of former President Presi-dent Jose Kscnlon, whereby a revolution revolu-tion was to be stalled with tho idea of making General Potroro Kscnlon president. According to tho Btory, widely current in Salvador, the officers of-ficers of tho garrison nt Sonsonntn wore bribed and on tho day set for the capturing ot tho town tho coflco given to tho troops was doctored. John Molssant, It is nllegcd, endeavored en-deavored to become mayor and commandant com-mandant of Sonsonnta, but, falling In thlB, ho wns appointed American vlco consul. Tho American consul who appointed ap-pointed lilm Is no longer In tho service, ser-vice, having been charged with aiding Follpo Fernandez, a member of the alleged Junta, to send messnges to Prosldent Zelaya of Nicaragua. Since tho unearthing of this nllegcd ovldcnco ovl-dcnco 'by tho novernraent tho wholo Molssnnt family, Including two beautiful beau-tiful girls, have been kept under tho. closest surveillance. It Is said tho sisters have been trying to leavo tho country for their homo In tho United States, but ns tho Salvadorean government gov-ernment claims to have cvldonco that they aro also In tho alleged revolutionary revolu-tionary plot, they have not been allowed al-lowed to leave tho country. |