| Show WAR IN CENTRAL AMERICA the following is a dispatch from guatemala july 27 president barrillas Bar rillas held a council of war today and troops are being bei ng d ally dally conscripted apted to carry on the war with salvador president barrillas Bar rillas wanted to assume same the leadership of his troops against salvador but owing to the unsettled condition condit ioa loR of affairs here he has bas abandoned the idea of leaving the capital troops are arriving here from the west vest coast and from A proclamation has been issued warning all natives of salvador to leave the territory of guatemala within forty eight hours president barrillas Bar rillas has issued a decree declaring the whole republic in a state of siege and suspending constitutional guarantees f the military are forty five days in arrears of hayand funds are sadly needed several foreign and native merchants have advanced sums of money to the government receiving in exchange custom house recel receipts ts which are to be accepted in payment of 50 per cent of import duties on foreign merchandise it to is said the guatemalan government has cabled to the united kattes through minister mizner in guatemala asking the united states to step in and prevent mexico frova from interfering in central anier american aff affairs lairs the american minister here is is very much annoyed at the treatment of the steamer gofa colima wa which t A was boarded by the guatemalan troops aud and searched and has cabled to secretary blaine advices advises from salvador say that all foreign powers except the united states having legations there have acknowledged provisional rule in salvador A letter has been received here from salvador in which it is said that general ezeta had declared that lie he was first going to march on to guatemala depose president barrillas Bar rillas and then turn his attention to a rc establishment of the constitutional regime in salvador the united states man of war ranger hanger which ww was expected from san francisco has at last arrived the ranger only stopped at aca for coal word has been received here from paris that a french syndicate who were to have loaned guatemala 20 have positively refused to negotiate with this country the following is a dispatch from richfield springs NY dated july 27 A cipher dispatch received here by an official of the guatemalan government says that guatemala reports the war was provoked by sait sail salvador and will continue un til san salvador gets a legitimate president in place of ezeta A battle fought on the the same dispatch recites but as salvador commands the cable to south america the government only allows dispatches favorable to itself to be sent honduras the dispatch further says will remain feutral for the pres present elit but may join with guatemala if events require the following is a dispatch from city of Mexico dated J uly 27 several era revolutionary bands are idaa ma near the mexican frontier on guatemalan territory both guatemala and san salvador are trying to mass troops with the utmost haste but guatemala finds difficulty in the dissatisfaction of the soldiers the following to is a dispatch from la libertad Libei tad salvador july 27 it is reported from unofficial sources that the salvadorian Salvador sal va dorian iau troops have made au an advance from on juniata Jut iata latu and aga again in met the gu guatemalan a army with the usual dis disastrous as results to the latter which has been again badly defeated and was in full retreat on the juniata Jut iata followed by the victorious salvador 1 ains ing the following is a dispatch from new york july 29 jacob ba aize the guatemalan consul in this city has received the following die di patch from minister dieguez Bi eguez of guatemala at mexico Al mexico exico july 28 guatemala has accepted the war provoked by ezeta 11 1 1 honduras nicaragua and co costa a ta rica have signed the treaty w with ith guatemala to demand the resignation of ezeta and to reestablish establish re a legal regime in salvador ithe following is a dispatch from clity city of mexico dated july 28 confirmatory fir dispatches have been re calved here via vera cruz and LZ la IA libertad salvador of the revolution in guatemala an uprising took place lel is the department of chiquimula Chiqui mula on friday last the mili military cary were called out and ordered to fire on the mob the soldiers who numbered refused to kill hill their friends and relatives and threw down their arms many of the soldiers have joined the revolutionists and a general uprising against the barrillas Bar rillas government seems imminent the western part of the republic in ill the vicinity of quezette Que zelte appears to be loyal to Barril lasas lie he is from that part of the country A private dispatch received here today from guatemala fully confirms the victories of ezetta army in every encounter with the guatemalan forces though in every case it fought against superior numbers five battles have been fought three in salvador and fco in guatemala basi besides jes a number of skirmishes oni on the outposts the first battle was fought july in salvador general sandoval colonel calderon and dr Tra Tr abines blues refugees from guatemala have returned fot for the purpose of causing in internal terDal diesen dissensions sen against barrillas Bar rillas the sal vad doriana va are still in according to the most recent official dispatches and will not retreat from their present stronghold unless there is peace A treaty is assured by the united states and probably mexico that assures perfect freedom of action under the constitution of their country six thousand indians under command of Gre general revas should have arrived today on the guatemalan frontier these in deans are semi and are armed with rifles and knives their endurance is equal to 0 that of the apaches while it is thought by the guatemalan here that they will reinforce the salvadorian forces at senor pau confidential agent of salvador says they will divide in bands and harass the guatemalan army in different parts of the republic and prove valuable aids to the regular army as scouts the report that owing to the fact that the salvadorian army had burned everything in ill their march to it will be obliged to fall back to the salvadorian forts near the river biver paz for the lack of provisions is denied it is stated on good authority that commissaries commis saries are furnished the army in guatemala from salvador something if true entirely unknown in central american warfare where the army is expected to live off the country thomas ryan byan united states minister has been a very active man here today he has been closeted with confidential agent pau of salvador and aspired As sub secretary of foreign relations of mexico presumably on business connected with the settling of the present difficulties in central america amicably mexico has sent a corps of engineers to the guatemalan frontier to make plans of the country in cabe guatemala attempted war on this country senor castellanas spanish minister here has been informed that two spanish warships have been ordered to central america the following is a dispatch from washington july 28 still no ad advises advices vices have been received at the state department from minister mizner as to the central american situation beyond a meager cablegram which arrived friday afternoon Stat stating Dr that consternation prevails at guatemala owing to rumors rumor of the defeat of the guatemalan troops in this cablegram minister mizner remarked that he had not heard from the department for ten lays days the state department officials think this with within n that period of time no less than five cablegrams cable grams have been dispatched to him circumstances point to the suppression of these cablegrams cable grams by the guatemalan authorities for clearly minister mazuer had not received any of them when he be babli d the department last friday no steps have been taken at the department about recognizing the provisional dional government of salvador under r general ezeta the department is however very anxious to see the existing differences between guatemala and salvador come to an end minister mizner has baa been authorized on the part of the government to offer his peaceful offices as mediator in the present dispute to use the words w ads of assistant secretary wharton we do not know officially that war even exists we have had no official notice of the fact from either party to the alleged war mexico takes the ahme same view of the situation which is held by the uni ed states and wants to see the central american dispute settled amicably if possible there can be no doubt that salvador alvador 4 is sure of the active support of costa rica and nicaragua if the worst comes to the worst and this opinion is enter at the state department the following is a dispatch from the city of mexico july 28 there is great enthusiasm among salva dorland do dor rians lans general rivas kivas wi h indians from reinforced army there are rumors of another defeat of guat emaliane ema lians who are still retreating the salvadorians are adv advancing ancin Y the following is a dispatch from now new york july 28 A morning paper says arrangements were completed yesterday in behalf of guatemala for a purchase of stands of arms it also says an army of 2000 trained soldiers has been tendered that government bonsu eral baise it is alleged acknowledged that offers of assistance have been made he said one man an ex colonel in the seventh missouri I 1 infantry nf autry offered to raise recruits within two weeks week time and have them equipped and ready to sail he says privates and officers off cers aiu wild be men who have borne arms and jeen een a good deal of actual fight ing in the civil cill war he believes with men who can stand firm under fire and shoot accurately he can subdue all central america if necessary the fol following owin ls is a dis dispatch atch from new york july 29 guatemala Guat emai completed negotiations ye yesterday forthe for the purchase of stands stand sf if arms and right on top of this nev s an army of trained soldiers sold leis eis was also tendered to that goven ment when a reporter asked consul general baiz about troops he at first evaded the subject but when ahei pressed further he be acknowledged that offers of assistance had been made he said that one man an ex colonel in the seventh Misso missouri uzi infantry had of offered flared to raise recruits within two weeks time and have them all equipped and reada read to sail he says that the privates and officers will be men who have borne arms and seen a good deal of actual fighting in war the only point which sepa separates the two parties in negotiations is in the provision made by the colonel that a certain sum of money be placed in a bank in this city to the credit of trustees and to be held as a guarantee fund for the troops baiz was unable to communicate ba 13 cable with his government yesterday because the telegraph wires are in the hands of the enemy but he will make a decision probably today in the meantime he is considering sIderI si dering Dg another proposition from an ex brigadier general of the arma arm and a graduate of west point foi the furni furnishing ng 0 of two regiments of troops to be recruited in this city and sent to guatemala Guate maja as workmen on new telegraphic lines in the meantime a trade was quietly opened for the purchase of modern breech loading rifles of the most approved design for the use of guatemalan troops and it is likely that the arms will be ready for shipment within ten days the following is a dispatch from the city of mexico july A 19 1 9 senor pau says the censorship over the telegrams in salvador does not extend to the official business of any neutral power and was established to prevent guatemala from sending out false reports in regard to the affairs of Salva salvador dbr minister ryan called on senor pau today regarding the blockade of nera correspondence and senor benor pau immediately called to his government apking that inquiry be made into the matter and to ascertain whether the correspondence was detailed in salvador or guatemala there are rumors of another defeat of the gua tem tern who are still retreating the Salvadorian sare are advancing A private telegram to a commercial house states that in saturdays battle the salvadorians were defeated by the guatemalans Guatemala ns and sustained a loss of sixty killed two hundred wounded and a large number of prisoners the following is a dispatch from Ohi chicago cago july Q the tap probability of mexico beco becoming Ting involved 11 the central american war is not by J H britton of the mexican international ter national railway deemed greats great qt it is true that my state coahuila Coa huila is TOO miles of the mexican capital and that authentic intelligence does doe nott noh rayel ravel in that country so BO rapidly ai aa here ber he said this torning morning but just before I 1 left I 1 bad a long talk with vilh our governor barzaga Gar garza zaGa galan an and was informed by him that on a just completed visit to the capital he had learned that president diaz intended so far as the dignity and interests of the republic would permit to remain strictly neutral and continued mr britton such a desire being in accordance with that of the general public I 1 think I 1 am safe in predicting mexico will not become involved iu in the war the following is a dispatch frim washington july 30 the department part ment of state still wait advices advises from mizner the minister to guatemala although not less than five telegrams have been sent to hira him within the past ten days there is much dissatisfaction at the department with this condition of aff affairs kirs and our minister at mexico ryan byan has been instructed to investigate the cause from communications received from minister ryan byan the department is made aware that the guatemala minister at mexico ewo senor manuel Del DeI guez is in constant communication with the guatemalan secretary of foreign affe affairs tirs and it sees no reason why the same means of communication would not exist between minister byan at mexico and minister mizner at guatemala accordingly minister ryan byan has been instructed to insist upon having the same cicil facilities that senor Del guez minister at the city of mexico enjoys As it is no fault of the mexican government that minister ryan does not now enjoy these facilities of communication with minister mizner his complaint will probably be lodged with the guatemalan minister in mexico who will in turn communicate it to his government the guatemalan government is iu in no position at this time to irritate the united states govern government mint by declining to entertain eions and the probabilities are that communication between our minister to the Central American republics and the state department will be reopened at an early day in regard to the seizure of arms on the pacific mail steamer raer tact by the guatemalan authorities it is learned that no action has yet been taken by the tate tafe department be cause no report of the facts of the vase case can be obtained except through mizner migner who was on board and waa be familiar with the details from other sources which leow h ow ever are not absolutely reliable it is understood that there existed an arrangement between guatemala and the pacific Steams steamship bip compa ny by which the latter agreed not to deliver any arms or munitions of war to cov countries atries of war or having baving trouble ble with guatemala nhep the steamer foft yi arrived at ata sapi 4 jose de guatemala and toe the guatemalan authorities bete were anfor that there were 9 arms ir 1 a adoard of 0 oey air destined dekin ed for or salvador 8 they rep pops crated rated with 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