Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1890 — LOOK FOR MORE FIGHTING. [ARTICLE]

LOOK FOR MORE FIGHTING.

It Will Be War to the Knife in Central America. City of Mexico special: The news received in this city to-day by private cipher cable dispatches fully confirms the account of the battle between the Guatemalan and San Salvadoran forces yesterday. The Guatemalan forces, under the command of Gen. Fuentes, were encamped a little to the southward and eastward of Bhalohuapa. close upon the San Salvador frontier. The Guatemalans, not expecting to receive much, if any, resistance on the part of the Salvadorans, were taken completely by surprise and retreated precipitately beyond the borders to their own territory. No estimate of the loss, of life on either side cam be formed, but from all accounts only thirty or forty were killed or wounded. The San Salvador troops did not follow up their advantage, as they had received instructions only to preserve the integrity of their own territory. It is sa ? d that in view of this defeat 2,000 Guatemalan troops are advancing as reinforcements under the command of Gen. Camilo Alvarez, the aspirant for Presidential honors in San Salvador under the protection of Guatemala. With Gen. Alvarez at their head as eommander-in-ehief of the Guatemalan forces there no longer remains a doubt that Guatemala intends invading her neighboring territory.