Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the President, December 1, 1890

Mr. Mizner to Mr. Blaine.

[Telegram.]

Legation of the United States in Central America,
El Paso, Tex., July 8, 1890. (Received July 10.)

Mr. Mizner reports that serious troubles between the Government of Guatemala and Salvadorian provisional leaders exist; that armies of 10,000 are prepared for battle in either state, and that the presence of a United States naval vessel on the Pacific coast of Central America is necessary for the protection of our interests in those states.