. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. CENTRAL AMERICAN STATES. 203 federation, and next year it was decided that all disputes between tlie several states should be henceforth decided, not by war, but by arbitration. In order to give practical effect to that principle, Costa Rica and Nicaragua, at that time at war about a question of frontiers, appealed to the decision of the United States President. Lastly, the congress assembled ia September, 1889, in the city of San Salvador, concluded a treaty of union between the five states, thereby constituting themselves a federation under the
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. CENTRAL AMERICAN STATES. 203 federation, and next year it was decided that all disputes between tlie several states should be henceforth decided, not by war, but by arbitration. In order to give practical effect to that principle, Costa Rica and Nicaragua, at that time at war about a question of frontiers, appealed to the decision of the United States President. Lastly, the congress assembled ia September, 1889, in the city of San Salvador, concluded a treaty of union between the five states, thereby constituting themselves a federation under the name of " Centro-America," for a provisional term of ten years. According to this official project, the novitiate rig. 87.—Political Divisions of Central America. Scale 1 : 17,500, oOO Miles. should be brought to a close in 1900, when the definite federal constitution will be proclaimed. But scarcely had this federal compact been signed when disappointed ambi- tions tore it to shreds, A fierce war broke out between San Salvador and Guatemala ; Costa Eica and Honduras soon after joined in the fray ; and no sooner had these troubles been momentarily quelled than Honduras became the scene of a sanguinary revolution, calling for the active interference of Guatemala. In the middle of November, 1890, President Bogran, of Honduras, had to fly for his life, and a de facto government was proclaimed by General Sanchez, leader of the revolutionary party Sanchez was soon after captured and shot. But towards. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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