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.

Legation of the United States,
Guatemala, August 5, 1890. (Received August 20.)

No. 135.]

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your telegram, through my colleague in Mexico, dated July 31, 1890.

I desire, also, to confirm my telegram of August 1 to you through the same source.

As I am in hourly telegraphic communication with San José and our naval officers there, and within six hours by rail of that port, I assume that you intended me to go to La Libertad, in Salvador, where the cable lands and interruption occurs, in place of San José, where there is no cable, but a branch land line from here.

I will, therefore, in obedience to your supposed desire, visit La Libertad in our war ship Thetis on Friday next, and make such arrangements for the free passage of our diplomatic correspondence as the state of war there will permit.

I will also, if an opportunity presents, and even a government de facto can be found, tender our good offices, as you direct.

I have, etc.,

Lansing B. Mizner.