, 1873-01-11

, fever heat, but no further stops could bo taken
ao.s at ss9f$ ~ t$S IT.; sa acg gnards at TIC
tho congressman and to conceal tho nova
from THO country Mt largo. Tlo night vea
psssc4 in fear and anxicty by tho citlxonH
Hanr Or In In oxdrs rSz Gnonq a 5aorH w1ra
coup de!af, although tloao most Intimately
acquainted with Morates secuted tho idon, sinco,
aiter tho terrible Lesion given In Linn lii July,
low aapirantH to power IN South America would
pa'ling memories. Tho people romniIlotl porfect-
y auot and tho only Sign given oi tho vnivosYal
aKltntlon WAS by tho presence of groups Of
town,
Moralos was invisible.
>,1ile, The following day. had been nxod for tho
formal dissolution Of CongrcBs Early in tho
m'orning nor Corral tho PRIMO Minister Of Morales,
4. = conference. III which 10 o.ltloavorod
aud dpionaey Of tho tho Minister his w wore @ies es
n'aught before tho dignilod boaring md do
tlves. They resclutely declined to ontor into INV
negotiations with tho Executive until Their
wounded honor was satisfied, first by all oxptlct
apology from Morales. a,d q guarantee OF future
1ro9aom from insult; tho immediate dismissal
of Daza from tho service, and tho promotion oi
the oicor vino so braroly Ind struggled to dc.
fond bin charge ngainst iudignity. Corral would
not assent to these do1nands, md tho condition
q q Affairs waa oven moro difficult than before;
creaset, mud no ono knew when lilo storm would
burst oyor tho unhappy Republic. Tho peop,o
behaved exceedingly soll, refusing all counsola
tIending toward opon revolt. Tho conduct OF tho
President wan condemned In tile most energetic
tor1nB Tho insults heaped upon thoir roprosen-
thcnRolvos.
Corral hnstono;l to Morales mud communicated
tho frnttesB roBult of his nlIBaion.
hfOrl1GH. nrRn rr0vokHd In h1tr1 Fu.,,
end to execute his o1nisgary on tho SPOT, md
Corral, flying for Ills lifo, found aafety md ro-
fugo IN tho Legation Of tho United States
where Colonel h1arhbreitt the American Minis
nesa. In tho afternoon Moraloa, ut tlo head of
lis army proceeded to tho halls of Congress-,
which he discovered untonanted, the Senators
and Deputies fearing to risk tlloir liyos in tho
fore hia troops and the fow pooplo gathcrod to-
gather through curiosity, 3forclos read IN abuBiyo
adlross calling the mombors traitors to thoir
country and thoir trust, and declaring tho aos-
elons OF Congress at an oud.
On learning thin now mud arbitrary cotton, Tho
Cabinet resigned, leaving only General sanginoz
to continue as tho adyiGor Of tho Executive, and
for his fidelity. Sanginoz received tho appoint
mont OF Primo Minister. Morales, now reduced
to abRolute frenzy. gave himself UP to unbound
cd aebauchcry, and soon became hopeloasly In
toxicatcd. Deserted by his for1nor friolids, re-
gardod with hatred BY tho people. his prestige
lont with tho army, tllo unhappy chiottain knew
shape his courao. Tho natural yiulonco Of lis
character carried away tho remnant Of iutelli-
gonce which ho possessed, and tho monomania-
cal terror he experienced al to his personal safe-
ty addcd to the horrors Of his situation. Brandy
Tho morning Of tho 9th dawncd over tho
city-a day fixed by Heaven for what ia calIod n
necessary sacrifice for tho diBappoarance of q
creature m only ;a;lculato a.; in is present state. to
Morales was sonlcwhat q,llotor in tho morning;
those near him, however, perceived that ho was
laboring under extraordinary oxcitomont, per-
haps tho proluao to dollrium tramens. 1Io yis-
with markod coldnoaB. At times lis uncontrolla-
bio tempor would lnastor him, and llo broke out
in cnrses and imprecations at othor n.omonta
he wns silent md comparatively cs1in. The
city. Tho people woro anxously awaiting tho
end Of the singular drana bcing enacted beforo
them, md tho Inst act was drawing to closo.
at . o'clock at night, Morales vas in his own
apartments. pacing up. and down, md oyery iu-
stant applying to tho bottle for relof. Ono Of
his aidoH-de-canp entered with Bealnd letter.
Morales snatcllea 1t from him, real 1t, a,lI
rushed fnrions'y to tho guard room, whore tho
officers on duty wore stationed, Tho lettur Ind
informed the rrosident TINT that very night Ills
aides proposod binding him and placing him in a
secure prison. Although no signature was At
tachod to tho document tho President loo!sel
upon It as warning, and, excited by liquor
nnd With passion, and totatiy obliyious to con,
sequences, assanlteu d nis aldos with lnsu!ta and
oIows. Iwo o. INC oli!eera received the bulots
and oatfs 80 OF General Morales without mnlflns
reply. Ills nophoT and aide, Commander In
eayo, Iomonsttatea ~ With hln,, pointing ont tho
act thnt no ~as 3nhlsfcatln5 tho only trienda ro-
naming TO Em; Upon u Faye. Morales then
,nrnod, and. hinking lin Mtco, accused a1m of
'reache:s ana DECEIT.
L. faye @ fol buck icy PAGES, drew lis re'
Iolvor: and, rag el3 times, shot Morales,
TountlinE him once in tlio face, thrice in tlio
1ead ana twleo atu,ti, IN tho breast The wounded
nan fena'noa atahdlng 1of e moment, thon
5rnduaily sunk on m nd1acont sofa, who're, in
short hour Afterwards, ~ tlio arma Of his
1auGnser, he broathed his last Lst Faye in
'tantly proceeded to hls barracks. turned over
;ho command to MS AdJutant, and before tug
story OF the murder was mado public had 1od
rom the city.
Until tho next morning tho fate of tho Preal-
lent waa not knogn, and thon ConEroas hastily
!saombled, elected tho Council Of State with Don
Tomas it,as as tho chief naming this gentle
nun Is ruler OF the dostlnioa OF Bolivia accord
ng to tho stipuations Of tho Constitution. Tho
'eopie eagerly gayo i'll their adhesion to tho row
1rtior cf tliura: tln Ou1v Hhnf3 iisnDrrnf3 5,,rs