The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-27
PREsrpnNr mnxnNpEDs DEATH.
A GuAtemaian Newspaper Describas the
circumstance of Eseta's Revolt.

RuAtemnlnn Newspaper Describos thS
| Circumstances of Esetn's Revolt.
| The offlcial daily paper OF Guatemala
FL inparciai in its issue Of July 2. prints m
| account OF tho way In which President
Nonondez Of San Salvador met his dOath.
III Impartial says. in substance:
Gen Meneude2 was accustomed every war
to celebrate the 22d OF juno tho anniversary
OF his victory, with banauels and balls but es.
reclally with a great display OF military power.
On tho 2lst he massed tho army In Santa Tee
la, instead OF the parade ground Of San Saliva
dor Gen. EGeta mad como TO Santa Ana with
with all his forces and accompanied by tho
chief in whom no Ind tho most confidence,
Pastor Ruiz man Of ambition who would not
pause on the threshold OF evil or treachery.
While at Santa Ana, eight days before. Menen-
dea had met n man Of high official position,
who said TO him:
General, Ezeta Is q trainor. Take good
care OF yourself You ought to leave. Gen.
E2ota has ut his call O formidable military
formidable military force Ho il sharp eyed
and is no friend to YOU But Gen. Menendes
roprimRnded tho man who warned him. This
story was told mo on the day before the crime
in ~ Dtdtio OF San Salvador, which mado d
" The crimo was committed as follows; Tho
he %hIto House s e tRS PresdentIal 'G mansi0pG
Don AnGe Prieto Alvarez had boon placed In
The ommauder o. g tS Guard i Of Honor Was
Col. RamreE. az honorable and valiant soldier.
Gem iNaecG MHrYG having
The Minister Of the Interior had been invited
s S eeY hsS Fnsd PIT no sG snS @
S1Sss al the beautiful and famous
STIe j. pr e e Of dances was nearly at
an cpd when Gen. MRrcial appeared Mt one Of
tho doors OF tho Gall room. It had boon noticed
arrived Just outside COT q The Ssss Blanca. The
so na essss on as sOh s march,
:" The President. who had been indisposed
floor Of, the palace. lie, had Ieard an unusual
noise down ,stairs. and. apprehsnding some-
The balcony some s fq pSopo say Do
seems to know with certainty anything
81 what ,happe9ed this night f9 tho Casa
eyer It., was. Marcial, with 6i7 Right
saSSt GRt G Sa tS 5a RG eS %a
SGse 70 Rd e teS S
werS aiFS arrested: soldier, with mmIskelS
msn began to cry and faint The confusion
ana s b Rq n as wao dis
f'sH Have to fs ffSs ss
to One Of the youag he e snG9kSh
." Gen. Mem ndez meantime, having emptied
drS lis q sRo i sHd
Al ily.his wife and bis children. oil weeping.
The Guard OF Honor had been lighting nobIy:
but put was forced into 2 corner by portion Of |
beard S the es sheets Ss Cries 81 Ffv Vs pe sie
aept4 Vie Hb1StH :. VyS 81 Gen Gen Ezsts ,raa
,oWard% p he ' osd @g{ to T RESy'a Go
fP 6dI pray that may DO able to do my duty
u, " Teresa bis eldest daYEhter, wife of one of
1Sa asd TP Ply cried 0qt BHg Carlos
S day traitor to Your father no 0N'e' WIN
basnR s%sra Gsn TIC hg,
56 aSe o tS face as ssope not RS Rsd
n 5o me as trsitor using against me the arms
" ,,so%e soldiers Of the Guard Of Hopor cried
e6tonsis Who hesFd him s speak, to ss he
~. Then Me1ondez took one, Or two steps
eSb SSsn oF II ss @efe
iT They ed him and carried hin tS the
rst said there was some hope, but Q few min
oldierS OF Santa Anna. drpnk with brandy
nd tnhamed by victorious, treason. gathered
bout the bed upon which the dead President
7as stretched, with their assassips' daRgers
ointed at his body But Herman Prove Juan
l. MaRafa, and Juan Orozco. all armed. did
OF permit the brutal soldlery to insult the
aad body Of the victim OF treRchery."
Copies Of tho proclamation issued by Presi-
ont Barrtllas Of Guatemala on June 81 have
cen received IN this city. It ,dep1ores the
cath Of President Menendey Of San Salvador. |
nd declares that Guatemala can have no |
ympathy for the, conspirators who deprived
10 San Sslvadorians OF their patriotic chief.
resident Barrillas says:
The fate of sSiyadoE cannot BE- Indifferent 70 She
S AS G Of ss
me that the whole Control American iBthmus
ls In view. With these brecedentS aud SAT- |
ldor being conterminopg State, whose
entL whether prosperous or adverse, have always ,
I'd Influence In GUatrmIiA my Cover m-nt NUT
ach for peace pust safeguard it, own interest and
usI procure a. far IL feasible that anarchy and
Infusion take not hold Of that peghboripR State that
ipR danger for ths generous SalvRdortAn people
ID threat FOR all Ceutra al America.
For this reason my Government has placed some
rces OF observation in the frontier for this reason
ID for the good OF all and particularly for the sake OF
sAyadorthn people. whose true rghts and Interests
shall always respect Is ready TO act as croumstan.
9 might roquira