Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-29

| postponed the sought-fOr day OF
bliss, until Conduslbil was worked
up to frenzy Of passion, and made
a eOnfidant of Zutugilebpop,
whom he had often assisted 10
interviews with Ixconsocil.
Zutugilebpop thereupon unfolded
TO him a design which he had al
ready matured for the abduction OF
Ixcnnsocli, and urged him TO fall in
with and steal Ecselixpua and run
away with her. He had urged k
eonsoeil TO elope with him, but the
young lady was ayense 10 offending
her father, and he had determined
TO end the agony of Suspense in
which he had been living by taking
her forcibly to his palace. He said
he could do this the more couscien-
tiously because he was sure the
Princess loved him more than all
Others, and he half suspected she
would like 10 be stolen, because that
would relieve her Of any RESPONSE
bility in the matter.
Condusabil fell W it'll the scheme,
and ZutuSilebpOp, having already
provided an escort and attendants
sufficient for both young ladies, they
were stationed in the evening
within easy reach Of the garden
gate beside the palace, where the
lovers had been accustomed 10 meet
and where Coudusabil had no diff
Guilty in bringing the two princesses.
at a given signal six strong women
rushed i'm through the gateway, and
threw shawls over the heads Of the
girls and conducted them without
the walls, where they were placed
within chairs Of state, the doors were
closed upon them, and they were
rapidly carried by the swiflest run
ners OF the Zutugiles 10 the palace Of
King ZutugilebpOp, which they
reached in six days.
Balam AChan was thrown into n
frenzy Of anger by this abduction Of
his daughter and niece, and he de-
termined upon the vindiCatiOn OF his
wounded dignity and honor by war.
He raised with all speed an army Of
50. 600 veterans, OF which he took
personal command. with three divi-
sion commanders TO aid him. He was
borne in a richly-bgjeweled chair OF
state, and wore upon his person the
full regalia OF the throne and on his
head his triple crown Of gold, all
richly ornamented with Jewels.
One division Of the army was in ad-
vance, then came Balan Achan at
the head OF the ceutral division, and
then cane the right wing OF the
army, bringing up the rear. The
soldiers were armed with bows and
arrows and spears, and carried
shields Of tough hide and wicker
work.
Zutugilebpop met him at the head
OF an army OF G1.OO1 men, with IlO-
acab, his chief general, in command.
The most bloody battle ever fought
in the country took place; the field
was 50 deeply inundated with the
blood Of the slain and wounded that
net blaze Of grass could be seen.
The hattie hung long in the balance,
hut ut length IlOaclb was slain and
the Zutugiles lost heart and turned
aud fled, leaving Balam Achan
master OF the field. But the CAM
paign did not end here. Balm
Acnan. with $1,000 veterans unier
his personal command, and two
other bodies OF $1,000 each, again
met Zutugilebpop with 1900 Of
his own warriors and $4,000
auxiiiaries. The latter was de-
feated and escaped at night.
Ralam Achan pursued and overlook
him, but while his bearers were
fastening with him 10 the thickest
Of the fight they lost their footing
and threw him to the earth. Just
at this juncture Zutugiiebpop at
tackled with a chosen body Of 10000
lanceIs, and before Balam Achan
could recover his chair Of state he
was overwhelmed 10y the furious
onslaught and killed, and 1000 In
dams were left dead on the field.
The war was prosecuted ~ Balam
Achan's successor 10 the throne Of
Quiche, and Zutugilebpop sustained
such reverses that he fell into n de-
spondency and died. H0stilities
did not cease with his death,
for with but slight inter-
missions caused by the violence Of
the seasons and the need Of men
and materials of war, the wars con-
tiuued through succeeding genera
tons down to the reign Of kiCah
Tanub, who reduced the Zutugiles
and Kaehiquels to subsection, and
reunited the kingdom. At this
time the kingdom Of the CLUTCHES
had attained its greatest splendor;
and this was coutempOSneOus with
that eventful era IN the worlds
history, the reign OF Montezuma and
the invasions Of the SPaniards.
Quiche resisted the Spanish iRva-
sion with all the valor aud despera-
ton Of the Greeks at Thermopyl;e,
but with little Of their martial skill.
At Tz1ecapa 10000 warriors,
under King Tecum Imam, con-
fruutsd the Spanish army Of in
vasion, under AlvaTadO. The
Quiches fought with valor and
desperation, Charging in multitudes
upon the Europeans rs If to over
come them by sheer force of num-
bers, and returning again and
again TO the charge with ever de-
creasing forces. But they could not
prevail with their puny arrows and
lances against the armore,l sOldiery
Of the invading army, their cannon
and musketry, nor against the skill
and discipline Of solid columns
of tried soldiers with their mad
rush of numbers. Foot by foot
they fought their way lack to their
beautiful capital, and thinking to
save it by treachery were caught in
the undertaking and were punished
beyond power OF survival. Their
capital was pillaged aud destroyed,
their country laid waste, their idols
We're overthrowB, their temples
desecrated, and the remnants OF
their people were scattered in the
wilderness. Such is the story
handed down by the Spaniaris.
No other history OF the CLUTCHES
will ever be known, for unlike the
cities Of Copan, Quirigua, Palenque
and the other centres Of population
Of the great race OF temple builders
and idol worshippeTs, there are in
y illldu Uo hluuunneliLS VI nAcAO-
glyphical inscriptions. And be-
cause OF the absence Of these
historical records, for such
they must be-as much so as the
Egyptian hieroglyphical inscTip-
Observation-Disclosures ascribe to the
CLUTCHES a more recent origin than
can be stated of their more civilized
neighbors to the north. The fortress
of Santa Cruz del Quiche is the best
preserved structure Of this once
powerful race, but there is nothing
apparent ia its crumbling walls Of
historic inter- st or character except
the walls themselves. The ruin is
not an inviting one to the aTeheolo-
gist when viewed in the light Of
Copan, Uxmal, Palenque, Quirigua,
and the other speaking monuments
of the extinct race that some time
in the dim history Of the past crowd
ed the peninsula Of Yucatan.