Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-02-25
MINERAL POINT TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY, FEB. 25, 1898.
Artcr the war in Venezuela.

As soon a. peace became assured. I'll
the residents Of La GuayTa looked
back upon the past anarchy and chaos
as upon some dreadful nightmare
None save those who lived there dur
ing the dark days Of the revolution
can realize the imminent danger
through which every one passed Had
il not been for the presence Of seven
meu-of-war i'm the harb0r, The bar5ar-
ians that controlled that city would
have hesita' sd at no act Of violence.
Indeed. Mendoza announced chat Inc
respected no flag and declared that he
would massacre every foreigner in the
place II any one iuterfcred with his
little scheme Of plumber and imprisou-
ment
And the death roll OF those poor
wretchcs who were withou foreign
projections This will ever remain a
secret of the revolution. The Ameri-
can consul could tale unfold, how
ever for the prison was in a building
adjoining his had the good fortune
Of sharing the consulate with him dur
ing two Of the worst months, and
each morning a wakcned sickened from
the memories Of the night before. AT
AL hours you would be aroused by the
rude challenge Of the guard almost
under your window II prompt re-
ply was not forthcoming from the APP
preaching party, bullet sometimes
settled the doubt
Only the sunday afternoon before
the fall u La Guayra several officers
from tn, Chicago we're sitting in the
oonsu's Office. The sun was shining
as it shines only in the tropics, and
the cathedral bell was calling the
faithful 10 the yesper service. Sud
denly man cried out down the street,
and before we could reach the balcony
the poor wretch was lying In pool Of
blood, completely hacked TO pieces
with murderous machele. Two as
sislauts came ont of the prison aud
dragged The body head down, over
the ruUgh stones. The chief of police
was sitting on 9 chair 10 front Of the
prison at the time, bat did not even
turn his head while the fellow was bee
ing Killed not twenty yards away As
the guards passed with the body he
said:
"Bueuo, que ha hecho el?" (WcI,
what did lac d02)
ooh, 81 Sc resistio y go 10 di mn ma
chelazo, ESQ es TODD" lOh, he resist
ed and gave him the machete that's
alb
The poor follow, IL seems, was taken
from his home to be Impressed into
the army As the guard was drag
giug him TO prison he protested on
account OF bis age. few yards from
the gate he fell down from exhaustion
and failed 20 rise at the command.
This was The resistance for which the
poor fellow was given the machete."
There was q story in La Guayra be-
fore ! left that this same guard was
captured by the murdered mans
brother, who was a revolutionary sol
diur and treated to dose Of his own
medicine With both hands tied
behind his back hr was carried out
iulo the harbor in q small boat There
his head was taken oil with the keen
edged machcte, aud the body thrown
overheard.
10 }, from such iawlcss acts and bar
haruus deeds that Crcspo has delivered
his country. Is il strange, then, that
all good people ia Venezuela, both ma
tive and foreign, should have sym-
palhiZed with the revolution, and
prayed tov the overthrow of Audueza
i'aIacio and his tyrannical hiroliugs'
IT, Asphcc hiHG JuH,, ia Hspey's
Utct'y