The morning call., 1894-09-04

gressive and Ineligible from any lips
when the name was mentioned to him,
and his words flowed fast for minute as
he further expressed himself.
The general says" translated Coun-
selor Quesada. that he would like to meet
that man face to face before competent au-
thorities and see if he would make such
false statements. He never met him in
his life.
''Now, about the notice that was printed
in The official paper at Santa Ana saying
he had been placed in an asylum for luna
tics That is true enough The reason
for that was that he wrote such indecent
letters to the general and President Ezeta
that they considered him crazy enough to
be placed In one, If he was n ot there al
ready.
1--WE will have these letters nhoto-
graDhed and copies of them circulated to
show just what kind of man Calder0n
is. he is the same man who says Glen
fuegos is dog, and calls General Bolanos
a blacksmith, not soldier. You can take
the stories of these mems lives for it end
see how near he speaks the truth.
Leon Bolanos was born in 1S48 in Qua
temala. His parents were poor and he
was apprenticed to blacksmith; he fol-
lowed that trade until 1870. when he en-
tered the army as a private soldier. He
made that campaign. lasting a year, Ie-
turning at its close to his trade. There
were numerous petty revolutions after
this, in all of which he took part on the
Government side He campagned nine
months in 1873, and received his first pro-
motion as sergeant.
I'm 1876 he was made sub-lieutenant by
General BarriOs. and two months after
ward he entered Oh the campaign in the
war against San Salvador lighting under
General Solares. He was in that greatest
battle ever fought in Central America-at
Paraquina-in which, for three days, the
contending forces, 5000 each to begin with,
struggled for the mastery. He received
two wounds near the end of this engage
ment, and was made. success lively, lieu
tenant. captain and major In the revolu-
tion of 1878 he attaiued the rank OF lieu
tenant-colonel and was appointed Mayor
of Chatatenango. Later he was made in
spector of the army. and in 1885, when
General Ruffino Barrios attempted to make
the union of the Central American States,
he was made colonel
tons be returned to his anvil and worked
diligently at his trade; and along about
1886 he longed no more for the storms OF
war. He was sick of it. but he was again
called upon by Barillas, and he left the
country. He joined General Carlos Ezeta
and was given an artillery command in the
army of San Salvador, where he remained
until 1890, when war was declared against
Guatemala. lie was made brigadier for
bravery in taking the earthworks at Ates-
catempa. The campaign lastsd five
months and the Salvadoran army under
Antonio Ezsta entered the capital of
Guatemala in triumph. From this time on
Bolanos had important commands and
wherever stationed showed he was pro-
gressive man, assisting in the building of
railroads and public works.
''He was at San Miguel on April 90 last
when he was ordered 10 the capital. He
started out on his mule and made the
hfty-four leagues in just twenty-f0ur
hours. He joined Antonio Ezeta at Guate-
peque with 400 men and at The battle of
Santa Ana Oh the Sd following commanded
the center with General EZeta. After the
disasters of that day it was BolaDos who
masterfully guarded the retreat OF his
wounded chief During the battle two
mules and a horse were killed under him
and at one time he fought his way through
host of enemy with five soldiers. During
the illness of Antonio Bolanos was in