The morning call., 1894-09-04

command ana OlIocLeu Luc uSu'inS "oiNH
occurred on most every day following
until May % when General Ezeta again
took command. By this time fortune had
dealt so badly with the army and me Toes
were SO persistent that the march nad
degenerated into a retreat On June
the army reached COatepeque and on the
Sd Colonel Bulgos was killed IN an attack
on Santa Tecle. There were several
skirmishes during that day and the mex!
and at 10 O'Clock Ezeta and Bolanos set
out for La Libertad.
That is a general history OF Bolanos
To my mind Calderon is little bit OH In
his statements that this modern Tubal
Cain is not soldier"
General Jacinto Colocho is scarcely
less strong figure than Bolanos. lie
entered the army of San Salvador In 1865,
and has been there ever since. In 1855 he
was LIEUTENANT with Antonio Ezeta. and
was shortly made captain for his bravery.
then lieutenant-colonel. He was popular
with all classes and at one time was elect
ed Mayor of Chaletuepa, where he dis
tinguished himself by his zeal in tho
cause of primary public instruction. In
1890, while Governor OF the department of
AhuachapaD, he captured Alfaro. the
present Minister of the Interior, aud
thirteen others. charged with cons piring
against the Government. They were
liberated on parole and sent TO General
Antonio EZeta, who Dardoned them and
gave them money. They Immediately
turned round and went to the enemy.
Colocho again captured them and again
they were pardOned by EZeta.
When the revolution was inaugurated
on April % last he was with Antonio
Ezeta, and was given command of the left
wing, His conduct at the battle of Santa
Ana and his subsequent deeds Of bravery
are matters of history. He bore the brunt
of the long retreat his division, through
being the flank OF the flying army, being
constantly harassed.
Juan Cienfuegos. la Chuco. soldier for
nine years. aforementioned at % is one
of the most unique figures in the group.
La chuco means the dog, but it was not
given in contempt or derision, as the enc
mics Of Ezeta would have believed 1t
was gained at school. where a game simi-
lar TO hare and hounds was played. Glen
fuegos was the fastest runner and the
leader of the pack, and so he gained his
name. When he entered the army he was
made sergeant, and in nine years attained
his present grade by exhibitions of brav-
cry on the field. He has campaigned with
Generals Escalon. Verdales, Menendez
and Ezeta. and distinguished himself
throughout With the latter he was side
by side at Candelaria, Sierra Blanca,
CoatepeQue, Tezcatempo and Chingo, and
on all occasions his judgment and bravery
never failed.
CAPITALIZATION Florencio Bustamente is
the oldest member of the party, having
passed his sixtieth year. he is affection
ately dubbed micho del hoyo, which means
monkey of the hole, and is a power in the
commissary. He has been thirty-one years
in the army. He fought as sergeant at
Duenas in 1869. and shortly afterward,
being com PEELED to fly the country, he
made for Panama. After revolGtionizing
while there he returned 10 San Salvador,
and in 1876 is found as a sub-lieutenant in
the army of MenendeZ. In 1885 he had
risen to the grade of captain under Sal
divar.
He is noted for his extreme serenity in
battle, and it is told of him that he could
guard army funds more safely than any
man in Salvador. Once, with a small es-
cort, he had fourteen mules carrying
great sum of money to pay the army some
time in 1890. The force was set upon by
three times its number Of revolutionists,
but the old man fought like grim death,
routed his foes and came tEiumphantly off
win the funds. Shortly after this he was
made captain-majOr. fought through all
the battles since, making twenty-four of
them all told in which he is entered. In
times of peace, which have not been any
too plentiful. Captain Bustamente is
commission broker. and keen one, too.