The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-25

past. He has served in all sorts of capa-
cities in civil life, has fought with vaIor on
the battlefield, and gained honor and dis
tinction as a soldier
He Is comparatively young man yet
and must have begun early in life to play
his heroic parts in order to gain the repu-
tation which he enjoys. He was born
June Is, 1855 His father was a colonel
In the army, and he entered
on his military career at the age
of is years. His position was that
of druggist. In the war against Hon
duras he first saw action. His brother
Carlos, who is two years his senior, was a
lieutenant in the army. General Colocho,
who is now with Antonio EZeta in his
exile, was a lieutenant also during this
war.
In the battle of Chachmalpa young
Ezeta was wounded in the leg. A cap
tain's commission was given him in 1876,
but when General Gonzalez Camel was
defeated Ezeta had to emigrate to Nieara-
qua. He remained there four years
as a teacher and druggist. In 1880,
when Germany allowed the Nicaraguan
Government $50, 900 on claim the appro
priation was used tor the furtherance of
public instruction. and Ezeta went TO Hon.
duras as pedagogue. Lieutenant Colonel
Carlos EZeta was also exiled in Tegucigalpa
and Antonio hoped to meet him there. but
he did not come, so Antonio went to Santa
Rosa, where he joined General Delgado,
who appointed him his aid in his cam
paign against an Indian called VasQuez
otherwise known as ''cut-tbroat," and on
account of his bravery be was appoin ted
Lieulenant-COlOnel in 1881. While in
Honduras together with General Bogran
Ezeta went into the revolution which over
threw Marco Aurelio Soto. He headed a
movement in one OF the departments ana
attacked the garrison with few
men on December 29th and cap
tured it. He proclaimed General b.
gran President under a general plan. His
companions did not do their part, and
Ezsta was Overpowered and forced to re-
main in the mountains, fighting for many
weeks with no other food but roots, until
obliged by hunger he had to 90 to San Sal
yadOr, where he was made prisoner,
and brought over with irons and chains to
the capital, and after torturing him he
was confined ia San Miguel, frontier
town OF Honduras. lie was treated bar
barOusly by General LetOna and accused
of all kinds of crimes. He was even
whipped because they thought he was in
conspiracy against the Government.
He was expelled in 1882, and
returned to Nicaragua to pass a life of
hardship.
In that epoch, ID order to make his
living, he became journalist, and had a
paper called La Opinion del Pueblo. But
he was expelled because he advocated the
Central American union. Not being able
to do any work as a journalist 10 gain
his bread, he became a cigar-maker
and when not even this could procure
him livelihood be went to Corinto, and
as boatman and carrier had to work lie
thus struggled until 1885, when Rufino
Barrios proclaimed himself chief of Cen
trail America. Ezeta went to Costa Rica,
where he was treated very badly by the
Government of Bernardo Soto, who be-
lieved him to be an agent of the Guatemalan
Government. The war being finished, a
revolution. headed by General MenendeZ,
started in Salvador, and as we'll as he
could under the circumstances Ezeta took
a steamer for that republic. He land
ed at Amapala, in Honduras, at
which place he met DR.. Grimaldi, who,
with the elements of war, took
part in favor of General Menendez in the
| east. He was second in command here
! until they arrived at the capital. Here he
met his brother. who was then the righI
arm of General Menendez. Through union
with his brother he occupied several of
| fees, the last being commander at Acajutla
| for three years until the revolution of the
| odd of June, 1890.
On hearing that General Carlos Ezeta
had been proclaimed by the people and
army President of the republic he offered
MS services. which were accepted, and he
was appointed general-in-chief of the
forces against Guatemala, which nation.
without declaration Of war or any reason
whatever, sent 10000 soldiers against Sal
vador. He defeated them in the battles of
Candelaria, TERRA Blanca, Parajo Galan,
Buena Vista. Piedras AZules, Tezcatempa,
| Contepegul Coco, Chingo and San Saliva
! dor, where he returned TO defeat Rivas,
| his uncle. Then he was given the position
of Minister of War and of the Interior,
| and understanding that his services were
more important in Santa Ana he was al
| lowed to resign and made major-general.
Then in the election in November, 1890,
| he was made Vice-President by the people
unanimously. He remained in Santa Ana
| three years until April 90 of 1894. His
! final fall and subsequent career are well