The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-05
ROMANCE AND WARFARE.
Love and Tragedy Intermingled in
the San Salvador Revolution.
a, American Girl the Heroine-Con-
spirators' Lives Saved by Her Re-
nuest, and Now They Rule.
From the New York Press.

revolution that prevail IN our sister re-
nublics Of South and Central America.
Down among the fiery southerners revo-
Iutions are of an almost weekly occur
renee. and wholesale executions of ex-
rulers happen as often as the successful
leaders can lay hands on the unsuccessful
ones. To fail TO dispose of the enemy
who is caught conspiring against the
movers that be, means political and per-
sOnal suicide in nine cases out of ten. and
the Fzetas of San Salvador appear to
have been no exception to this rule.
The Ezetas came into power four years
ago. when Gen. Carlos and his brother,
Antonio Ezeta, were successful in over
throwing the government of Gen. Mem
andez, whose arbitrary and autocractic
yyavs had reduced Salvador to sad con-
dition of ferment and excitement. The
new President Carlos Ezeta, and his
brother as vice president, bent all their
energies to improving the condition of
The republic. but fate had destined that
thew should fall like their predecessors.
Conspirators set to work about a wear
ago The EzetaS We're merciful to the
men whom they discovered conspiring
against them. This, it appears, was due
in part to their great confidence in the
control they believed they had over the
army On two different occasion during
the past twelve months they pardoned
constructors. but now they are sorry for
it, for both rulers are fugitives from
their country, and one of them, Gen
Antonio Ezeta. who was commander in
chief of the Salvador army, is in danger
OF execution. He is now on board the
United States man-of-war Bennington,
and his enemies in Salvador are clamor-
ing for his head.
Commander Thomas of the Bennington
Sod hot
ment Gen. Ezeta and his companions
were landed in Salvador they would be
murdered, without even the formality of
a trial. Knowing this fact, brave and
beautiful young American woman, the
affianced wife of Gen. Antonio Eleta. has
been making herculean efforts to get the
state department to promise not to land
the fugitives and thus deliver them into
the hands of their would-Ce murderers.
Every one was naturally interested
when the marriage of Miss Ida Dent
Wright, of an old Georgia family. and
Gen. Antonio Ezeta, vice president of San
Salvador, was announced a few months
ago to take place in October. When the
revolution broke out in Salvador, Miss
Wright was about to sail for Europe in
company with her mother, Mrs Marie
Robinson Wright, society leader of At
lanUa. They intended purchasing a very
extensive and elaborate rousseau, and
were to return in September, and the
Wedding was to take place in this CITY a
few weeks later. AS soon as it was an
nounced that the revolutionists We're sue
cessful in Salvador and Gen. Ezeta was
aboard the Bennington, and in danger of
being delivered up to his enemies, Miss
Wright fastened to Washington to inter-
cede for him.
Miss Wright explained to the admins
tration that it meant sure death to her
atfianced If he were not granted the right
of asylum and permitted to 90 to Mexico
or Panama. She is thoroughly familiar
with the affairs of San Salvador and its
people, having spent some months there
The only assurance Miss Wright could
get from President Cleveland and Secre-
tary Gresham was that Gen. Ezeta and
his companions would not be delivered
up to his enemies during the present dis
turbed state of affairs at La Libertad.
Miss Wright came on TO New York last
week and IS one of the few stay-oVer
guests in the Hoffman House Annex
The atfianced wife of Gen. Ezeta is
about 20 an extremely handsome blonde,
and very tall and graceful She was edu-
Gated a one Of the French schools in ia
yor with Americans at Neuilly. Miss
Wright has tine polished and pleasant
southern manner to marked degree. and
speaks tiuently French Spanish, German
and Italian. Miss Wright, after leaving
school about two years ago, made an ex-
tensve tour of Europe accompanied by
her mother. After doing the continent
she travelled extensively in this country
and then visited South America. While
at La Llbertad she met Gen Antonio
Ezeta, then commander of the Salvadoran
army. II was love match, and progress
was made in the courtship. as both Gen
Ezeta and Miss Wright could converse in
Spanish
While Miss Wright was living at La
Lloertdd conspiracy to overthrow the
Ezetas was unearthed. The COnspirators
were captured, one of them being Gen
haiael Gutierrez, a resident of Santa
Anna, ana prominent as one of Gen An
tonic Ezeta's chiefs of staff in, the army
Gen. Gutierrez according to the story in
circulation among Miss Wrights friends,
was sentenced TO die along with a score
or more Of his cO-conSpirators The exc
cutlon date was set and it happened that
on that very morning Miss Wright ac-
cepted Gen Antonio Ezeta for her affi-
anced husband. Miss Wright learned of
the fact that a score of men were to die
en- the day of her betrothal, and she at
once sought out her attianced
-. antonio" she is reported to hag said,
u wish TO ask a favor"
Ezeta
enced to die"
ana 1t was done.
=, To-Day Gen. Gutierrez is at the head Of
tne Republic of Salvador. having assumed
me presidency, for how long it is not safe
70 predict. Among the conspirators par
uoHeu We're several who, it now turns out
were agents of Guatemala. The Eletas
CceSlred TO see all five of the republics
salvador, Guatemala, Honduras Mica
taSua and Costa Rica-under one govern
CcIJuI' aud President Carlos Ezet of
1talIdQor wanted to be at the head of
10 government Guatemala at once
uteu TO drive the Ezetas out, but was
ooIUuly whipped in several battles. and
a. IdSt combined forces with the reyolu-
r-o1HIstS IN Salvador. Had the Guate-
dd,aldhs and Gen. Gutierrez been tried and
iGitopVsed OF in time the EZetas may have
mleu 10 see their idea of a grand united
iePuoHc OF Central America.
-Hss Wright it is reported will go to
gray Gables to get Mrs. Cleveland to aid
s .es IL securing her aftanced husbands
'U ne ue-l cry 10 Panama or Mexico.
IN mere Is still a chance of Gen Ezeta be-
az saved and the marriage of Miss
t.EuI taking place Undoubtedly the
So department at Washington will
III receive expected news that Gen.
Po1sa mas mysterlously departed from the
WI Ton In La Libertad harbor This
moI Liu TeHeye the state department and
ham MISS MISS Ida Dent Wright very, very
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