The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-19


throw his patron and benefactor and
seize the pre- sidency before his turn came
1t was easy enough to persuade the gen
erous Menende2 to transfer him from the
department of Santa Anna to the com
mand OF the garrison 1t San Salvador, the
capital, and he brought with him his
own army of mOuntaineers, whose conf
dence he enjoyed completely and with
whom his word was law. a few weeks
after this change was made Menendez
gave banquet and ball to commemorate
the fourth anniversary of his presidency.
All the members OF the government, ALI
the prominent Ulcers of the army, and the
principal citizens of the capitol were
present, except the Ezetas, who, upon
some pretense, sent their regrets. When
the gaiety was at its hight word was
brought to the President that the execu-
tive mansion was surrounded by soldiers,
and that his officials were being quietly
called out one after the other and placed
under arrest. Selling his sword he
rushed down stairs and was confronted
by his fayorite, Carlos EZeta, who had
that very day accepted from him a gift of
a saddle and bride and other equestrian
equipments of the very finest workman
ship, mounted in gold.
The establishment and indigna tion of
Menendez were so great that he fell upon
the marble floor in a fit of a apoplexy and
died in few moments. In the meantime,
having placed in the cabilido all the
mem bers of the cabinet and all the OH
GERS of the army who were likely to OPP
pose him, E2eta sent the body of Menndez
TO the morgue and moved into the white
house, as they call the executive mansion.
when he proclaimed himself dictator
Since then Salvador has suffered reign
of terror. The public treasury has been
the private purse of the Ezeta brothers,
and private property has been their
prey Antonio. the younger, wss made
the commander-in-c chief of the army, and
the accounts of his cruelties and bar
barism read like the stories of the savage
kings of the middle ages. For example,
the interior one day Antonio
saw girl who struck his fancy,
and ordered a soldier to fetch her to the
hotel Knowing the character and dis
position of the man, the young ladys
father sent her to the house of a priest
for protection. But EZeta followed her
there. and when the priest attempted to
defend her he cut off his ears with his
own sword and ordered one of his soldiers
to shoot him.
About two years ago a Mrs. Wright,
who published newspaper in Georgia,
made Journey through Mexico and Cen
tral America as the representative of a
New York paper, making contracts for
advertising. She was tne-looking
woman, and had as her companion a
beautiful daughter about IS years old
Mrs. Wright had been in Salvador but
few weeks, when Gen. Antonio Ezeta pro-
posed marriage to the daughter, and
wanted the ceremony performed at once,
but Mrs. Wright insisted that the mar
riaqe should take place at her home in
Georgia, and came back to this country
to prepare for the event. The engage
ment was formally announced, and it was
published all over the country that this
Georgia girl was going to marry the vice
president of Salvador and the comman-
der-in-Chief of its armies, who would en-
dow her with several Millions but for
some reason that has never been ex-
planned the wedding did not come of
and the girl was saved from the monster.
The revolution that terminated the
career of the EZetas was the outbreak of
a desperate people, who would no longer
submit to the tyranny Of the two brothers,
and although the dispatches received
here from time to time have represented
that the government was successful, they
have suffered defeat after defeat, and the
president was finally compelled to fee to
avoid assassination. Antonio, the younger
brother, was shot in battle. but his death
was concealed from the people for sew
eral weeks. The steamer upon which
President Ezeta found refuge is one of a
German line that plies between Hamburg
and the western ports of Central and
South America, bringing out merchandise
and carrying back coffee. He may re-
main on board until it reaches Europe, or
can land in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, at
Panama, or any of the Pacific ports at
which it touches. He may come to the
United States. but is more likely to re-
main at Panama, which is sort of Bot
any bay for Central and South Ameri-
can exiles.