The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-02-18


every one could see them the morning
after the revolution.
He said that two men were always
killed in Central American revolution
and that he doubted if a revolution in
| which nobody should be killed would
be strictly constitutional. He was as
anxious that everything should be
constitutionally managed as was Don
Villar y Nillar himself.
saw that there was force in what
he said, but l wasn't willing that any
human lives should be sacrificed, and
unfortunately there were no Cinnamon
IN the country who could be passed off
as soldiers slain in glorious revolu-
luton. 1 suggested that two dummies
be dressed in the uniform of the guard
OF honor and shown to the public as
the two regulation victims of the revo-
luton, but Intimidad said that dunn
mics would not be of the slightest USE
At last l had to leave tho matter in his
hands, the agreement being that none
OF his soldiers should be killed.
Mondoy evening I said goodbye
to Den Villar y T7illar and had a final
interview with Intimidad. He told
me that he had two corpses oil ready,
. and that he would put them on the
steps of the palace before beginning
the assault.
When 1 insisted upon knowing how
he had obtained his corpseshe explain
ed that there were two men 10 gaol a
waiting execution for murder, and
that the governor of the gaol. being an
intimate friend of his. had kindly shot
thf men and placed them at his dis
posal. Naturally didn't likethis, but
inasmuch as the men would have been
garroted in another week if thep had
lived, their prnmature death wasn't q
matter of any great consequence.
sat up that night till l o'c'oc k
when the revolution promptly began.
There was a tremendous lot Of firing
and could hear people all over the
town slamming their shutters, as was
their habit when a revolution broke
out.
Early next morning L put ON my
uniform and started for the palace to
congratulate the new president.
When entered the palace gates 1
was astonished and Mortified to disco
yer about dozen corpses lying on.the
grass and on the steps and saw at
once that Partagas must have made a
terrible mistake
'The sentinel at the door admitted
me as soon as had convinced him that
[ was a member of the diplomatic
corps, and l sent up my card TO the
president, begging the favor of an i'm
mediate interview
Il was shown into the reception
room and presently man wearing q
generals uniform came in and express.
ed his thanks that I had been Sc
prompt in calling to congratulate him
As 1 didn't know the man 1 didn't at
first understand what he meant and
replied that had called to see Presi
dent Intimidad.
"'There is no such person. replied
the general. i am President Parta
gas. and l trust that your government
will make no difficulty in recognizing
me as the only legitimate president Of
Zarguela.'
But where is Intimidadr l asked
I thought he was to be the new presi
dent
Capt Intimidad recently in com
mand of the guard of honor, was kill
ed last Dight in an attack upon the
palace, IN which had just installed
myself as president. I am at loss t.
understand why you should have sup
posed that he was president, and why
you should have suspected that your
friend, the late President Villar y Vii
lar, had been overthrown. Let mt
suggest to your excellency that a for
eign minister is not supposed to in
terest himself in the domestic concerns
of the government to which he is &C
credited, and I am sure that Dor
Smith would never under any circum
stances be guilty of such an imprud-
eCce.'
II said good morning to the presi-
dent, and I went back to my lodging
and wrote a dispatch to Washington
asking to be recalled at once. Yo,
see, Partagas had come to the conclu
sion that he might as we'll have tn
presidency for himself. So he ha,
fired on the attacking force so rapid,
ahd skillfully that he had killed a
least third of the men, includin,
Intimidad, and had driven the re-
mainder away. There was no one t
dispute his claim to the residency
, and when he issued q proclamation
setting forth how he had overthrowl
the tyrant Villar y Villar and had lii
; Grated the people from a crushing
} yoke OF despotism he settled down t
the work Of fling the empty treasur
and making ready for trip to Pari