The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-29

have better trade relations and tha. the
business between them should be greatly
increased II MS talk with me Pres.-
den1 Mckinley states hIs position on this
matter in strong terms. saying that the
foundation Tor all such relations was
peace and friendship, and that
might stale his hope that peace
would continue. President pisrola
heartily asseated 70 this. He said
he was able 10 state that Peru was
IN safe and settled condition. and that
he thought Il would continue 50 Ha ra-
ferred TO the Monroe doctrine. with which
he said he was in thorough accord. saving
that the republics OF this hem;sphere
should support. aid and defend ore an
other in The protection Of their rights
as free governments. At this point the
new minister from Bolivia. whosa re-an-
ton had been fixed 10 follow r.ne, was
announced and our very pleasant ta}k
was brought 10 close.
fps and Downs of n f,rex..,.,r
The statesmen Of South America have
much more eveHtful Ives than noliticlans
OF the United States. President TsieroIa,s
career has been one OF romantic ms and
downs. He Is the son OF a famous scien-
list and literateur. his father having been
president Of a university and a co-Tvortxar
with Humboldt. Sir Humphrey Davv and
Dr. Won Tschudi, the noted Austrian
ter.
ola was educated in Europe. and white
a student in Paris ne married t,e samyh-
ter OF the Emperor Iturbide OF Mexico
He began his life's work as an editor hera
IN Lima, bur the president he sunnor,as
was ousted by a revolution under ,<en
Pardo. and Pierola was banished Then
there was another revolution with Presi-
aent BaIta at It's head and PIerola came
back TO Lima as secretary OF the treas
ury. He was secretary at the tir,.. tina,
Meiggs. the American, inaugurated a
great system Of railroads and public i'm
proyements, and together they mada tha
money flow faster than the river Rimac
In trying 10 develop Peru. Ex-President
Pardo now again appeared with another
army ana drove baiia ard Pierola out.
This was just twenty years ago. Several
years later came the war with Chile. and
Pierola was called back as one of the
commanders of the Peruvian troons His
army was defeated. and it was charged AT
the time that he had sold out TO the Chill
cans. In the meantime President Part,
had fled the country and Pierola became
dictator. The Chiieans having conquered.
vefused TO recognize him. as they knew he
would not consent to give up the rich nj
trate feds. which were the real cause OF
the war They then put up one of their
own too.s as president and Pierola was
banisbed a third time. He fled to Franco
and did not return until Gen. Caeeres
was president in 1856. Caceres was. | am
tod, highway robber OF the first nagni-
tude. His wife, who was originally n
rabona. a woman following the army. was
with him In his populations, and conces-
s!ons and privileges were sold by them
the funds pocketed and the money sent
to Paris to be deposited TO Caceres' PR
vate account there. Such actions created
strong anti-Caceres party, and pierola
came 6ack 10 run for president Caceres
was afraid OF him. and having concealed
some guns on Piero,a's estate. sent SOL
diers to find them and charge pierola with
treason. This was done and pierole was
brought TO Lima and here confined In the
palace. One day French lady friend
called upon him. She was admitted She
changed clothes with Pierola in his cell.
ana when the guards came IN later on
they found that Pierola had passed out
in her clothes. and that all that was left
or him was his brown whiskers lying on
inc ffoor. where they had dropped when
he had cut them off.
How Pierofa Gained Power.
Pierola fed to the mountains. raised an
army and declared war. He fought In the
mountains for some time. and months later
in 1850, appeared before Lima with 500
men and dared President Caceres to come
out and fight him. Caceres had coo SOL
"'StS. pSe 4ie ipA siAieu tiaS CITY ana renamed
inside. one morning NJ daybreak Pierolss
broke through the guards, and, with his
troops. made his way right up to the front
OF the palace. There was an engagement
and he was driven back block or SO to the
square of the MERGED church. There he tore
up the pavement and made bsrricades. He
put his cannon in the church towers, and
for three days Lima was filled with fight
ing soldiers. TIE stores were all closed
IA tn
the streets. and such as showed their faces
mt the windows were fired at by the Ca
ceres soldiers. Caceres was not at all pop
ular with the people. and many OF his Off
GERS were shot from the second-story WIN
dows by those who sympathized with Pier
ella. At the end Of the third day the for
eign legations took the matter in hand