Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-28

follow mine. was announced and our
very pleasant talk was brought to a
close.
IDENT.
The statesmen OF South America
have much more eventful lives than
politicians of the United States. Pres
ident Plerola's career has been one OF
romantic ups and downs. He Is the
son of n famous scientist and liter
ateur, his father having been president
of university and co-worker with
Humboldt. Sir hungary Davy and
DIR. Won Tschudi. the noted Austrian
philosopher and traveller. President
Pierola was educated In Europe, and
while student in Paris he married
the daughter of the Emperor Iturblde
of Mexico. He began his LIES work
as an editor here In Lima, but tina
president he supported was ousted by
revolution under Gen. Paldo, and
Pieroa was banlshed. Then there was
another revolution with President
back to Lima az secretary of tho
treasury. He was secretary at the
time that Meiggs, the American. in
augurated a great system of railroads
and public Improvements, and together
they made the money flow faster than
the river Rimac, in trying to develop
Peru. Ex-President Pardo now again
appeared with another army and drove
Balta and 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 COM
manders of the Peruvian troops. His
army was defeated and 1t was charged
AT the time that he had sold out to the
Chlle2ns. In the meantime President
Pardo had fled the country and Pierola
became dictator. The Chlleans having
conquered. refused to recognize him,
"a fhav II no ha 20
give up the rich nitrate fields, which
were the real cause OF the war. They
then put up one of their own tools as
president and Pierola was banished a
third time. He fled to France and did
not return until Gen. Caceres was
president. in 1856. Caceres was. / am
told. highway robber OF the first
magnitude. His wife, who was origin
ally a rabona, woman following the
army, was with him In his peculations
and concessions, and privileges were
sold by them, the funds pocketed and
the money sent to Paris to be deposit
ed TO Carceres' private account there.
Such actions created strong anti
Caceres party, and Pierola came back
to run for president. Caceres was
AFRAID of him, and having concealed
some guns on Pierola's estate, sent SOL
diers to find them and charge Pierola
with treason. This was done and
was lJllllt mere
confined in the palace. One day a
French lady friend called upon him.
She was admitted. She changed clothes
with Pierola in his cell, and when the
guards came in later on they found
that Pierola had passed out In her
clothes, and that all that was left of
him were his brown whiskers lying on
the floor, where they had dropped
when he had cut them off.
HOW PIEROLA FOUGHT HIS WAY
TO POWER.
Plerola fled to the mountains, raised
an army and declared war. He fought
in the mountains for some time, and
months later, in 1895, appeared before
Lima with $500 men and dared Presi-
dent Caceres to come out and fight him.
Caceres had 1000 soldiers, but he forti-
fled the city and remained inside One
morning at daybreak Pierola broke
through the guards, and, with his
troops, made his way right up to the
front of the palace. There was an en-.
gagement, and he was driven back a
block or so to the square of the MERGED
church. Here he tore up the pavement
and made barricades. He put his
cannon in the church towers, and for
three days Lima was filled with fight
ing soldiers. The stores were all
closed. The people did not dare to
venture out on the streets, and such
MS showed their faces at the windows
were fired at by the Caceres soldiers.
Caceres was not at all popular with the
people, and many of his officers were
shot from the second story windows by
those who sympathized with Pierola.