The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-15
REVOLT in COSTA RIGA
DETAILS OF AN UPRISING AGAINST
PRESIDENT IGLESIAS.
MaIcontents Took Advantage of the
Chief Executives Absence in Eng
Iand-A Fight at San Jose.

NEW YORK, March H-Passengers on
the steamer Altai, which arrived here to-
day after touching a week ago at Port Id
mon had much TO say about the recent at
tempt to overthrow the rule of President
Iglesias of Costa Rica. This occurred ON
Feb % at San Jose, the seat of government
1t was briefly reported by cable several days
later, but, owing to the vigilance of the
censorship maintained, the details and the
cause were not given. According to the gen.
eral opinion of the passengers OF the Altai,
the condition of the Iglesias government is
by no means assured.
A passenger apparently well able to judge
the conditions in Costa Rica, but who re-
fused to allow his name to be used on ac-
count of his large business connections in
that republic, after referring to the con-
tinued absence abroad of Iglesias, which he
attributed to the Presidents desire to put
Costa Rica on a gold basis, described the
recent outbreak somewhat as follows:
.'Iglesias left his aged father, Senior Don
Demetrio, in charge of affairs, while he him
self came 10 the United States and thence
went to Europe. where he now is. The mall
contents took advantage OF the President
absence 10 hatch a few plots DR.. Flores
is an open asprant 10 pres.aen{lai h3nors Is;
the 18th, followed by about fifty armed men,
gained an entrance TO the artillery barracks
If
was in charge of the guard at the gate when
the insurgents entered There were three
hundred soldiers in the barracks. 1t was
understood that the admission OF the rebelS
was 10 be followed by the surrender or the
government forces and the turning over OF
all the arms but the plot miscarried and
the rebels walked into an amDuscade. Col.
Antiion. who was in charge OF the govern
ment forces. headed his men and i night en-
sued. General NelardO was wounded ana
one of his sons killed and two other sons
were made prisoners The son who had en-
deayored TO turn over the barracks TO his
father was tried by court-martial and shot.
trial In the fight at the barracks several
other soldiers were killed, including Colonel
Antilon. General Velardo and his chief sup
porters escaped.
The rebels are reported TO be preparing
TO attack San Jose and are getting arms
from neighboring republics. The people OF
Nicaragua, vexed at the stand taken by
Igleslas in opposition 10 the cana! grant TO
the Grace syndicate. are supporting the
Costa Rican rebels. The signal for the out
break of the revolution was the assassina-
ton OF Colonel Arroyo, one OF the military
commanders of the place. who was killed
in the public street. General Velardo until
which was mysteriously burned He charged
that incendiaries in the employ or govern
ment officials destroyed the factory. As
result of this attempted coup d'etat, the
two hundred thousand inhabitants OF san
jose are now under martial law. Dr. Flores
is under surveillance and may be arrested
at any moment liz such a radical step Is
taken it is quite likely that fierce revo-
luton will ensue. The loyalty OF the troops
saved Iglesias last month, but doubt
tests