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Escheverra replied that it was i'm
possible unless the ransoms were paid.
II you don't let them out" said
Hanna, I will land troops and take
charge of them myself
Escheyerra only shrugged his epau-
letted shoulders. It was a. bluff, AM
he knew it. An inspiration came to
Mr.. Hanna as he turned away, enraged
at his powerless condition. He would
ask Eulate to land him some marines
The Lieutenant looked at the Consul
moment, and exclaimed:
you are my dear friend. I will blow
the prison to hell if you say so''
True to his word, he trained his guns
on the fortress and gave it a blank
VolIey. Inc tort replied by running
out one gun and firing it. The shot
struck the BOWS, but glanced off.
IL was Eulate's turn to get angry
now. Putting on his full uniform and
taking his staff and a detail of men,
he went ashore. Consul Hanna marched
up to Escheverra once more and pulled
out his watch
I'll give you just twenty minutes"
ne said, ito let those people out Well
stay here till you do it,,
AIDED BY. EULATE.
Inc troops were instantly brought to
attention. Escheverra, although fright
ened, refused to yield at once. He
wanted TO parley until he could get
Woro from Mendoza, he said, but
hanna refused to give him more than
twenty minutes. The minutes were
slipping by. Five, ten, fifteen minutes
had elapsed.
Il Will release the man YOU want ,,
said Escheverra, doggedly.
No; all''
were glued to his watch Eulate stood
by in sullen silence.
THE Consuls shall be set free said
| Escheverra
No; everybody, the whole caboodle,
Or
Inc twenty minutes were just up, as
General Escheverra turned sullenly and
unlocked the door of the Jail. The
elgnty-1Ve prisoners lost no time in
gathering up their effects and scrarn-
| bling to the entrance They were so
oVerJoyed that they marched out
Whlstling Yankee Doodle" and hugged
| their rescuers. They wouldn't let MIR.
hanna sleep that night. nor would they
permit the Lieutenant to go back 10
his ship. The celebration lasted all
night
III 1T ever comes my turn, Lieuten-
ant, said Mr. Hanna, ''to do you ia
Vor, you can count on me-
Little did either man think of the con-
sequences of the affair. The Venezue-
Ian dictator, baked of his prey hy a
desplsed American and a reckless neu-
tral Spaniard, complained to Madrid
ana to Washington of the breach Of
international law. Washington only
TOOK trivial notice of the affair, writing
10 hanna for an explanation and ihen
10 Mendoza, telling him he had ONLY
got What he deserved, or less Madrid
TOOK different view of it. Eulate was
/ stripped of his rank and put in the
guard house to await court martial.
Ihlngs would have gone hard With him
IL Madrid had not soon received the
tnanks OF seventeen Governments for
the timely aid of Eulate.
Mr.. Hanna, as in duty bound had re-
quested the Consuls to write home
ABOUT 1t, with the result that the Jler-
curlal Spanish Government officials re-
leased their man and promoted him 20
the command of the Havana naval de.
pot, with the rank of Captain
Ihe incident was hardly noticed in
America, but it made so distinct an i'm
preston in Spain that it's memory was
powerful enough in 1898 to cause the
appointment of Captain EuIate to the
command of the Viscaya when that
snip was sent on an errand Of peace
to the harbor Of New York in A futile
attempt to offset the Names destruc-
ton. Only the State Department knew
OF the delicate adroitness OF Eulates
selection.
DRAMATIC MEETING.
One fine day in April, 1895, when the
two nations were on the verge OF war,
the harbor of San Juan de Puerto Rico
was entered by the Viscaya and the
Alm1rante Oquendo. The town went
WHO with delight. Bands Of music
played vigorously, and the crowds of
Spanish residents cried Down with the
Yankee p1gs! The Viscaya came to
anchor, its great thirteen-inch guns
trained on the American Consulate.
Amid the blare Of trumpets and the
SHOUTS OF the populace the fleets COM
mander came ashore He raid the
customary official visit to the Spanish
military commander, and in the course
of the conversation asked:
Who represents the Yankees here?"
"Ihilip G. Hanna" was the reply.
My friend!" Captain Eulate turned
pale. Fastening back to the fleet he
changed the position of the Viscaya
Then he penned a note of invitation,
requesting the pleasure of Consul
Hanna's presence at dinner on boar1
the flagship. The Consul, who had in
the intervening time been married to a
charming Iowa girl, responded in a
note, accepting the invitation on behalf
OF himself and wife. The meeting was
dramatic one, war being then a GER
tainty, and, in fact, only few days
off, and great was the astonishment of
the Spanish town and the Spanish fleet
to witness the triumph of friendship
over circumstances.
While the ships were vet in the bay,
the Consul was ordered to leave San
Juan and take refuge in the Danish
Island of st. Thomas, less than a hum
dred miles away. His duties delayed
him until after the departure of every
vessel, except the war ships from the
harbor. So, with his wife and few
belated refugees, he went down the
coast and chartered a small sailing veS-
sci, manned by Spaniards, to take him
across. Only the presence of Mrs.
Hanna and another woman saved the
party, for the crew learned the iden