The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-18


down. after which they were to rush into
the palace and find that the president had
fled
II had arranged that the president was
To leave the palace soon after dusk on
the night Of the revolution, accompanied
by single trusty servant to carry the
treasury. and calculated that he would
be well on his way to the coast before
the revolution could break out.
THE thing that gave me the most
trouble was TO provide for the proper fir
Ing OF the rifles In the second story win
dows OF the palace / couldn't fire them
myself. for II would have been O breach
or diplomatic etiquette for a foreign min
lister to take part openly In revolution
Il puzzled over this problem until my
head ached and finally / went to Captain
Intimidad and told him the difficuity I
was In. He solved IL at onoe by telling
me that he would send his particular
friend, Lieutenant Partagas. 10 do the
firing from the palace windows and as
sured me that Partagas was a man who
could be implicitly trusted.
There was one more thing to be set
tied. Intimidad insisted that two men
must be killed In the attack and that
their corpses must be left lying on the
front steps OF the palace. where every one
could see them the morning after the
revolution.
He said that two men were always
killed In a Central American revolution
and that he doubted II revolution In
which nobody should be killed would be-
strictly constitutional. saw that there
was force I'm what he said. but I 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 n glo-
rious revolution. AT last l had To leave
the matter I'm his hands. the agreement
being that none OF his soldiers should be
killed
Monday evening said goodby to Don
Villary Villar and had a final interview
with 1ntimidad. He told me that he had
two corpses all ready and that he would
put them on the steps OF the palace be-
fore the beginning of the assault
When | Insisted upon knowing how he
had obtained his corpses, he exclaimed
execution for murder. and that the gov
ernor OF the Jail. being an intimate friend
he eaa SHe " bs Sso 5as men and
II sat up that night till l o'clock. when
the revolution punctually began There
ming their shutters. as was their habit
when a REVOLUTION broke out;
EARLY the next morning / put on my
congratulate the new president. When
ished and Mortified to discover about a
dozen corpses lying on the grass and on
the steps. and saw at once that Parta-
Il was shown into the reception room.
and presently man wearing generals
9nfSm cane IN ss and expressed ID his
Ing 10 congratulate him. AS / didn't
know the man l didn't at first understand
called iis TIC to ee see President ie intimidad % % M
" There is no such person. replied the
general. I am President Partagas. and l
difficulty in recognizing mo as the only
legitimate president OF Zarguela.'
!" But where is Intimidad?' l asked, 4
though he was to be the new president
- Capt. Intimidad. recently in command
OF the guard of honor. was killed last
psh eb n bsS an st staSa RSa Rs Rs ases res n
you should have supposed that he was
pected that your friend, the late Presi-
dent Villar v Villar, had been overthrown.
Let me suggest To your exceliency that
terest himself In the domestic concerns
OF the government 10 which he is accred-
tied. and I am sure that Don Smith would
never under any circumstances be guilty
'I said good morning TO the president.
wrote s1r a dispatch to washington asking
to be recalled at once.
You see Partagas had come % the
the presidency for himself. So he had
and skiifuiiy that he had killed at least
and had driven the remainder away.
And when he issued a proclamation
tyrant Villar Y Villar and had liberated
the people from a crushing yoke OF des-
potism he settled down TO the, work of
hlling the empty treasury and making
ready for trip to Paris when his term
of office should come to an end.
81 saw ex-President vilar vilar IN
Paris about three years ago. and he told
me that Paris wasn't what he had sup
posed it TO be. and that he had half
enjoy one more revolution before he
died"