The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-18
REVOLUTION NOW IN URUGUAY
T'' ENGLISH RAILROAD HAS
BEEN DESTROYED.

4. .. Consul Swain TeIegraphs That Up
rising IL Sevieus-Battle's Electten 70
the Prosidency Probably Caused the
Troub,e-The Cruiser Newark There.
WASHINGTON. March IA serious revo-
luton. the first In six years, has broken out
In Uruguay. American interests are fully
protected. as the cruiser Newark, flagship
OF Rear Admiral George w. Sumner, and
the cruiser Montgomery, are at Monte
video.
News Of the outbreak was received at
the State Department this afternoon from
Albert W. Swain, United States Consul at
Montevideo. who sent the following tele-
gram:
Revolution has broken out In -
district. Railway destroyed. Eight thou
sand men outside. Revolution Is Of very
serious nature"
This despatch was In cipher and II was
impossible to translate the name OF the
district where the disturbance was begun
The State Department has received no re-
cent advices to indicate that there was any
marked dissatisfaction with the existing
Government. and the report Of the uprising
came as surprise, Some light was thrown
on the subject, however. by Mrs. Swain,
the wife OF the Consul at Montevideo. who
recently arrived in Washington from that
place. To THE Sun reporter Mrs. Swain
said:
The revolutionary movement has un-
doubtedly grown out OF the recent election
OF a President. When I left Montevideo
there were only two candidates for the
N IL 81 H.
Reds. and Carlos Blsnco Of the Blancos, or
Whites
In Uruguay the Congress elects the
President, and il appeared to be foreGone
conclusion that either Maceacben or Blanco
would be elected. Maceachen, who, by the
way, IL Of Irish descent, was a Minister OF
the Government, corresponding to our
Secretary Of the Interior. and banker and
capitalist.
But since reaching here have heard
from my husband that, owing 70 inability
Of either candidate to poll enough votes
to elect. compromise was made necessary
and this resulted In an agreement to elect
Senior Battle the owner Of one OF the leading
newspapers Of Montevideo. 81 Dsa.
He was elected on March I. Although .
promine mt man he was not In the line OF
active politics. The agreement to elect
him. while surprising. appeared, however
TO give universal satisfaction. He 10
Colorado, the party that has held the Presi-
dency for forty years. The opposing party.
the Blancos, has caused all the revolutions
that have occurred In that time.
Il am forry that the State Department
was not able to decpher the name Of the
he th.a ,,th ~ ~
Without knowing should surmise that the
Blsnco district, near the Brazilian border,
was INFANT, "a there the Blanco party b
strongest. I have great faith IN the ability
OF the Government 70 quell any distur-
bance as long rs II holds the army.
I'm Uruguay the military 10 powerful
factor In politics, and the partv that controls
II |. pretty certain TO be succresful. I'm
less there has been . mutiny among thu
troops. I think the Government Will sup
press the uprising.
MIR. Swalm's statement that the rsvolu-
ton In Of a serious character indicates TO
my mind thar there may have been q mutiny.
His statement that there were 5000 men
outside means that the revolutiopists In
the country districta number that many.
The news that the railway has been de-
stroyed IL very serious. This b IN English
road in fact the large importing houses. tele-
phones, railways and tramways are cou-
" . German and French. %me4 Ia
interests are not very large.
President Battle was elected TO succeed
President Cle~tes whose son was until
recently the Cruguayan Minister In WASH
ington. Ciestcs was a strong man. much
liked by che foreign element. Who believed
that he would give q thoroughly salts
factory administration. He was Vice
President when President borda was as~as-
sinated and became provisional President
then.
"A r.yG'1 =, o W.. in pr.srss'i but c,..,s:
Congress to disband. hut Congress- was
unwilling 10 do so. Cve~tes gave the repre-
sentatlyss until Q O'Clock Of q certain day
TO obey. On that day the Plaza In which
the NESTING place ~ Congre~s stands wss
Congress took the hint and disband~d.
'Cuestes then appointed what vas called
Council Of kotsbles. equal In membership
80 the Congress. This IVES done 10 pre-
serve Constitutional forms undss his virtual
diasler-hip when the time fog the prs~i.
Notsbls- elsctsd Cu~~s~s Ia h Ps~sldsnt,
and he hss served up 10 the elsction 81
Rattle.
sThins. we're In . state Of absolute pssc.
when trfi Uruguay. and y yes sapJ,ossd
ihs, ,ss siess.o. a P'ss'ds"' would nat
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from uDsinsisl source thai the ouibreak
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