Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-14

my PRESIDENT, SALUTE YOU" HEMCR
MUBED.
could depend on you. How soon car
you muster the regimenti"
I'm half an hour. excellency."
"See that there is plenty of ammunl
ton for the machine guns. what OF
the artillery"
''The three batteries stationed here
nre with us heart and soul"
Colonel San Benavides, as chief Of
the staff. is acquainted with every de-
tail. You, general. will assume COM
mand of the army of liberation. Some
: trunks were sent to you from Paris, [
believe"
"They are in the room prepared for
your excellency."
LET me go there at once and change
my clothing must appear before the
troops as their president. not as a jail
bird. For the moment leave every
thing to vow and San Benavides. Let
Senior Pondillo he summoned. He
will attend to the civil side Of affairs.
You have my unqualified approval of
the military scheme drawn up by you
and my other friends. There is one
thing-a gunboat lies in the harbor. Is
she the Andorinha:"
The newly promoted general srnote
his huge stomach with both hands,
and the rat-tat signiiied instant readi.
ness for action
THE guns will soon scare that Bird
he exclai med AS the dawn was
about to peep up over the sea twelve
guns numbered through the narrow
streets, waking many startled cit-
zens A few daring souls who guessed
what had happened rushed Off on
horseback or bicycle to remote telc-
graph offices. These adventures wore
too late. Every railway station and
postolilce within twenty miles was nj.
ready leld by troops.
General Russo drew up his three bat.
terics on the wharf opposite the un.
suspecting Andorinha and endeavored
to plant twelve shells in the locality Of
her engine room without the least hes
itation. There was no thought of de-
handing her surrender or any quiXotic
nonsense Of that sort.
the elevation was rather high The
shells made sad mess of the super
structure, but left the engines intact
Though winged, she still could fy
Tho second salvo OF proiecties was
less damaging. Again the gunners
failed to reach the warships vita,s
Her commander got his own arma'
tv,r
molish warehouse and grain ele-
vator. Then he made Off down thu
coast toward Rio de Janeiro.
The sudden uproar stirred Maceio
from roof to basement. Its inhabit-
ants poured in,o the plaza. Every
man Wed with his neiGhbor in yellug:
THE revolution is here. Viva Dom
Corral"
The one Incident Of political ma
ture in which the victors of the tusslc
on Fernando Noronha were publicly
concerned was the outcome of a mes
sage cabled by Dom Corria while tho
} smoke of Russos cannon still chung
about the quay.
1t was written In German, addressed
to a Hamburg shipping firm and ran
as follows: Have sold Unser Fritz 70
Senior Pondillo of this port as from
Sept. l for $4,000 MARKS. II approved
cable confirmation and draw on Paris
branch Deutsche bank nt sight. Franz
Schmidt. care German consul. Maceio"
This harmless commercial item was
read by mauy officials hostile to IL
sylvia, yet 1t evoked no comment. Is
first real effect was observable in the
counting house OF the Hamburg own.
ers. There it was believed that Cap.
tain Schmidt had either become III.
, matte himself or was in touch with
rich one. Schmidt was so we'll known
TO them that they acted on the latter
hypothesis. They cablcd him thci.
hearty commentator. drew" on tho
, Paris bank by the next post ana await
ed developments. To their profound
Amusement the money was paid Al
they had obtained $3.50 for vessel
| worth about one-quarter Of the sum
, they had good reason TO he satisfied.
1t uuttcred not a tot TO them that the
sale was made "as from Sept. J" or
any other date They signed the de-
sired Quittance. cablcd Schmidt again
to ask If Senior Pondillo was in need
Of other ships OF the Upscr Fritz class
, aud the members of the firm INDUCED
that evening In the best dinner that
the tiptop restaurant OF Hamburg
could supply.
They were puzzled next day by Ger.
tain statements in the newspapers and
We're called on to explain to a nun.
Der OF journalists that the ship had
left their ownership.
Hozier. of course. had forgiven Iris
for her aloofness, and Iris, with that