The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-18

Presidents nephew. ~ plurality o,
loesee8 votes Altaro had supported
Eetrada, but after his election, disap-
pointed that tho latter did not become
MS tool, he attempted TO force his re-
| slSnatton. Estrada stood firm and was
supported by the people. who were
weary OF tho abuses which had mark cd
/! Alfaro's rule.
| Forced to Resign.
Then Alfaro attempted 10 proclaim
himself Dictator but failed. and on Au-
! gust II was forced to resign. He wa $
! protected by tho diplomatic corps of
quito and later left the country.
promising TO refrain ssom political
activity for ut least :, year. FIavio
| Nitaro' who had supported his uncle,
! also left Ecuador.
| September and retained General
Fcnro Montero as military command sr
at Gu2Faquil. as his LOYALTY had not
Ieen Questioned up to that time.
president Estrada died In Guayaoull
suddenly on December %. and wa,
succeeded temporarily by Or. Frcilc
maiannlp!de. tho acting Vice President.
INC Provisional President called an
election for January rs, and all poll
'ical parties were Loft free to work
IN peace for their candidates. Mon
tero addressed tho soldiers under his;
command. advising them to remain
royal I" the constitution. and no one
expected to see him hctray his trust
two days. later.
On December IS. sin days after tho
Death OF. Estrada. IA few soldiers pro
canned Montcro supreme chief, ig-
horinS tie constitutional government:
IN the meantime General FIavio Al
zero also proclaimed himself supreme
chiet In the state of Esmeraldas there
'cinS th"n three governments in the
country--the constitutional govern
Wcnt in Quito Montcro in Guayaguil
and Flavio Alraro in Esmcraldas
Mohtero called General Eloy Alfaro
from Panama and Invited Flavio Al
faro to come down TO GunyDouIl and
unite their dictatorshlps He appoint
ed as secretaries OF his government
rev mcu who had shown sympathy
with his movement and prepared TO
attack the constitutional government
and subdno the country
Rebels Defeated.
nc government in Quito summoned
General I>eonidas Plaza and General
julio Andradc and nut in their hands
the command Of the loyal troops.
these defeated the rcvolutionists. first
III tiu'Era and afterwards in Yaguachi.
tWo battles in which about :. 900 mo-,
preached Ciuayaquil and forced Mon.
tcro to surrender. The revoiutionary
FORCES We're composed OF recruited
men, who were dragged by force to
night. Many boys of thirteen and four
teen years OF age were enrolled
against their wishes and ncrishcd 10
satisfy the personal ambition Of one
man The revolution had no support
nor sympathy from tho people, and
q 1,ft
OF IN pronounced soldiers
General Mortcro surrendered Janu-
AIRY 30 and the government troops
were TO occupy Guayaq,il the next
morn g On the return of n pcaca
commission from Duran opposite
ruaHaquii. where General Plaza ana
Andrade had their troops stationed.
the people checrrd them on tho river
shore. md without tho slightest rea-
son for /. Montero ordered his sol.
uiers 10 fire on the cheering mas.
Many were killed and among ,hcn,
ABOUT ciShtr-three OF the most prom
isihs and prominent young men OF
Guayaouil
This enragcd the people. VINO imme-
diateiy attacked tho burraoks. over
powered the soldiers and took material
possession Of the city a few hours be-
lore It would have been occuricd nv
the loyal troops. Montoro The two Al
iaros' and their followers hid them
selves but wero found and Imprisoned.
General Plaza ana Anurada tried TO
spare their lives ana secretly put them
All on board steamer bound for
Panama. Had they gone nothing more
would have happened. But they we're
II t content and in the middle Of the
night they landed again and made an
attempt tn start new revolution by
hrih!ns tho soldiers
iIl UccBptur.d.
They were all rccapturcl and there
was 10 way out of II, but to subject
them 10 court-marttai H. IL judged
as soldiers who lad rcvoltcd against
the constitutional government Mon
zero, as Tho apparent lradcr, vas tried
hts'. nnd as tic constitution fvrbids
Gcotli penalty H. WAS condemned To @iX-
teen years in lhc peiiicutiary rho poo
lc, who mcr" still hllcd with raEr over
'hr cowardlv massacre on the streois
the night hvforc protested against the
!euicncy OF tho sentence. broke into TN.
courtroom. shot Mcntcro, dragged ms
a"ly on the streets and burned ii, The
.nfnrIated populaco was beyond con.
;rol.
Fearing that the same fncts wouId
Jan on both .Nrsros ana the other pris-
oucrs Tile government officers rushed
them VI to quito secretly in the night
&nd all efforts We're directed TO defend
their lives, They arrived safely in
quito. tut too PEOPLE there, aware OF
their presence in the renitentiary, as
tackled the state Prison that was dc
itlt,icd by double guard Of armed
.oldiers. %othinG could halt the citi-
Gems, not even tile irll on the mass
T.. the suards and the wuundiug ANA
Filling oil many They, the citizens.
tore down a part OF the thick stone
walls of the pr.;on broke into TIC
building and mcted out TO the generals
the same vcngrnance lila lhad fallen
upon Montcro at Guayaquil,
INDICT,IESTS uEr, uNI:u.