Marble Hill press., 1921-09-09

an congress .u S.. tymr,r. ls.g whsrvuPHu hs ~
signed all authority lutp he hands ~ %" Ie"vc
and Withdrew 90 private lif, After short vsri'1
~ government tf Il committee % thr,-. 'h" con
grc=s ~ the .>'a = February is22 elected Don
jos. de Ia Itta agu.-a Grs' president - Peru
lie diSplayel .esi energy ~ facing ths a1ih'+'
ties - turbulent situation. hut ~as uusuecsNs
ful The aiG - the C1ufrHlaus under sttunu b"'-
ivar uas sought and Iura A.uero VAS 3et'-"A
Bolivar arrived az Lima on the lst % September.
ik.3, Where be b.ssaa g. Organize a. army e. al
tack th. Spanish Viceruy. Vho was ETH W 'he IN.
terror. ga ;he 9th o. August lN.4 "a. cuValry
action II JuuB vas fought with N. spanish forces
under the command u Genera! Caa',rus, uear The
shores of lake ChIagny y...-.Aa- II was "on ty
gallant charge II ths T,fu,'sus 6t 'hr critlcu.
moment under Captain ~4BreT soon sfi"rNuTGs
BoliFHr eft the army Go irae"rd g. the coast 70"
fual battle Of Ayacucho u'rt e lN-'' being
fought 1g his second IN command Genera. sG'F".
In which the vicrroy AID aU h.s officers we're
taken prt~onsrs, and Spanish power 10 Peru came
to end.
The. Is 10 more romantic career 'haH shat OF
Lori Cuehrune. tenth earl N Duut maid. whose
eatu,- oerupy places ~ honor 81 many o' the great
cities ~ south America b"eHu-e ef hs services
In securing the national Independence n stNfFa,
states Il vas his dying boast that he bad hrid
raE rank IN no less than six na'ics.
lie was the sou Of a psnniles- scotch peer and
won hpnar- and promotion In ihr British navy for
daring exploits Elected 20 parliament he at
tacked tia abuses prevalent to the British navy,
thereby making enemies galore In high places.
In 1914 bis uncle, Cochraue Johustuue NJ T.. was
lmplcu,tl In a conspiracy To swtu1Ie the London
stock exchange by spreading premature announce.
ment q, the defeat Of Napoleon. His enemies
contriSea ta inplcate iard Coehrnne tn the affair.
lie va. Convicted expelled from the house Of com
mons dismissed from the navy deprived Of the
Order ~ The Bath and Imprisoned for year.
Immediately upon lis release he was elected
member Of parliament for Westminster. Neverthe-
less b. WAS 80 disguStca with his treatment that
ne sought service in South America Then he won
such glory that William ~ upon coming to the
throne granted him full pardon for an ofense
which be probably never committed and restored
him 70 the navy with the rank Of vice admiral
Queen Victoria gave him the highest grade In the
order ot the Bath and put him in command of
the British naval forces IN the West Indian Sta.
ton There he died In 1900. HIS admir'nc coun-
trymcu laid his body 70 rest In Westminster
A bust Of Hipollto Unanue lT7a-lSgSl, the gift
Of Peru 70 the Pan American Union In commemor.
a,Ion Of this centenary unveiled recently In
Washington by the Peruvian ambassador. Senor
Don Frederico Alfonso de rezet in the presence
NJ n Distinguished company. The ambassador de
ryered an address euiogEing Cnanue as the
"Fsthor Of His Country" Unanue born tn
Peru and was educated in theology He took up
medicine and achieved fame along scientific lines,
In 1871 he founded the San Fernando scho" OF
medicine He joined san Martin and later worked
with Bolivar This Is the epitaph on his tomb In
Lima:
Here I've the ashes of DIR. Hipollto Unanue pro
tophysciar In chief founder OF the college Of med
tc,ne under the former regime; in the new order
Minister OF Finance, President of the First Legis-
lative Congress-: Minister and President Of the
Council Of Ministers. Well deserving OF his coun
try In the highest degree. Renowned for his learn
ing his works, and his eloauence. He died In his
seventy eighth year, on the 18th of July, lsSs"
Upon the discovery OF the Western Hemisphere
Spain and Portugal forthwith divided 1t between
themselves, Once Spain owned from chile to the
Canadian boundary line. Her colonial policy was
Everything for Spain: nothing for the colonies.
when the United States lowered the yellow and
red flag In Cuba Spain lost its last foothod on
the Western Hemisphere