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Show They Put Gen. Julio Andrade to Death at Quito Guayaquil, Ecuador. March 6. Gen. Julio Andrade, tho military commander com-mander at Gualaqull, was assassinated assassina-ted at Quito last night by some of his soldiers. General Julio Andrade was the chief figure In tho suppression of the recent revolution In Ecuador, after the death of President Estrada. Ho took command of the army, supporting support-ing tho Quito povornmont which favored fa-vored General Lebnidas Plaza, who took over the reins of government on President Estrada's death. On several occasions he met and defeated the insurgent army under GonerRl Flavlo Alfaro. which supported support-ed the claims of Genoral Montoro and finally nupprepsed the revolution by capturing Guayaquil. General Mon-tero Mon-tero was tried by court martial at Guayaquil and then dragged into the streets, beheaded and burned by the anpry populace. Eloy Alfaro, Flavio Alfaro. Medaro Alfaro, UHanio Pacz and Manuel Serrano, Ser-rano, other revolutionary leaders, suffered suf-fered a similar fate at Quito. Tho country thon became quiet and arrangements ar-rangements wero -being made to elect a president for the next four years, General Plaza being nominated by the liberals. v oo |