Show PERUVIAN PRESIDENT TAKEN PRISONER BY REBEL BAND uprising came as a complete sur SUP prise minister of 0 war being killed in attack on palace lima peru the president of the republic of peru guillermo guellermo billinghurst was taken prisoner wednesday by military revolutionists president billinghurst was later taken liy by the rebels as a prisoner to callao from which port he will be sent into exile lit in a foreign country the rebels attacked the presidential palace wednesday morning under the leadership of colonel Den avides general enrique varela premier and min ister of war was killed in tile the light fight which ensued dr augusto durand a former revolutionary teader took possession of the palace the attack on the palace began at half past four in tho the morning inhabitants of lima ran into the streets alarmed by the firing soldiers were ordered to fire volleys into the air lit in order to prevent the formation of crowds and by this method they kept the panic stricken people in oving moving 1 from place to place A civilian bystander was killed by it bullet perus sudden revolutionary tru cible Is due principally to 10 president bill earnest earliest efforts to place the finances of hla his country on a sound basis ills scheme for doing this involved the strictest econom economies fee throughout the public service and naturally proved unpopular particularly among officeholders who saw their salaries and estimates pruned with a merciless hand |