Show the career of a if dictator itter gen melgarejo late lite dictator of boli bon via w who ho has just passed from the theatre of affairs in that country by the revolution must have been a pleasant companion his accession to powe power rif nit if we may believe a correspondent was a type of his after career having attacked la paz in 1864 and been beaten at all points by president belau he scaled a barricade with a single follower and proceeded coolly to the palace where belau was receiving the congratulations gr atu lations of his hia friends the victorious army being encamped in the plaza olaza in front various weapons were leveled at melgarejo but belau himself ordered that he should be allowed to enter unhurt supposing that he came to surrender he strode into the reception room approached belau and placing a pistol to his head blew hla hia brains out entering the plaza he cried in a voice of thunder belau is dead who lives now the army shoiL shouted tej ted viva melgarejo and the conquered soldier of an hour before became the dictator of bolivia 1 the income which melgarejo derived was large and was squandered with a lavish hand he has been known i to order a gold watch to be given to each soldier in the ranks of bf a battalion which had pleased him at ata a dinner party while drunk he ordered the regimental band to place themselves around the room baca faca fa ceto to the wall and to continue playing while he displayed his skill a k ill lii with his revolver planting the balls just above their heads the clarion et player happened to sneeze at the moment when his turn came and the unsteady hand of oft the president going a little too low the ball plowed a slight furrow farrow in his scalp but for that fortunate sneeze it would have passed through his brains I 1 the palace was a very hell of drunkenness ken ness nees debauchery and murder melgarejo guarded by a savage soldiery devoted to him for his very vices wearing a splendid coat of mail day and night felt no fear squandered millions discounted the coming revenues debased the current coin and made it a forced issue banished suspected enemies and known ones sold the land of the poor indians indiana from under their feet to his favorites allowed privileges to be sold as in the time of the kings of or spain fc and revoked them in favor favo of a higher bribe and in fact made the people desperate the entire republic was weary of such a terrible yoke but the slightest attempt to shake it fatal I 1 have known an officer of high position sent into instant banishment on foot because his wife had refused to salute ethe the duchesne Duche bee sae du barry in the street it is well that fruch uch a Tresi wresl president denti ll 11 should be deposed and bolivia has reason to feel thankful over the result of her latest revolution s |