| Show WINS TITLE OF RULER WITH HIS SWORD Soldier of Fortune FI Fights Way nr to tr Pr Presidency leH of Jr the I Republic of or Acre crl cre City of Mexico May 1 13 Senor Luis Galvez Calvez de lie te Arias who was president of time the republic of Acre time the disputed territory on omi the time borders of Bolivia and amid Brazil from Cm July to tora May ra I OO Is a resident of this ct city 8 Senor Scorn nol Galvez was an officer In Inthe time the Spanish army anny In the time war between Spain and the time United States Slates At the tl close of If the lie war he lie was dropped from Crom the tho service when Spain decreased tin lit tl officers number Humber of her army urmy lie I decided to go to Brazil and try his iuis fortune In him a new lew land hand When hen lie he- 1 reached Rio Jilt de lie Janeiro the time people of ut Acre were In Jim rebellion against Brazil He lie offered his services and amid for CO amono a mono money consideration promised to pacify pa va- elf if th tho thiC people Brazil consented and aunt gave n e him a small smal steamer In which with two thirty Spaniards who had imad ha willed sailed with wih him from frum Cuba Cul a ho lit started up the Amazon river Iver Ordered to Abandon When lw the party part reached Manaos i th the thur capital of the time state of or Amazonas the time authorities at Rio itlo de lie Janeiro had changed thou their thel minds In regard to the expedition and amid h he received orders order to abandon the time project and return to time the thc capital without cla delay lelaY Galvez had given en el up everything to undertake the time task He Il hall hail nothing to lose and anti he ht de- de dl- dl to 10 continue his journey journe to Acre When he arrived at time the capital of the time disturbed country countr he lie found th time the natives In tim a state of revolt against a both loth Bolivia and alI Brazil He lie at nt once announced announce himself as their protector and soon gathered an aim army of natives about him ILIUm They unanimously unanimous I ly iy elected him president of Acre ACIe which office he ime filled for nine months t us With Vit lh ii ii his is ii little lUl army he hue twice defeated the timed Brazilians and ammi three lii cc lines limes defeated the time Bolivians The Time lat latter hit Int tot tel country county had hind an nn arm army of or against him After Afteu somo some months of oC campaigning Galvez Calves contracted the time tropical disease cast called beri bori which calse caused hl hi limbs to swell Sells Office to lu tt I Being ohl obliged l. l therefore to leave heave tho time country he w ie capitulated d to 10 time tho Bra lira Brazilian troops receiving francs and auth the time promise of or serin- serin gales of rubber land which was wa equiv equivalent alent to nearly He lie went to tn Europe whore whre he lie was after atter a n short time entirely cured curell of the time dl disease Returning to tn Rio 11 de tlc he lie tried to claim his ser- ser of oC rul rubber bel lands limit hut his demands de th mands were wei were not heeded d. d He lie Je was told he would have to go to Manaos to have ha imi his claims honored When hen ho he IH reached Manaos Mannos he lie was and auth put In prison but managed managed to escape and make his way by foot to 10 Geor Georgetown town time the capital of ot British Guiana Guiana J He lie still holds hl his imis claims against Brazil for tor his rubber lands Jants but the chances U are arc slim im of his hiM ever receiving anything from rom that government government In this tills city he hue found some som good gooe friends who set him up In business |
