President Candamo was a statesman of progressive ideas and lofty principles, and a leader of the Civil party, founded by Don Manuel Pardo; his programme of government included many important measures for the national well-being. A law was passed devoting the product of the tobacco tax to the construction of new railways, and taxes were decreed which doubled the fiscal revenue of the state. Every effort was made to turn the people away from a bitter contemplation of the past, with its terrible experiences, and to direct them toward a brighter future. The remembrance of suffering and loss, under peculiarly unfortunate circumstances, was resolutely stifled, to give place to the nobler sentiments of aspiration and hope, under the guiding genius of a leader who believed in looking forward, not backward; in overcoming hard conditions, not in bewailing them. And the people were ready to follow the wise direction of a chief executive who stimulated them to make their best endeavors and who encouraged education, industrial development, and commercial activity by every possible means. The administration of President Candamo marked the inauguration of a new era for Peru. The strife that had followed the period of war was buried away never to be resurrected. The sentiment of the nation was shown to be in accord with all that contributed to the peaceful progress of the country. The principles of industry and prudence which had been so earnestly upheld by his illustrious political teacher, Don Manuel Pardo, were sustained and made more popular than they had ever been, by the example of the new leader, who was the second president elected by the Civil party. But his patriotic efforts were cut short by his death only seven months after being elected to office, and the nation was called to mourn the loss of one of its most illustrious sons. The demonstration of grief with which the sad news of President Candamo’s death was greeted in every town and hamlet of the republic afforded a touching evidence of the esteem and affection he had won from all classes, the rich and the poor, the proud and the humble, by his high principle and sterling patriotism. The funeral ceremonies were attended with every honor that a sorrowing nation could bestow in recognition of the dignity and glory with which their lamented president had served his country. On the death of President Candamo, the second vice-president, Señor Serapio Calderon, succeeded to the office of chief executive. He governed with prudence and success during the months that intervened between the death of President Candamo and the inauguration of his successor, a period that was marked by the unsettled conditions which are usual during the year of the presidential election in all republican countries. By his authority a general election was called which resulted in the choice of Dr. José Pardo as president of the republic. The proclamation of his