Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-10-21
Macmillan and Juarcx.

Appleton's Magazine contains some in.
teresting incidents from Princess Salm
Salm's diary, written while in Mexico.
Here, IA one concerning tha closing hours
of Macmillan:
The Princess, on account Of tho import
ant parts she had taken;in the plan TO save
the life of Macmillan, was sent to San
Luis Potosi a. prisoner. There she made
another last effort TO obtain pardon. OF
President Juarez for the condemned. She
says:
."The hast day before the execution had
come; the next morning the Emperor was
still determined to make one more effort
TO move the heart Of the man who alone
had the power to prevent tho terrible
traasdy.y Nhe pale, melancholy taco Of him
whose clear blue eyes had inspired with
compassion even the Indian Palacois. was
ever before me. ~ ~ . ~
III wan o'clock in the evening when
went to the President, who Immediately re-
ceiyed me. He was pole and careworn.:
With trembling lfps pleaded for tho life
Of the Emperor, or Mt least for q respite,
that it would only prolong the Emperor's
agony, and that he nuat die the hs1t morn
ing.
as.wid with grief. trembled in every
limb. and, s0bbing, fell on my knees, and
pleaded with words that came warm from
the heart. The President sought, to raise
me, but. lcluhe. to his knees, and wonld not
rise till he had granted my prayer; I thought
I must move him to compassion. Isaw he
was deeply moved; hes ,as we'll Is Senior
Iglesia, who was present, could not restrain
his tears. He said to me in sad, tremu.
Sss R'1ss a e. t
The kings and queens Of Europe were pros.
trate before me. I could not save his life. I
do not teke,it; III thl law tho people de.
niIaand it, not /. II + fail to do !he will Of
the people, my life would be the penalty
oh, cried in my. despair, If blood;
nn4 Abw. Aihethya liki ths' life Off tsses.'
less woman, and spare that of man who
may do SO much good in Another country!
IAN was in vain. tfAei President Missed
mo to my feet, and again assured me that
~ 3saS .sAss Wy ssGi6asis Comp
and would certainly be condemned to
death, but that, as had gained his esteem
and admiration by NY efforts jnf behalf sof
Maximilian and my husband, he would
grant my petition 80 far as he could. He
would pardon my husband, and was griev-
ed that he could do no more. thanked
HIM III rs y' 9st!,ooIls i1S ,6bna n1I.
two hundred ladies of San Luis, who had
come to plead for the lives of the three
condemned mens. They ,were admitted.
but their prayers were of no more avail
than mine.
"Lateh Madame Niramon came, leading
her two chilafen:: The President could
not refuse to see her. Senior Iglesia told
me j. VasA heart re1ding ,acene 10 se4this
plot 4omm and h4 innoSenS Yttletpnes
pledd tor thciife of the husband and father.
The President, he said, suffered terribly in
these interviews to think that stern neces-
sity compelled him to take the life of the
noble Macmillan and his two brothers, >
but he could not do otherwise.s =, ~
MADAME Miramon falpaSd spd Saa csF-
II could not close my eyes that night,
some hours Of which Ipassed in the church,
with number of the ladies of our party,
In hcsopsSs 81 thsc s osrn;ide Tie tsle-
graph ANNOUNCED the sad INTELLIGENCE that
the executions had taken place. and-that
all was over"