The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-17
THREE MORE PRESIDENTS.
One ut Home, One In San Francisco,
and One In New York.
IN. Y. ann.1

IN. Y. SUM-
Three gentlemen, wearing white straw
hats and light and airy garments.
alightAd from a carriage and entered
the Windsor Hotel Yesterday morning.
They were the Hon. y. Lerdo dc Taieda.
ex-P President OF Mexico; Gen. Mariana
Escobedo, and Manuel Romero Rnbio.
all refugees from tho land OF Tevol,f-
tons. They arrived in the steamship
Colon from Aspinwall late on Saturday
night, and remained In the ship untfE
morning.
President Tajeda is by no means O.
Warilke or revolutionary individual In
appearance. He is below the medium
height, apparently about 30 years OF
age, has no heir on his face. and very
little on his head. The thin locks arr,
brushed from the side Of his head
across the top. His manner Is exceed
inRly quiet and bland. He pears /.
striking resemblance to Coy. Tilden.
and. like him, II said to possess re-
markable executive ability.
Before selecting their quarters In the
windsor they examined nearly every
room in the house, and were very hard
to please. The President has fear OF
IRE, and objects to going higher than the
third story on that account. After
the 1ridentity became known they re-
other guests OF the hotel, and likewise
from the attendants. As no one OF the
party can speak anything but Spanish.
the conversation with those outside the
party was limited. and through d Cuban
waiter connected with the hotel.
Each OF the refugees Is sort of trav-
cling arsenal Tie hall boy on this
point remarked: Them Mexican fell
fers, all carries big. pops. seed um
stick away out as they went through
the hall, and one OF um had sword. -
In the morning Consul General Juan
N. Nevarro called on the OK. President.
and together they discussed the situa-
ton In Mexico, which is as follows.
Tejada holds that he Ia the rightful
President Of Mexico. In 1879 he was
elected for o term Of four years, during
which, he says, the country was in d
far more quiet and prosperous condi-
ton than 1t had previously been. In
July, 1876, another election was held.
and he was elected for second term.
Don Jose Maria .Igleslas, Chief Justice
ond term OF office, and declared that
force. The House Of Representa-
tives, however, decided that Teiada
was elected. Iglesias appealed to
the Supreme Court, Of which he
was o member, and that decided In fa-
vor OF Tajeda. Notwithstanding all
these adverse decisions, Iglesias de-
clared the election invalid and endeay-
ored to remove Tajeda by force and put
himself In power. He demoralized the
army, and obtained the assistance OF
Gen. Diaz, who was conducting small
revolution OF his own. Diaz saw an OPP
portunity to seize the government, and
he turned upon the Iglesias party, de-
featsd this branch of the conspiratOrs.
drove Iglesias out of the country, and
then came SO unpleasantly near to Ia
jeda that the latter departed. fglesias
is now In San Francisco.
President Tajeda says that the coun-
try Is In q terrible condition. business
is dead, and the people are being plum
dered by the respective leaders. Every
revolutionlst bOrrows money to conduct
operations with, and plumbers to repay.
Under his peaceful term the revenues
OF the country amounted to over $18.-
900 600, and, economically and honestly
governed, Mexico could uphold It's
credit at home and abroad. He says,
also, that Diaz has full power now In
Mexico, there being no organized army
to oppose him. He is oil the opinion,
however, that Diaz's reign will be short.
The Church party, which Is daily grow
1uS Ia PoH1A3 40 ..oppOSo0 w Hiui > WI
tina, now on the Texas frontier, opposes
him; and there is q strong element
against. him throughout the country
that only needs opportunity to develop.
In nnaWer 10 q question whether ha
intends to remain long In this country,
Tajeda said that he had no definite
plan. He declined to say anything I'm
regard to any movements contemplated
to obtain the recognition OF his Govern-
ment again.
Gen. Escobedo Is military looking
man, with long gray beard, Ii about
the same age as Tajeda, and has beefa
in many fights. He. with many OF the
adherents Of Taieda's government.
thought it necessary TO quit Mexico as
quickly as possible.
The Mexican Consul General will con-
tinue to act for his government here.
He does not anticipate any trouble be-
tween the United States and his courf-
try in regard to the debt of $30O,OOO
owing to the American government. In
fact, the first act Of Diaz was to borrow
5000, ,0oo to make payment. No mat
ter who is in power, the Cabinet will
make provision to pay that debt.