Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-02-01

lean. Nine. 1turOluc Wcut W A'As'
where these two unhappy women haa an
interview. Colonel John Hay, taen
charge d'affairs at Paris. gives the foi-
lowing account of it in the State depart.
ment archives: The Empress received
her coollv, not even asking her to SIT
down. The Empress. by virtue OF ner
rank began the conversation.
Empress Carlotta-You are much changed
since / saw you last.
Nine. Y,urbide-Ten months of suffering
has had its effect upon me. Your maJestS'
too. is altered since l saw yoa IN Mexico.
rShe then asked that her child might De re-
turned to her.
honor 10 granting you this interview. lou
should NOT make me regret it. l wished
simply to tell YOU that your child is well ana
improving every day in person and lntehi-
gence. ,, NV
Nine. Yturbide-What under other CIR
cumstances would be great pleasure TO me
ia now only source of new grief to me, De-
prived of my child. or,
Emnress Carlotta.-T am treating your
child with the greatest kindness. am sup
porting him with nv own money.
Nine. Yturbide-I ask nothing more than
the privilege of supporting him myself.
Emnress Carlotta-If we give you back
vour child you should refund the money the
Emperor paid your family.
Nine. Yturbide-What my husband ana
his brother received was debt due from tne
Mexican nation, and not private iloerai"y
of the Emperor, but if he makes that con-
dition they will return it rather than De de'
rr;vad Of the child. l also have legal ad-
rice that have not forfeited my right to the
child.
Emnress Carlottn-You have this advice
from foreign lawyers, l suppose?
Nm. Yturbide-No, from Mexican lawyers
of the highest character.
Emnress Carlotta-Ah! then you got this
advice before giving up your child to us!
Nine. Yturbide-No, your Majesty. re-
ceived it when l returned to Mexico from
Puebla, and l received cruel treatment when
was sent from Mexico.
Empress Carlotta-The Emperor did right
You should not have come back to Mexico,
and YOU did wrong after coming there to adj
d.ess Yourself to Marshal Bazaine instead of
the Emperor.
Nine. Yturbide-I did not then know of
the misunderstanding which l have since
learned exists between the Emperor and
Marshal Bazaine.
Empress Carlotta-There is no misunder.
standing but it was not an affair for the Mar
shall. You have always acted badly toward
us. You stood aloof from us when we first
came to Mexico, and now you show no graft
tude to the Emperor for having made your
son and nephew princes.
Nine Yturbide- My husband and his
brothers are sons of a Legitimate emperor,
and if they have not borne their titles as
princes it is because thew have not cared to.
Empress Carlotta-What advantage can
your son be to me? The Emperor and l are
both young. We may have children of our
own.
Nine. Yturbde-I earnestly hope so, if
that will restore me mine.
Empress Corlotta-You may have other
children.
Nine. Yrurbide-I do not know. am Ger
tain of this one, and l want him.
Empress Carlotta-For how long are you
willing to give him up to us?
Nine. Yturbide-Not an hour longer than
| am compelled.
Empress Carlotta-You may write to the
Emperor.
Mime Yturbide-I have done so many
times and received no reply.
Empress Carlotta- Write agan-and write
politely.
And the interview ended.
Meanwhile Maximlian's fate was fast
overtaking him. When he saw the ca
tastrophe was at hand he determined to
save the young Yturbide. and with the
assistance OF the Archbishop of Mexico
he conveyed to Nine. Yturbide that her
child would be placed on certain steam
er reaching Havana at such date-and
it was there that Nine. Yturbide was unit
ed to him after a separation of two years.
Macmillan and Carlotta had surround
ed the young prince with all the elegan-
cies of royalty. and he retained many of
their royal gifts. His father was then
dead and his mother had sole charge of
his education He was educated partly
abroad and partly in this country. Dur
ing her residence in Washington during
the last two years Nine. Yturbide lived in
a fine house on the corner of Nineteenth
and N streets but last October, her son
being nearly 81, she sold her house and
returned with him to Mexico. His inten-
ton was to enter the army at once, but by
the advice OF his Mexican friends he en-
tered the military college for course of
study before taking his commission.
He is handsome young man quiet and
prepossessing His abilities can scarcely
be Judged so far. but he has always con-
Quoted himself with great good sense.
Nine. Yturbine is now with him in Mexi-
co. but she has never fully abandoned
Washington as her home, and is still a
property owner here. Her family all
reside here. She is woman of much
beauty of person and great dignity OF
manner, and in her long contest for her
child she maintained the spirit and deter
mination of a true American Chicago