The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-26

that JuareZ the head of the liberal cause,
was a fugitive beyond the border and that
only outlaws and robbers were in arms
against the empire. These were prescribed
by imperial edict and condemned to death
after court martial Bazaine demanded
this enactment and acted up to its provi-
sions before it became law. The emperor
opposed it, and after four victims had been
shot virtually rescinded it.
When the French withdrew Macmillan
informed Juarez, chief claimant to the dis
puted presidency, that he would abandon
the empire if Juarez would promise am
nesty to the imperialist leaders in Mex
leo. Juarez refused. Macmillan elected
to remain and protect his adherents. A
strong conservative party, representing the
church, urged him TO stay He put him
self at the head of the army and bent all
his energies to carry on the war. Carlotta
went to Europe to plei-d with the powers,
with Napoleon and the pope, and to secure
her own vast private funds TO support her
husbands cause The French had alien
ated the people. The volunteers were in
ferior, the strongest characters fastening
to the uplifted standards of Juarez, who
permitted promiscuous plumber of the peo-
pie. A few foreign regiments that elected
to remain were all that Maxim ilian could
count upon. Brides aud threats impaired
the fidelity of the natives.
The end came with awful suddenness
Bazaine, on withdrawing, gave the mon
archy a stab by sounding vivas for Juarez.
Macmillan abandoned the capital and
brought up at Queretaro where, with 5000
against $4,000, he stood siege for weeks, his
men living on horseflesh. He led sorties
in person; he rode where shots were thick
est; he declined to use brides to save him
self His generals deserted him and he
laid plans to cut his way through the enc
my's lines. But one night his favorite staff
officer, Lopez, second Iscariot, who often
embraced the emperor in public-a man
Carlotta had so honored and trusted as to
make him colonel of the Empress Regi-
ment," which she recruited and equipped
with her private funds-Lopez betrayed the
camp to the Mexicans for a price and Max
imilian was overpowered, fighting desper-
ately.
Nothing could save him-prayers, pro-
tests By the United States, appeals by for
eign powers; he must be shot to death to
appease Mexican hate and atone for fou
robbers that had been executed under tb
ctICG Vi OCIuDSE, loOo. EOuE uuu-
dred officers were taken with him, and the
generals were all condemned to die. Maxi
milan prayed that his blood be taken for
all. He was led out Oh hill before the
populace. who TO their credit did shed tears,
and there butchered with three volleys. At
the first he fell sideways and cried in Span
ISL, 80 man! o man. A soldier stepped up
and fired into his abdomen, and as he still
quivered bullet was sent through his
heart. Before he died a telegram was
handed him announcing Carlotta's death,
for which ne thanked Providence. Instead
she was insane. and TO this day does not
realize that her warrior prince is dead.
So the gods proved kind 10 both. As an
Austrian artist has put it on canvas, the
angels of heaven kindly drew veil before
Corlottas vision to shut out the CORY
shambles of Queretaro where brave Max"
was slaughtered. GEORGE L. k1LNER-