San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-23
SCENES IN WONDERLAND.
In Memory OF the 18th of May
Shot Miners and Mines-At Work
-Touring-Persona
MONTEREY, May 10, 1891.

tional holidays in this country. 1t
was on that day 1867, that the Maxi
MILAN dynasty was overthrown; he
and his followers captured and the
empire that he tried to establish un-
the protectorate of Napoleon the III,
| was overthrOwn.
The day was ushersd in by the fir
ing of cannoHs, ringing of bells,
| military inspection, music on the
plazas, balls ut night and dramatic
performance at the theatre. The
national colors were flying from the
public buildings and many of the pri.
vate residences were decorated with
white, red and black.
AS the state of Nusvo Leon took an
active part in the war against the
Empire and it WAS her sons under the
leadership of General Mariana
EscohadO that they captured the
Emperor they were assigned
the post of honor. and three of them
were selected to shoot the emperor,
Merimon and Malta, and the three
rifles and Maximilian's battle flag
were presented to the state of Nuevo
Leon by the Mexican government.
The three rifles and flag are kept in q
glass case in the governors parlor in
the state capitol.
The battle of QueratarO was fought
on the 18th of May 1867, and on the
10th of June, in the same city, Maxi
milan was shot by Angel Padilla,
Merimon by Francisco Calvlllo, and
Malta by Arcadia Villasenor. Before
the execution the emperor called up
the three men that were selected to
oh hnn q a
$40 Macmillan gold piece.
Malta was offered his liberty il he
would renounce the emperor
and swear allegiance to the
republic. This he declined.
At 5 q. m. this morning Lieutenant
Salvador Estupinan was taken out
and shot for insu bOrdinatio and mu-
tiny. A priest went out to confess
him, but he told him that he did not
want him, he was q soldier and as
such hewanted to die. He would not
allow:.them to blindiold him, but told
the men that was selected to shoot
where to aim and then gave the order
to fire. He said that he cast, his lot with
the emperor and that he would die
with him.
The 10Th was the birth day of the
young King of Spain, and the Mexi-
can and consular flags were flying in
the breeze Is compliment to him.
MINES.
Your correspondent feels warranted
in saying that there Is not city in
the republic that had as many
miners in 1t as there were here the
past week.
General G. F. Afford and w. II.
Killer, of Dallas, Col. J. r. Fleming,
OF San Antonio, who are interested In
niue, in this section have been in the
city for several weeks, looking
after their mining In interests. All
of them are interested In the Rosario
mines near Salinas. The Rosario
mines were worked by the Spaniards
for about three hundred years or
until they were driven ont by the
Mexicans. The mine was abandoned,
and like all such mines, it filled up
with water. In 1882, an American |
company was organized IN this city |
for the purpose of developing them.
The company let contract to cut q
tunnel into the mountain about one
hundred feet below the bottom OF the
mine, so as to draw of the water.
The officials of the company are:
Gen. Geo. F. Afford, president;
Jules A. Randle, vice president; w.
H. Keller, secretary and treasurer;
Jesus M. de Llano, assistant secretary
and treasurer and Phi. Eherhardt,
general manager.
The board of directors are g. f.
Afford, w. H. Keller Dallas; J. r.
Fleming, San Antonio; J. A. Randle,
ST., Jesus M. de Llsno, Joaquin Car.
tenas, Miguel G. Ayala, J. T.. Rsndle,
Jr., Monterey and Col. J. w. Martin,
Paris, Texas.
Col. J. r. Murphy, president; j.
w. Turner, vice president and J. M.
Puette, Treasurer of the
Cerralvo Mining company were in
the city this week. Prof. J. Fl. Cam
eron of Monclove, state of Coahuila,
had several rich specimens of ores
with him.
BIG PURCHASE.
Col. B. F. Larue of Villaldams, on
Of the most successful miners in thi
purchased seven mines Sat-
urday evening. These mines are in
as being the richest mines in
the Republic. He owns and works
the following mines: The Prince,
San Antonio, Robbs. These
mines consists of eleven full claims
Of 300 meters square, and he employs
l50 hands. His principal property are
ut Villaldama, where he has a smell
ter and refining works. At that place
ne has a narrow gage railway built :
from the smelter to the mines dis
lance of IL miles. He gives employ {
ment to 500 hands at these mines.
His aggregate shipments per month
to the Monterey smelters has been
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