The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-10-26
A GREAT SOLDIER DEAD.

France, and One of Her Greatest Sol-
 diers, Dies at Good old Age-His
 Career.
 PARIS, Oct. 1s-Maurice de MacMa- hon, ex-president of France and mar shal of her armies, died at 10 o'clock yesterday at his home, Chateau La Foren, on the Loire He was able to partake of food until Monday, but during last night his strength gradu- ally waned and he grew weaker until the end came peacefully. The family were all present at his death.
 BIOGRAPHICAL In the death Of Marshal MacMahon France loses one of the most brilliant figures among her famous men of deed and valor. He had served well and bravely under several regimes the kingdom. the empire and the republic. His sympathies were however, with mon archical government and of this fact he made no secret It had long been his wish that he might live to see the time when a monarch should once more rule France. He served as youth in Algeria and later in the same land he was commander of the French forces. He fought valiantly in the Crimean war and routed the Austrians in the brief but memorable struggle near the bridge of Magenta, for which he was made duke of Magenta and marshal of
 
 He came of long line Of fighters It is said that 1t was MacMahon who on the field Of the battle of Waterloo ordered the famous charge Of the Third Cuirassiers, of whom only 1o9 sur vived and only eight Of whom escaped wounds
 The marshal's full name was Mario Edme Patrice Maurice de MacMahon. He was de- scendent of m Irish family who went into exile with James IL lie was born in Autun in 1908, and had therefore lived more than four score Of years Like several of his ancestors he early showed great love of matters military, and was sent to the famous school of St Cyr When l9 years old, an age at which the average youth is still termed a stripling, he was sub lieutenant of the Fourth Hussars, of which hi' brother was then captain.
 The future marshal soon saw active service being not long afterward sent to Africa with the Twentieth regiment He participated ip the Algerian war and when g years old had won the cross of the Legion of Honor given him on a field of battle by Gen Achard The following year, 1884, he was appointed lieu tenant in the Eighth Cuirassiers, and during the next twelve months departed with the Belgian expedition as aid-de-camp to Gen Achard. For bravery at the battle of Ant. werp he was given the cross of the Order of Leopold From Europe he once more went to Africa and in that country attained still greater and additional distinctions as valiant soldier. During the battle oi Con. stantine he was wounded badly, and for ser vices on that day he was promoted to the grade of an officer in the Legion of Honor. Several years later he organized a regiment of chas' seurs and rose from one rank to another until he became general of brigade and governor of Tlemcen A year later he was made com. mander of the Legion Of Honor and governor Of the provinces of Gran and Constantine. From a commander in the legion he passed
 through the successive grades until he received the highest possible mark of esteem, the grand cross, in September. 1855 for valor at Sebastopol
 Napoleon TIL had then been emperor three years, having successfully carried out his coup d'eiat in 1852 The Crimean struggle then de' sceuded upon Europe, and with the same readiness that he had served the kingdom and republic Marshal MacMahon answered the emperor's call and entered upon service in Russia He was commander of division ol Bosquet's corps, and led the assault upon the | Malator in the great battle of Sebastopol. 1 MalakofT was the key to Russia's position and l was strengthened with all the forces possible | to act there.
 The intrepid MacMahon cut his way into the | fortress and held his ground steadily agains' | almost overwhelming odds. Marshal Pellis sier, fearing that the soldier and his daring | followers would be annihilated, ordered re | treat MasMahon ignored his superiors com | | am here, and here l shall stay" And stay ht l did Shortly afterwGrd Sebastopol was taken Following his return to France, Gen Mac | Mahon was sent to Algeria and later givel | command Of all the French forces in that land His stay in Africa was not protracted, as he | was recalled by the emperor and sent against | the Austrians in northern Italy. His mos
 notable achievement during this campaign was | near the bridge of Magenta The French hai haa fprcinp before them for a week, but one day were un | expectedly attacked by Austrian reinforce ments The retreat then turned for a time tC | the French side At a critical moment wher | total rout seemed the inevitable MacMahon | who was engaged in duty on the outer lines l cast aside all instructions and with his troops rushed into the center Of battle with impetuous | force and put to flight the Austrians, taking | 7,OCO prisoners The emperor witnessed the | deed and on the field of battle made the soldier | duke Of Magenta and a marshal of France. At the coronation of William III of Prussia | Marshal McMahon represented Emperor Ma 1 poleon and soon after succeeded Canrobert as | commander of the Third army corps and ther was sent to Algeria, where he had gained al | most his first practical experience in war, as | governor general. This was ia 1894 In this | capacity he was not over successful. He was harassed much of the time by absurd schemes | of the French emperor, who wished to make ! himself q ruler Of an Arabian Kingdom. Twice 1 in 1870. impelled by the intense suffering and
 misery In the province, he sent in his resigna ! tion as governor.
 l This same year Napoleon became involved
 with Germany and issued the declaration o
 war which ended so disastrously to France | MacMahon was recalled from Algeria anC placed in command of the First army corps and marched against the Germ sn frontier He was defeated at Woerth and forced to retreat Napoleon proved himself no worthy successor of his Sotcd ancestor and soon brought the | campaign 10 defeat at Sedan. MacMahon was wounded by shell early in the struggle and took no part in the signing of the terms of ca pitulation The humiliation Of the French dae was Q terrible blow to the rlarshal, who was
 carried in an ambulance a prisoner into Ger many.
 After M Thiers had served his term as presi dent of the French republic MacMahon sue ceeded him Of late years he has lived in re tirement
 stringency Strikes a Penitentiary.' CHESTER, H., Oct. 1S.--Some radical changes have been made at the Chester penitentiary. The commissioners at their meeting last Saturday issued an order for the discharge of Purchasing Agent H. H. Fox, Assistant Clerk J. M. Hicks and three guards who have heretofore stood watch at the gates and h,