Arizona silver belt., 1894-06-16
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 ing there, during the Presidency o
 Juarez. Ca the 3r6 of October, 1863
 Et Miramar, the home of Maximilian
 handsome palace built by the Arch
 duke on the rocks overlooking the
 Gulf of Trieste, the committee sent by
 the Assembly of Nolables formally presented to Maximilian the invitation
 to accept the Mexican imperial crown.
 The honor was by no means unexpected
 by the Archduke. He had already en. tertained the proposition of ihe French Emperor and received from him posi- tive assurance that the Empire would have the support of France. Under this agreement the French army of Mexico, under the command os Bazaine, pro ceeded to occupy the interior of Mex ico, and before the close of the year 1863 all the central states, sixteen in number, were in the hands of the I'm perialists.
 Thus it was Maximilian, clothed with regal power, entered Mexico as its rul- ing sovereign, May 29, 1861. The journey to Mexico was made in an Aus trian frigate, under escort of French man-of-war. The landing was made at Vera Cruz, amid the firing of canon and ringing of bells in token of reiolc- ing upon the arrival of their long looked-ior Emperor and Empress. This seemingly, joyful reception was not the outburst of gratifed popu- lace, but had been prepared by the I'm perial government
 It would have been we'll had Maxi milan needed the warning conspicu. ously posted in Rome, upon his visit to the papal See where he received the pspsy benediction, and he and Carlo ta, his wife, breakfasted with the Pope, The warning ran thus Beware, Maxi milan Return at once to Miramar! Fhe tottering throne of the Moctezu- mas is a Gallic snare--a cup of froth. He who does not remember tho TIMEo DANEos shall find halter instead of purple" Most prophetic in view of what befell that ambitious ruler who placed his life and those of trusted followers upon the hazard of war, after the French army had been with drawn by reason of Napoleon being of fcially notified Chat the famous Mon roe doctrine, enunciated in 1923, which declared the United States had uuT recognized the independence of the South American States, and ''that we should consider any attempt on the part of European powers to extend their system to any part of this hemi- sphere as dangerous to our peace and safety and as a manifestation by the United States to brook no far. ther interference in the attempted con quest of Mexico, had the desired effect of awakening Napoleon to the certainty of defeat, and for that reason he dis honorably abandoned Maximilian to his hopeless struggle for supremacy, The debarkation of the French troops, at Vera Cruz occurred in March, 1864. The cause of the Emperor becoming daily more desperate Ge vas bessiged by the republicans in Queretaro and betrayed by Colonel Lopez, May 18th. 1867.
 maxsmilisn thus deqosed, and his generals, Miramon and Meiia, were tried by courtmartial, June l3, '67 were condemned, and sentenced to be shot. The execution took place at sun rise, June l9 Tuesday next is the tventy-seventh anniversary of the tragic soene. It is related that on that event ful morning Msxiurilian when stand. ing in the presence of his exeeu- tioners yielded the central place of honor, to Miramon as testimonial to his bravery, and took his place at the left of the line marked out. He gave gold coin to the soldiers de- tailed to fire She fatal volley and re- quested them to aim directly at his heart and avoid mutilating his face. He had directed his body to be sent Co Europe and wished his mother to see his face without any marks of the fear ful death he vss to die He took pains to wrap handkerchief around his long blonde beard toprevent it's being burned. Then addressing the soldiers of tho Republican army and the immediate crowd standing in sorrowful silence, he said, "Mexicans die for just cause the independence of Mexico" The reports of the muskets rang over the hills and valleys of Queretaro. Maximil- ian was not instantly killed and sprang to his feet, when soldier advanced | and gave what is called the "golpe | de gracia" (The blow of mercy)- we'll aimed shot which pierced the heart
 An attempt in 1929, to create an Elm pire in Mexico and second attempt in 1S45 were alike failnres. Recurring