Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-28

THE OrrIc Is permitted TO make the
following excerpts irom q letter written
BY a young lady of this city to her
mother;
Orr or MEXICO, April 22nd, 1897
Since my last letter from Chihuahua,
| have mot had time 70 write.
We LETT this last place, Sunday night,
and after travelling all day Monday end
Monday night, through a large space
Of desert country and suffering greatly
from the heat, we reached Queretaro,
Tuesday at 10 a. M; though pretty
tired, we lost no time, but started at
once to explore this historical place.
Queretarc, like most Mexican cities,
l suppose, 10 noted for lis churches,
some OF which are about 500 years old
and contain many ancient and interes'-
ing relics. We visited the; aid convent
OF the C~apuchines where MaximIlian,
Mirsmon and Mejia were imprisoner.
were 10 the rooms occupied by each
one respectively. We went to the
Palacio del Gobierno, In the museum OF
which we saw Maximilian's coffin. a
very rough wooden one, the inside OF
which /, Goa, horrorl) covered with
blood on either side Of the coffin are
the little wooden stools on which sat
Miramon and Msiia during their t.ial
also, the desk and inkstand used 10
the court martial. when the two gen.
erals were sentenced.
But what interested ms most was
the massive iron lock and key, through
the key hole of which Josefa Ortiz de
Dominguez made known TO Don
Miguel Hidalgo the conspiracy which
had been plotted against him; here
also was the urn 10 which her ashes
were carried. The flags OF the first
and second battalions are also there
enclosed In glass cases, and all over
the room are pictures OF generals, |
presidents and noted women of this |
historical country. one OF the most
prominent being that OF La Princesa
Salon y Salon, who interceded 80 much
for MAximilian.
From the cupola of the Palacio, we
saw 'sEl Cerro de las Campanas,"
where the three generals met their sad
and cruel fate. 1t IS a little bit OF an
insignificant mill, with nothing but
three stones to mark the place where
three men fell.
Wednesday q. m. we left and got to
this beautiful city at 5 p. M, and what
do you think Who should l see on
the platform. before even getting out Of
the car, but Du Truit, but, oh 1.-The pleas
ure Of seeing one from home in the land
Of the stranger. Both our hearts jumped
10 nj mouths! After taking our sal
per at the restaurant del bsz,r we tosk
4 paseo to the zocalo(a beautiful park)
near which Du Truit works, and had d
good long chat with him and met some
Of his friends, very nice young
men. VIZ also have met some
II your friends and took with them a
irive &c the reforms. There you see
he style and the fine rigs. Il makes
1ou blind 70 look at them . l never saw
% many beautiful carriages and horses
What I have seen Of Mex
co, MS q city, reminds me OF Los An
yeies. The people are gallant and
courteous, OF which 4 have received q
'ountiful share. Thanks to the COM
'any OF my cousin whom lam travel
ng with, to the letters OF my friends
to the vet not forgotten name OF !
ny Otero and Chavez antecedents, Of !
whom there are some friends left YET, !
ne OF them, Don Felix Franco Maceyra,
member OF congress.
Well, 80 much for the Great Tee
Iochtitlan send me The OPTIC, that I
ear friend Of the Las Vegas people. 4