The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-20
o. MlI|n|llll.



1eassnse go Aee HI DeaaA Lake
usro-ais Last nesPs-TAs
Powers csaia Vet save HIN.
In tie April Centusy Mr.. Cornes.us
Stevensoa brings 10 IA end her series %
ga1srs a the 'Freneh lntervsnt3sa in
A0tca." her nnal arsicls bsing dsvusad to
ION says Of the nnal scene ID the tragedy.
Brought up for tr.al on June u before
. military tribunal. which held it. court
en- the stage Of public theatre, he WAS
Ably defended by Aexsco's foeemogf law
yer4 4eDrn. Mariana RivA-Palacio. Mar.
tines de = Tore. EuiAiio ortega aud
Jesus-AAr-a vasQuea; bus his doom Wa
already sealed On June II ~ II o'clock
~ night. be was sentenced to death.
Every aRoz1 was made BY his lawyers
and By tn foreiyn representatives whom
Ne had summocsd 70 his side to obtain
rom the republican government q mtstgA-
eton OF tho sentence. The queen Of Eng
An4. the government Of the United States.
hegged Tor mercy. Baron Nagnus, Baron
LAgo. and n. de Hoor.ckx. in the names
ef European monArchs allied to the prince
~ tieB Of reiattonship. moved heaven and
earth 70 influence the president. Princess
6alm-Saim cleveriy used every means ia
= woman's power TO accomplish the same
end. In vain.
President Juares could well afford to -
WagnaA.Wous: but under the existing %
cial conditions In Mexico. who. knowing
al the faeta could blame II stern justice
Vas allowed 10 take IT. course!
Tho execution had bean nxsd for June
1G Al II o'clock on that day sentence was
read to the condemned. who we're told
that It Eeuld b carried INTO effect ct
O'clock on the same afternoon.
MAMMALIAN received the intelligence
calmly. and devoted the following houra.
which he deemed his last. to debating
letters TO Dr.. Basch and to his Nexican
secrstary. Senior Blasio. He then con-
General Airamon's chamber, whore the
condemned men received the last Acra-
ments. after which he signed his letters
and took leave OF those about him. In
removing his Wedding ring and handing
It to DR.. Basch. he said: You vii; tell
my mother that did my duty a. . sol
der and died like . Christian" After
this he quietly awaited death.
The appointed hour passed. however.
without his being pummoned to execution.
After prolonged Suspense. at : o'clock In
the afternoon. news arrived that q re-
pr.evs OF three days had been granted
by the president. in order that the con-
demned might have time to make their
last diaposi;tons
This unexpected delay naturally aroused
hopes among the friends Of the doomed
men, These hopes. 1t IL said by those
c.oeesf TO HIM at that time, were nos
ehared BY Macmillan. He continued his
preparation with the same calm dignity
that had not once forsaken him: but he
sent telegram TO the national govern
ment. asking that the lives Of Gems.
Airamon and Mej.s. who had already un-
osrgone ali the anguish Of death, be
spared" aud that he might be the only
victim. The request was denied.
After making this supreme e6ort on be-
half OF his generals. he employed his re-
naming hours IN debating letters, and
when night came he slept soundly.
On the morning OF his execution (June
carefully. At o'clock Padre Soria came
and cnce more gave him the last sacra-
ment; an altar had been erected for this
purpose In a niche formed by a passage
way to his CELL This religious duty hav-
ing been performed. he gave instructions
to DR.. Basch. sending greetings and last
tokens TO friends. At quarter before six
the ofacer appeared who was to lead him
TO execution. he was ready. and himself
called hts companions In death. Three
hacks had been provided for the con-
demned. The prince entered the first with
the priest. and. escorted by the soldiery,
the mournfus procession moved through q
dense crowd TO the place Of execution.
On arriving at the Cerro de las Cam
panas where q month before he had made
his last stand, the fallen emperor looked
about him for friendly face. and ind
ing only his servant, the Hungarian
Tudos, he asked: rs no one else hcre?"
Il II said, however, that Baron Magnus.
the Pruss:an minister, and the Consul
Bahnser were present. although out OK
sight
ordeal: he felt faint. and the prince held
his own smelling bottle 10 his nose.
Followed By Gems. Miramon and Mejia,
Macmillan walked toward the open
square. where IN adobe wall had been
erected. against which they were expected
to stand. About to take his position In
the middle, Aaximilisn stopped, and turn
Ing to Gen. Miramon. said: "A brave
solder should be honored even in his last
hour: permit me to give you the place Of
honor and he made way for him. An
ofs1cer and seven men had been detailed
to do the deadly work. The prince gave
each OF the soldiers piece of gold, asking
them to aim carefully at his heart; and
taking on his hat. he sad. "Mexicans.
may my blood be the last to be spilled for
the welfare OF tho country: and IL /,
should BE- necessary that its sons should
still shed theirs, may It fiow fer its good.
but never BY treason Long live iade-
pendence. Long I've Mexico.'
He then laid hts hands on his breast,
and looked straight before him. Five shots
fred az short range pierced his body: each
Of them mortal He fell. and M he stiii
moved. ths ofncer pointed to his heart
with his sword, and Q soldier stepped for
ward and fired q last shot
she In = luson soldier.
Chicago T!mes-Herald