The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-10-10
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A Problem For Psychic,sI
Researchers 90 Eolve.
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For scores of years the old one story
stone house on the Street Of the Seven
Gentlemen In the city of Querendaro
had remained In tho possession Of the
Allendes. till in the troublous times
preceding General Dlaz's coming into
power 1t had passed into the hands of
Colonel Marion, guerrilla leader
against the French and imperialists, as
lie preferred to be known, but regarded
by the "Mocho"- party in the city as
bloody handed robber and Highway
man.
How the colonel" had become DOS.
sessed of the house was something OF n
mystery. No deed was passed. The
old owners, the family Of Allende, most
respectable people. with haciendas and
shares in mines, had been extinguish-
ed, th.re remaining at last only one old
man. as deaf as a wall, to occupy the
place. He disappeared one night, and
tie next day the Colonel" took posses
sion, with his "estado mayor" or staff,
II desperate crew recruited among the
sort Of people who hang on the edges
Of every revolutionary cyclone. And
as the COLONEL" was testy person
whose hands were stained With powder
aud something more doubtful and as
his enemies had trick OF vanishing
nobody in the city dared inquire into
the conditions Of his tenure Of the AL.
lende property. He was q tall, wiry,
sinewy man, with long brownish mus
tachios, eyes gray and full OF FIRE, a
harsh mouth and an eagles beak OF
nose.
Things were unsettled in the state,
and the Colonel was much afield,
usually in the Sierra. where, like
hawk. he watched the fertile plain be-
low and swooped down on any unwary
enemy. During the war Of the interven-
ton he commanded as many as 1000
daredevils and once had made q dash
into Querendaro. surprising and punishA
ing awfully 1000 French soldiers, some
OF whom had seen African service and
all tough chaps. That exploit made
the name Of Colonel" Marron famous.
For q few day 9 he was master Of the
city, and good imperialistic citizens
were hiding In friendly houses or get
ting away In the disguise Of cotton
clad poems. A dozen or more were
ranged against a wall out by the GENE
terry and shot for 'encmies Of the re-
public" 1t was said TINT the colonel
did some extensive and profitable loot.
lLg Anyhow, he seemed In after years
TO nave hidden treasure to resort to In
case of any financial difficulty.
The Emperor Maximsiian went to his
doom and slowly peace returned. The
iron handed Juarez ruled In the City Of
Mexico and finished the anticlerical
programme begun years before by
president Comonfort Friars and nuns
were bundled out of the converts and
monasteries, great properties, the re-
suit OF centuries Of church rule, were
sold to speculative people for whatever
they chose to pay, and thus the great
ieveler, revolution, redistributed accu.
mulated wealth. President Juarcz gave
place to President Lerdo, who was a
milder man and had less strenuous
work to accomplish, and finally there
ioomed high In the political armament
OF Mexico soldier of genins and the
aolest Of them all, the great son of des.
tihy, Porfri0 DiaZ. Lerdo was beaten
'lnd' heeing, left the country. Thus the
dawn OF modern Mexico began. A
man with vast and Napoeonic plans
had begun TO build new national edi.
ice, statesman who hadsno fear Of
American invasion, the friend Of Grant
ano al aIGOurager or railways.
1t was, ns has been said. some two
years before this restorer Of order took
Mexico In hand that "Colonel' Marion
became the de facto owner of the an
clent city house OF the Aiiendes. Ouer-
enoaro was long way from the fed
eral capital. times were doubtful, he
uad been power In his region and
iiad shown that he could raise troops
and command them tc good purpose
and 80 his predatory tastes had to be
overlooked by men at the capital. I.
was no time to bother about fighting
sentlemnn's peccadillos.
The occupancy of the old house by
.he guerrilla chieftain was character
ized by prOdigal expenditure, much
Sockfighting on Sunday afternoons and
nigh gaming. Awful tales were told /
or people inyeigled. shere who were tor.
tured into sending letters to their
friends In distant places demanding
large sums OF money for some unmen-
tloned purpose. One party In the city
isa'd these were high players who had
10 send home for money to meet debts
OF honor. but the few Mochos. or Cler-
.cal party men, still alive whispered
mat Colonel" Marion was no Repnb.
l,can cfilcer but an out and ont scoun-
ca. l..ney only Whispered this state
,nent In the privacy OF their nwr,
houses and with the doors barred. But
Maroon carried himself With high |
mead; he rode abroad svith his body
. uard OF friends all armed to the teeth,
ano al nobody liked to talk OF his doirgs.
ne had ID become possessed of ali the
DaAeries "a and meatshops OF the city.
leased them to eIterprising north coun-
try spaniards o.. to natives OF a bust /
: ness turn OF mind and SO had com
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