Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-08-07

and his chief officers surrendered. The
entire garrison was then in the hands
.of the republican army. The report OF
Gen. Escobedo continues as follows
On May "a Lopez asked TO see me
privately. | agreed, and he told me
the emperor had sent him to request
that keep absolutely secret the con-
ference that he, Lopez, had with me
! on May IA as his commissioner, be-
cause he wished to save his honor and
prestige in Mexico and in Europe. |
| replied that it was a matter of in
difference to me whether secrecy was
| preserved or not; in neither case
would my honor or that of my cause
be affected; that he, Lopez. indeed,
would be affected directly by my
silence, as it was already well known
| that his comrades accused him of be
| ing disloyal to the archduke, whom
| they thought he had miseraby be-
trayed. Lopez replied in an Indifferent
way, that he cared little for the opin-
ion held of his conduct; he would be
ply in every particular with the
| wishes of the emperor, to whom he
owed much, and he could not be un-
grateful to him. He added that he
was provided with a document which
would clear his honor of any stain.
Then he showed me a letter from the
emperor; the authenticity of which
seemed to me undoubted. | took a
copy of it, as follows
My Dear Col. Lopez-We recon-
| mend to you to preserve profound, in
violable secrecy on the commission
for Gen. Escobedo which we have in
trusted to you, because if it is d.
vulged our honor would be blemished.
Your most affectionate Maximilian
On May %, Gen. Escobedo saw
! Macmillan in prison The report
says
He said he owed me many consider
atirons, and they were the more ap-
preciated as they were shown a man
in the fulness of misfortune, but that
he hoped yet more from me; that 1
would show him a signal favor. The
obligation imposed would be of no
consequence to me, but if conceded
his conscience would be relieved of a
great weight. In spite of having
liberal ideas, he had the greatest re-
spect for the memory of his illustrious
| ancestors. Then he asked if had
spoken yet with Lopez. l answered
| affirmatively. He said that he did not
| find his spirit equal to standing the
reproaches of his companions in mis-
fortune if they learned of the confer
ence between Lopez and me by his
! order, and for that reason, appealing
to nothing but his situation, he i'm
piored that | guard the secret, which
was neither difficult nor dishonorable
| for me. l replied that he appeared to
be the victim of the treachery OF Lo-
peg; that had no interest in revealing
what had passed; but, in truth, instead
| of appealing to me. it would be better
to address himself to Lopez, who, must
remain morally injured. The prince
replied that Lopez would not speak
while | remained silent; that my part
in not revealing the conference was a
short one-until the Princess CarIotta
ceased to live; her life would soon go
OUT on hearing of his execution. AS a
last resort, l explained that to me it
seemed impossible to keep the secret,
even if Lopez remained silent, be-
| cause his generals, the foreign minis
tiers, or the Princess Salm Salm would
not fail to make use of the accounts
in regard to Lopez. He again insisted
that should preserve the secret, say
ing that all these persons would COM
ply with his wishes in every particu-
lar. The situation of the prince, who
was broken in health and a prisoner.
and near a sentence of death, and his
desire to preserve, even after death, a
| name without reproach, moved me,
| and, yielding to feeling of consider
alton for the unfortunate criminal. |
| agreed oNguard his secret as long as
circumstances did not oblige me to
| disclose it.
| The situation of Col. Lopez was pitt
able after Maximilian's execution. He
| had bound himself to silence for the
| term of Carlotta's life The princess
| lived on and still lives. while all the
CHEZ actors in the tragedy have gone
| beyond the river On one occasion the
| branded man entered a large restau-
rant in this city to dine. The dining
| room was almost full of people to
whom Lopez was known He had no
sooner seated himself than almost
simultaneously the other guests retired
from the building. One gentleman in
speaking of the scene which he wit
messed, said
Il was boy with my father at one
| OF the tables. | remember the look in
the mans eyes. Ny father exclaimed
| to me-
Lopez is innocent, No man guilty
OF such deed could lock calmly into
the eyes of men as he has Just done.
The day will come when he win be
indicated
A short time before his death Col.
Lopez wrote an open letter to Gen.
Escobedo through one of the news
papers of this city, urging him to let
the world know the true history of the
fall of Queretaro.