Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-03
tablet to the memory of Juarez, the
Herald saws:

I1CIdiu says.
The ceremony was of most impress
sive character, inasmuch as the youngest
grand daughter of Juarez, held in
arms by Sr Jose Cazarin, was the one
selected for unveiling the tablet which
commentaries the Imprisonment of
her grandfather. She was assisted in
this work by Sr. CaZarin and the ladies
present, while engaged in sucking a
nipple placed in her mouth to keep her
from crying.
Of dinner given 10000 Indians, the
Herald says:
II was the largest dinner ever given
as public charity in the history of
modern Mexico. Certainly no fewer
than 10000 Indians were fed a SUBJ
stantial meal and no fewer than half
that many more were turned away be-
cause preparations for feeding more
than 10000 had not been made
The feast afforded sight never to
be forgotten by those who cared to fol-
low the crowd from the Paseo front to
the road at the rear of the National
depot. A sort of runway or stockade
had been erected close to the Paseo and
the Indians were first passed through
If. 1t accommodated in all about 150
persons and when it had been filled
with those wanting to enter the
grounds police were stationed at the
outer ends of the stockade and no more
were admitted until the place had been
emptied. This was done in about once
in every minute and half. Great bags
containing earthenware platillos (plat-
ters) and ollitas (mugs) were placed at
the exit of each runway and as the
Indians passed through in the rush they
were given each an ollita and pla-
tillo.
They were rushed past the tortilla
stand and each given two tortillas.
Great piles of French rolls were spread
upon the ground and each was given
one of these small loayes of bread.
Rushing the crowd further into the
park they were passed to the booth
from which the Toluca brewery served
a cup of beer to each individual, dis
pensing in all about 40O gallons of the
liquid.
From this booth the crowds were
rushed to the center of the park where
beans were dished out to them from
army caldrons attended by soldiers.
AT another place rice was 0ished out
from other caldrons and at still other
places beef stews and fish stews were
served. 1t was a dinner in many
courses, with dusty rrshes from place
to place to nave the contents of the
caldrOns dumped out upon the platillos
until they could hold no more. Then
the ban9ueters were rushed off under
the trees to take their time at eating.
For the benefit OF our readers who may
not know who Be2ito Juarez was, we
have prepared the following brief
biography:
He was born in 1896 and was of full
Indian blood. Left in poverty at an
early age by the death of his father, he
was given an education by charitable
friar. He studied law and speedily rose
to distinction. In the stormy political
life of his time he took a promi-
nent part as an exponent of liberal
views. In 1858 he was banished from
the country by Santa Anna. He re-
turned in 1866 and after Santa Annals
defeat he was made minister of justice
by Alvarez. By the removal of the
president in 1858, Juarez by title of his
position was, proclaimed president and
in 1861 was duly elected as such. After
his election he decreed that payment of
public debts be suspended for two
years. This decree led to the landing
of English, Spanish and French troops
on Mexican soil. The English and
Spanish were prevailed upon to with
draw but the French remained. Maxi
milan ascended the throne as
emperor and drove Juarez to the north
ern limits of the country. After the
emperor was overthrown and shot,
Juarez again assumed control of the
country but his term of office was far
from being one of tranquility, Discon-
tented generals stirred up revolts and
instructions and during the closing
years of Juarez' life his popularity was
on the wane. He died of appoplexy
July 18, 1872. In him Mexico lost
statesman of integrity, ability and
determination, whose good qualities
are too apt to be overlooked in con-
sequence of his connection with the un-
happy fate of Macmillan.
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