The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-09-14
NOTE LOST
Mexican Declaration of lnde-
pendence Cannot Be Found.
Celebration VIII Be Held on Septem-
Der is, But Republic Is Only Eigh-
ty-Nlne Years OId-Historic
Document MsIaid.

City of Mexico.-In connection with
the so-called first centennial of Mex
lean independence, which is to be cele-
brated all over the republic on Sep
TENDER 16, the curious fact has devel-
oped that what is known as the
original Declaration of Independence
has been lost, and all efforts to find it
have failed. 1t is probable that the
document has been stored away
either in this country or Europe and
it's hiding place forgotten. The COM
ing celebration will be a memorable
event in the history of Mexico. At the
City of Mexico and every important
place of the republic improvements
and public works of all kinds will be
inaugurated, such as theaters, roads,
schools, monuments, parks, etc.
Prominent among her sister cities,
Monterey, which has been called the
future Chicago of Mexico, will have
something grand in September next.
A battle of flowers, the Inauguration
of monument to Hidalgo, the Next
cans greatest hero; floral games, and
above everything else, an exhibition of
the products of the state of Nuevo
Leon
1t must be remembered that, ex-
cepting perhaps the City of Mexico,
Monterey, with the state governed by
1t, is the most noted commercial and
industrial emporium of Mexico, having
very large steel works, foundry plants
of many sizes, a great brewery, &C.
ment factories and various other large
manufacturing plants, also a great
number of small industries, and all
will no doubt make very interesting
show.
Unlike the United States of North
America, Mexico does not have
formal Declaration of Independence.
The only thing that approaches it was
the decree issued September 81, 1921,
signed by Augustin iturbide. who aft
erward became the first emperor 1t
is curious that Mexico is this year
what it calls it's centennial
of independence, when, as a matter
of fact, the revolution started by the
patriot priest Hidalgc, on September
10, 1870 was not a revolt against
Spain, but against the vice-regal gov
eminent of Mexico and against the
Bonaparte usurpers of the Spanish
when Napoleon put his broth
er Joseph at the head of the Spanish
This revolution was crushed
in 1915.
1t was not until 1920 that the second
revolt broke out, headed by Augustin
lturbide and the Indian, Guerrero. In
this revolt all parties in Mexico were
united. Iturbide became the leading
figure through his influence with the
church. 1t was not until late in 1921
that the purposes of the revolutionists
were put into anything like definite
form. Iturbide was thus the real liber-
ator of Mexico, and the nation has
really only been Independent SO years.
And at first it was an empire with
Iturbide as emperor.
A large vein of coal has been found
in the State of Vera Cruz, some thir-
tyfve miles south of Tampico.
Inc vein is about six feet thick and
the quality of the coal is very good,
though little soft, but free from sui
phur or rock. The men owning this
land are preparing to develop the
vein and will get in shape for ship
ping coal as soon as the Matamoras
and Mexico City railroad, which runs
right near this property, is completed.