The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-04-26

Spanish power. For half of February
and all of March and April, 1872. with
but $500 men, he held the town of
Cuatla against Il superior force. and in
the end. when he could no longer hold
the town. he cut n path through the
enemy. In October he took OriZaba.
i'm November he delivered victorious
assault upon OaXaca. and in August.
1913, Acapulco c~apitulated after a
siege.
Proclaimed president by his army,
he called 4 congress ut ChilpatZingo,
which issued the Mexican declaration
of Independence and erected a repub-
lican government. Then came defeats
in the field at Valladolid and Pnruar-
an. n then the %treachery of one of
his companions delivered him into the
hands of the Spaniards. and he was
shot in the city Of Mexico Dec. 81 or
30. 1915.
The sweep of the moveme for in
dependence caught a Spanish soldier
of fortune. Francisco Navier Nina.
and put him at the head of the patriot
army and at the head of the govern
ment struggling into being. Coming
to the United States. he recruited a
band of adventures. o strong. and
entered Mexico under arms in April.
1917. Town after town yielded to his
summons or to his attack. Spanish
generals fell away before him rs the
Mexican patriots rallied To his stand
ard. He also was proclaimed to the
dangerous honor and paid the penalty
Of his predecessors. He was shot to
death Nov. II. 1917.
TWO EMPERORS SHOT
The next upon the death roll was an
emperor. the first since Guatemotzin.
just three centuries earlier. This was
Augustin de Iturbide. who i'm 1921. in
the plan of %Iguala, proposed the indie
pendence of Mexico under the rule of
of the Spanish princes of the
house of Bourbon MS emperor. This
project was virtually ratified when the
acting viceroy. Juan O'Donoiu. entered
into treaty with Iturbide. and the Az
tee crown was offered TO Ferdinand
VII. On receipt of the news of his re-
fusal Iturbide proclaimed himself
peror and was crowned July /. 1922.
His term as emperor scarcely lasted
Il year. for Santa Anna proclaimed the
republic. and i'm March. 1929. Iturbide
presented his abdication. \ pension of
! S25.000 n year was granted him. and a
mild decree of exile ordered him to
live in Italy. He returned TO Mexico
in ignorance of the decree and. land
ing in disguise mt Soto Marina. was
Immediately a~pprehended rs a public
enemy and shot July 10. 1924.
In the succeeding years of the fairly
established Mexican republic. under
the political dominance of General
Santa Anna. few presidents were al
lowed To serve out the constitutional
term.
The next execution of a ruler came
after Il gap Of forty-three years and
ended the career of the second emper-
or Of Mexico. the Austrian ~archduke
Macmillan.
THE UNLUckY MAMMALIAN
Al the end of the civil war our gov
ernment protested 10 Napoleon III.
against French interference upon the
continent of America. RaZaine was
withdrawn. and the French troops
left Mexico in February. 1861. Maxi
milan had given mp hope of establish
ing the empire in Mexico ana had de-
eided to ahdicafe. Against this action
he was dissuaded by the Empress Car
lotta in 1866. lint her mind gave way
under the strain.
When the French withdrew their
support Macmillan took command Of
his army and sought 10 oppose the
republicans under Juarez. who were
pressing upon him from every side.
Ills last hope was ia break through
the surrounding army. but when about
10 make this attempt he was betrayed.
Macmillan was condemned by court
martial and shot June 10. 1861.
Now Madero's name Is added To the
list Of slain rulers. Sinister murmur-
ings are heard here. there and every
where in this land of trouble. They
node i'll for its future.