East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-16

1861, the people again proclaimed the
republic with Bernito Juarez as pres.
ident on October 81, 1851, Spain
England and France agreed to a
joint invasion Of Mexico at the re-
quest of the monarchists, but this
plan fell through and Napoleon the
Third of France then decided TO
conquer the country alone, His fleet
arrived at Vera Cruz on January 2,
1862 but 1t was not until June 10th,
1863 that the French army of more
than 100000 men entered the city of
Mexico. Maximillian. the Austrian
prince who had been selected as en-
peror, did not arrive until December
18th, 1864.
The Aztec population fought a
guerrilla warfare and in the years
1864 and 1865 more than 400 battles
and skirmishes were fought. Benito
Juarez, the Aztec president retired
before the French, out retained the
seal of state, the original document
of the constitution and the most i'm
portant of the republican archives
Maximillian set up mis- court in the
City of Mexico and began to enrich
his officers and favorites with the
rich lands OF Mexico and valuable
concessions Of other public utilities.
But finally in 1865 the French became
alarmed at the menace of the rising
German empire ana demanded that
Napoleon the Third abandon MeXi-
co. Americans have always believed
that the French retired because of
the insistance of the United States,
but the recorded debate in the
French chamber of deputies contains
no reference to America. They were
frightened only by the Germans and
in 1866 the red pantaloons' began
To retire from Mexico.
Immediately Juarez called the Az
tees to arms again and advanced
against the native forces under the
command of Maximillian. The fina,
battle of the campaign was fought at
Queretaro and the emperor and his
principal generals were captured. In
connection the colonel tells an inter-
estng story of his family and its
connection with Mexican affairs. He
is the grandson of Thaddeus of War
saw, who was the son of John the
Fifth, the last king of Poland, ana
Thaddeus led the uprising of the
Poles against the Russians. They
were defeated and the royal leader
and many of his mobiles were Captur-
ed and sent into Siberia where they
perished in the mines The Sobiesk
estate and fortune were offered to
the Countess of Warsaw if she would
give her infant son, John Sobieski to
the Russians to be educated She re-
fused and accepted Punishment. In
the city OF Milan cat that time the
capital of the Piedmont province of
Austria. but now a city of northern
Italy) she supported her two children
by teaching languages and music.
one day as she walked in the streets
there was a riot and, among others,
she was arrested and taken before the
military governor. who was none
other than Maximillian the brother
of Franz Joseph. the Austrian en-
peror When he learned than she
was the Countess or Warsaw he or
dered her and the children deported
as dangerous political criminals, and
young John Sobieski. who was then
nine years of age, snook his fist in
the face of the prince and hold him
he would get even with him.
Countess Sobieski died in London
and her daughter married the Count
Ledeyiski a Polish officer in the
English army. John SobiesN at the
age Of "A years. slowed away on a
ship and came TO the United States