Late Foreign Intelligence.

CELEBRATION OF INDEPENDENCE
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MEXICO, September II, 1925.


We witnessed yesterday, in this capital,
the first formal celebration Of the anniversa-
nv Of Mexican Independence. On the 10th
day of September, In the year 1910, the cry
OF liberty was heard for the first time, III the
village of Colores. Hidalgo, priest, Al
lende. and Albania headed the advocates
for the self-government; they were, all three
at different periods of the Revolution, cap
tured and executed, but their names are
highly venerated, and now serve as watch /
words of freedom.


Junta had been formed to make ar
rangements for the occasion, which were
duly published q few days before. Fortu-
natelv, though we are i'll the midst OF the
rainy season, the sun shone glorlously, as II
Heaven had ordained that his spiendor
should be unclouded on day devoted to re-
collections so sacred. At the dawn, saiutes
of artillery announced the solcmnty. Soon
after sunrise, the streets were adorned with
flags, patriotic, devices, &c. and the people
seen moving about them in crowds, exchang-
ing Fluctuations At 10 O'Clock, the ma
tional and municipal authorities proceeded
to the cathedral, where mass and lie Deum
were chanted. On the return of the public
officers to the National Palace, the Foreign
Il
ed their respects to the President, as did at
forwards the heads of the several corpora
rions and departments. At 10 O'Clock,
large procession arrived from the Dihutation
or Ctv Hall, arranged themselves round q
platform, erected OH the Plaza, in trout OF
the palace, for the purpose of hearing an
Grafton pronounced by Senor Baquera. At
the conclusion of the Grafton, the President
delivered to Preceptor. to be educated,
several orphan children OF persons slam IN
the Revolution, and then formally liberated,
in the name of the country, a few slaves that
had been purchased by subscription for the
purpose, or voluntarily offered by their mas
ters. After these ceremonies, the troops OF
the capital making handsome show, passed
in review before the palace; and, soon alter,
the people dispersed with perfect order, and
evidently much delighted.


At dark, a very brilliant display of fire.
works took place in the plaza, terminating
by the exhibition of an image of his mos
Catholic Majesty, Ferdinand 18th, suspended
rom gallows; which, after various ennis
sions of squibs from the head, hapds, ant
heels, at last fairly exploded and was blow
to atoms, to the infinite and loudly proclaim
ed delectation of crowd of so or 40, 900 peo,
ple, distinctly visible by the occasona
Strong glares Of light bursting from the FIRE
works. Illuminations next cnsued lht
cathedral, palace, and dputation on thu
plaza, were splcndidly lighted, and mos
of the public edfces in other parts Of tn,
CITY, besides a great number of private
houses, made an elegant display. The houst
of our Minister was very conspicuous. Ar
alegorical figure of America, in large
transparency beautifully painted, occupied
the middle of its front-the eagle of the Uni
ted States appearing directly over it; and or
either side, two other transparencies exhib-
iting, in blazing characters, the dates-1776
Independence de los Estados Unidos de A.
merica; 1910, Independence de los Estado
Unidos Mexicanos; and just above, the
names of Washington, Hancock, Franklin
Hidalgo, Allende, Adama. A great num-
Der of lights, besides, were tastefully arrang
ed wherever they could be placed without
iniuring the effect of the transparencies


Finally, theatrical performances, adapte.
to the occasion, closed the scene. The ut
most order and decorum prevailed dulin.
the whole day and night, and the people
from the highest to the lowest, seemed to en-
ter with enthusiasm into this first solemn ac
of jubilee in commemoration of the lnde
pendence of their Country, achieved atte
a bloody and obstinate conflict of fiftee
years.