New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-28
LcZADA.


The MaZatlan tSinaloat correspondent u.
She Boston Gi,bc has contributed 10 tina.
paper al article On Manue! Lczada. the
long famed and celebrated Indian chie.tair
Of til. district of Topic. Mexico. That cor
resp adent. however. has never seen the
Jete Ge IA. A'icas. and consequently mas III
rely scieiy upon biased Mexican. minds and
reyengetU! Mexican Newspapers wretched
apollo. ies as they all are TO: Newspapers
for hi. information. Imperfect. and crude.
and disconnected az il IS, however. the
press Of my country has quite generally
reproduced the article.
am able. believe. herewith to supply
the inside life OF the dead chie.tan. and
particular. o: his distric,--Tei ic-wh;ch no
other !'v:rs writer can glVe. 10: believe
tina: ! am the only newspape. man who
ever visited and interviewed L0zada. This
interview and visit. TOO. were had with sur
rounding. which vii. add iL;enser .nteges;
to the events recorded.
During the summer OF $50. while cross.
ing IL" Inion Pacific railroad iron. Sa,.
Francisco TO New York. and when nearin.
Omaha. a gentleman of striking features.
round. large face. pleasing eye. stout frame.
tall. well proportionea. was suddenly taken
ill. Again.. the advice ot te!!oV passen.
gers. he Insisted on remaining oI. the ':a;il.
instead OF going to a hott. a: Omaha.
Crossing iowa and lilinc... although AS
permit. ne grew worse: reaching Chicago.
was carried to the Sherman House. and the
secohd day thereafter. died. Tha: man
was Isaac V. Fowler. ex-postmas:ev Of New
York city, who, during Buchanan's admins.
tration. unconsciously detaulted by lending
his party large sums OF money out Of post.
office receipts. and. discovering it. fled an
exile to Mexico. For ten long years this
accomplished gentleman was hand in
hand companion of Mantle: LOzada. and
during that time was The WY indian
Counseior-thc only one liz whom lie .Inpli.
city relied, and the only man who could
sway tine stubborn ci!ie!tdiI iron. any plan
OF his once formed.
1t va. your correspondents privilege 20
pass the autumn of 1867 under the !ospita
BILE roo. OF Mr.. Fowler. His the home was
abou; one mile and a quarter from Tie city
of T.iic. on the left bank OF a silyerr :io
the waters ot which turned the wheels
which ran the cotton mandatory OF IA
Jon.a. the property OF Me-srs. Barron. |
Fore. & Co. bankers. OF Topic. City OF !
hesico and Guadala PARA. anu Mexican. con. |
nectlon then of the grea! Dan.,in. house III |
London o; Barring Brothers. Mr.. Fowler, |
on leaving New York. took steamer :oy |
Havana There ne awaited spondence. |
including letters OF recommendation .:Dln
New York firms TO correspondents III Mex.
leo. FroIl Havana he sailed fox Vera
Cruz. ana thence by diligencia he proceed.
ed t. the City OF Mexico. Mr.. Baron. then
quite Eoang man. but head Of the great
banking h0'!5t. at once offered Mr.. Fowler
the lucrative position OF superintendent; OF
La J"nga. in Topic.
1hr generous offer was promptly ar. /
cepted. and the selfeXpatriated exile pro
ceeded over the Intervening States ot ,lex.
leo Queretaro. Guanajuoto and .Jaiiss.--
lntc l"pic. An elegant house was rented
Tor him. lie WAS given carte blanche libei.
ties with the factory. All lie had {" DO was
70 90 ahead. enlarge and otherwise improve !
I al vii. and present accounts to the trim.
he surrounded his home viii. !. ..gh wall,
nclosin@ ten acres oi ground. On it were | .
orange trees. cocoa-nu: palms ana other |
rul. trees. Flowers o1 many nue>. rank |
plants and shrubs. adorne,! it. au,. i. |
'acheiorhool and quie: 'h- ex-postuaste.
Il the metropolis OF the United States lived |
way the years IL one o: tn most beautiful.
ertiie. peace.u! ana pros.,, lou. valley. III
he world.
Manuel Lozad.'s lie. disconnected: viii, -;
hat ~ Isaac Y. Fowler. - aE entirely dit. |
areE. thing. The world can no' understand
ozada taken aside from III. Bnenc ami.. :
me:Icano--''mi comnad:r. Scn.g Fowler" :
etwaau these men :ucrc arose bond OF | |
utu.! interest. Between the people al . Il
eplc and !.czada MG. Fowler stood ,i... I
OF :.u:p.tiUn and doc!lity and humble u
rv:t de: and whenever Lc.aIi.t Cou.i. Aot .
influenced or controlled by arotLe. III. d
fence. Nj Fowler vas !ntcrc.aeG Wiz. I. y
tertre. and. If the caus. Wa. MOI trivial.
wo.!d seek Lozada y: San Luis. .l.s to.
led mountain .aotness. ana hv argument
appeal. almos: always succeeded Il. :.
angling the chie.tans mind.
VIVA! .irs, brought these antipod.l ...;: -
.ba a Al La =, factor, ! "a
Ter Mr.. Fowler had improved |: by add -
severa. thousand sp!nG!e.. man' ICONS. ~
much tine machinery iron. american =
Lozada visited and inspect ~
the factory in the summer 81 iSo". and ;"
once became al ARDEN. admlrer OF Mr.. -
wlcr. He often rode ia and dlned VIII.
American. whose table always held IT.. II.
sst Of eatabies as well as tAc choicest OF "a
nora and wines. Bv observing the I'M Oh
yements made by MIR. Fowler. Lo2ada ha
ran to inquire about other Improvements 4,
,illing the soil, and supplied his Amlg" III
ericana with funds with which 20 import I'd
icultural implements and machinery. lie "n
led in farm OF nearly 300 acres OF land OF vi
adjacent to his castle or "a
re-s OF San Luis. and employed his new LIZ
hinery and implements IL cultlvallng w
farm. He .oiled daily IL the fields; ga
v tobacco. cotton, corn. barley, rice, see
49,, ,,,n,u;uo aud reaniup machine | sal
. Ill 1--we nIap+nrs ral,es a Dorta- Sal
saw mill, a grist mill, corn shelters, tod- Ia
cutters; and in 1867, when the writer Wis Vol
Topic, there were hundreds OF improved IN IN
,ulfural implements and machines scat. Ma
i throughout that. fertile valley pur' oiI
ed by those who had seen Lozada's: L
; Indirectly Nr. Fowler's exile proved put
good may grow Oh. Of bad. Still. the