The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-09-02


France shows general triumph of the Re-
publican candidates. The Bonapartists lost
. number Of seats. The elections in Spain
likewise resulted in great successes for the
Liberals.
The resignation is announced OF MIR.
A. W. Soper, for ten years Superintendent
and General Manager of the Iron Mountain
Railroad. He will be succeeded by Mr.. 81.
II. Hoxie, General Manager OF the lnterna-
tional & Great Northern and of the Texas
Pacific Roads of Texas.
GEN. WILLIAM C. WICKHAM, leader
Of the "Straightout" Republicans of Vir-
ginia, has published a letter giving his rea-
sons for opposing Malone and proposed CO.
alition with the Readjusters on the part OF
the Republicans, and winding up with the
announcement that he will vote the State
Democratic ticket.
The Governor of the Mexican Prov
ince of Sonora will cooperate with the Gov
ernor of Arizona to prevent the invasion OF
Sonora by s'cow- boys" and the invasion OF
Arizona by "Greasers," and thus protect the
lives and property of the Inhabitants OF both
countries. The United States Marshal at
Tucson will also assist.
The Merchants Exchange of St.
Louis, through its Executive Committee,
has issued call to the people Of the Missis-
sippi Valley for the selection of delegates to
Convention to be held in their city on the
25th day of October, 1881, to deliberate on
the question of improving the great Missis-
sippi River and its navigable tributaries.
EVIDENCE continues to accumulate of
Capt. Howgate's financial crookedness as
head of the Signal Service Bureau. Vouchers
to the amount of $4,000, purporting to be
for supplies purchased of New York dealers,
are pronounced forgeries by the firms whose
names they bear. 1t is now known that
Capt. Howgate kept several women on the
payroll of his Office who never performed a
days work, and whose relations with him
were Of decidedly questionable nature.
GREENBACK Conventions were held
on the oath in New York, Massachusetts, and
Mississippi. The New York Convention NOM
mated ticket headed by Epictetus Howe
for Secretary of State and adopted resolu-
tons reaffirming the Chicago platform of
1880, and declaring that railroad corpora
tons should be prohibited from charging
for transportation more than enough
to pay operating expenses and fair
return on their actual cost. The Massachu-
sets Convention nominated Israel W. An
drews for Governor and George Dutton for
Lieutenant Governor. The platform con-
tains resolution affirming the equal right OF
suffrage without regard to race, color, sex
or taxes. The Mississippi Greenbackers and
Independents nominated Col. Ben King
for Governor. j. B. Yellowby, Lieutenant
Governor; j. j. Spellman (colored), Secre-
tary Of State; W. H. Byrum, Treasurer; A.
T. Wimberly, Auditor; W. F. Fitzgerald,
Attorney General; W. D. House, Superin-
tendent of Education.
PARTICULARS of the recent fatal bat
tie with the Indians in New Mexico give the
following additional facts: On the 18th, Mana
and a portion of his band left the San Mateo
Noun aims, going sou'h. Lieut.. G. W.
Smith and a company Of the Tenth Cavalry
were ordered in pursuit, with instructions
to cover the settlements. On the afternoon
of the 10Th Lieut.. Smith and twenty men OF
his company reached Lake Valley, twelve
miles from Mutt Station, on the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, and finding
the hostiles, attacked them near a settle
ment. Lieut.. Smith was reinforced by
twenty citizens of Lake Valley and
Hillsboro, under J. H. Daily, prominen,
mine manager, and severe fight ragged
r,Is
merous and in strong position on a high
bluff. Lieut.. Smith and Mr.. DAILY and three
soldiers were killed and four soldiers
wounded. Twelve citizens are reported
missing. The Indians heaped brush around
Lieut.. Smiths body and burned it. Days
body was shot all to pieces, evidently after
death. Lieut.. Taylor, with an additional
force of cavalry, arrived on the ground soor
after the fight was over, and left in close
pursuit of the savages, who continued or
their way toward Mexico. Gen. Hatch il
reported to have gone down the railroad or
hand car to visit the scene of the battle.
The condition of the President or
Sunday, the 21st, was such as to cause the
most serious apprehension. Renewed at.
clans to resort to the injection of liquid
nourishment, but the trouble was believed
to be caused not SO much by gastric de.
rangement as by the flowing of mucu:
from the salivary glands into the throat, the
result of the swelling of the parotid gland.
That this swelling was the result of blood.
poisoning, and hence of very grave import
was tacitly admitted by some of the physi.
clans in charge. The condition of the pa.
tient subsequently improved somewhat, and
he was able to take some slight nourish.
ment in the ordinary manner. In q
dispatch to Minister Lowell, forwarded or
the night of the 22d. Secretary Blaine said
'His general condition is serious, if moi
critical. He is weak, exhausted and ema.
ciated, not weighing over 125 pounds. Hi.
weight when wounded was from 205 to 2l(
nOunds His failure tn regain STRENGTH i,