The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-09
AN INSANE ACT.
4 Party of Mexican Soldiers Abuse
Privileges at Eagle Pass,
Tex,
And Attempt to XIII . Deserter-They
Are Driven Away With Fatal
Results.
Eoudanese Attack Suakim and Arc Do.
feated-French Soldiers Accused Of
Rufianism.

EAGLE Pass, Tex. March 5.-Saturday
morning Captain AuuOs. commander OF the
soldiers stationed ut Piedras Niegras. Mex
leo. came to this side and asked permission
OF the custom Inspector to let four OF his
men come over on horseback and look at
some horses they wanted to buy. They re.
ceived the permission, with the proviso
that they should return in q short time. A
Lieutenant and three soldiers then came
over in ferry boat, and after talking s0me
time with Captain Munos, they started to
ward Frank FOx's brick yard, where q
Mexican who had deserted few days be-
fore WIS at work. Tho Mexican saw them
coming and concealed himself under one
Of the kilns. He was discovered by
the Mexican soldiers, who, ut the
command Of the Lieutenant. dragged him
out, beating him over the head with tho
butts Of their revolvers. While his men
were thus engaged, the Lieutenant uu-
coiled Q lasso from his saddle, r0ped the
fugitive and belaboring him numerically
with their six-shO0ters and endeavOring
to get him to cross back to Mexico with
them.
About this time Deputy Sheriff White
came up and commanded them to quit, or
drew their pistols on him, telling him to
get out Of their way or they would kill him
too. White, being unarmed, ran to Sheriff
Cooke for assistance. In the meantime the
Mexicans, leaving the deserter apparently
dead. his body being covered with wounds
inflicted with knives and pistols, mounted
their horses and started through for the
river. When they got near the ford they
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and Will Van Ripper and Sheriff Cooke.
A furious fusilade took place, during
which White was shot through the right
hand and fell from his horse and the horse
ridden by one of the Mexican soldiers fell
dead from a bullet from Whites Winches.
ter. The Mexicans made every effort 10
reach the other side OF the river before the
Van Rlpers and Cooke could catch them,
and the Lieutenant, who was riding ahead,
succeeded in reaching the Mexican bank.
and Immediately turned around and COM
menced firing with his pistol into tho
crowd which had by this time assembled
assembled on the American bank. The dis
mounted soldier plunged into the river afoot
and was shot through the head and killed
by Ed Van Riper when about half way
across OF the other two, one, corporal,
.
died soon after reaching the Mexican Shore
The Lieutenant had o flesh wound in the
face.
The people OF 10th Piedras Niegras and
Eagle Pass are indignant at this outrage
upon international friendship and demand
Of the Government protection and retalia-
ton. The civil authorities claim to be en-
tlTely innocent OF the matter and most
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scheme gotten up entirely by Captain Mu-
nos and his Lieutenant. The Mexican
whem these soldiers tried to kidnap is Sc
rieusly injured but will probably recover
United States Consul Allen has te legraphed
an account of the affair to the Secretary OF
State 1T Washington.
4 WARMING TO SWITZERLAND.
BERLIN, March 5.-Thc North Geya,an Cd
sstte reprints an attack upen Germany in
the form Of poem, entitled ''Vive la
France which was circulated in PAM
phlet ct Basic during the carnival, reminds
Switzerlsnd that her neutrality imposes
upon her the obligation Of avoiding provo
cation to foreign powers, and adds: ',Some
Of the inhabitants of Switzerland appear to
be unconscious Of this obligation We
trust that the Swiss Government will
thwart the plans of those who desire to
the relations existing between
Switzerland and Germany"
FIGHTING AT sUAKIM.
SUAKrN, March 5-Suaklm was attacked
yesterday by large forceef rebels. After
four hours fighting the rebels retired.
leaving several hundredIkilled and wounded
ou'the field. On the British side Colonel
Tap and five Egyptians were killed and
wounded. The British gunboats
Dolphin and Albacore, assisted the garri-
son and poured deadly fire on the re-
treating rebels.
AN APOLOGY WANTED.
RoNE, March 5.-Premier Crspi has sent
anelegram to Count Menambre, the Italian
Ambassador It Paris. instructing him to
demand d the Frendh Government the
punishment Of fifteen French soldiers who
stopped some Italian railway officials at
4odene and by threatening them with
bayOnets, forced them to kneel before