The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-06
GOVERNOR MAaMAoUke DEAD.

GOVERNOR MARMApUKE DEAD
Unszpsctsd Death ef the Governor Of NJ
souri-lssisf Sketch oT HIS Life.
JETFERsoN CIrY, No., Dec. 20-Governoe
4armaduke died ct 0:32 last night. His con-
dltion became alarming about ten o'clock.
this forenoon, and though receiving close
attention Of prominent physicians, con-.
tinued to sink rapidly, until death ensued--
He was surrounded by relatives and
friends.
For the past several weeks his friends
observed that he was breaking down gen.
orally, but he made no complaint of feeling
bad till Friday morning Last, yet he.
went to his office and put,
In . full days work. That night.
he was restless, Saturday night feverish
and annoyed with . hacking cough, and
Sunday his brother, d. w. Marmaduke,-
the warden, became somewhat alarmed on
observing the Governor spit blood occa--
sionally and told him the symptoms inti--
mated pneumonia
Acting on the advice Of his brother, Dr.
A. c. DAVIDSON was called, who frankly m
formed him that he was in great danger of
aviolent attack Of pneumonia The doctor
prescribed for him and In the evening"
the Governor made trip to his ONCE.
Quickly returning Sunday night, he suf-
fered from pain in the lungs which was
aggravated by tho increasing hacking
cough.
Monday morning found the Governos{,
quite sick, though not disposed to givssS
up. DR.. Davidson renamed some
time during the day, but felt no.
alarm. and scarcely dozen persons in the,
State knew Of the Governors illness.
Monday night was similar to the night.
previous, and Tuesday morning found tho,
Governor very sick. At his request DIR. R
c. Young, superintendent Of the New ada.
Lunatic Asylum, was telegraphed for, as
was also Colonel Leslie Marmadnke,.
Of st. Louis, brother Of the Governor.
Several intimate friends called during the
day and he discussed the business OF his
office with his private secretary. His ap--
petite was comparatively good and his mind
remarkably clear. He a tempted to stand
Oh his feet, assisted by General june
sou and his brother, but was
too weak to stand, he said TO the Warden.
Darwin, don't know what makes mo
so weak. The muscles Of my fingers, even,
seem to have lost their power" ~"
Yesterday morning tho Governor COM
menced sinking. DR.. Young had arrived,
and also DIR. J. d. Grifiths, Of Kansas CITY,.
aud then, for the first time, real alarm
prevailed.
After two in the afternoon he steadily
grew worse, recognizing only two persons,
DIR. Young. who is an old friend OF tho.
family, as well is their physician, and W.
W. Ramsey, Of Maryville.
BIOGRAPHICAL
Hon. John s. Marmaduke was born ir,S
Saline County, NO., March II, 1884,
and was the son OF Governor NJ. NJ
Marmaduke. His youth was spent upon
his fathers farm. He attended the CON-
mon schools until about seventeen years
Of age. when he entered Yale College,.
which he attended for three years. From.
Yale he went to Harvard University, which
he attended until June, 1858, when he en-
tered West Point. He secured place in
that institution through the efforts Of;
Hon. John s. Phelps. then a member
Of Congress from Missouri. He graduated
from West Point in 1857. and was soon.
after appointed q lieutenant in the Six
teenth infantry. under the command of"
General Albert Sidney johnson. The en-
suing three years he spent In the West
engaged in military surveys and the con-
structiOn of forts. He returned to Missouri
in February, 1861, on q leave of absence.
In April, after the firing On Fort Sumter.
he resigned his position ina
the army and enIsted in company
A, Missouri State Guards, at that
time being raised in Saline County, of
which he was elected Captain. A few
weeks aftcrward he was elected Colonel Of
a regiment then being organized at Jeffer-
son City. which he commanded until after
the engagement at Boonvile, when he re-
signed. He next went to Richmond, Va,
and offered his services to the Confederate
Secretary OF War. The offer was accepted
and he was assigned to duty as First Lieu
tenant and aid-de-camp to General Hardee.
He was rapidly promoted and at the end
of few months was Colonel Of the Third
Regiment, Z. q A., which exhibited
great bravery and especially honorea
by being was selected to open the
battle Of Shiloh. in which it
suffered great loss In this battle he was
wounded. AS a reward for brave and gal
liant conduct he was promoted to Briga-
der Generalshlp. He was shortly after
wards ordered to relieve General Raincs,
and was placed in command Of his division
in Northwestern Arkansas. In 1863 at the,
head Of 1000 men, he entered Missouri, ex
Treating General Carter from q perilOus
position before Cape Girar,leau. He re-
NAMED in command Of his division during
1868 and 1864. being in command at the fol-
lowing battles: Mumf0rdsv,lle. Little Mis-
sissippi. Person Springs, Pine Bluff, Lake
Chicot. Cane Hill, Prairie Grove. Little
Rock, Iron Mountain, Little B.He, Big Blue
and Mine Creek
He was taken prisoner at this latter
battle. which took place October 70, 1874
After his release in 1865, at the close Of the.
war, he sailed for Europe. remaining there
year. After his return he went into bu
siness IN IT. Louis, and became member
of the commission house Of Marmaduke "
Brown, in which he remained until 1859.
The next two years he was engaged in
the insurance business. In 1873 he was
elected Secretary Of the State Board OF
Agriculture and served two years.. In 1878,
he was appointed railroad commissioner:
a year later was elected for four years. In.
1854 lie was nominated by the Democratic
State Convention for Governor and elected
in November Of that year.
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Prophecy Of War. 9
BERLIN, Dec 2S.-The Cologne Gazette,
which is usually more reserved than most
of the great Continental journals in its ex-
pressions Of political opinion, sees nothing
in the situation to justify confidence in
much further prolongation Of race The
Gar >, il says sis surrounded by iutri1uers.