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THE OMAHA DAiif o < -J EIGHTEENTH YEAB. OMALIA. MONDAY MOKNING , AUGUST 27. 1SSS ; NUMBER 74. AMONG THE ROSEBUD SIOUX , A Boo Man Spends Three Days at the Reservation. HE TALKS WITH THE CHIEFS. Xholr Opinions on the Treaty Question Why They Will Kcfusc to Slirn Sonic IntcrOHtliiK Statistics mid Kxpei-le.ncoH. Spoiled Tnll'H Followers , no.iniiuii INDIAN AOF.NCV , Nob. , August 25..Special [ Correspondence of THE Hic : ] Thlrty-ilvo miles to the northwest of Valen- tlno ( u way station on the Fremont , Elkhorn ft Missouri Valley railroad ) lies Hoscbud , the largest and most iinportunt of the Sioux Indian agencies. It was ilrst established leu ycnrs ago , immediately after the Custormas- sacro , and was sot apart for thu use of such of tlio Sioux Indians us chose to follow the fortunes of Chief Spotted Tail. For some years it was known us the Spotted Tall agency , in honor of the chief , who built him self a neat two-story house , and used all his inllucneo In restraining his more hot-headed bruves from returning to the warpatii , The house still stands but Spotted Tail is dead hilled by Crow Dog , who was tried for the offense and sentenced to hang , but had the sentence reversed by the supreme court on the gjound that it was not In the jurisdiction of the court to punish an Indian for an otTcnso committed upon an Indian. Ho still lives and can dally bo seen uround the agency , where ho had his photo graph taken only last Monday. The house Is occupied by THE WIDOW OF Tin ; Muuncnii > CHIEF nnd her eldest son , William , her second son , Polly , being employed as a herder , and her youngest , Spotted Tail , jr. , having died a few months' ago. The latest fatality in con ucction with the feud occurred two years ago , when Thunder Hawk killed White Thunder. Ho , too , was acquitted , and Is n dally visitor at the agency , lie is a firm bo licvcr in education , has two children at the Genoa Indian school , and lias expressed his willingness to send 1,1s wife there too , but the board of examiners concluded to decline the otlcr. The old agency bids fail- to onoo moro become prominent in Indian affairs , as it will bo one o the last agencies visited by the present Indian commission , and upon the assent or dissent of its people , the fatoof the proposed treaty in a great measure rests. While there arc a great many dissatlslled braves who would no doubt willingly restore the old order of things , they are in a great measure guided by the wiser counsels of their chiefs nnd of the agent , Colonel L. F. Spen cer , of Hochester , N. Y. TIII : AOINCV : iiun.wxrn lie snugly in u hollow , surrounded on nil sides by hills , through which the ro.nl from Valentino finds Its way after traversing long stretches of prairie land. A small creek runs through the valley , but at times it becomes u rushing torrent , and Saturday night last it rose several feet , sweeping iiwuy banks , bridges and buildings that ou- Btructed its course. The agency proper covers about four acres of ground , and con tains business ofllces , the agent's residence , quarters for employes , commissary store house , ammunition warehouse , school house and shops. The grounds are tastefully laid out and are ornamented with a fountain and u tall Hag stuff , from which the stars and strips float daily. A miniature waterworks system has been devised , which convoys clear spring watar tea a reservoir nt the top of an adjacent hill , from which In turn the olllees , buildings and fountains are supplied. Small hydrants arc also bcattcred over the ground for which suitable rubber hose has been obtained to bo used in case of lire. Additional precautions have been taken and constantly filled water buckets , Ilro extinguishers , and other con trivances abound. The improvements are due entirely to the energy ot Agent Spencer , who is reducing everything to a system and apparently GAINING T11K CONFIDENCE of his Indian charges at the same time. Ho Is assisted by a corps of assistants , 0110 of whom is a full-blooded Indian boy , whoso clerical work wonld bo a credit to the de partment at Washington. Dr. Wooaburn , into of Omaha , is In charge of the medical department , and is kept constantly busy in Attending to the numerous ills that Indian flesh is heir to , and has apparently uiado many friends among his patients. The commissaiat is presided over by Mr. II. W. Dunbar , with two assistants , ono Indian and the other white. Mr. Dunbar is evidently cut out for the business , and during the year distributes 200,000 pounds of bacon , 8,1'J5,000 pounds of beef , 12,000 pounds of baking powder , 30,01)0 ) pounds of beans , bO.OOO pounds of coffee , 250,000 pounds of corn , bOO.OOO pounds of Hour , 50,000 pounds > f hard bread , UO.OOO pounds of hominy , aO.OOO pounds of rice , 150,000 pounds of salt , 100,000 pounds of sugar , and (10.000 ( pounds of soap , rive years ago soap and baking powder were unknown , but now the squaws insist on having their full rations. Five years ngo when flour was issued , the b'raves would open the sacks and throw the flour out In order to keep the canvas , but since then times tiavo changed , and now they ask for nnd use all the laws allow. The distribution calls for each person per week 4 ounces of coffee nnd 8 ounces of sugar ; for seven per sons , 1 pound of coffcu and " pounds of sugar ; for twelve persons , ! i pounds of sugar and 21 ounces of coITeo ; for two , 1 pound of sugar and # pound of eoffeo. In addition to this. Hour , bacon'hominy , beans , rice , soap aud salt uro issued monthly. Till ! l-AUM will bo under the control of W. S. Sagcr wnon it materializes. At present , prospects do not warrant the establishment of a model farm , nnd Mr. Sager is kept busy superintending Ills six assistants , who In turn arc endeavoring to instruct the Indians in the way they should go with a plow. Ho also attends to the distribution of farming Implements among the natives , and although lie consults the agent for all expenditures , lie llnds that ho has a hard row to hoc. The principal sources of attraction to the Indians uro the ttores of the LICENSE * TiiAimns of whom there are two. Ono is that of Charles P. Gordon , who spent upwards of u decade on the frontier , nnd the other that of 12. J. Dcliclln , at ono time phystclau and surgeon at the Pine Kidge agency. Visitors wishing to become acquainted with the celebrities of the Sioux nation can at any time llnd them at ono or the other of the trading posts. THE POI.ICE roncK is the most Interesting of all , consisting of forty-three ofllcers nnd men , not ono ol Whom can speak a word ot English. They nro nearly all full-blooded Indians and two ol them were present at the Ouster massacre. Ono of them bears on his body the scars loft by participating lu the Sun dance , when ha himself toro the flesh and muscles from his naked breast In honor of the great spirit nnd In proof of his bravery. They uro all mounted und wear neat semi-military costumes , and are armed with Winchester carbines and ro volvers. They nro well up In both cavalry and Infantry drill , und carry out the agent's orders without fear or favor. None but those who have visited an agency can under stand what the sacrifice of their long ( lowing locks nnd the wearing of u stiff uniform cos ) them , but they mada the sacrifice and arc making the best of it , and the agent report : them honest nnd trustworthy In every case , The men on duty Imvo sleeping apartments In the guard house , and U , and the ono cell it contains , ire always kept clean. The follow ing Is the latest guard detail , nnd inuj rrovo Interesting , I ho numbers opposite the rtitpeotlvc names , being understood to be regulmental : Captain , A. Lcdour. He , i2 Lleulcuaut Hollow Horn Bear , No. 8 Sergeant Hring the Arrow. ox til Aim. No. 20 Poor Tnundcr. No. 80-Hlack Hear. TATiot-n nt'TV. No. 22 Little Wound. No. 4H Yellow Thunder. No. aJ-Stiff Arm. No. 21 Crooked Leg. No. ! H Ho Dog. No. 12-Hear Louse. No. 11 Afraid of Bear. No. IS-Kill Doer. No. Bono Shirt , Jr. The force is in charge of Captain Lcdotix , with Hollow Horn Boar and Little Dog us lieutenants , and the pay Is fS per month for privates and ? 10 for the olllcers. Till ! SCHOOL SI STUM Is all that can bo expected , und nbout 550 pupils attend the reservation schools for ten months In the year. Thcio are thirteen day schools utnong the camps , which the children can attend and let their parents draw their rations ; and there nre four boarding schools where tlio children are cared for , and draw their own rations. The latter are under religious mnnau'Cinent and are St. Mury-BEpiscopullun ; St. Francis , Koiimn Catholic , and uvo small schools in care of the Presbyterians , For these thirty- seven teachers uro employed under the direc tion of Principal K. A. Biidger , superintend ent , who devotes his time conscientiously to the discharge of his duty. They nro distrib uted us follows ; Day schools21 ; St. Francis 0 ; St. Mary's 5 , and the Presbyterians 1 each. The day school at the uguncy is in charge of Miss Spencer , nnd is a model of neatness. The desks for the senior class are the same as these that can bo seen nt any school in the cast , nud there is an industrial department where girls are taught the art of sewing and oilier femlnino accomplish ments. In the evening Miss Spencer devotes an houror two for the benefit of any adults who wish to profit by her teaching , and she generally has a full class. The sumo routine is followed as nearly ns possible by the teachers at the camp schools , and goes to how that a teacher's llfo on the reservation s not a continuous round of pleasure. Their itching , however , has not been without of- cct , as TUT. rou.owiNO CKNSUS villshow : Last year theolllcial fount showed hat there were 7,101 souis on the reserva- ion , which was three hundred less than the rcvious year , but not un absolute dew euso n population , as some of them hud been runsforred to other ugencies. Of this nuin- ier(7,101) ( ) lilOwero of mixed blood. Ono uindrcd und thirty-live ndults on the rcscr- ation can read English and use it , and ninety-three can both road nnd write English ind Dakotah. Ono thousand have learned to year citbens' clothing wholly or in part , and ,2H ( ) full blooded Indians are engaged In Ivili/cd pursuits. There are 700 dwellings rooted wholly by Indians and 750 full bloods ire cultivating farms. Three thousand , five uindrcd acres are under cultivation and : t,000 icres have been fenced. They own 7dOO lorses and 2.5UO head of cattle , for which hey last year cut 0,000 tons of hay. Ono housand two hundred und fifty of them uivo Joined the various churches and during the year 'hoy transported 3OOJOJU pounds of freight from Valentine to the agency , for which they got pay. Thcro has been no one : illcd for the past two years , nnd no quarrels or riots of any importance. As a class the icoplo are rapidly advancing in civilisation , ind the following letter from the most In- lucntial chief on the reservation , Swift Jour , shows how deep an interest ho takes n the educational matters of his nation. It vas handed by him to Tin : Bun reporter , who spent thrio days at the loservatlon , ind is published verbatim. It was written "or the chief by au inteipreter : SWUT IICMl'S I.KrTEH. ROSKIIUII ACJBXCY , D. T. , August 11. To .he Editor of Tun OMUU BIK : : 1 am again say to the people of the united states , that I am in favor of the order of the Indian de- lartment issued in Sept. 87 Forbidding the ase of the native language in all the Schools up on the reservations Whether these under Government patronage or tinder private or nlssionrics control. Wo are ull of us in- lians now face to face with the White men , ind wo want to do away with the teaching of our language in all the schools in Dakota.und 1 hope our great father ( the president ) Will enforce the order of tlio Indian department , nnd not mind those missionaries talks. These missionaries teaching religion In our lan guage are sowing ruin among our nation. Wo ilo not want these missionaries teaching us in our own language which do us no good. Wo are Indian enough without these mis sionaries teaching us moro Indian. Wo want our children bo toadied in cnglish and bo ed ucated in cnglish llko Whlto people , so they can do business with the White people with out interpreters. Tlioso missionaries did not obey the order of the Indian departmcntthoy still continued teaching our language among us. SwiFt BK\H , Sioux Chief. Such being the character of the leaders who are opposed to any surrender of lands , THU TIICVTV QUE3T1UV , from an Indian paint of view , will no doubt lie interesting , nnd as the night was falling , Tin : BED reporter sought nn Interview with Swift Bear , who , as before stated , is , with out doubt , the leading chief of the Sioux at tlio agency. Ho Is a tall , well formea In dian und has the entire confidence of his tribe. Ho shows a remarkable knowledge of what Is , and what should bo , although ho cannot speak n word of English. Ho is bitterly opposed to any surrender of ttio res ervation , and his expressions voice the sentiment of the 7,400 Indians at the agency. So strongly does ho oppose any surrender of his people's rights that ho came WO miles to tell them never to sign a treaty , because the treaties ho had signed ' 11 years gene by had never been fultlllod. Tun BEK reporter found him In the cabin of his nephew , Louis Bordeaux , ( who is also an extremely well In- lormed man , and who acted as Interpreter when the Western Indians visited Washing ton in Ib71) ) . I'ho chief leaned gracefully on n lung handed tomahawk , as lie replied to the reporter's queries. "Tell him that Tun BP.R is the friend of the Indian , and that it considers him to boone ono of the leading chiefs ot the bioux , " said tun reporter , nnd ho replied with the ever expressive "Ugh " "Toll him TUB BEH wants the white people to know what the Indians flunk of ttio com- misiion , and ask him if they .iro going to sign Uio treaty ! " THIIN swirr nn\n nnoKR i.oosu , and , emphasizing every word with a ccsturc , ho said : "Before this , when the commissioners came out , they brought with them papers , and these papers always lied. Before tins , they came out nnd asked us to sign thcso papers , but wo always found that these paper * lied. Wo did not know they lied wo boliovcd them nnd wo touched the pen , but they de ceived us. They never fulfilled the promises they put on paper , nnd wo can't bollovo them nny more. Heretofore they came to us with papers. Wo could not study Iho white man. Wo did not know any hotter , and wo signed them , but wo found they were frauds. So now wo have made up our minds that wo would not sign nny moro treaties , that wo will not give up any of our lands. I have seen the great father many times. I have seen him for my peoplo. In ISiiS ho promised the Sioux to ful fill ull his promises , but I have found out by studying , that there Is n great deal of moiroy duo to the Sioux that has not yet been paid to them , and I don't believe in uny moro promises. The treaty of ISilS promised to give the Indian children schooling for twenty years , but It never gave It to them until nine years ago , so now the great father owes us for cloven years schooling. They promised that every thirty children should have a teacher on their own reservation , but Instead of giving it , they took the children away and gave them their education somojvhcra else. This treaty of 1MS3 became a law , but the white man's government hns forgotten all that , and do not keep the law they made thomsulvcs , but they want to make a now law. I und my people will never sign it. I have spoken , ft is all 1 have to say. " "Tell him all ho say * will go In print , " aid the reporter , "and toll him wo will send him u paper so that ho will know ull the whlto men will understand whut ho thinks , " nnd when the message was given a glcmn of satisfaction shown from his eyes , und h-j extended his hand and said "How de.1" The reporter "How de'd" and made his > ray across the creek to Hud STANDNO ] USAIt , who was Investing his bard earned money in the trader's ' store. Ho , too , Is an Indian of moro than nvorago intelligence , nnd has considerable inllucneo in the councils of his tribe. Ho cannot speak English , nnd the re porter had to interview him through the medium of Louis Kobcdcaux , an intelligent Interpreter. His nnswers were straight nnd to the point , nnd were given without any hesitation , thus showing that ho had made the best Interests of his tribe a llfo study. "Tell him Tin : Hr.n is a grout paper , and recognizes his inlluenco among his people , " said the scribe , "and toll him they want to know what he thinks of the proposed treaty. " "Thcro are a coed many people on this res ervation , " he said in reply , "und the treaty of 1S03 gave each head of u family KO acres. 1 thought they meant us to keep it , but now they want to take it away that Is fraud. Wo shall not make any moro treaties with the will to people to give nwayour land , because cause wo'vo got a very small reservation now for our own use. The other times wo did not know anything wo used to sign our land nwny for nothing but now I know soil ( land ) is very high among the whlto people. Wo send all our children to the whlto men's schools because then they can niako our liar- gains with the whlto people lor us. Since they have been to school und have come bock they say It Is wrong , and wo doik'iul on them. Now our children go to school and wo uro keeping the land for them and their children and the children that como after them. 1 am an old man , and I Imvo got U-'O acres of land , but ull my grand children must Imvo ! WO acres too , the same us I do. If wo give our land away they cnn't get It , and wo won't sign any treaty because it would hurt them. Wo Imvo given n good many lands to the government , nnd they have promised us lots of things , but they have not yet fulfilled them. That's why wo want to see the great father , because when ho made the Hluck Hills treaty with us it has not como to bo law yet. That's why I want to sec him , because we're ull under him. There is one other thing I will say , and Iunt you to print it. Captain Prutt " : ias tried to educate Indian children , and low ho conies and tries to take the land from ur poor boys. Wo don't understand him. Wo would rather have someone wo knew , someone who has ihrod with us nnd whom , vo could trust , because wo like tlio great 'ather. Ho Is our main friend and I think is 'or the Indians. The reason why 1 say lie is for us , is that when wo sign the papers , .hey will become law. Ho told us so , and so : know ho did not want us to sign them tin- ess wo knew what wo were doing. A rail road , the Interpreter said it was the Chicago cage , Milwaukee ft St. Paul , once made n reaty with us for a strip 100 feet wide , to the Uack Hills , and they surveyed it , but they were too poor to pay for it , and they never got through yet. That's why they want us to sign this treaty to get the land for nothing , that they uro too poor to buy. Hut they will icver get us to sign. " "What docs ho think of the Indian schools ] " asked the reporter. "I believe in tlio schools , they will do the Indians good. I have three girls and two boys now in school at Genoa. I inn in favor of educating them b"cuuso I don't want my hlldron to get lost. " "I know the government wants to buy our hind at 50 cents an aero , " ho said in answer to another inquiry , "and I know they will sell it for $1 2"i. 1 know the same land is worth $1 or 5 an aero , and 1 know that many other people are holding as much land as we do , and uro not using it us much us we do. " Thoreporter then s'lld that TUB Hin : would send him u copy of the paper to show him that the white people had been told why ho would refuse to sign tlio treaty. "I would like to meet the people like that , " he said. 'Tin forty-eight years old. " Then ho asked for the reporter's address , and it was given to him. "Ho suys ho wonU llko to write you a let ter some time. " said tlio interpreter. "Tell him I'll print it any time ho docs , nnd ask him to wnto ono now , and tell him 1 may come und see him at tlio council meet ing when the commissioners are hero , " said the scribe. "My heart will be good to him if ho comes. We want white men to bo like that , but wo don't want to ewe the government any moro land. Ono thing moro I would liico to print. We have three white men on our reservation that wo know and have confidence in. Wo know them many years , and wo can trust them. I mean Mr. Curtis , Mr. Jordan and Mr. Louis Houbadean. They have Indian children on the reservation und are married. That's nil 1 want to say , and the Indians have confidence in them. " Then Standing Hear arose , and , extending his hand , said , "Howdy. " The reporter did the same , and said the same , and the inter view was over. From that time ho nskod the opinion of everyone ho could meet on the treaty ques tion when un interpreter was near , and one nnd all answered with the same vigorous "Heh" ( no ) . Ho tried vofind out whether or not they would light botoro they would sign , but on tills question they ull kept an ominous silence and would not say they would or would not. TUB SQUAW MBN , us the settlers who have been married to In dian wives are culled , nro equally firm in their opinions ns to the fairness of thu pro posed treaty , but they are not alone in them. They are not Instigating the Indians to resist government orders , but since they have cast their lot with them they have in somooisos taken un interest in the question , us their interests have become identical with those of the Indians , und they have been looked to for advice as to the ways of the white man. As a rule they nro educated , and ono of them voiced the sentiment of many others when he said to Tin : Bun reporter : There appeared in the press dispatches the remark of an ex-member of congress ( Kleiner ) , to the effect that the Indians could bo easily persuaded to part with their Ian Is , were it not for the Inlluenco of the "squaw men , " Inferring that they opposed any measures tending to Induce the Indians to sell their country. Why should these am bilious aspirants for favor in Dakota poli tics suspicion that the squaw men opposed their philanthropic designs for the welfare of the Indians if such designs were for ihc interests of the Indians. Tlio fact is this , that these men nro not so much distressed lest the Indians bo influenced by the squnvt men against their interests as they nro fear ful that their own plans for sei/.lng reserva tion land may bo defeated. The squaw met nro felt to bo an obstacle to the success o ] liny scheme against the interests of the Indians , because they can generally read and wrilo , und therefore are posted as t ( the true stale of ntfairs , nnd us thoj reside among the Indians or their wive1 nnd children reside there their interests , 01 these of their wives nnd children , are iden tical with these of the Indians. Inasmuch in it is plain to bo seen tlintsquawmcn , because of their ability to read nnd write are there fore in n position to post the Indians , an condemned nnd found an obstacle. Wnj should the same arguments not apply to tht hundreds of Indian boys nnd girls now at tin dllVuront schools in the slates or on their res crvatlonsl Squaw men are all lu favor o : the Indians taking land In severally nnd go Ing to work , und on n number of reservations they are employed by the agents ns farmer ! to encourage und instruct the Indians , bu they nro not in favor of the Indians being co creed into soiling their land at a price set bi the proposed purchasers , when there an millions of acres of unoccupied land , hold bj aliens , in the United States , und held iulact ANOT1IC1I SQUAW MAN , who had evidently macto the question n study handed in the following , ns n reply to tin questions propounded by Tun HUB reporter They are given verbatim , nnd will tell whj ho , for ono , thinks the commission is on the wrong track , and why ho , for onewill opposi the treaty : General Crook declined to serve on th ( commission , stating that ho would not asl those Indians to sell their land for flfty cent ; per acre , General Kugcr also declined After the expense of the commission , tin survey of the reservation and the expense : of allotment are taken out of the proceeds ol the land sale , it would leave thu Indinm about fifteen cents per aero for land tlw would average to or $7 per aero if put Inti the market to-morrow. There nro hundred1 of thousands of acres in Dakota lying idle It Is not settlers who want the land , but tin railroads and land-grabbers , It U ccrtait that under no circumstances can the com mission get the consent of even one-fourth o the Indians , still less three-fourths , as ro quired. The attempt is a complete waste o nioucy. This constant legislation tends tc retard tlio progress ol the Indians , The ; ro constantly bclnir worried nbout their and , und now Judge Wright , of the comutis- Ion , Is telling them that if they refuse to ign this bill the troops will distribute them .moiig . other reservations , nnd they will lose , heir land without conionsatlon. | The com- nlsslon has taken possession of the tele- ruph , nnd no dispatch can bo ttcnt without icing inspected. Are these star chamber iroceedlngs nuthorlzed by the president ! 1'ho Standing Uock Indians have repeatedly efuscd to sign the bill , except u few Indlvl- Umls who Imvo signed. Why not accept .heir decision , or is tlio commission working n the interest of the railroads ! Hev. S. A. Jiggs , the venerable missionary who has ipont a lifetime among the Sioux , denounces ho bill in unmeasured terms , stating that hero is so little rcnl good land In the re- icrvalion that the Indians should Imvo it all f it Is the intention of the government to make them self-supporting. WHAT KBKIIIIIOHS THINK. Then to llnd out how the adjoining country .vould . sulTor , Tun Hiu reporter asked W. S. larker , of the Valentino Kepublican , his pinion. "I think the government has made n mistake In appointing men not versed in ho ways of the country , " ho said. "When hey send out commissioners let them send out men who understand their business , and ivho understand the Indians. For ono , I huvo : ilways found Iho Indians honest , and they , vere iimong the hardest workers at the lire hat destroyed a large portion of this town ast spring , and they never stole n cent. When the commissioners offered the tribes red' nnd 'black' ballots to say whether they neant yes or no for the treaty , they forgot that 'red1 meant war , and 'black' meant Llcnth. When the Indians hud only these to jhooso from they would not tuko cither. " "Tell the people that the proposed treaty s an outrage , " said n surveyor , now at work ! i < ! ar the reservation. "I know something iibout the surveying of Ibis country and the work can't bo done for loss than 80 cents per ncro. Thou Iho cost of ullottintr , nnd the ex penses of the commission will cost not less than 3 cents per acre , which will leave the Indians about 17 cents per acre for land that Is worth anywhere from $2 to $3 per ucrc. " "Tell the people of Omaha and the west that if they allow this thing to go through , they , und the state of Nebraska , will bo the sulTerers , " said a trader. "If it's looked up , it will bo found that the Milwuu- keo & St. Paul road Is trying to divert the trade from Omaha and send it over their own line. They can't do this un less they get a route over the reservation , und when they do get it they will kill the trafllc of the Fremont , Elkhorn it Missouri Valley railroad and not benefit anyone. " Then the scribe for TUB HIE : thought it was getting too much for him , and looked up his notes. Ho found the Indians hud NO ( HIIIIK C.Vt'SU or T1IOUI1L13 and ho wrote us follows : Having heard both the Indians nnd their allies stuto their cuso the reporter thought that possibly their might bo some other auso of complaint , und ho once moro procured an interview with Swift Hear , us being tlio spokesman for the nation. "Ask him If ho has any other grievance besides the land question , and if ho likes the agent ! " "Our agent ( Colonel Spencer ) is a good friend to the Indians und has tried to help them all ho could , " wus the ready answer. "Ho tried to learn them in the white man's ways , and that's whut I call u good agent. I huvo a farm 100 miles from the agency , but although it is so far away ho helps mo und encourages mo in farming , and I'm raising corn und wheat. Ho is a man that don't stop in the ofllco , where ho is hard to see , ho is everywhere , advising everyone to do what's best. That's what I call a good agent. Wo always listen to what our agent says. Wo huvo confidence in himJia nnvays tells the truth. Tills is our third agent , but only two were good. Major Wright and Colonel Spencer triefl to teach us. I am fanning and getting rich , but I am getting old nnd must die soon , and I want my chil dren to huvo something to live on. I am pretty close to the whlto men now , for I can raise everything they do. The government gave mo a few head of cnttlo live years ago and now I've got 100 head. The white men's ways are very good. I have spoken. " UOW IT IIA1TCNEI ) . The trip that took Tin : UEC reporter to the ngoncy was full of interest , nnd the interest centered principally ( so fur ns the reporter was concerned ) in Frank Cross , who repre sents W. A. Puxtou of Omaha , and furnishes the beef necessary to keep the Sioux alive on tlio reservation. Thirty miles of the thirty- live that stretch between Valentino and Kosobud were hardly } worth counting while listening to the stories that Frank could and did tell , Then cuiiio the lust live miles. Night wus fulling ami the roads had already fallen , and to Inexperienced eyes , they seemed to bo anything but safo. "I'm nfraid that the bridges werq washed away in lust night's storm , " solllo lulled Frank , just loud enough for the report r to hear him. "There's n place where a yoi ng fellow from Now York lost hi scalp , because ho couldn't ' ride , " ho uldod , pointing to u hill nbout half it mile a\ ay. "This was a hard country when I ca 10 to it first , " ho con- tinued , "but nearly a 1 the bud men are dead what's that ! " ' nnd he pointed towards a light where the re ) irtcr could sco u hun- dred. "I guess It in , ist bo n Sioux camp , " and visions of homo I oated before the eyes ol the scribe as he hour nn unearthly wail float through the darknes towards him. Frank kept on driving all th > same , and kept up the spirits of his coupai on nt the same tlmo by saying , "If wo don't get there to-night wo won't get there at ull. " That companion could not say wliethc 1 or not it was a sigh ol his own or a gust of vind from the hills that came next , but lie gi ispod his only weapons ( a pair of brass k lucklcs ) nnd prepared lor the worst , s ho saw n dark form emerge from ho gloom. Whut fol- lowed cannot bo nu lenticully reported , as the conversation was in tlio Sioux language , but it is enough to st ito that the bridges hr.d been washed away , i id n Sioux policeman had been sent out to warn all incoming travelers to take son 3 other route. Franker took another , and nf or climbing up two or three hills , found limsclf at the house oi Louis Bordeaux un the reporter was- with him. It was explained that there was no chunco of crossing tlio Creole und reaching the agency tliut night , and it was decided to remain where luck hud lolt him. Then the work of unharnessing the tired out team ol bronchos commenced. While It was lu pro grcss another dismul howl floated across the prairies , down the hillside und approached the chair upon which the reporter sat await ing development ? , und by the tlmo It reached him ho had rcmcmbcrei all the uncanny stones ho hud over heard "What Is it ! " ho aaked. "Oh , Its only the Sioux death song , " snid Louis , and although there was u creeping-of the scalp , Tin : HUB reporter felt that ho liad done his duty to his country by potting his head shaved and so saving the sculp. The moon , which was ad vertised in the almanacs to bo on hand about this time , persistently kept behind the clouds , and rendered the "darkness moro dark. " In fact , it was so dark , that ono of the Sioux policemen crept upon the reporter unawares , and with malice aforethought ex tracted a bottle of medlclno from his hip pocket , under the Impression that it was eon trubund liquor. Ho. withdrew the cork smellcd it und tasted it , nnd then returned II with that very comprehensive word , "Ugh. " About this tirao the rei > orter recovered covered his souses , and learned tha the death song ho had heard was n genuine ono , and that it wus sung for the repose of the souls of two Sioux braves who hud como tq draw their rations of beef uiu had been killed by lightning just two weeks boforo. Their relatives had camped. , on the same camp ground for moro beef nnd were celebrating the event that Is , the lightning part. Then the roKrtcr | tooit a late supper retired to rest and arose in the morning to SCO A IIEEP ISSUK. Before he saw It ho had to wade across a creek and report to the agent that ho was there. Then ho took stock or not stock , bu observations. Ho mot a lot of people ho had heard of through the newspapers , but tlw\ did not recognize him. Crow Dog , who ha ( killed Spotted Tail , was there , and BO was old Two Strike , who had won his narao by killing two Pawnees spmo years ago with ono stroke of his wur club. Paint His Ear Whlto was on hand looking for moro victim * having n record for killing three men single handed. Thunder Hawk , who killed White Thunder , was looking after the other two and then there was a lot of other man killers who had. oult the business , 'uud , were only vniting for n clmnco to kill beef as soon as ! ho uirent would Issue it. From fifteen hun dred to two thousand Indians were present. I nnd their dress not only rivaled the colors of ho rainbow , but of half n dozen different finds of rainbows. They were nil that fancy Mints them , and were It not that nn occa- lonnl dude snorted u hat with the crown cut out and decorated with enthersor were n pair of pants be- icnth the usual leggings , memory would recall the days when Cooper's heroes vere still in existence. Their manner of ar rival was as varied as their costumes. Some ciimo on horseback , nnd sometimes two or hreo came on the same horse. Some cumo n farm wagons , some In buekbo-mls , semen n buggies nnd some In top buggies , but they ill came and they were nil Sioux , The squaws nil came with thorn and so did the mpooscs , but just how the latter came Is n nystcry that is still ui.solved , The only afll- luvit that can bo made is that they all were .hero lots of them. Shortly after 9 o'clock they nil left the ngeney for the beef corral , about n mile and n half distant , and the man on the best hor.so generally got there Ilrst. The reporter was coaxed to mount that most deceptive of all animals a broncho. Sufllco It to suy that ho dismounted before ho left the agency [ deponent sayoth not how ) , nnd held on 0 tlio tail bo ird of u government wagon , nu ll it broke down nt the fort creek , and then lie was the Ilrst to reach the shore. Ho still followed in the procession and watched "Lo , the Poor Indian , " dash past him on u pony , with feelings of disgust nt his own inability : o ride , that nro better not expressed , und can't be described. Finally ho reached the corral , and found that nil the 2,000 Indians liud reached there before him , and that there were some moro coming on after him. As there were no trees in sight , it would bo 1m- mipcr to say "tho woods were full of them , " uut it is quite within the bounds to say the imtlrio was covered with them , And it is liero that pen cannot depict nor word describe the picture. Braves and squaws , young mid old , covered with paint and attired in uvery variety of costume , or wrapped like ? hosts hi sheets or llko typical aborgines In blankets , dashed madly over the green sward without any apparent object in view. The reporter had one object in view , and that was to get out of the way. The only wuy ho could succeed was by climbing to thereof roof of n corn crib that stood in ouo corner of the corral for the purpose of deceiving the euttlo that were to bo butchered Into think ing that they were nbout to have a soft tiling. Thcro were 255 of such euttlo de ceived last Monday , but before they finally realised their position they obtained n short lease of life. The brass band of the Genoa Indian school was on the ground under Bandmaster Schmceso and they were there to show how much could bo learned nt that popular seat of learning , and to induce other Indian boys to go back with them. Soft und sweet were tlio strains they played , and they were not without elTect , for they were at once the centre of attraction. Braves und squuwH loft their diversions uud quietly came up , untii u ring was formed around the play ers , nnd then for nearly an hour the siltmeo was only broken by the music of the band , or the bellowing of the steers. At last that wus over , and while the cattle were being weighed and branded the Indians passed away tlio tlmo in riding impromptu races and enthusiastically "ough-ough"-ing the winners. At the corral , nil was business. Cowboys were busy sorting out the herd that was to bo butchered and each six Head were forced upon n scale , weighed and branded. Then they required u second brand and were driven into a narrow chute that opened on the prairio. When all was ready nn interpreter an nounced the fact in stentorian tones , which ut once broke un the games , and from nil points of the comnass the Indians made ono mad rush for the corral. aTJio sight was not only grand but terrific , and , * perchedMipon the top of the corncrlb , tlio reporter could not but imagine what would bo the effect if these 2,000 Indians were bent upon the destruction of the ngeney instead of the cattle. Ho tried to think whereabouts ho would hide In such a case , but us the prairie offered no friendly shelter lie gave it up. Then the Indians formed In two lines in front of the chute facing inwards , and once moro silenso reigned , while moro than ono painted warrior gently puffed nt a cigarette. The siuht of nn old-tlmo mur derer , seated upon a horse , bedecked in ribbons bens , feathers , nnd light colored blankets , wearing n cast-oft crownless hat , grasping a rillc , and smoking u cigarette with all tlio nonchalance of a Farnam street dude , Is too much for the reporter's powers of description and ho leaves it with regret to the reader's ' imagination. A short speech from the agent and another from Principal Chase of the Genoa Indian school were duly interpreted , and then the trouble bccan. Each head of cattle was to supply thirty Indians with beef for the next twelve days , nnd they were driven out ono ut a time between the two rows of In dians. The nuino of the Indian who represented the thirty that were to bo fed was called out , nnd he broke from the runka , followed by a few friends , and chased the terrified animal out on the prairie , where after displaying many of the feats of horse manship so often read about , h < ! finally put an end to the chase and the steer at the same time , by a well-directed shot from his carbine , or as lu two or three instances with nn arrow from his bow. It was a study to watch the countenances of the men , us they anxiously awaited the calling of their names , criticized the animals that had been selected as their victims , but the selection was soon made , and 255 maddened steers dashed wildly about the plains in as many different directions , followed by howling , yelling Indians in nil the picturesquoness of their many colored costumes. Soon the crack , crack crack , of the rillcs , told that the Indians were weary of the sport , nnd that the work of slaughter had commenced. Fifteen min utes more , and the 255 carcasses were sur rounded by as many groups of paint bo- duubed squaws skinning and cutting them up , while their lords and masters sat idly by. Half an hour later , and the division was made , the meat packed in the various con veyances , the different families wending their way across the hills to their camping grounds , and the blood stained plain nlono showing that the Indians had been provis ioned lor another twelve days. The hunt is but a reminiscence of the buf falo hunt of other days , and while it bus much of the picturcsquo about it , there is a great deal that is too much for tender stomacns. Ono feature , that destroyed the reporter's appetite - tito for at least ono meal , was the sight ol wmcucd old boys greedily eating the en trails und nn occasional bravo cutting off urn swallowing slices of the still warm heart uni 1 liver. But such is llfo In the far west. A SQUAW riANC'B nt the agency came next on the programme' , and was for the benefit of the Black Pipe camp members who struck the agency broto and who immediately bedecked their squawB in their brightest costumes and Sunday paint and sent them out on u begging expedi tion. To give tone to the affair seven of the braves wrapped In badly soiled white sheets accompanied them as an orchestra and fur nished the music. One of them carried a square oil can and the other a regulatloi tom-tom , and both of them pounded them to the tune of "ono two. ono two" with the utmost regularity , until they reached the front of a trader's store. Then the braves consistently took n shady spot and squatted down , while the squaws sat In a circle out in the sun. The oil can evidently gave the man carrying it the post of honor , and when al was ready ho gave vent to a most dlsma howl , which was repeated in different keys by all present. A tup on the can brought the squaws to their foot , and ouo or two of thorn to the center ns soloists , for they at once began gan a monotonous chant , and to judge from the dismal strains they must have been in very hard luck. Once in n while they evi dently touched some tender spot In the memories of their follows ( perhaps it was the recollection of by-gono feasts ) , for the whole outfit would give vent to the moat un earthly yelling. When the storekeeper stooc it as long as no could , he oamo out with u supply of groceries and they at onoo at- tucucd the other trader , who also ha ( to succumb und gave them a number of remnants of cotton prints. Thcso were received with marked approval , am they were about \o \ bcsicgo the agent when ho bought them off by giving them a box o hard bread. That wai BUdloleat , and the' struck for the side of a hill , and proceeded to divide. They all sat down In n circle , with the orchestra and the plunder In the centre. 'hen the braves proceeded to cut un the cal- co Into suitable lengths for the squaws , nnd wo of the squuws were called out of the ring o dlvldo the provender. Tlio division was npareutly satisfactory , us It wus conducted vith nil good humor and everyone gotu share. TUB UIM1B OllliP : t the ngoncy Is no doubt the most Influential nui there , and in days gene by has done nero than nny other whlto man to protect his ountrymcn In times of peril , nnd to aid the tovernment in. restraining his adopted irelhrcn from going on the war mth. Charles P. Jordan , brother of .lieutenant Colonel Jordan , Nineteenth Jnltcd Suites Infantry , cousin to the late General Ouster , and also to the late General 'ettlgrew , first entered the service in 187,1 , ml In 1S7I wus appointed quartermaster lork at Fort Kobinson. In Is70ho was made hiof clerk of the Ued Cloud ngeney. and vhou the military took possession ho was undo acting agent. Ho was acting in that apucity when Custer was killed , and even hen ho continued to issue rations to the dls- atisllcd Indians , when no one else would go lour their camps. Ho nlso received Crazy lorso , when that chief surrendered , nnd ook his rillo from him with his own hands , lo was on hand when the Che.\ennes sur- cndered , und continued in olllco till IS71. ) , vheu ho wus put In churgo of the supply do- urtmcnt for the Pine Kldgo nnd Kosobud igencies. After again serving as chief clerk 10 quit the service In ISSli , and since that imo has been engaged as a licensed Indian ruder. Ho man led Weab-Wash-.Iuy , the leroditury princess , and acknowledged bnllo of the Sioux nation , and in that manner ; uiued the position that ho has slnco won by air nnd upright treatment of his subjects , vho constantly como to him for advice and council. Before Spotted i'all , jr. , died lust summer , he expressed a wish to have his iivorito horses killed on his grave , but on .ho advice of Mr. Jordan , relinquished the dea and had them sold to pay for a tomb stone. The remainder of his stock ho loft in ils hands lu trust for his children. Having heard so many contradictory sto ries of how Crazy Horse , who led the hos- ilos against General Custer , was killed , Mr. Tordan promised to give Tin : Bii : : u true ver sion of nn event to which ho was an eye witness. Mr. Jordan's statement will np- tear in another letter. HOMB , swr.nr IIOMB "Human nature is the same all the woild over , " said Agent Spencer Wednesday norning , and a glance nt the square in front of the ofllco proved tlio truth of the asser tion. It was the day chosen for tlio depart ure of thirty-two children ( selected by Prof. Cliaso from among the camps during the week ) to their now home at Genoa , where they will bo fed and educated for periods of from three to live yours. In thu center of Iho square stood the Indian boys' band from that institution , dressed in u neut military costume , nnd for a while they were thu principal object of attention. Many u bright young squaw could bo seen casting a covert ? lance at the tall , slender band boys , wim , with nil tlio stoieismof their nationappeared to bo utterly.oblivious to all. Under Prof. Schmceso they have attained u high stand ard of proficiency , and air after air rang out on the prairies us thov bade them farewell. Indian wagons crowded in around them and anxious- looking squaws hugged closely the boys and girls they were so soon to loso. The band played the "Sweet Bye and Bye , " and then , us the melody changed softly Into "Home , Sweet Home , " tears glis tened in the eyes of moro than one who was far awny from the home of his childhood. As the music ceased the first wagon started out , and in a minute It was surrounded by the friends of the children it contained. Sobs nnd cries could bo heard on all sides , and they grow louder and louder as wagon after wagon passed out , until the last one was gene and the square was deserted once moro. SAM E. Pismoiiutv. COMING W12HK IN COXGKK8S. Important Measures to be Considered by the Senate nnd House. WASHINGTON , August 26. The unfinished business of the senate , the bill to ndmit Washington Territory , will probably bo laid aside again to-morrow , temporarily , and thereafter from day to day until the debate on the president's message is over and it is referred to the committee on foreign rcla tions. Senator Gcorgo has- the floor for speech upon the message when it comes up. Another matter which will Interfere with the consideration of unfin ished business are the Jackson , Miss. , politi cal riot resolutions. Thcso were called up on Thursday merely for the purpose of giv ing Senator Wilson , of Iowa , an opportunity to deliver a speech , which speech is not yet finished. If , upon its conclusion , Senator Pugh , or nny ono on the democratic side , wishes to reply , custom nnd courtesy will require that opportunity bo given. The bills to admit North Dakota ned Montana are likely to bo taken up after Iho Washington Territory bill. Whether or not the weo'.c will be a blank in the house from a legislative standpoint will depend on the measure of success at tending the effort to secure the prcsenco and continuous attendance of n quorum. It is the present Intention to suspend the hos tilities engendered by the French spoliation claims long enough to allow the house to act upon the conference report upon the sundry civil appropriation bill , which is expected to bo ready to-morrow. After that has been disposed of the struggle will bo renewed upon the general deficiency bill. Later.con- fercnces on the army appropriation bill are expected to report. The foreign affairs com mittee may report to flio house during the week the Wilson rot.illatiry bill. ANOTHUll Hid KTHIICR. The Men on the Mackoy System of Itoads Ordered lo Quit AVoik. CHICAGO , August 20. A special from Evansville , Ind. , says : All trains have been stopped on the Mackey system of railroads , owing to a stnko declared against the roads therein embraced by Chiefs Arthur nnd Sar gent to-day. The system includes the Peorla , Dccutur i\s Evansville , the lOvans- villo & Indianapolis and Kvansvillo & Terre Haute roads , , having a total length of 700 miles , The troublu grew out ot discrimi nations said to have been made by Master Mechanic Smith against brotherhood men. The Maxwell Grant War. TniNiiiAU , Colo. , August 20. Late last night L. U. Wooton and D. D..Finch left for Stonewall to arbitrate matters with the settlers , if possible , and allow the sixty depu ties to return to Trinidad. On arriving at Stonewall the besieged house was found vacant , the deputies having escaped at 11 o'clock last night , arriving at this city late this evening. In the fracas yesterday Fran cisco Pctiiruo was shot through the head , K. D , Hussell seriously wounded , nnd eight or ten settlers moro or less disabled , DC.NVEII , August 20. The managers of the Maxwell land grant this evening called upon Governor Adams , to ask him to issue an order for the state militia to suppress the uprising. The governor refused to inter fere until the sheriff had told him that ho wus unable longer to maintain the peace. A K. of I * . Ijotlfie Instituted. STAXro.v , Kcb. , August 20. f Special to THE Bnn. ] The event of the season was the institution of the Knights of i'ythlas lodge in this place last evening. The ceremony was conducted by D , D , G. C. Dalley , of Omaha , assisted by Marathon lodge , No. 82 ; Creole lodge , No , 7C ; Nebraska lodge , No. 1 , and Vlrginlus lodge , 75 , all of Omaha , and Madison union , No. 85 , Knights irom abroad attended In full uniform. A banquet was served at midnight. Ono hundred covers were laid. This ledge will bo known as Woodland lodge , No. 1U2. Thinks It Not a Party Move. LONDON , August 26. The Dally News rid icules thu argument that President Clcva land's message relative lo the fisheries qucs tlon is a party uiovo. Ho would not hav < recommended retaliation , It says , unless he bad regarded It as the best aHornaUve to t rejected treaty. WENT DOWN IN HIS POCKET , Clovoltuul's Biff Contribution to tlid Democratic Campaign Fund. DEPEW'S RETURN FROM EUROPE It Will Ho Mndo tlio Occasion For a Demonstration Kquul to tlio Ulalno Keceiitloii Gossly From Washington. Oil For tlio Machine. WASHINGTON Bi'iir.u' TiiiiOuutv BRB , ) Mil FoUUTEHNTII.SrilKKT , V WASHINOTON. D. C. , August 'M. } President Cleveland's fat SlO.OJOuontrluU- tlon to the national democratic campingi ! fund occasions a good deal of pleasantry unions < J republicans hero to-night. Ten thousand dollars , they say , Is a conslderablo sum for it presidential candidate to hand In , nnd must indicate consldernblo anxiety nbout the re sult , especially in the empire state. They wonder , too , why ho should set this gotierotis example , or even consider It necessary to contribute a sum greater , perhaps , than the combined contributions of nil his republican predecessors since .limmy Bu chanan's time if his fishy thunderbolt Is to prove so effective In proselyting Irish re publicans In Now York state. On the other hand , democrats sav Cleveland is waking up and begins to rcall/o the exigency of the pot litlcal condition , particularly In his hoin < t state. TUB FISIICUV MI > SAOi : . Senator Fryo said this evening that tha president's message would bo kept beforq the senate on the pending motion td refer to the committee on foreign V relations for ut least two weeks , and that if ) might not bo taken oIT the floor during tha campaign. Senator Spoonor , of Wisconsin , hns prepared a speech on the subject whicll a senator , who examined it to-day , describe us n "ripper. " It will be delivered about ! Tuesday or Wednesday. Senator Ingalls la expected to make some observations during the debate , and his speech will undoubtedly rise to the demands of Iho occasion. THU Tutirpmi.i. . Senator Allison was aslted to-day when the tariff bill would bo reported from the com mittee to the senate , nnd ho replied : "As sonu as tlio senate is ready to take it up for discussion. " Another member of the committee on llnanco said the bill is completed , but that while there is no time to give to it on the floor ot tiio senate the committee prefers to keep the measure within call and in form to amend qr change it ut will. roiiioN-noiiN ! : OITI/.ENS Hr.rrni.lcvNs. Colonel L. W. Habercomb , who has charge of the Gorman brunch of the national repub lican committee , is in the city to-night uud informs mo that the foreign-born cit > I/ens will DO practically solid for Hamsun and Morton. Ho saya the Germans arc thoroughly disgusted witU the discriminations in the shipping and other internatioiiul questions by tlio present ad ministration , and that the fish ries question has culled the attention of the patriotic Irish citizens to the shllli-shally policy of the ad ministration in regard to American citirensiii nil countries , and the discriminations In favov * of England in particular. Tlieiuhe tarifC ques tion is appealing to the bettor judgment of the laboring mou.cspcclnlly , in , a way that niukea Now York sure for the republican ticket. Colonel Haburcomb suys he thinks that the Gorman and Irish cltucns intend to rebuke the Cleveland administration In n wuy that ull future presidents will remem ber. TIIKIIP. WILL nn rourirn ATIOX * . Mcmbeis of the senate committee on np propnations say the fortification bill which , came over fiout the house a few days 'ago * will bo reported with favorable recommenda tion this weclc mid that as soon as the presi * den's fishery message is out of the way Itj will be passed with amendments which it la believed the house will accept. So , uf tor nil , it looks as though there will bo a few million provided for fortification. Diirnw's 1:1 : cr.rnov. Considerable Interest is taken hero in tha approaching reception of Chauncey M. Do- pow upju his return from Europe on the 5tli of September. A largo number of men iq A congress will go to New York on the occaJ sion. The reception committee report ex < tensive preparations and wide inquiries iii-l dicating that the reception will bo as largely attended us the ono given Mr. lilaino. Mr. Depew has promised to not only speak in a , numbur of places in New York during thp campaign , but In Indiana as well. DEVTH Or WELL KNOW N IOWAN. William L. Hudson , who was file clerk oj ! the house of representatives for Uvo ycartU died this morning at the Providence hospital * Ho was taken to the hospital on Thursday with nn affection of the liver. Later ho wad sobcd with brain fever. Mr. Hudson was about thirty-six years old , unmarried , and came from Clinton , in. Ho was an Intimate ; friend of Representative Hayes , nnd wa spoken of for the congressional ruco hero. A joiriiNu.isT roil GOVIUNOK : IN MAHYI.AND. General Felix Agnus , editor nnd managed of the Baltimore American , will probably bd nominated by the republicans for governed of Maryland. General Agnus was u gallant union soldier , is a brilliant writer and a bit ? tcr partis in , and it is believed that ho ha some prospect of success. nn ; DIIL.O IN AIIMI AnoiXTSir.NTS. Tlio fishery business nnd other Important business has caused the president to delay action upon the numerous army appointment - ment which will soon require his attention. It is probable that ho will wait two or threa weeks and then dispose of all the vacancies in the stuff , including the Judge advocate , inspector general , captain in Iho subslsteucu department und captain in the quarter * master's department. I am told thaj , Mr. Cleveland is being very hardly pushQd by f some of his democratic friends to promote j young subalterns to some of these places * The president is determined to appoint to tha staff only Hvo olllcew who huvo served a long time in tno army , and ho is absolutely unmoved by any of the uupeals for tha younger men that are made to him by personal or political friends. Mlscii.i.ANiou.s. : : Representative Dorsoy has returned IroM his homo at Fremont. Senator Munderson rejoined the coaching party In Now England yesterday. Newspaper row guvo Juy F. Durham , atone ono time of 'I'm : Bui ; stuff , a farcwull Van * quet. lust night , lie loft to-day for St. 1'aulj wheio ho accepts u position nn the Pioncey Press. .Piuuv : S. HUATU. A DI3A.D MAN'S GOLD. A Strange. Kuinor Conccralnc ft Cholera Victim. Bri.oiT , Wls. , August 25. [ Special Tclo gram to TUB BII : : . ] As thocity sexton 'waij this morning going the rounds of the city ce'motery ' ho discovered a grave in the ppt > , j tcr's Held which had evidently boon tatn- in pcrcd with. The eoflln had rotted nearly away but It Is evident that the object was not grave robbery. The desocro.tlon of the grav0 has probably something to do with the runjofl that hns existed hero for many years. ThS story Is that about thirty yours ago a oolouy p of emigrants came to Beloit , where thety leader was taken sick and died of cholera. Ho was buried at once , his clothes not even * being removed. Soon afterwards It wus re ported that he had u largo amount of gold. Irt his bolt. The story has from tlmo to time ) been revived. Thu officials are Investigating the case. * tllchlcnu'ft Forest Fires. CHICAGO , August W. Specials from ttfl gaunco and other points In Michigan say that disastrous fount ( Ires have been raging for twenty-four hours. Families arofleehi to the town.s in largo numbois with avjch effects us can bo saved. The fires exerts anything known for yaurs.'ead it U feueA tlint uinu/llvm wlll'V ' "