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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 ' "
