New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-06
The WinnebagOes.
Ffom DE 81 LouIs Iteplblnan, jun y
LAKE PEPIs, June u,


LAKE PgPIS June n, 1913.
arrived nj Fort Smelling today alter pleas
ant run OF six days and a half
ON our arrival at Wabasbaw's prairie, was some
bst ss,onshed Al meeting Capt Eastman with troops
encarnned on the bank IL that the Wnnenssoc'
who are being removed 70 their new home si'er nav
ng got as far IS this spot refused 10 go any
insfigaed no doubt by some OF the traders Wno W.
near their old hants and who fearful that they VIII
not be able 10 get license to trade among them "nefo
they are going. - go. ,.nd.
The Indians aege that the sale OF the former isnhs
yss made without their consents that the spot the Gov
ernment Ia. given them Il not large enough ut u
about twenty-five miles square snn ,hAi tIley sio
placed in the wsrpaih OF two hosus tross ,'n Sp -.
md Cbppeway.l 10 BE- murdered. In addition TO ms.
Xv.hssbsv who il not Ia very good standing Win his
own oeople Ohe SIOUX. has offered the "nneoaeoes
mari OF his land If they viii remain win MIN Ihey
have concluded to do 50, and the orce "th mem, De
ing totally inadequate 20 compel them 70 move hs'e
.ent Ia the fort Tor rcniOrcements and Capt T. mas
taken down y and 100 SIOUX 10 couneract me IN
euence Wsbashaw has had with the Wnne0agoes, ano
persuade them ~ move.
They hold treat talk today and should the Sioux
brought down By the captain jDin with Wabashs"s
band in liking the Wnnebsgoes b remain with them.
believe they will have 10 stay as there are not troops
enough 10 force them, being only 10 men. al toi'.
against some eight hundred lighting men the indians
could command Should the Captain attempt 70 iorce
them against their will think night 10 inevitable snn
am now the way to Join them, being anxious ~ ,eo
a ittle Indian life will send you detailed hceoun''
should ANYTHING Of note occur On our way up we
learned there had been trouble also WIN ,ns " NINA
the Falls Of the 81 Croix and that Mf bio""e' 'no
agent there had sent for reinforcefnents
Il seems that about two weeks ago an lnd "a shot and
Killed TWO whit men one trader named fornell, and
,ba en-, ln,obermsn named Drake. The Indian con
eealed the bodies that for some days inc murder
wa not discovered but when II was suspicion was
sed non hi. Indian 1t known that he and Tor
neil had had quarrel some time before. The Indian
ao The sort Of mock trial which given him adml,
I'd rhar he shot these men, and that he was lnsf
/ gs,,d 90 do go by a man named Fred Miller
This man accordingly arrested, but tnese s,,s'
tons could NOT be proved against him s.tnousn a. w
eved him guilty, being VIGOROUSLY osh e1 l H. ,,,.
The Indian they sentenced 10 be hung ana inc VIZ. Nv.
man 10 receive forty lsshes and leave the COUNTY, w,
medately The next morning me seHse".. No.,
ned INTO effect there being some Sky OF se'e'' Pc
sons present ....l bu, the excite.
The whole proceeding was inio.ms pas ,"s 80 m.
men, ~ the people very great and they toox INC
ne mo :, ,ber own hands The chief regret seems u
a. ~ bey ad not hang the white man also Inls mas
De No sny a. ausfaction among the Indians ard
r,sing H. daily expected There are plenty OF White
nn In The country TO defend H. but few have arms
should they send there supply from the iort 90 nov
.nnrehepd any serious difficulty. L.