The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-06-25
6rnrral SntelIiornte.
THE INDIANS.
The Latest Rnid-MaFsRcre ON the
Upper sRlInR-IIOrribIo Scenes.

The Latest on tue
Upper nlinR-IIOrribi scenes.
Correspondence Of the n. Y. Tribune.
SpuMAN CREEK, Lincoln County, Kan
sas, June a-Last Sabbath opened quietly
ON the settlements of tho Upper Salinn.
Rumors had indeed reached these border
settlements of Indian depredations on the
Blue aud Republican Rivers, and near
Fort HAYS, n few days before, but they
were not generally believed. Many fields
of corn had been planted. Some wheat
and other grain was looking ine. New
Emigrants were pouring in, and many of
the heads Of families had left their women
aud children 20 attend business Mt the
Land Office or procure provisions ut Sdina
40 miles distant.
Ii was late In the afternoon when two
men named Alvcrson and Zcigler were driv-
ing with u horse team down the valley of
Spilman Creek, some eight miles from its
mouth, when they saw u body Of armed
men, riding 10y iOurs in regular order be-
hind them. At first they thought them
soldiers. They were about 30 in number,
and as thoy approached bore oil toward the
hills in passing the wagon, keeping hnlf n
mile distant until they had got below them
on the valley, when they broke and charged
on the twomon ana tho wagon. Then there
W IL race for life. The Indians wheeled
anu tlItltu lblllll Allt lN NIX hhkpIlNl0s
One of them held the rcins and urged the
horses 10 the gallop, while the other held
' Il rifle ready for any that might approach
too near. After several miles race they
reached The timber, and, abandoning the
team, escaped through the brush with their
rifles, where the Indians did not care 10
follow them. A short distance down the
creek, u Swede and his wife, in Sunday
dress, were walking out. They were sur
rounded and killed on tho prairie. Their
little boy had been n quarter of n mile be-
hind them. He ran back TO a dug-out, or
adobe house, and reported thatthe Indians
were killing his father and mother, Sever
al families clustered into the adobe and
closed the door, and the Indians were uu-
able TO effect an entrance. A Swedish
silyorsnitL'rom Chicago, named Peterson,
had gone some distance down tho creek,
and the beseiged inmates Of the adobe
hoped he was in search Of help. About
~sundowntho Indians approached the adobe,
and one who could speak English, threw
the Swode's boots against the door, and
called ont with o0ths that the mans body
would be found down tho road. lie was
nearly cut in pieces. At about the same
hour in the afternoon, a party of lG sur
rounded q settlers house NJ the mouth of
Spilmau Creek Ton the the Saliua.) An old
Swede and his two SOM saw thom coming
and took refuge with the two families in
the house. He drove OIL the Indians with
Al shotgun. About the same hour Of the
day n similar party, evidently part of those
who had chased Alyerson an hour earlier,
emerged from the hills between Spilman
and Bull Foot Creeks, chasing two Ger
mans on horseback. As they reached the
valley of the Sahna the Germans were
oyertlken, riddled with arrows, and beaten
to death with war clubs, These two men
were but recently from Lunenburgh, Han
over. One of them was named Wishel, and
his wife, a beautiful young m was
carried off, and is now in the hands OF the
Indians.
In full view of the scene of slaughter o.
the unhappy Germans were several houses
At one of these were Mrs. Alderdico, 1
young and married woman, her babe, an,
three other children, respectively three
six, and nine years. Another woman, 4
Mrs. Kinds, with her baby was in Ia,
house. The husband Of tho latter was VI
the Land Office, 70 miles distant. Alder
dice, together with the two Messrs. Hen
derson and MIR, Stery, We're ut Salina, Al
miles distant, getting provisions. In the
house were n couple of Irishmen. These
were armed, but started for their horses,
which were down in tho bend. The wo.
men implored them TO stay, but terrified
NJ thtlI hikutt anu NlllouI lhlHh-
ing that their greatest safety
was in tho house, they gathered ur
their children and fired. Mrs. Kinds had
her baby in her arms, and took Mrs. Alder
diee's second child on her back. Mrs. Al
derdice, with her babe ut the breast and
another at her back, and her little boy and
girl at her side, started with the other
They fled down Salina River. From the
bend where the house stood to the next
point o ftimber WIS q prairie stretch OF
three quarters Of a mile. Ero they had
Iu trayersed a great portion of il, the Indians
saw then and pursued. What n race for
life ! As they reached the point of timber
the Indians were close on them. Tn chill
q = drap were tired, and the woman exhausted.
81 ~ can 60 nofurther, Z" cried the unhappy
Mrs. Alderdice. Unable longer 10 bear
the double burden, and earnest 10 save
3 her own babe, Mrs. Kinds put down
the other child, and pressing her babe 10 her
breast flew forward, crossed the Salina Riv-
er, and hid in the underground and escaped,
reaching schemmerhorn's ranch with bleed