The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-12-04

Leavenvorsh Times
Lat Night Chief Joseph and hrs prisone
band u followers reached Fort I~avrnvcrth
direct from II Paul. The party eonsisse.
Ut Jmeph. sbUai whom % much Of romano,
and history the newspaper writer ha'
east, svo hundred and 6f,y-seven adults
lone hundred and seventy -four childrin, and
the guard. selected BY Gen. Miles to convey
the prisoner from the North To the military
headqusrter, Of the department Of TIE Mi-
souri. A special train wAs furnished by the
Management Of the Chicago. Rick Island
and Pacific road and Il was due at the Fort
Sanday noon. By one Of ihcse occurrence,
liable 70 all roads. . d,tch~d freight train
the special was detsiued for whole day,
and il was late when is pulled into the depo,
at Leavenvorih. The Indians since they
left s.. Paul have behaved veil, thanks 10
The soldiers on the train, but they are still
.ullea over their transfer. When joseph
. notified Of the intended removal IN
Kansas. he exclaimed: "when will these
White chiefs tell the TRUTH" He says the
gave up because Howard promised that he
should 20 to Tongue river and remain With
Miles until sprins. and then return to h'r
walla wslla valley. He was promised the
possession Of hin horses when he reached
Tongue river. The promise vas doubly
broken. He was told lie must come To Bis
marck, because il Was better country for
him. and his ho.ss taken from him. He
had hardly arrived when he Was told he
must 10 further, because Leavenworth was
warmer and . better country"
He will Be furthermore surprised when
informed that Leavenworih is not to be the
place Of rest either, bus that he and his
band are to be taken out to Fort Riley on
the Kansas Pacific road, and held there un
ill reservation il selected for them down
in the Indian Territory. This has been
determined upon, and Capt. Randall Of the
twenty Third Infantry, has been selected
- the officer to superintend the removal
from Leavenworsh. Mr.. Oakrs. general
.uperintendent Of the Kansas Pacific road,
wss notified late Saturday night that trans
poetaiion would be needed for the party.
and had cars in waiting At Leavenworsh. !,
xas the intention at FIRST to bring the tribe
direct to Kansas City over the 8luf road,
and send them immediately 10 their new
quarters. A change in the programme
took place, and M. Oakes was ielesrsphed
TO have cars 1t Leav~nworth. a. the Rock
Island road had the Indians in charge.
Still later . third message came, saying
that the men would be held in Leav.nworth
for iew days, and not moved at once ,o
Riley. A Journal representative MA At the
Fort yesterday, and was given q peep at two
Of 81. Joseph's men Who we're taken there
about ten days since. They are q pair OF
- bad, unprinciplesi, thievish, copper
colored
q ever raised scalp. stsle . home. or, in
w.n,on cruelty, glo~ied over the sufierlng-
uf sumo tortured captive. luckle,a enough
thee copper hued tends, was wiih Joseph
al the time Of The outbreak At Wallis Walls,
and scalp<d and killed numl~r OF white
wumen aud child,sn Who fell into his
hands. He earned the title Of "woman
speaks the English language, imperfectly
white, and then, sneak fashion, glide back
.~SA IL ~h.,s,s ~u1 shas
he had heard.
He follows The fortunes Of Joseph. and
At that last eight when paddy Miles" went
in To whip or be whipped, and when the
brave Hale, With give il to them boys"
iresh from his lips, fell pierced BY bullet.
va in one Of the holes on the other eide,
Winchess~r, ye ling and bowling, the mean
and psstered about like the falling hail.
the women and children Were assisting in
The work, the wee cry 81 tiny p.pns.'
! vss heard. Ever and anon il Wa repeated,
and as last this he'll hOuned Charley
ueue hack 20 re Wh0 u Was. and found
that il was one Of his own children whom
the squav mother w.s trying IN soosh. The
little thing wss cold and hungry. and when
Il would not atop its cries, this devil in
human form sriaed II in his hands and,
choking the remaining life from il, hurled
ies remains into the brush and vent bsck
to his killing. This actually occurred. and
the covsrdly cur who did il u now in the
psisoa house as Leasenvosth. where he
squat. grim and shows his teeth - hs n
looked upon. Il ID for such 6end ~ this
that our philanthropiss and misinfosmed
Individual sks charity and mercy. A
creature Who would eat II your table in the
morning and before suDdowa snbu.cade
you and cut oui your heart. Army ofhcen
who have witnessed such scenes - theae
are NOT apt u have much pity for the noble
nd msn, and il n veil they hsvn't Charley
and HE companions are evil workers and IN
the future are to Be separated from the
tribe. Il will veil repay persoa to make
trip TO Leaveawosth TO aee these men.
A COmpari0ou.