Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-07-03

Grettam and Sheriff Anderson sent dis
patches to Madison which tended to
create great excitement. Finding this
to be the belief Col Forsyth and Gen.
Bryant hunted up two or three who
thought otherwise, and took them with
the party to Wood Lake to convince
him that their scare was groundless,
and reached that lake about o'clock
in the afternoon. The Chippewas were
ENGAGED IN THEIR DANCE,
which partakes of religious nature.
From 60 to 70 were here congregated.
In the center of the ring of warriors was
young man leading the dance, who
was singled out by the party as the
chief, but they were mistaken, and a
tall old fellow was brought to them, and
introduced to Colonel Forsyth. He was
intelligent, quiet, and reticent, but i'm
pressed the visitors with the fact that
he was telling the truth. At this point
the dance stopped, and the warriors as
sumed their natural stolid manner and
listened to the conversation between
their chief and the great white general.
1t was BRIEF and did not occupy more
than about five minutes. The colonel,
in few words, introduced himself.
Speaking of the scare of an uprising,
he stated that he was there to find
out if there were any grounds
for such belief. The chief made
q short reply, and said, eve are not
mad" and continued by stating that
the dance was a new one; they
were learning, and they were devoting
their whole time to it. The Chippewas
did not want to fight. They had no
cause to, an( we're not foolish enough
to do it, rs they would soon be cleaned
out. AS to treaty, none had been
made with the Sioux, who were their
enemies. The Indians when informed
of the scare, evinced almost as much
fright as the settlers. They were much
afraid that they would be compelled to
go on their reservations. After this
interview the gentlemen returned to
this place, and Colonel Forsyth sent
a dispatch to Gen. Sheridan, giving the
situation as stated above.
RUSH CITY, Mimi, June 23.-Lieuten-
ant General ?. H. Sheridan | have
just returned from Burnett county,
Wis, having visited Grantsburg and
Wood Lake, the places where the al
legged uprising of the Chippewas oc-
Cured. There is not even foundation
of the reports. The Indians have not
SO much as spoken unkindly to any of
the settlers, nor have they taken any
thing from the farms abandoned by the
frightened Swcde settlers, and the chief
of the Chippewas whom | saw at the
dance at Wood Lake assured me that
was mad: and seemed to regret
the reports of their giving trouble. For
some time past the Chippewas have
been practicing new dance, which is
very like one of the Cheyenne dances,
and which seems to take their fancy to
such an extent that they spend in
dancing the time which they ought to
consume in hunting and fishing, and
let their women and children go hun
CRY. The constant repetition Of this
dance, which is semi-religious in char
acter, has worried the timid Swedes,
and some malicious joker started re-
port of an Indian uprising, and quite a |
of outlying settlers hastily |
abandoned their homes and rushed to |
and Rush City for protec-
ton. Not single Sioux has been seen
in this part Of the country, and the al
legged utilization Of the Sioux and Chip
pewas is as untrue as it is absurd, AS the
two tribes are mortal enemies Nearly
all Of the settlers have returned to their
homes, and all will be back again by
this evening. | shall return to st. Paul
GEORGE A. FORSYTH.
Il
BRYANT's WILL.
A New York special under date of
June Oath says the will of the late Will
liam Cullen Bryant was offered for pro-
pate yesterday to the Surrogate Of
Queens county at Jamaica. It is dated |
Dec. 6, 1872, in his own handwriting, and |
s remarkably legible. 1t bears no trace |
If trembling or nervousness. Besides |
,Wo daughters, one the wife of Parke |
Goodwin and the other unmarried, only
,wo persons get any portion of this es-
ate, which is estimated at$350, 900. Had
Mr.. Bryant survived his children, the
estate was to have been equally divided
between his nephews and nieces, and
hose of his wife. The requests other
wise than to his daughters are four
acres of land and $4,000 in money to
he overseer of his estate, G. B. Cline,
ind 5000 to the llatter's SON. All the
est of the property, including Bryant's
interest in the Evening Post, is equally
divided between the daughters. If
either daughter dies childless, her share
hall go to the surviving sister, and it is
specially directed that the property
,iveA the daughters shall be settled in
uch a manner as to be free from the
ntermeddling or control of the husband
# either. The executors of the will are
ohm A. Graham, John Bigelow,. John
L. Platt, George B. Cline, and the tes-
ator's daughter, Julia S. Bryant. --.
r.uaE KANSAS RAIN.
Advices from southwestern Kansas
# the Oath inst, State that a terrible
ainstorm prevailed in that region last
week. At Winfield the rainfall onI
afternoon is estimated at
inches, The whole country