Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-06-27
Miscellaneous News.
OREGON OFFICIAL Returns. II

OREGON OFFICIAL Returns. Ed.
A Portland, Oregon, dispatch of the
10Th inst, gives the election returns as
| follows: For congressman, Whitaker
democrat, 16,554; Hynes, republican,,
1884; Campbell, independent, $50; fol
governor. Beekman,- republican, 16,-
009; Thayer, democrat, 16, ,0Q3; Wilkins,
Independents, / ,3353; secretary Of state, tate,
democrat, 1852; Cotes, Independent,
1,289; treasurer, Hersch, republican,
1855; Brown, democrat, Il, ,493; Suth-
erlin, independent, 727; state printer,
Carter, republican, 1850; Noltare.
democrat, Is, ,G63; Craig, independent,
1897; Superintendent of public instruc-
ton, Powell, republican, 1881; Stiles,
democrat. 15,91S;; Parker, independent,
1,168.
THAT WAR DANCE OF THE CIIIPPEWAs OF
WIsCONsIN.A s.
The following are the IMPORTANT points
in the Rush City, Minnesota, advices of
the 24th inst, concerning the Indian
troubles in Wisconsin: "Col. George A.
Forsyth and Gen. Edward E. Bryant
have arrived from their journey of in
vestigation They left Rush City Sat
urday morning, and went to Grantsburg
and Mood Lake, as surmised. Reach
ing Grantsburg they interviewed many
of the citizens relative to the scare.
They ascertain the condition of the
trouble to be exactly as has been pub
lished in the Pi0neer-PreSs. The Grants
burgers did not and had not taken but
little stock in it. The fright was con-
fined mainly to farmers, although Judge.
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 VINO
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,
From 60 to 20 were here congregated.
In the center of the ring of warriors was
a 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 impressed the visitors with
the fact that he was telling the truth.
At this point the dance stopped, and
the warriors assumed their natural
stolid manner and listened to the con-
versatiOn 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, lie stated that he
was there to find out if there were any
grounds for such belief The chiefmade
a short reply, and said, ave 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, and were not foolish enough to do
it, as 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 dispatch
to General Sheridan, giving the situa-
ton as stated above.
RUSH CITY, Mimi, June 23.-Lieuten-
ant General p III. 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 a foundation
for 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 Swede settlers, and the chief
of the Chippewas whom | saw at the
dance at Wood Lake assured me tn at
nobody 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 or the Cheyenne dances,
and which seems to take their fancy to
such an extent that they spend in dane
ing the time which they ought to con-
sumo in hunting and fishing and let
their children 90 hungry. The CON
slant repetition of this dance, which is
semi-religious in character, has worried
the timid Swedes, and some malicious
joker started report of an Indian up
rising. and quite a number of outlying
settlers hastily abandoned their homes
and rashed to Grantsburg and Rush
City for protection. Not single Sioux
has been seen in this part of the coun-
try, and the alleged affiliation of the
Sioux and Chippewas 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 tomorrow.
GEORGE A. FORSYTH.
Lieutenant Colonel and A. d. G.
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-
bate yesterday to the Surrogate of
Queens county atJamaica. 1t is dated
Dec. 6, 1872, in his own handwriting, and
is remarkably legible. 1t bears no trace
of trembling or nervousness. Besides
two daughters, one the wife of Parke
Goodwin and the other unmarried, only
two persons get any portion of his estate,
which is estimated at S35O.0OO. Had
Mr.. Bryant survived his children, the
estate was to have been equally divided
between his nephews and nieces, and
those of his wife. The bequests other
wise than to kis daughters are four
acres of land and $4,000 IN money to
thn nuarSaer of his estate q q Hlino