The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-10-10

I'm rrls n. MAJ Tharnhatghss snsum.rA.
~hieh vaa m, arr she hu@tl~ TIE inslisne,
~as srdaenls rarrs'ed and attacked y, several
hnras~A rse inaans. n~As MIA iisrf, II III
vtrsni', ~ I'm ts~ observation. IN t,alcss,ln
Nal 1hwnharsh ~ss killed and large nnm
hes ~ ns~A wounded, And the csasnAnsi ens,el,
anrsnand~A T1~ ~hols ssary NJ sh~ massacre
|. snli n W frlic~ins slispA'sl ffam isA~lins,
hNAI rhnrnl,usghs rspesiitson against The
host,le tse indiana, WHEN within s*~enty miles
ri Tho agency, halted fus skr nigh. ~ the slsh
tnst., and the MAjuf sent OrAftsn lnwty. oa~
III hia sc.snt~, ~ thc seeney ~ communicate With
Aesnt Mceatr, AMI 10 see hc~ matters ss~sL
lir found the Msnsust excitement anil csshfmsion
prevailing. The lndians hAd s~ni All their oil
in~s,. women and ehlliscn snnth toward ,hr
Blue rtvNe. Tha Warriors we're dscryAtsst and
painted IN the MAnal wAt s,sle They ~rrc
ahens 10 murder Mr.. M~vkcf. bnt Mr. lowfy
prevailed % ,hcm No. tncommis the deed. NJ.
Mc~kcv told Lowry that hs Attempted ~ leavc
The agency with hia family, lint wa~ prevented
hy thu tn,iana; that stey, the Ind ans, si.nltlel
their rrAdh~eA for wat, anti sc0nttst ahsIuus f,g
theaprvoset ef The irnots They ttlrn made An.
oshcf novc 10 kiil Mcs k~r and hre tho huil,lings,
Lnl ~rrc second 'insn prevailed Hlscn ~ dr~isi.
lowry now attempted u return u she ocrn
mand, hut was informed that he mi,ss rcsnAin !:
hns, after giving them number of assurances
III his pcAevahle mi4rton, hc waA allowed to Do
part, hut wAa aeccmranicsl nv about thirty
sArrsors. whc rcsle with him namtcr ~ ntiler
And then left HIM. lowry arrived u Tho ron-
mAnl, them near MIX creek. on tho evening of
the !~th and raw MAJ Thcrnhurgh the alovs
information,
The n~As morning, A.'pt ~. ihc command
advanced. unsl.r vi. EuIslanr. ~ JnT Rankin.
WIN N WILL acquainted with thc country Alpul
aociock =. ~. t.ankin discovered fresh Indian
sighs, ami, having arrived ri a canyon through
Nlrh TIN rpa.l PASSED, ami Mlltel, would Afford
~ excellent opportunity ~ ambush, u. lesl
thn command around over the hill over All nlst
trail wali known ~ him, Dy tl,ir n,ovrnnht
ie rNvct tlr HIVES ~ tlie command fat. oti ar
ftviua nn .lr iap ~ thv hill. he discovered ilc
Indiana in ambush un nl'lWr aistc III thu canyui,
through which the fual passed
lhornburgh fosued his men IN limo and
awaited tho coming attack. ne wAa repeatedly
urged 70 6fe on the indiana, but pcrsiatensly
mot justify IN attack. Two Indiana u0w rosle
UP 70 within hundred yards, d.ssnonntod and,
Nth . savage .yeil. Arctl shooting Capt,
lndisn: say .. wsr, xhoor and % .As ns.sls com
surrounded. lle ordcrcsi charge, which he
calamity lesi la psrsan, and succeeded n cutting
hts way nut, anil, when within ai,nut 1AD yarIa
of hls wagon, hc fcli dead with two bullets
through ~ lrAin. Capt Payne now took com.
o'clock, r. M, tho troops M.tng sle wsIons and
animals - brea,tworks. The lndians fell hack
short distance and won't intO camp During
THO cnHAs. ,nent Lowry was killed.
Tho cNsialtter Arc about aA follows
kiilel, MAJ. Thorn.atgl, iowry, and thi,,ssn
and ono ieAm,stcr. Monmded--t'Apt laynn,
rApt Lawson, surgeon 0rime.. IAcuts. fad
duck and Volt, and thirty i've mon
MAJ Tiosnbn!Rh'. loiy hal not been ~.
covered Wlle'a Rankin left will, Tho dispatches.
.Oapk Payne had fortified Ills position and
thought ~ conlA possibly hold II nn.il thu
arrival of rcInforcsmonts, In caac they were
esnt promptly.
III II i,uw reported that Agent Meckcr and
his family aiul NIL employees lMtc l.sil muir
darsi, A,ll the agency building destroyed, hnl
ehiH report Arkr continuation
@N'tflrrr frum kIiakr and Hear rivers arc
eockng In here for safety, and rn,-ilerableex-
ciiui,,eif l,f.sails
.lra,ps havc bcen ordered forward from
Forts kandegs, McIherson, Feitormsn and
Robinson, and Will leave for The seAt 0f war q
Anon ~ they reach tho railroad, by special
train. Onn Merritt, TO whom The command ol
Nc expedition y gwen, j. ono of tho hest In.
dian nkhteTa In she country, and hlw tr0ora
have accomplished wonderful lhings
THE Iiss Ase . waElIks tTtbe, and have from
100 70 thn Warrtoss They started ont on the
War-pAth lHcAnss they l,ecame dissatisfied with
NJ tEeatmont reoaised from their Agent, who,
Tiny claim, was starving thcm.
sIstant Postmaster t.rIHiai i W. Hnyt ttasrrnoi
Of Wyoming; ! k Hnyfonl. Postmaster n
Laramie ity. ant .sltfot III TIN Laramie .ssH
ffHei. two ssslkH, AMI MI escort ~ tight ratrsA
are With tho beicagaefed tsoops On MIX river.
"A Cheyenne dispatch Of tho IA Inst says
4C1ov. Hoyt and uen Tyuor returned % Lara
mto CITY thia afternoon from tl,elF hunting o.
pstlttsou In North Park. They saw no Indiana
aad vsrs ansuspscttsg Of danger whom nott
Asd BY courier thAs tho Utss hAd salarkes
Thovnburgh's expedition.
n hunter hes arrived In Colorado fsom Misidl,
Pssh. lie notiAed ,hs cisisens of tho park d
ThoEnbarsha defeat, anA tlsey are getting 10 /
sAis pl.ce - rapidly = possible. ~ sAys ~
cNlorsd company oe Tim Ninth cavalry he'd lefi
:. sssemloes spr'nsa. a',i fs.rs wor. en'srtsi'st
Inn hAA i,sea heard u lhnm sinco lke tAitle
Aul Agent M~skcr had forwarded orders "a
fuinc ~ Tho Agoucy two days prrvtDus N that
timc. nouslsss, ihc Tito chicl, hasl thrcsienet
iltelr ltvoe before bosiilii0s comneOced, and
esvation. ~ M people haA hatred Tor them.
"Unv. ritk,n. ~ Colorado, Ii ho'ding his or
aAntxrd militia companies IN readiness for en
emcrxonry. Asd aAys thai as ~ ~ ~ tho lndi.
aus c0nimOtIce bu'eherinK settlers hr will taks
~ matter IN his own hxaals and settle 4 II BIZ
own WHv.
"T'he Arsvsloe In.lisus, III Wyosning, ase ~.
ported mAhlrg their wsy IL The utes IN squads
And Joining il,e h0ster. Int this lAske routlrm
AetUll. though mi I'll i,kell,cr tmrfol able,
mo nNwa has l~~n resolved fr0m MC0hes 81
ths l'iMniurkh Gasrtson"
cnssvsss. Oet. a.
rhsss II evssy Indication thAt thc uls Indisl
vAr v y ~ bloody onc. Nuaia sah other
Who have arrived u various lrpsss and citiss
from shs seens 81 hosltiisiss report shas III
coaatsy h s~Asminx with savAxse hclonetng i
esllsss nDt directly Interested In this campaign
0sn Hatch v aAvanciug from sh~ sonst
utlu NO meu. sud troops Are concentrating
.ish ares. rapidtsy . several points .cai
eisd 0utFa9ss c00ml'irl ~ ~ bloodlhlrss,
uAs hsve occnrrrd n tho vicinity ~ ihs oMt
breah, snd eeltlsss aud pruepertOIs Tor mani
towns On tho Union Pacific ri rad 4 repor
has beeu 9eaesved - lns rtMM, tot, lhA
ANaMt Meeker anil Ill tM0 esnulpyea 81 Whit.
lttvsg Agency hAys hecn killed; ti,si Anoi hri
h9ht has taken rlace IN which III thu officers I,
conMAnd wefe h,iled, and ths ,rool'- snr
F0snsSsd = point where ~ water |. ~ h
hsd. auA thats trains captured. t'hisf t,urAy
leAh ce thu Ute natt0u, hA~ senl ID ~ hsttisv
| u Whilc river IN order commanding tl,en /,
cse.c thslF was . NJ whites, hut hi has l,isl
fatlh n ths resMlt q shts Atlsmpt 10 cS~rctse hi
aulhC9ily And innusnos, ios - ~ given nosic'
| % ~ whites thAl - Y p0wcrlssa ~ stAy NJ
| otde of var, AuA thoy must depend On o6sts Owi
sssosssse fos prossottos.
i
| a wirxksx Ia . caxe before Jndg
QuArles, of Nashville, Tenn. declares
hs did not believe in dod, heaven .