Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-27
THE EVENING STAR
The Cheyenne, Las. Fight.

| A dispatch 20 the New York Ueroi5 -. -, Z,
following particulars of the last tisyIf -, -
| fugitive Cheyenne Indians: ~ u '-'o
| 1he position OF The Indians was In a., N,
org mole about thirty feet long, ten or twelve
ieet vice and nve feet deep, with ridges in u
| here and there. where the invested indians nod
dug out some holes. SO as 10 get down low from
the range OF our fire, and 10 alternately sten mn
! on the ridges 10 deliver theirs in return Tbts
| was within few feet OF the edr OF n hfs-,
| bank which broke OF abruptly from NE dry h,,l
| OF branch OF Indian Creek. thirty feet below
| and about forty miles from Fort Robinson and
three miles from Blum station on the Hat Creek
! road. The companies on the ground were de-
gioyed IN sSirmish line. at three and four PAGES
| right and LEFT OF the line respectively toward
| tie edge or the steep bank.
| SINGING THE DEATH SONG.
| The movement was merely steady advance
and closing In on the enemy as it began. The
| men rapidly pressing together grew tRicl about
| Tue plt; ana IL is wonder more soldiers were
| not Killed by the Indians II was certainly
pioNldenLal that the ammunition Of the ~ /,
| gave out. The men would 20 up TO the edge I
| the hole ana lire down at an angie and Then
| IAN back 10 reload. The smoke OF tie fire ac-
lually grew SO great that the soldiers hal Ia
| pause until IL cleared away 10 see when, che
! PIT was. At one time the Indians ceased itiO
ana commenced singing. Il was Thought tAlt
! lhey were either all wounded or wanted 10 sur
render An order was given 10 cease the -irinr
which had grown so oppressive from an applr-
eiI want OF opposition and the CONVECTION ina
| ii was SupelilpouS. like beating dead carcass
VESSELS WOUNDED
During the lull. CAPTAIN Vessels c1llpd on
me- heHennes stiil remaining to surrender. ana
Sllu some word In Sioux, such as 4" WaSate."
put immediately the unsubdued Chpvnnnes
uItIeu lIe. captain Vessels and Sergeant
heed, OF company II, 81 cavalry, Were wounded
~ INC honey. In the case OF Captain Vessels
the BAH penetrated the forehead at the lefe
size passing under the scalp. and making a
painful but not serious wound. his hlt and .rar
Hehto We're also pierced in many PAGES. The
nflng again commenced. and ia half an hour an
N Ma3 over: me edge Of the pit was literally
iiodled ifofn the shower of bullets raned upon
II. captain vessels participated Ia III lirlng
with tie uOOpS.
THREE DESPERATE BRAVES.
just before the final resistance OF the Chry-
enDeS, three OF them. the last alive ianpe,I ont
Of the pit and faced the troops undatin;pi one
had pistol aud two had knives, which they
ofandlShed ike warriors while rushing ut the
troops; one sprang TO julsp down the em9ank-
ment, but was speedily rdded with bals. as
were the other two. Lieut. Chase lei the
charge OF his company, in the ceuter OF his
men, gave a cheer and inspired them. WuGa
! Capt. Vessels was wounded and fell back
fainting, capt. Lawson kept SAYING Give il
| TO them, boys; don't leave one OF them Pri-
Vate Margetave, company f, a Russian. was
conspicuous for his GOODNESS and bravery He
kept up steady advance, firing right at the
| Indians. Corporal Grouse, company a. was also
effective in his execution. SeTg't Ambrose. cum
! pany Il, deserves mention. Universal testimony
! is borne to the gallant conduct OF can't Wcs-
| setS ana lieutS. Chase alC uardec. All the
| privates behaved bravely.
SAD SIGHT.
| Sented singu ar and horrible appearance.
liuddled together in piles were the tWenty-thrpt
DodleS or the slain. Among the nine still sur
wing were Two young Indian girls. aged Ii
ana 10 covered with dust and under The bodies
! or young Ducks VINO had fallen liieleSS unon
! them and at first concealed them. They were
saved by digging In under the side OF the hole
! one Is named Blanche, and used 10 write her
name While imprisoned here with her people
/ The appearance OF the pit was as though fl had
been filled with sand bags Meutena1r Chase
immediately a To- ,fE in
sent detail into the deathly chaSm to pass out
the bodies. Among them We're found three Uu-
hurt ana I'VE wounded females and one buck
Mouhded. fhe carcaSSeS were taken ont rap
Giy, and found TO be completely riddled win
DulletS. They were laid down side by side and
looked like hOlrd phantOmS or defdced mum
MES. \ few were stripped, but most Of them
| mad no CIothng-in the language OF one OF the
SoldleTS handling them, regular store clothes"
y number OF blankets and a soldiers olercoat
! and pantaloons. with some bed covers, were
among the rubbish, while in the center was A
COCA stock OF half dried beef three feet HIGH
ana Two wide some cattle had been killed o.
them near 10y belonging TO the WhitcOmb ranch
Carpenters were detailed TO make a traverse to
carry the wounded TO the wagons.
: terrible DOMESTIC TRAGRBy-Mr Huh 4
Well-to do farmer living near DaytOnyiIe, La
; has long petted his daughter Emma. a beautiful
girl eighteen years Old. His affection OG late
seems 10 have increased into 4 mania. so tlat
nef absence from home even for an evening"
caused him much anxiety. Ga Thursday night
she attended spelling school In the netgabot
hood, in company with others o. the family
which seemed TO give MI. Hull more tha ord
nary uneaSineSS. on their return he arose from
bed ard net them. About O'clock IN the morn
my one Of Emma sisters sleeping in the same
Tea With her. called to her mother that some
Thing was the matter with Emma The mother
came into the room, and. striking light was
Mortified by the sight OF her daughter iyinz
dead in pool OF blood. Al the same mo:naui
Mr.. Hull came into the room and with the cN-
camation: 80, mother" shot himself through
I u dr-Sr
Emma was found TO have been struck on the
head with al axe Just in front OF the ear her
head being almost cut in two.
VOLUNTARY DUMBNEss FOR FIFTY YEARS
Hayes Human, who lived two miles east OF
Utica, died to-day aged 66 years. Although pos
sessing the faculty OF speech he had not uttered
TWO consecutive words for 50 years. When Is
years old. hearing. his father swear at a men,
Der or the family he made a vow that he would
never speak again. This VOW was kept for
years. He then met with an accident which
bruised the fingers of his left hand, the pain
drawing from him the exclamation oh" on
but one other occasion was he heard to speak
This time the word See was called fort by a
snake that erawled over a sleeping child. \
column might be filled by the recital OF Hin
mans eecentffcitieS Some OF his devices 10
avoid conversation were crafty in the extreme
He was close student, and he has left a vo-
luminous diary during his 80 years OF silence
He leaves fortune OF S24, 900 to a nephew With
the admon1tlOn, keep your mouth shut" Not
Wlthstanding his silence he was great favor
ne IN the helghborhood in which he lived
| Utica ". L., Special 70 the Cincinnati L?uirer.
MARS AND SATCRN.-A remarkably close con-
junction OF Mars and saturn takes place On the
30th OF June next. When at their nearest an
preach the TWO planets will only be separated
by one minute OF arc, interval SO small that 10
tne UnaSSISted eye Mars would seem TO occult the
more distant saturn. Unfortunately this phase
OF the conjunction occurs az about u. NJ New
York time, SO that il will be invisible mere as
wei as III Europe. but VIII be seen In Australia
and similar longitudeS. IL has been calculated
that Mars Will approach so closely to Saturn as
10 cross the orbit OF JapetuS. the outerrnoSt OF
Saturn'S moons, and pass between that satellite
and Its primary. JapetuS however. win proba-
Dly not be occulted. Sir George Airy the Eng
Ish Astronomer Royal, calls attention to this
conjunction, and suggests various points 20 be
noted by those fortunate enough TO witness the
phase or nearest approach. Among these is a
comparison OF the color Of the two planets
suaily Saturn is OF a dull leaden hue but when
near Mars its color has been found TO be sap
green-prODably an effect OF contrast due 10 the
DiaEe or rudy light from It's martial visitor
The last close conjunction OF the two planets
occurred on April Is, 1911.
who Is now giving testimony before the Reno
court-martlal. has his own theory for cfviltZtng
the indians. Here is one feature OF il:
Another mistake is furnishing them with
blankets, cloths and paints. In place thereof
they should be furnished with clothing OF a
civilized pattern. This would be the first step