Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-11
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Correspondence st, Paul rioneer-rres

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Bisnxsaks -. I.,,Asss 3. Ion tue 9th
Inst. Capt. French, of the seventh cavalry,
WI, n, gssa py lGpsnsl tAsrial 'c~ppyssing
at HtsIE inaoln Ifofs.aEafnise u essKs sbtteohduct
unbtt0tnt6g gentleman. French was one
OF the .beroes OF The Little Big Hora Rgh,,
and showed himself q, true soldier. His
bravery Is famous throughout the depart
iiqaot. FFtAss e.n' dt HEsy rs % esup 4 s sHesie es
without H.nching. but can't>meet his appe.
tite without suffering defeat. French is
one dsths &a3esses before tie Reno in
qniiy. Everybody likes French, but fear
the worst'at the coming trial.
-. a...":.BgLiLy BROOKS. 40. .."
The cotonef's jury. in the case OF ,tBnlly"
Brooks, returned a verdict"f death from a
p $40! shot fired by Corporal Bowlahd,, of
The seventh cavalry. The officers at the
fort give Bo~iand an excellent name, and
are sngpriss.AEz st Aia et,nnectionywithssuch
An affair. The murderer walked through
the dance-hnll Will o smoking pistol in
his hand. The %cnifu,ion ao%ccasioned by
the shot ia the back room, where the muir
der took place mixed the eve. witnesses.
Brook and Fpw lEld were s%cl11isgIn IBIS
side room when The hitter, orasdme one else
who wahtetao ass,st~fhe coipForal,t sent a
ball crushing through the formers Drain.
Barring the pistol whisky did it.
cArE,YEER,s STATEMENT.
Granting that Capt. Weir made the state:
ment :refectsng supon Major Reno sae the
witnessed a. eds.!! iS5 IL IL Eds eiSS and ID
others living, who will testify. that ,Weir's
voice from the grave :is mistaken. s1Thefe
are also witnesses who can testify that Weir
made state IA inNtke eidbrro6mr ut Fort
Lincoln acquitting Reno, or at least contra
dieting his POT, humorous evicence: Poor
Weir was7a brave and'soholatIy oficer;s not
eqpaled BY. the flower of the Seventh cavalry
but he. was too often under the influence: Of
liquor to leave an unbroken chain ,of .eyi-
dence behind him.., His, s,eonn siatemest
has; been, no secret. ate Lincoln. It. ia said
that Whitaker, Custez's .hiagr!sphez. doesn't
erp1s !. 9 g * Il sss ks2a H 3l.tif' Ind It sx 1psss
a congressional Investigation to clear up the
mystery He has been promised one, and
will makes hiss fight before
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$'sg 81 s;sss ssS;;E :sEd S!g Sss Seis .!;Si iIs 's: SO dc;
would have CONCEALED.
NExksntags1h there fnotsezAxire
bet%Ssal
The Observation-Disclosures down.
Of sittingBaWsa65Ssais1ts.
The vote for distfiet's ;attftosfnHesy fl northern
Dakota was as follows; j. A. Stoyell, 1924;
Q. w. Francis, 1882; H. Woodruff, 1883
That made q Total vote of3659 for pdrthefn
Dakota. why eah'tve 1xve dit iefritdy
Aiexander Rammssy put tAreue! the senate
Gen. Terry made the remark, the other
day, that the Eighteenth ihfaniiry from
Solb!CatanG v6aldi ao:;ap !t1AEsk Mitk
river country. next apFings. and build the new
post.
The tqril IehL: ID de burners d ;;he
Fort Keogh hay is $4,000 The citizens offer
$1,000 of ii, and the government the bal
The quarters OF DR.. Girard and Major
'Brotherfonx at Fortyk eoght were recently
ts sasso33is lfi as Tel abo% e. ft1}>.
Eighteen Bannock Indians came into
keogh as prisoners. MANDAN.