The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-17
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was gored to death by pet elk, yester-
day, which he was attempting to subdue.
Two other men, Nicholas and Brink
well. who went TO Gen. Bulls rescue,
We're fatally injured by being gored by
| the infurated animal. Gen Bull was
pierced through the heart and lungs by
| thethorns and died instantly. He was at
| one time member of the Wisconsin
Legislature, and served honorably through
| the late war
The Ute Indian War
| RAWLINs, Oct. 1I-Cnuriers from Gen.
| Merritt's command report thai after he
had reached Capt. Payne he had la move
mile from that camp la avoid the
stehch of the dead animals piled up
around it. The united commands then
moved on TO Las Pinos agency, ami found
the Indians entrenched in the mountain
passes, and n stubborn fight ensued, the
Indians finally retreatIng. The troops
are believed to have reached the agency.
No one there is known To have been
killed except the agent, Mr.. Meeker.
Thirty-seven Indians were killed during
the attack on ThOrnburg and on Payne's
camp. The southern Utes have agreed
tn remain peaceable, according TO chief
Ouray's orders, and the White river Utcs
will now no doubt disband and it VIII be
impossible to tell who among them
has been carrying on the fighting. The
| government will punish the ringleaders,
if possible to identify them.
English Business Improving.
| LONDON, Oct. 13.-The demand for
iron is brisk, and prices for forward de
livery to-day advanced five To ten shill-
ings per ton. Large shipments are be-
ing made TO America and the continent
The orders in hand for iron and steel
are said TO he sufficient to maintain the
Eactivity of the trade throughout the
| winter, and several furnaces have been
relighted.
| The AfghanS Re-COnquered.
| LONDON, Oct. 13-Sir Frederick Rob
erts telegrpahs that the Afghan troops
have been completely routed, and the
tribes who were assembling to fight have
returned home. The heavy battery
which Is coming up with the khybcr
column, he says, may go back to India,
as the heavy guns and howitZers origin
ally presented by the Ameer are in our
possession complete. General Roberts
visited Bolo Hissar the 18th inst, and
wac To make Il public entry INTO Cabul
OH The 18th inst Most all the influen-
tial mem OF the city paid respects to
General Roberts.
Massachusetts Politics.
| Boston, Oct 13.-John Quincy Adams
accepts the Democratic nomination for
Governor After long wrangle on Sat
urday the Greenback state convention
placed the name of A. c. Woodwork on
| their ticket for lieutenant governor, in
place of Wendell Phillips.
The British Enter Cabul.
SIMLA, Oct. 13, O'Clock p. m..-Gcn.
Roberts public entry into Cabul took
place at noon yesterday. He was accom-
panied by the Ameer and his suite.
British troops of al arms lined the road,
and the artillery fired salute when the
British standard was hoisted at the en-
transe TO the city.
Chicago and Alton Train Robbers Arrested
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 14.-Three of the
robbers who robbed the G. & a. train ut
named Campbell and Stevens, were
caught at Holden, Mo, and they had a
big fight to arrest them. The other,
name unknown, was arrested at LeXing-
ton, Mo.
Railroad Consolidation. EEsz
| ST.. LOUIS, Ger. 14.-At Il meeting of
the stock holders of the st. Louis, Kan
sas City & Northern railway, this morn
ing, to take action on the proposition to
consolidate with the Wabash road, 1885,
600 shares were voted in favor of the
The meeting for the election of u board
of directors and officers of the cOnsOli-
dated line, will be held in Toledo
November 9TH. Till then the roads will
be operated separately as heretofore.
The opinion prevails here that Jay
Gould will be president of the new line,
and that the headquarters of the COM
pany will be in st. Louis, but this will
not be determined until after the Toledo
meeting. The consolidation gives great
satisfaction here.
Tie Red Devils in Colorado.
| RAWLINs, w. T., October 14.-Emil
Washber and George Fuhr, two courIers
Just arrived from what was few days ago
White River Agency, and from them
learned the following particulars: Gen
eral Merritt advanced upon the agency
the 18th inst. On his way he found many
dead bodies, among others, the bodies of
Carl Goldstein, an Israelite, who left
here with government supplies for the
He was found in deep gulch six miles
this side of the agency; was shot twice
through the shoulder. He was about
two miles from his wagons. A teamster
named Julius Moore, formerly from
Bainbridge, Mass, who was with him
when he left here, was found about a
hundred yards from Goldstein, with two
bullet holes in his breast and his body
hacked and mutIlated with 4 knife or
Ratchet.
AS the command advanced through
the canyon, they came to an old coal
mine. In it was found the body of an
agency emplOye named Dresser, who had
evidently been wounded and crawled in
the mine to die. His coat was folded up
and placed under his head for pillow.
Beside him lay Winchester rifle, and
cartridges were found in one of his peck
cts A letter was found, which as near
as the courier can remember, was as fol-
lows:
WHITE RIVER, Sept. %, 1 p. MIA
jor Thornburg-L will come with Chief
Douglas and another chief, and meet
you tomorrow. Everything quiet here,
and Douglas is flying the U. S. flag. We
have been on guard three nights, and will
be tonight; not that we expect any trOu-
BILE, but because there might be. Did
you have any trouble coming through
the canon?
| TSigned.l n. G. MEEKER,
u. s. Indian Agent.
4 On entering the agency a scene of
great desolatIOn presented itself. All
The buildings excepting one were burn
ed to the ground, and not living thing
in sight except the command. The In
dians had taken everything except flour
HOulcH anu
were missing, and nothing could be
found to indicate what became of them.
They either have been murdered and
burned, or else taken away as hostages.
Their dreadful and uncomfortable fate
calls for the most profound sympathy.
The dead body of Father Meeker was
found about a hundred yards from his
house, lying on his back, shot through
the head, the left side of his head
mashed in with some blunt instrument,
la piece of a barrel stave driven into his
mouth, and one of his hands and arms
badly burned. The dead body of w. II.
Post, Father Meeker's assistant, was
found between the building and river,
with bullet hole through the left ear,
and one under the ear. He and Father
Meeker were stripped entirely naked.
Another employee named Eaton was
found dead, stripped naked, and bun
die of paper bags in his arms. His face
was badly eaten by the wolves. A bull
let hole was in his left breast.
Frank Dresser, brother to the man
found in the cI,lI mine, was found badly
burned. He sad without doubt been
killed insta ~, n bullet had passed
| I'll his