The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-10-28


them. Peck, a government scout, who
has appeared at one of the settlements
testifes that the men under arrest surrend
cred Jackson to the savages who burned
him without protest.
SEVERAL gentlemen connected with the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railway
including Messrs. Mitchell, Merrill, Carey
and Walker, have organized the Centra
with capital of 100000. 1t will con
and southwestern division of the St. Pau
Burlington and Quincy, the Chicago anC
Alton, the Chicago, Rock Island and Paci
fc, and other lines. Twenty miles of track
will be laid this fall.
A TELEGRAM from Denver, Colorado
says: A conflict with the Utes seems in
minent Yesterday morning two compa.
nies of militia left Gunnison City for the
reservation, to arrest agent Berry and 9th.
ers on writs issued by the district attorney
for Gunnison county, under orders from
the governor, and they have probably
reached the reservation by this time Gov
ernor Pitkin was very much surprised at
this movement of military without having
informed him. He expressed fears they
would not be able to cope with the Indians
In his judgment they should have taken
at least twice as many men. The United
States district attorney this morning
left for Gunnison county. 1t is prob
able he will issue writs for the arrest
of the agent and associates and
have them examined before the United
States commissioner. Agent Berry makes
the statement that if Jackson had not been
delivered to the Indians, the soldiers, all
whites present, and all freighters on the
road and inside of the reservation would
have been murdered. Should the military
60 on the reservation for prisoners the re
is every danger of a conflict.
Terrible Disaster.
The great wind storms that prevailed
throughout the northwest on the 18th
and 18th inst, were particularly dis
astrous on the lakes. The most serious
Of all the calamities occasioned by the
storm on the lake is the loss of the
Goodrich steamer Alpena. This steam.
er left Grand Haven, Michigan, on Fri
day night. The full particulars will
never be obtained as all on board went
to a watery grave. A telegram from
Holland, Mich, says that a lot of camp
stools, part of the forward deck and
the inside portions, showing fine grain
ing, and evidently belonging to a pas
senger steamer, were washed ashore
about one mile north of that harbor
A bucket marked steamer Alpena," q
spiral stairway, and piano with the
cover torn off, were found Men are
Watching the shore for other portions
Of the wreck.
A dispatch from Ventura, says dur.
ing the night, a bucket, two life-pre,
servers and a cabin door, all marked
"Alpena," came ashore there
A Grand Haven special saws "A large
quantity of freight from the Alpena
has come ashore six miles south ot
here. Hundreds Of citizens are now on
the shore, hunting for pieces of the
wreck, or possibly bodies. Several
chairs known to belong to the Alpena,
have been found north Of Holland,
and it is thought no one survived the
wreck
Passengers of the Alpena, as far as
can be learned, are as follows: w. S.
Benham, Ed. Herold and wife, M.
Gresham, Mrs. B. Harris and Capt II.
V. Sincere, of Grand Haven, Mrs. Brad
ley and two daughters of Santa Fe,
New Mexico, Mrs. S. B. Cole, of ILL.,,
sister of F. H. Holbrook, Muskegon,
agent of the Goodrich line, H. T. Locke,
agent for Hill Bros, New York, Rev.
Farrell Hart and wife, ofWhite Pigeon,
Mich, Mr. Rider agent for glass works,
Syracuse, N. Y, John j. Bower, ex-
steward Of the Alpena, John Osborn,
wife and three children, Chicago,
Maggie Mack, ex-stewardess of the
Alpena, N. \. McGilvary, St. Joseph,
Mich; a man with three children name
f. G. Kusterer, Fred. J..
Landrith, Muskegon. The following
are supposed to have been on the AL
pena: L. d. Priton, n. Y, Harry L..
Chicago; w. c. Pettibone,
Chicago; a jew by the name of Rob
Linsl<y, scrap iron buyer of Chicago
HOLLAND, Mich, Oct 19-Persons
who have been to the shore and along
the beach for a distance of five miles,
find large quantities Of apples, and 9TH
er freight, also portions Of the upper
deck, staunchirons and rails, gang
planks, and matches, one door panel
with thename of steamer Alpena" on
it, also TWO life preservers: an oar, a
chair, marked with stencil Steamer
Alpena." A piano also came ashore
during the nj ght which is recognized
by the agent Of the Goodrich line, from
Grand Haven, as belonging to the AL
pena. s
The body of lady came ashore
which is also recognized by the agent
as being Mrs. Brady, who, with her
two daughters, had been stopping at
Grand Haven during the summer and
We're on their way home to New Mexi-
CO. Capt. Butler, of the Goodrich line,
just arrived at the wreck, and watch
men are patrolling the shore and are
watching for wreck or bodies. The
steam barge Trader, which plies between
Chicago and Muskegon, and does a
lumber business, and which, &C cording
to advices and reports of the officers of
a aschooner who have seen her wreck
age, has been lost, and gone to pieces
on the east shore of Lake Michigan.
She was captained by Frank Brown and
manned by crew of ten men. She
$50 tons; was classed B 2, and
was valued at $4,000. All hands have
probably persisted.