Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-15

ton to hold out, and the employers are es-
pecially indisposed to make concessions to
the refractory strikers.
The fact that the women captured by
the Ute Indians at the White river agency
massacre, were brutally outraged by their
captors, has, for some unexplained reason,
hitherto been concealed. The Pueblo Colo
rado) Chieftain, on New Years day, contained
the following card from Mrs. Meeker, whose
husband was slain: To the editor of the
Colorado Chieftain. Greeley, Dec. 30 Dear
Sir: arise from sick bed to state few
facts which you and the people of Colorado
demand. We three captivcs of the Utes-Mrs.
Price, myself and daughtcr-were all inter-
viewed separately, being put under oath by
| the officers of the government to tell the
whole truth of our treatment by the Indians.
gave in my testimony for the use Of the
government, to do with 1t as they should see
| fit. There was nothing whatever said about
its being suppressed on either side. just
simply gave my testimony to the government
officers, innocently supposing they knew
their duty and would do it also thought
had done all that belonged to me to do by
telling these officers the sickening and most
humilating misfortune that can befall wo-
man, and if they and the interior department
have not done their duty by the people Of
Colorado, it is they who are to blame, not me.
| On arriving home in Greeley found myself
completely broken down in mind and body,
and have had long spell of severe sickness,
and from which / am just recovering. Yours
| truly, Mrs. n. c. MREKER.
The Cheyenne leader adds the follow
ing: Immediately after captivity the women
were forced, under threats of torture and slow
death. to yield to the lust of their hideous
captors. The women. suffering untold agony
on account of the murder of their husbands
| and fathers were dazed and bewildered, and
were powerless to resist. Poor old Mrs. Meek
er. over 60 years of age, and suffering from a
flesh wound in the rear portion of the thigh,
| became the victim of Douglas, who afterward
boosted of his protecting care, Josephine
Meeker was held by Persune, and
Mrs. Price by johnson. The unbearable
indignities were simply augmented by
other Utes, friends of the three mentioned. In
the hellish outrages the bucks were assisted
by squaws. These female savges seemed to
gloat over the horrors perpetrated upon the
white captives of their own sex. During their
captivity the sutferings of the three wonen
we're indiscribably horrible. The hcllish t1endS
renewed their crimes time and time again
| The poor women feared they would never he
delivered from a thraldom worse than death,
| for death Is Inconsistencies, while their ex-
istence was living death and an earthly hell
every day.
The Mark Lane Erprets, Of Jan 6, in a
review of the British grain trade
for the past week, says: Recent frosts pre-
vented the sowing of much of the land intend
ed for wheat especially in Midland and few
other distrietsIwhere it is reported only about
half the usual quantity has been sown. As
the frost has now disappeared, some Of this
deficiency, at any rate, should be speedily
remedied. 1t is impossible yet to state the ef-
feet of thefrost upon growing wheat, but 1t
| may be remarked, increased apprehensions
are felt on this point In France roots have been
much Injured by the frost, and 1t will be diff
cult aud expensive for cattle owners to tide
over the winter. Damp weather has rather
dete1ioted freshly threshed grain. The quan-
| tity offered at Mark Lane has been small and
prices were not quotably lowered. Trade in
foreign wheat was only slightly affected by
holiday influences the past week, and the full
rates of last Monday have been obtainable
| The supply for the moment Is doubtless in
excess Of the demand, and stocks are
are increasing. Holders, however, do not
| seem inclined to press sales. There Sc ms to
| be general inclination to await further de-
velopements of the situation in America. If
prices here had continued as abnormally de-
| pressed as during the first half of the year
1879 the great speculative enterprise which is
| now afoat in America could hardly have fail
| ed to be successful. The only noteworthy
change in feeding stuffs beiug a decline in
maize of about one shilling. In consequence
of large arrivals and tagging demand arrivals
at ports of call have been moderate. Wheat
| in the early part of the week Ia III
| pence to shilling per quarter but 1t
since partly recovered. Maize was in less de
mand at sig pence to nine pence reduction.
| Wheat to arrive inactive. American offerings
| still too high. Maize fiat with declining ten
dency. New crop of mixed American was Of
fering at 26s and 26s Cd per 100 pounds for
| January and February shipments. Sales of
| English wheat last week, 24,574 quarters, at
46s lid per quarter the corresponding week
last year. Imports into the United Kingdom
week ending December 81 849,S66 hundred
weight wheat, and 222,914 hundred weight
| flour.