The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-14

General Crooks Big Contract-Tht
CrIe, About 10 Cross the Line.


CHICAGO, May ia Tucson, Arizona
special says General Garcia's engage
ment with the Indians in Sonora hal
demonstrated that the band OF renegad,
Apaches is much larger than heretofor,
supposed. The general idea has been tha
they numbered about rs. General Garcii
estimates those on the west side Of th,
Sierre Madre Mountains at $50 to 200, auC
those on the. east side probably
number up to three hundred. Th,
country Is most sbrups and difficult
OF access, and those who remember the
Modoc war in the lava beds will appre
ciate the difficult task before Genera
Crook. The Indians cannot be starved
out because the mountains furnish plenty
OF game. II is believed, in view of the
fact Of this precipitous country, which il
equal in extent to the State OF Ohio, 1t vii
require at least six months to subdue these
Apaches.
UPRISING OF THE cREHs.
CHICAGO, May lS.-A Helena, Montana
special says: Col. Ilges, com manding at
Fort Assinaborne, has information that
the Cree Indians are preparing for gen
eral war. Three hundred lodges under
Big Bear, Lucky Man and Little Pin, are
camped within twenty-five miles Of For,
Walsh, ready to cross into Montana to
avenge the loss Of the Crees in the
late horse stealing raids. Ilges sent
courier to Fort Walsh demanding the
British authorities to take steps to prevent
the Indians from crossing the line.
Ilges thinks the first attack will be made
on Gros Ventres and Assinaborne, causing
a general going on the war-path and loss
to Northern Montana stock interests.
A party OF Crees few days ago stole
forty horses from the Benton & St. Louis
Cattle Company, and are being pursued
by two companies OF cavalry from Fort
Assinaborne. A fight will probably result
Funeral of General Grants Mother.
New YoRE, May l9.-The funeral oi
Mrs. Hannah Simpson Grant took place
this afternoon at the residence OF Mrs
Corbin, No. 352 Pavonia avenue, Jersey
City. The services were simple, in accor-
dance with Mrs. Grants request. All the
immediate members Of the family were
present except Col. Fred D. Grant, who
was absent in Chicago and could not reach
Jersey City.in time. The principal mourn.
ers were General Grant and his wife; Mrs.
Virginia Corbin and Mrs. Cramer, thewife
OF the United States Minister TO Switzer.
land, who are the two surviving daughters
OF Mrs. Grant; Ulysses S. Grant, Jr., and a
young son and daughter OF the late Orville
Grant. The principal address was made
by Rev. DR.. Henderson, the pastor ol
Simpson Methodist church, Of which she
was rSember, who alluded teelingly TO
her deep piety and generous charity. He
was followed by Rev. Mr.. Spellmeyer, oi
Elizabeth, whose church Mrs. Grant at
tended when she lived in Elizabeth, n. j.,
and BY Rev. J. S. Chadwick, who was for
several years her pastor at Covington, KY
The seeming haste OF the funeral was due
to the fact that she desired to be buried
beside her husband, Jesse Root Grant, in
the Spring Grove Cemetery, at Cincinnati,
and Il was necessary to send the remains
west at once. The funeral party, among
whom were General Grant, Mrs. Cramei
and Ulysses 5. Grant, Jr., started for Gin.
cinnati this evening by way OF the Penn.
sylvania railroad.