Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-06-26
BEyOND THE ROCKIES
ghs TsasA AnatvsrInEY srIshe Casirr
Massacre.


ne Tcash AHztveFsaEg srisne cas1er
Massacre.
81. Pam. Iune IA spuoiL Is ths
P1onssr Press fnnm She Cua1aE battle
naid IL Mnntnna describes tha eelsoEa
ton a he ts1fh annisersaxy e TIE
bs1tln bY fsW % fla surgiFsra Iha
nraat Sioux efinf, Gall. vent ever ihe
fald and described fha manner In which
Cus1ar's oommaud wan Destroyed. GAh
ia . Gns looking In1ian, IS yoars old,
and weighinR over SOC He was retioent
e fra. He told his aloEs win dignity
and nnime1iun.
1--WE aau tne soldiers q sho morning
efoaainQ tha divide. when hnne and
Caa1aE separated, uo galo0ed them
unlil thoy came d0wn into tie valIgy.
A cry waa raised that The white soldiers
uera coming. and cfde1 wero given foF
ths VILLAGE 90 more immodiafoly. Rono
sWapt doun 60 rapidly that the indians
wafo fsrNed 20 dQht. Sitting Bali and
I wseo "a the point Where Rsn0 attacked.
Iha medicine men, women and children
uare moved doun tke stream 10 Whore
the CheqonneE we're ancamueo. Tbs
Siaax akfneknd Reno And eho ohsYennes
Custer, and then all became mixed up.
The weman and children caught hornaa
for the backs 70 mount. when the bacl1
mounted and charged back en- Reno,
checked him ana drove him into the
timber. Ihs 3oldieFs then tied their
horses % the trees, came eui and fcaRhl
On foos.
aAs soon 60 Rsno vas bealen and
driven back across TIE river, eur Whols
forcs 6uFned on Custer and fonghl him
until they destroyed him. Caster did
nos reach the river, bat vas met about
half q mile up TIE Iayins nov called
Reno creek. fhey fonRht the soldiers
and beat them back step hy step until
they we're killed. lOne of keno'e 0idoorB
eonnrma this. saying, 'fi vac probably
during this interval Of quiet On Reno's
naFi that the Indians mass8d On Caatat
and annihilated him.. Tee Indians ran
out Of ammunition and then used
arrows. They fred from behind
their horses. The soldiers COZ tha shells
stuck IN their guns ard had 20 throw
them away. They then fought with
little guns (pistolal. The Indians were
IL couples behind aud IN front Of Gus
Ter as Be moVed np she ridge 70 take
his position. They were iuGi e naAnY
aa the grass. The nrs1 two companies.
KeoQhis and Calhoun's, dismonnted and
fought on foot. They never bEoke, bat
retired step By step until forced back 10
the ridge upon which ell finally per
ished. They were shot down Ia line
where they stood.
RtEs at ReoEia.
PnoRxA (nl.). June 25.-Ths ware
house Of the Consolidated Tank Line
20 this eity, containing forty thousand
gallons % oil, caught FIRE this after
noon and vas Totally destroyed. The
burning oil communicated With the
freight house of the Peoria & Pekin
Union Railway uear bg, and this vas
also buKnsd, tnRelheg with thirty ears
and Z large quantity of freight. The
total lees viii approximate &300,0 600
The Peoria q Pekin Union Railway car
Fies total insurance Of $50 900 and
the loss will be adjusted IN the propsr-
ton thas the property destroyed bears
70 the whole.
The Lake shoFe strike.
CuuAa0, Juns 25.--The Lake Shore
Railroad Company attempted te send q
LNL4.IAU
Inc with the assistance Of s0me import
ID swttehmen, broaRht hera from other
points 70 take the plaees Of those nov
on strike. AZ forty.third street,
south Of the city limits, q crowd of
fully . thousand attacked small body
Of siilaReupotioe stationed there 10 Pro-
iect the railroad property, turned the
witches and succeeded In run
ming the train OF the traok and caused
other damage.
An omlnous MoVe.
CaI0Aeo, June z5.-Al . general meet
Ing Of switohmen tonight Il uas decided
lha1 the Bwilohmenas Union viii tako
up the Gauss Of the Lake Shore strikers,
The railway managers having piodqed
themselves 10 act as a unii This
course on the part Of the sWiiohmsn
creates great apprehension.
gnaes Daxid Davfs DecIlnang.
Broom1xorox, Jane 26.--JndRs Dasis
has declined steadily today and may
die before morning. His physicians
sAy be cannot possibly live more than
Two days a. ths NEST.
Mas Clevelamd Mounfs the TFipea.
CHICAGO, jane 25.-Ths manager of
the Elder PuhlishinR Company has been
in eommanioation with Mss Cleveland
relative 90 her eominQ 10 this city and
taking charge of TIE editorial dspart.
ment of Literary LIE. A dispatoh ~
menla with Miss Cleveland have been
eomplstsd and thai she viii eone on e.
onoe and take The position named.
A Cus IN Rafes.
The Rock Island. the Burlington and
North western roads have joined In The
70 cut freighs rates 50 Conn-
sil Bluffs and Omaha. They pul into
edset The following rates: firsl-elaas,
30 cla. paE 100Ibs; second class, 40 Cts,
third class, g ets.; fourth elass. Is eta.
and altb-oaas, 70 ets.
Ne EnvesfiEnaion a shs Rayae Case.
WmH1Naroz, Jane z5-The Senate
COMMITTEES on Privileges and Elections
held q HhoFt meeting thi4 nprninQ and
deuidad 10 report adversely 70 any tnves-
ligati0n Of ne oharaea q bribery u con
neation with the election Of Payne. The
majority Of The eommittes tank thai
there h not aalhelant evidences % show
fhas money waa used u she eieoti0n.
They aF8 very confident that Gue result
vas nos % any Hay nGoated By imprapef
meanA There Will Be 3 minority report
il favor 81 the Investigation. u ls said
hat Only Ssnators Hear and RKye viii
sign tha minority FspoF1 and that Ba1a
|ara Teller. EgaFts, Loann. 1aulabnEy.
Vanoe, Pnah, and Eaatls viii sign The
report
A enfisy Priest.
SraaoUsn, n. Y, Iune 2s.-Rsx. John
3. OsSuIlipan uas Last night found guilty
sv 8 iarY % criminal assanlt on Abbie
D'Csnnor at the Catheiie parsonaGe IN
1amillona, 10 May. 1854 1he trial haa
.esn u pFoREeas thFoe days 4nd ezoiied
lrsaa lutsFoat 10 CAlhoiia and oshar or.
slsa The evidences was e nsnna8eloH4i
lhafsolef. 1hia morning tadGe Aen-
ne9F sentenced him - et6Fen Y1eFH
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