St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-02
Chaska, the Cheyenne Brave,
and Miss Fellows Will Wed
on March 16.
The Young Woman Eager to
Assume the Duties Of a
Warriors Wife.
Ottawa Extends the Olive
Branch to the Irate Man.
itoba People,.
And the Province May Come
toTerms With the Domin-
ion Government.
Special 10 the Globe.


enne agency to trade Miss Fellows
ponies for team more suitable. Agent
Swan reports that the marriage is GER
tain, also that he has secured an aft
davit to settle the indebtedness to the
government. The weather is cold,
snow is flying and trains are blocked.
TIE GIRL INTERVIEWED.
PIERRE, Oak, Feb. 26.-Cheyenne
agency comes to the front with social
sensation. Six months ago the Indian
department at Washington sent to the
land of the DakOtas young lady. She
was well educated, and her mission was
to teach the young Indians. She soon
made warm and personal friends at
Forts Sully and Bennett. In Sunday
school she was leader, and rumor has
it that prominent captain laid siege
to the young lady'S heart, and, at one
time it looked as if marriage would
occur. After remaining at headquarters
= q few months she was assigned by
Superintendent Wroten to Swift Birds
camp, fifteen miles above Fort Bennett.
Her departure was regretted and fare
well party, attended by the leading
people, was accorded her, and she left
with the best wishes of all.
The correspondent drove to Swift
Birds camp and met the young lady.
She was occupied in teaching some forty
young Indians the A, b, C's, but after
school hours entered inc general con-
VerSatiOn.
$50 you have come from Fort Ben
nett?" she laughingly asked. ''And |
suppose they have told you all about
my coming marriage?'
'COminp marriapep'
"Why, yes. March 16, 1885, will be
united i'll marriage to Chaska (Which
means First-Child-Born), or Tom Cum
mings. The day has been fixed. and to-
day ChaSka went to see Agent McCheS-
ney and ask him if he would allow the
marriage to take place on the reserva-
ton, accompanied by all the Indian GER
emOnies. hope he will succeed"
But is this not foolish fancy, Miss
FeloWs?"
mot bit of it. I love Chaska and
Chaska loves me, and | shall marry him.
He means to be a good. true, honest
husband. / have always avOWcd that
no matter whom | loved, | would marry
him, and l love Chaska, and | shall
marry him just as sure as | live"
But, Miss Cora, he cannot support
you"
Il care not for that. l shall strive to
educate him, and fell that | cam
The correspondent finally left, and as
he drove away Miss Fellows called out:
"Now you will certainly be at the
wedding"
Miss Fellows is the daughter of Homer
Fellows, who fills an important position
in the pension department at Washing
ton. A daughter is also employed in
the treasury as clerk The family ranks
well in Washington society, and the
coming marriage will no doubt be a sur
prise. Chaska is a full-blooded Sioux,
and has no education.
Agent McChesney will not interfere.
The young lady seems determined to
marry, and makes no secret of the COM
ing nuptialS. ChaSka is now at Fort
Bennett.
PARENTS AND FRIENDS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The parents
of Cora Fellows refuse to believe that
she is going to wed an Indian. They
do, however, suspect that she has made
arrangements to harry white man
who is a stranger to them. At their
home on Capitol Hill this morning
letter was received from Cora, and it
was read to the friends who came in to
inquire about the newspaper dispatch
which announced her coming match
with the Indian Chaska. The letter
was dated Feb. II, and told about the
health of the writer, matters connected
with her school, and the like. 1t is also
requested that a silk dress and other az
ticles OF wearing apparel be sent to
Pierre as promptly as possible, whence
they would be taken to the agency.
I'VE can't believe that monStrouS
story" said Cora'S mother, while the
girls father and younger sister nodded
assent. To-day we've been looking
over her letters and we have concluded
that probably she does intend getting
married, but more likely to a reSpecta
bic white man. She used to write about
the kindness the head farmer, Mr..
Wright, showed her, and once she said
something about ring which had been
given her. We at once wrote begging
her not to think of marrying and set
Ting out there. She has good home
here with plenty of friends and school
to teach if she likes. We couldn't bear
the idea Of her living in Dakota, but she
has seemed to be happy and contented
ever since she went there. 1t was
against our wishes. She is a good girl,
but self-WilIed. Her health was never
good in Washington, and she seemed to
be so taken with Dakota that nothing
would induce her to come back here to
live. She has written us all about her
Indian pupils and mentioned a great
many of tie Indians by name, but we
never heard of Chaska. It's a cruel
story started by some one out there.
The girl would never marry an Indian"
Friends of Cora were quite as positive
as her mother on this point, and she is
well known to many people. She was a
member OF DR.. Sunderland'S church,
and the presidents pastor was instru-
mental in getting her a position as
teacher on the government agency. She
early showed missionary spirit, and
among the ladies who encouraged
her in it was the late wife OF
Senator Hawley. Cora taught what
which is part Of DR.. Sunderland's
church. Some years ago she visited
relatives in Iowa, and while out West
spent some time at the Santee agency
studying the Indian language. After
coming back to Washington she grew
restless, and fiually went out as a
teacher at one of the Presbyterian mis-
sion schools. After she had been in
this work for some time Dr.. Sunderland
got her place as teacher under the
government, and she has been highly
praised by the officials of the Indian
schools. She is said to be petite in
face and figure, and good looking
young woman, with plenty of
energy and self-reliance. Her
old church friends with whom
she has corresponded say she was evil
IDENTIFY greatly pleased with her West
ern life, and they were not surprised at
hints which seemed to show she ex-
pected to marry and settle down in Da-
kota. But they had not the slightest
idea that an Indian was the object of
her choice. and they all refuse to believe
it. Cora has an uncle in the Chicago
postoffice. Dewitt uaight, and has also
relatives IL Aurora.
Mr.. Fellows is clerk in the surgeon
generals office, and lives in comtorta-
bic home on Capitol hill.
THE OLIVE BRANCH.