The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-08-16

hard-earned money In these rough
sheltering places, were driven out,
with no place to lay their heads,
with no protection from the coming
winter storms!
At midnight Of the ninth, q few Of
the men feeling reckless, concluded
to have some fun, even though to-
morrow would be all sadness. Col
lecting tin pans, COW bells and every
article by which could be made 3
noise, they went TO the house OF q
man named Knapp, aud, at q given
signal, commenced to play upon
these musical instruments. Knapp
had retired, feeling nervous about
the morrow, and but just fallen
asleep when he was awakened by
this unearthiy noise. without
dressing, and but half awake, he
quickly arose. aud falling upon his
Knees. begged Of Angel Ga6rlel"-|
for this lac supposed his visitor TO be
Ito let him alone until morning,
and he would surely vacate."
The night Of the tenth found Few
families still in Pawnee. Sickness
had prevented some from leaving,
and utter impOsibility 10 finish or
get shelter kept the rest prisoners.
Then il was that the troops came
down from the Fort, and committed
the outrage Of pulling the houses
down over the peoples heads.
When Mr.. Morris moved out Of
Governor Reeder's house, the fami
lies Of Knapp and Mably moved i'm,
as il afforded them better shelter.
The soldiers threw ropes around
the upper story and pulled 1t over
ON the ground, causing the women
and children To rush out into the
cold, with only their night-clOthes
on.
Going to the house Of Mr.. Dixon,
the soldiers found him away. Mrs.
Dixon WAS sick i'm bed with an in
FAINT three days old.
The soldiers were Ordt Fed to take
hold OF the mattress and carry her
out on the prairie, just over the line
OF Reservation. She begged and
implOred to he left alone, but it was
useless. On Mr.. DiXOn's return, he
brought her back to her home. But
the soldiers again finding her, took
her out, setting fire to the house be-
hind them. The little infant sur
vived all this, and is a woman now.
so the supporters of slavery had
their revenge, and Puwnee was in
ruins, with but one whole house and
that the capitol building. This was
was full of all kinds of provisions.
The people who had staked their
all in Pawnee were Outcasts, living
in holes in the ground, log huts, and
tents, with the cold freezing
weather upon them, with their chill
dren crying for bread, with their
cattle dying about them. Can we
find heart to condemn them, IL the
the spirit OF retaliation took possess
sion Of them?
One morning the officers at the
Fort were informed that the COM
missionary at Pawnee had been pill
LACED, and all the stores OF pTOvis-
ions were gone.
No one knew where these things
had disappeared, aud no one ever
told.
Little by little the people carried
away the boards, doors and win
dOws, and used them i'm making
their houses more comfortable.
Some Of those driven from Pawnee
located Just east OF the Reservation,
laid out a town and named IL Ogden.
The logs from Governor Reeder's
were hauled TO Ogden and converted
into a house that can be seen tO-day.
And thus il is that the stone build
ing which stands not far from Fort
Riley is all that Is left Of the City Of
Pawnee, the first Capitol OF Kansas.