Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-03-28
THE INDIAN MUTINY.
Brave Defense of Three Americans
During the Outbreak.
They Knew Of the Threatened Trouble
and Baiit "A Miniature Fort Of Great
strength Raising the Siege
Native Generals Views.


mutiny delivered its first blow There
were uprisings aud mutinies at various
other places before any one at sultan
poor became seriously alarmed. The
faith which the British had in the ma
live soldiery would have been sublime \
had ii not been blind. The English I
were In India as invaders and despots. .
They had given people cause to nate
tsem and hunger for their lives. The I
natives we're hundred TO one Princes {
had been dethroned, religion bur
lesaued, social customs overturned, ana /
every Enplishman was regarded as
standing between the natives and their I
Heaven The English knew all this,
and yet they had that blind faith which
entails destruction. because no rebel
ION had taken place, because the ma
tiycs we're servile and cringing, all
argued that the outbreaks were caused
by q few maleontents aud would amount
to naught.
n There were three Americans OF us at
sultanpoor We had been hunting in
the Oudc territory, and had been in sui
tanpoor for about three weeks to rest
and plan another trip We occupied
hungaiow together and had several
native servants, Some Of these were
related TO some of the native police and
to mem beers Of the Thirteenth Bengal
Cavalry who garrisoned the place.
rltna.o worn NOT over nfty white persons
a1tn,,..thcr al mo station. and three
ro,rihs of these were women and chill
dron a, SUNDAY tbe 18th Of June OF
Nat memorable wear. was living in my
ha,o,n,ct ia the shnde Of the bungalow.
Nv hnnd was toward and within two
fcct ~ n thick hedge running along the
vnu, glide of the house. had been
rcsting for an hour. when three or four
natives crent ipon the other side of The
,,a,,, and entered into conyersat ton
syerv word NJ which | caught. 1t was
onnn,nc..l that tho rank and file were
~ ,ortinv ,yithinn day or two. and the
nrnyro,utne Nas so carefully laid that
rertaiu men had been detailed to shoot
certain officers. and certain plumber was
Ia. 90 To certain individuals.
5rhe ,an, continued Tor a full hour.
ana yhen thr con,pifntors withdrew no
en-, man ,o,,ld dnubt what was to fol-
low The tax collector OF the district
Yasa cyfi onieor named Strogan. and
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INJURY ""N'', ~ S'2
ably han drunk ana declared 'hat "
was ready to stake ms me on the ioyat
" OF his men ans dld not qulet th'
: collector, however Nheh ne r"torne'
hc began packing up hlS Nal"aoles' an'
that night he mate an excuse 10 get NJ
: family nearer the pH'facks'
ON SUNDAY evening our native Servants
- we're ass sersile ~ dogs ON Monday
= morning their bearing was full of i'm
pudence. All noticed H. aud all were
satisfied that the mutiny was close a
hand We had canvas,ed the matte
y over To see what we should do II th'
harrison rebeled the odds were nifty "a