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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-20
The Redskins Routed.

There has been an encounter four miles
north Of Pine Ridge Agency, n. d., between
the United States troops and some four or
live hundred Indians under Kicking Boar.
and IA number have been killed OH both
sides; the Indians have been put to r0ut
and u large number captured, including
Kicking Bear.
A courier from the mouth of French Greek
says that the latest Authentic reports from
Capt Wells are that large party Of Indians
attacked eighteen men four miles below the
creek. Several were wounded, aud 1t Is
mediate engagement is expected with the
hOstiles near Battle Greek.
Reports OF the fight between the Indians
in the Bad Lands are confirmed. Two strike
and his party were victorious and left the
Bad Lands for Pine Ridge Agency, camping
on White Earth River. The chief sent IN
tn Gen. Brooke asking for help to clean out
short Bull and his warriors. The General
called In American Horse, Big Road, and
other chiefs, and set them ut work recruit-
Ing lighters. Fully three hundred warriors
left the agency. on the way to bring IN all
who remained in the BAD Lands. Many
fear 1t will end simply IN the flight OF short
Bull, who will return To his stronghold as
soon ~ this band returns. 1t is the subject
OF much comment that neither Agent Roger
nor Agent Cooper was consulted, and that
none OF the Indian scouts or police were
sent out to make the arrest. The probable
results are, more complications and more
delay. The soldiers are suffering from
colds. and the winter weather will place
many In the hospital.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-20
Frozen tn Death.

News reached this country throL9 al u pri-
vate channel OF the loss OF tho British SEAM
ship Wcstburne in the Black scu. or tho
vessels crew OF twenty-five four are all that
survive, and these are miserable wrecks OF
humanity, lying Frustrated by suffering in
an Odessa hospital The estburnc left
Theodosia, southeast of Criniea, Nov. ~,
bound to Dunkirk. and thence TO Phiiadcl-
phia. The evening of it's departure u gale
peculiar To the Black Sea arose. The men
were frozen to death IN u lfe-llkc posture
at the wheel or wherever their duly called
them. Every sea that swept over the vessel
froze to II, making t sluggish and SO heavy
that it refused to ride the waves. When
the water gained entrance TO the hold the
cargo began to swell, and burst open the
decks fore and aft as though powder had
exploded in its interior.
About midnight, although only few
hours out of port, the vessel began TO 80
down. Already the corpses Of u number of
the seamcn were visible about The deck,
standing up against the hand-rails Just as
erect rs though in full vigor. They were
frozen ~ hard AS iron.
With the crew that still held fast to their
lives Capt. Bennington put out with boat.
The men died off one by one until, on Reach
ing Tbcodusia, the number was reduced to
eight subsequently four more died, leav-
ing but four survivors
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-20
K,,,ea m. w,f. and ,,,m..,t.

Eighteen months ago Hathaway Wall
married Miss Eva Haynes, u member Of one
OF tho most wideiy-known families in the
South. The couple moved vest, and lived
together for eight or nine months, when
domestic troubles caused them To part
Mrs. Wall returned to North Carolina to
her old home and nothing was heard OF her
husband until now when lie came TO Forest
City aud went out to the home Of his wife.
They met near the house. and ny she APP
preached him Wall drew Il large pistol and
shot his wife dead Mrs. Wallis brother
came up about the time the last shot was
fired and Wall turned and shot him through
the body. Wall then jumped into his
buggy and drove about two miles from the
house, when he placed the pistol to his
heart aud fired. lie was found in the roal
dead with his pistol still in his hand.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-20
A Fatal Fire.

Fire broke out in the store OF NJ. T..
Smith on the public square in kirksville.
Mo-, ana before the iircmcn could do any
thing The flames had lcaped across the
street to the Masonic Temple, the lower
floor Of which was occupied by the
town and county Offices The fire then
spread to u vacant building adjoining and
to the store OF William Hart. All these
houses were completely destroyed, but the
contents, wife the exception OF the stock Of
l.. NJ. Smith were saved. The wall of a
building adjoining store fell on the roof
Of the latter, burying in the debris several
persons who were attempting. to escape
from the flames. Volncy Sweet was killed
The injured are: II. NJ. Sleeps. slightly (;
Mrs. Rose Bunker, severe internal injuries
and scalp torn; will probably die; = Price,
seriously but not fatally hurt; Fred Sweet,
severe injuries; William Hart, leg crushed
to u jelly. 1t is feared more are buried &c
cath the ri ms.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-20
A Suicide.

NJ. Steenback, u travelling salesman for a
firm In Phi!a,lelphia, was found dead In bed
IN his room ut the Palmer House. Chicago.
The room was Tucked and barred. the win
dows closed, and both gas jets turned OH full
force. The natural supposition Is that Inc
committed suicide, though no ealsc is known
why he should have desired TO kill himself
The last seen Of MIR. Stcenback was on the
previous night, when be called for his key
and without "a word retired. Next after
noon the chambermaid reported that she
could not get into Stccnback's room. Moth
ing was thought OF the matter, however. TN
iii shortly after ~ o'clock mt night when
the Clerk sent for the engineer and told him
10 force the door. This done Steamboats,
body was found lying on the bed and the
room filed with gas. There was no note or
communication of any Kind. His clothes
were carefully lnid across u chair. his watch
was on the dressingcasc, the transom was
carefully fastened, and the storm venlilator
and windows closed. lie had apparently
planned the taking OF his life deliberately.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-20
said lie Would he Killed when Fat.

Radford Chapman, a colorcd man who
was being treated at the Baltimore Univer-
>ity Hospital fora lacerated hand, has be-
come insane from fright. The students
have pOked fun AT him and conficntially
informed him That DIR. Hunter, the physi-
rian III charge, would cut him up as soon as
he was fat enough. To keep up The Joke
they usually felt HIM to see whether lie was
getting ripe.
Finally the darby became alarmed for his
safety aud dash. out Of the hospital 10 the
.rrsidence OF u lady on the opposite side and
insisted thHtshe should spare him. Word
was sent to DR.. Hunter, who succeeded IN
inducing the man To return. But the mis-
chief had been done, for the man was al
ready crazy. Early iext morning the doc
tor visited his pati-nt, who lay wide awake.
Chapman took II for granted that he was to
lie cut up. and will, u yell made for the
window. After n desperate struggle the
doctor prevented him from leaping out.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-20
Liah,irtln. ana As.sts

Boston businessmen received u surprise
in the announcement Of the suspension of
Written, Burdett & Young. extensive
Wholesale dealers in clothing. The liabi-
tiles are estimated ut about S1,000,000, and
tine assests are matters OF conjecture.
q. w. ingalls, 4 Co., OF Boston, shoe
dealers, assigned. Liabilities, ss0O.0OJ.
Nightingale Bros. & Knight, silk manu-
facturers Of Paterson. n. j., made an as
Segment. Their liabilities, 1t is stated. are
certainly not less than 100000, and their
assets, IL Is believed, amount TO only about
half that sum.
The failure OF Colbron, Chauncey & Co,
brokers, Of New York, was announced ON
the Stock exchange.
Burchell & Hodges, builders, OF New
York, have assigned 10 John j. Burchell.
Debts about S10O,0O0.
Roberts. Cushman 4 Co., OF New York.
who fniled recently, assure their creditors
that the liabilities are between $500, 900 and
5000, 900, and that there ARE enough assets to
pay all the creditors, outside OF the pai tncrs
private property.
The American National Bank of Arkansas
City, Has, suspended payment.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-20
Municipal Election In no.,on.

The Democratic tidal wave seems to have
extended to municipal affairs and Mr..
Nathan Mathews Jr., their nominee, Is cleo.
ted mayor of Boston, Mass. His lead over
Moody Merrill, the Republican candidate,
Is roundly about 12,CO0. Mayor Hart, tho
present incumbent, last year received Re-
publican majority Of 5.4G0. The Democrats,
too, have control OF the Board OF Aldermen
and probably the Common Council. The
returns compared in size very favorably
with those OF the state election. Mr.. Ma
thews held Gov.-elect Rus>ells vote but
Merrill fell far below that Of Gov. Brac kett
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-20
A sad Accident.

At birthday celebration I'm Buchtel Col
legc. Akron. o., thirty lady students were
gathered In the society's library building.
They were entertained by eight who wore
masks and loose. flowing garments. with
high hats. also covered with cotton.
The hat Of Miss Aurelia StcIgmier of
Utica, M Y, caught fire and communicated
It to the entire party.
ss(Mary Stevens Of Clifton Springs, N.
", had every particle OF clothing burned
from her body. aud rolled over ana over in
the center Of the room, where little group
tried TO extinguish the flames
Both have died. Two holes were burned
in the floor, but the fire was extinguished.
The other injured are: Miss Mary Baker OF
Fort Plain, n. Y, neck, face. and chest
chnrred to cinder; Aurelia Warwick,
Storm Lake. Ia. severely burned; Diana
Haynes, Abeline, Kas.; Myrtle Baker, Peru,
O.; Eva Dean, Storm Lake. Ia. !; Addic
Buchtel, Columbia, Kas. Estella Mason,
Magadore. O.; Dora Merrill, Williamsport,
PA.
The dormitories of the college wero
turned into hospitals and corps OF physi-
cians called, but 1t Is feared the two last
namcd ladies cannot live.
The college halls were TILED wiihthc odor
Of burning flesh, aud many young ladies'
tainted US they, went about doing relief
work.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-20
,Jumned Overboar,l mt Sen.

Mrs. Ida Oelwinc, an attractive and ac-
complishcd lady, % years old, was passcn-
ger on the steamer Trave, which left Bre.
men Dee. o for New York. The evening Of
Dec. 3 she was missed while concert was
in progress IN the cabin. A search was
made for her without avail. The opinion is
that she jumped overheard while temporar-
lily deranged. Mrs. Oelwing was hound
for Chicago, where she was 10 join her
husband.
One Of the officers remembered that he
saw Mrs. Oclw,ng on deck about D o'clock.
lie went forward just after that and mo-
ment later u big wave struck the vessel,
washing It's decks. Mrs. Oelwing was not
seen afterward. The decks were very slip
perry and some think she WAS washed over
board. She had made many friends on
board by her ligbt-hearted, vivacious man
ncr.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-20
Liable &, tie I.ynched.

Dan McCallister, burly negro, was AR
rested ut Mount Vernon. Ind. charged with
assaulting three young ladies will, evident
criminal intent, one offensc being committed
u week ago aud the last more recently.
Fortunately the ladies escaped without In
jury. At the preliminary trial McCallister
was positively identified ~ The guilty
wretch and bound over To the Circuit
Court to answer. There Is great excite
ment and strong probability that the
negro will be lynched by u mob. Two
other negroes, John Ramsen nnd Frank
Suggs are also charged with participation IN
the dastardly attempt but have left the
town.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-20


In drunken brawl ut Amargo. N. NJ, .
cowboy killed Jicarillo Apache Indian.
In an instant about three hundred Apaches
swarmcd in from the reservation and do
mnnded tho surrender Of the cowboy. In
dim Agent bartholomew finally restored
quiet and the murderer Il now safely In jail.
The Eies have commenced dancing. They
nre beng closely watched by the troops at
Fort Duchesne. The officers are OF the
opinion that by spring The messiah crate
will have died out.
Extra rations were issued again Mt Pine
Ridge Agency, s. ID. No official news has
been received from the IIdians. but u Il
rumored they ure quarrciing among them
selves.
One hundred guns and 5000 rounds OF
ammunition arrived at Chamberlain, .. d.,
to bc ready for mn Indian outbreak.
The commission TO obtain from the Crows
a part Of their reservation In Southern Mon-
tana made treaty. by 1t the Indians give
100000 acres west OF Pryor Creek for
S0lS,000. This Is about one-third OF the re-
servation. 1t Is expected that the coded por-
ton will be thrown open to settlers In
April next. The land thus opened is DIVERSE
tied. Part OF It is practically useless, unless
the hills contain minerals. Most OF tue r.
mainder Is table land. excellent for grazing
purposes. The greater portion is Already
surveyed. People who lad been IN that
country say the southern portion Is full
OF rich minerals; copper veins and coal
having already been found.
Governor Steele, OF oklahoma, presented
to the legislature the petition Of the people
Of Frisco from protection from the Cne.-
cnne Indians, who are dancing near that
town.
A band OF seventeen Indians from Ran
dali. s. d., who have been ouLle>omc ~
the recent agitation, were taken under
guard 10 Fort Smelling, MINI.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-20


James NJ. Callahan. Switchman at Wo-
burn, Mass. was informed that drunken
woman was on the tracks. and as the night
express was due lie hnstcned 10 remove
her. The woman, however. said she would
xiii any person who interferred With her.
Callahan grabbed her. but she drew re-
yolver from her breast and fired point blank
Mt his head. Callahan Is nm accomplished
athlete and bis science probably saved his
life. As the woman pressed the muzzle OF
the weapon against him he wrenctcd her
across his hip and away from him so that
the bullet flew wide OF It's mark. The
woman clinched him then AMI tho two
rolled between the tracks. The locomotive
Of the oncoming train rushed up grade
near them, II seeming 10 DO her purpose
to hold Callahan to his death. Tho
woman got her feet again, however. and
Callahan continued his struggle. The
revolver, which had been lost during tho
struggle, was ngain In the infuriated wo-
mans hand. She cooked It aud leyeled II
mt her ndversary's head md snapped II.
The cartridge failed TO explode. and ceforc
Callahan could seize her arm n second slfot
was fired. the bullet passing through Gala
hams coat. The frcnzied woman's finger
was third time upon the trigger, when
tho switchman obtained possession OF the
weapon and avoided the crashing express
With the assistance OF the Waterman tho
woman was forced into the crossing tsnder's
shanty and handcuffed. but not till she
had overthrown stove and splintered a.
door.
The light revealed the woman to be
Hannah Dillon, nm exceedingly handsome
woman OF % years aad In early dsysa
schoolmate with Callahan. She thought
Callahan was an officer who was about to
arrest her and 1t rendered her desperate.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-20
SITTING BULL SHOT.
THE SIOUX CHIEF SLAIN WHILE RE-
sISTIxG ARREST.
Murder aud Suicide -sr- of Lynching--
Other Topographic Clicks from
All i"iutr.
Ito Il u Gentle savage Nav.


Sitting Bull, tho Sioux Chief. was shot
and killed at his camp forty miles north
west OF Standing Rock Agency. y. d., by
the Indian police whin resisting arrest.
Seven other Indians, including sitting
Bulls sou, Crow Foot. Hack Bear, an6
Catch Bird, were slain. Five Of the Indian
police were killed.
Four or five days ngo It was decided by
the War Department that Sitting Bull
should be arrested. Indian Agent
to come into the agency. He
refused, aud the Indian police were sent
out to his camp and instruc ed to bring him
In.
The plan was for the police to proceed to
Bulls camp on Grand River, followed
closely by u troop OF cavalry and a detncl-
mcnt of infantry In the rear OF the cavalry.
hull had been told Of the coming OF the
Indian police aud he and his immediate
followers were fully armed with Winch es-
tiers, scalping knives, reviewers and clubs.
The Indian police did not get al oppOriun-
ity TO demand the Old medicine mans sur
render, but firing began from the
Indian tepees immediately upon the appear
lnce OF the officers, and three OF tho lat
ter were killed outright and two wounded
30 seriously that they died before they
could be moved, and three Others slightly.
The police then opened lire upon the saw
ages. at the same time dispatching cOuriers
TO the rear TO bring up the cavalry. Sitting
Bull started to run up the river and was
captured, butlIIs followers made dcsper-
ate Effort to rescue him, aud lie was shot
twice, once IN the left shoulder and again
in the region Of the heart. The body os
sitting Bull was secured Ivy the cavalry,
and IL being brought to Fort Yates. A
party OF reds, estimated ut 100, escaped up
.he Grand river.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-20
Love. Murder and suicide.

A terrible tragedy occurred two miles
southwest OF Morrison, III. Robert Robert
son. n widower. aged about 70 years, had
been paying attention to Miss Mary Wall
about two years and had made frequent pro-
posals Of marriage and was ~ often refused.
He now went TO her home, taking small
gifts with him. lie again made proposal,
and, being refused. lie drew a revolver and
shot her in tho left temple. Then turning
the weapon upon himself he sent bullet
crashing through his BRAN. killing himself
instantly. 1IIss Wall died few moments
sfterward. She was nearly % years Of age.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-20

Henry Hartman, n saloonkeepcr in ST.
LOUIS, was shot and killed. lie was stand
ing OH u rear porch of his house Mt . o'clock
In the morning. Two shots were fired. both
Of which look effect The crime Is en-
shrOude,i IN mystery. A few hours after
the tragedy the police arrested IIartman's
two sons, Joseph and Henry, Jr., agei
seventeen and fifteen years respectively.
Later John Bremen was arrested and re-
yolvcr found III his possession. Hartman
had been living very unhappily with his
family. and his sudden taking-off Is uscribed
TO this domestic trouble.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-20
KILLED HIS FATHER.
PAUL HOLTZ, A 16-YEAR-0LD LAD, CON-
MlTS J. FlEXDlSll CRIME.
nopo and Razsr--An Injured Husband :
General New. from All iarts
OF the Country.
A Pa,ricid..

Paul IIoltz. 10 years old. cut the throat OF
his sleeping father with u caseknifc. The
Heed was done IN cold blood, and tic details
are unusually horrible.
Paul Iioiiz, the murdered man, was "a
widowcr and lived with ms son on West
Chicago avenue. Chicago. Father and son
slept together. and mt nine o'clock the hoy
went TO bed, taking with him table knife.
Half IN hour later the father came home,
undresscd, and lay down beside his son !.
When the old man began to snore the son,
with all his strength, sawed the dull table
knife back and forth across the old man .
brawny throat until tho warm blood spurted
up into his face and the bubbling gr0an and
,lackened struggle told the boy that the old
man was dying. The boy murderer dressed,
ran 10 tho station, ana co0lly informed the
desk sergeant that his father had attempted
10 commit suicide. The police hurried to
the house.
There a CHASTITY sight met their eyes. The
old man bad dragged himself from the bed.
struck "a light, and on u sheet Of yellow
wrapping paper WAS tracing characters with
his forefnger wet with his own blood. The
paper bore the words:
"Paul IIoliz hats gelhan- Paul IIoltz
did H."
he father was sent to the county hospi-
tai In the ambulance, hut died before reach
Ing there.
The son was taken to the station. where
lie broke down.
II did iS because be starved me- said the
boy. III work in a piciurc-framc factory.
earn % week, and my father takes 1t
from me and does not give me enough To
eat. lie was u cabinetmaker. He didn't
earn much more than l do, and spent most
OF his money on women"
The dead mans life was insured for
$1,000 IN the Ancient Order OF United
WOrkmen and he had stock In the Intcrna-
tiOnu Building and Loan Association.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-20
sno. py an Eur.s.a Husband.

G.. w. Simmons, mn undertaken ut Ar
genuine, Kas.. was shot and perhaps
fatally wounded by James Neil, a. railway
engineer. ut Neirs home IN Argentine
shortly after . o'clocS ut niYht. Neil re-
turned home Ht thar hour anl finding SIM
mons In tho house opened lire on him. One
bullet struck Simmons In Tho right breast
and produced q fatal wound. Neil is u
switch engineer with night duty. lie re-
turned home unexpectedly. lie says, and
found Simmons In his wifc's room.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-20
sho, aud KILLED F,v. reop,..

Charley Joplin ut the coal-mincs ut Jenny
Lind, two miles from Fort smith. ARK, shot
and killed John Miller. MiIler's wife and
grown daughter, Lou. DIR. stewart, and u
man whose name is not learned, five persons
in all. Afterward he ahot aud killed him
self. The massacre occurred late in the day
and the only cIew TO the cause OF tile awful
tragedy Is that DIR. Stewart had Intimated
that Joplin was the cause OF Lou Miller's
downfall
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-20
HIdeou. Judge Lynch.

There was another lynching ut Roebu ok
Miss, Ms n sequel to the Aron murder. One
Moses Lemon, colored, became indignant at
the lynching OF Dennis Martin for the KILL
was circulating among the negroes trying
to get UP mob and go TO Aron's store.
murder the clerks, aud fire the building
The people OF the neighborhood. both white
and black, formed themselves into an or
ganizatIon and swung Lemon from tree.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-20
Great Alarm IN OkIshomn.

An excited and dusty courier dashed
franticaily up to the house OF Capt. Steel ut
Oklahoma City, o. T., and reported that
1000 Indians OF the Sac and Foxes, the Pot
tawaiomies, the Creeks, aud Pawnees had
conc into camp three miles east Of Cboctaw
City. The citizens OF that village are flock
Ing to Oklahoma City half scared to death and
are asking protection OF the troops Capt
Steel IL excited over the matter and has tele-
graphed to the War DEPARTMENT. for instruc-
tiOns.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-20
TIL. Gun Exploded.

Frederick Haase, Is years old, died at his
home In Elmhurst ILL.,. from u glln,hot
which he received u few days ago. Young
Haasc got nm old musket which had been y
family relic sii,ce the war with which 10 go
hunting. lie took the gun Into tho barn
and began loading It with buckshof. An
old percussion cap was on The tube Of the
gun, and while the boy was rumming the
charge Into the barrel tho gun exploded.
tearing large lplc IN the boys abdomen.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-20

Bernard Donnelly, rich Kansas City real
estate man, accidentally shot himself the
wound being probably fatal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-20

A child OF Ed Farris, Of Port william
Kan. was burned TO death in Its fathers
house.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-20

Tho body Of Lea McMullcn OF Perry, Ia,
who had been missing, was found with the
throat cut.