Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-01-10
New York, January 2-The New York

New York, January 2-The New York Freeman's Journal will publish tomor TOW letter from Father Craft, the Cath olic Indian missionary who was stabbed in Mondays battle.
 Father Oeaft says the Indians hoped for much aid from :he government to enable them to become like whites. They were however in every way mccked, abused and discouraged. Instead of be- ing wards they have felt they were ' ic- tins of interruptions men who were b4- neitted by thelr misery.
 Father Craft adds: I know what l gay, for 1 have shared their sufferlngs fer many years. In their despair Geu Crook brought them hope. Their con- fidence In him led them to hope shet he would be able to let them realize theiI hopes. Indians are not fools, but men of keen intelhgencs. Tins reductions in their rstiors increased their fears; even the Indisn agent protested against that c aelty. It is net to ba wondered theT believed iD Messiah snd listened :U every dece'vef who played on their hopes during this state of affairs. h. terestej whites persuaded them that eD- tire destruction waI med at ;hem end tn Indians ran away in fear and des- pair. Jute oallsd them, and I brought them back to the agency and the kind iess of Gen Brooke convinced them of their safety Tie Generals plan to IrI I ef1 .l have succeeded if the General were left 1 alone. Juat as the tree can be trsced 1 from the smallest branch to tbe root, o can the Indian troubles ]! C traced tC starvation
 Iu conversation Father Crafts ar raigned Commissioner Morgan in severe terms.
 Minneapolis, January 3-A special to | the Tribune from Fulbton says: The | Faulk county bank failure of December l 23 is bad break. It Is the third bank | failure at this place within three mon shs and is the worst of the three. Over SI3,- 900 county money was on deposit and fears are entertained that the county | will lose it.
 Chicago, Janury 3-Mamie Starr, the domestic who poisoned her employers, screamed and tainted away when judge Briggs over ulsd the motion for s new trial. On being revived she begged for mercy and when sentence for life i'm. prisonmant was formally pronounced again she tainted away aud was remov- ed from the court room Tn an uncoDsci- ous condition.
 Merced, Cal January 3-District at- torney Br,'ckinridge filed information today against August Olsen for killing John Ivett on November last. The com- plaint charges malicious and prsmedl- tated murder. Next Tuesday is set for arrsignment. Sophie Ivett. widow of the deceased, is allowed $500 per month as family allowance and as sdminlstra- trix and is granted a permit to use the property Northampton, Mass. January 3--A Jeutral M massachusetts, train Rt Hadley onig ght struck 6 team containing six Toung people on crossing and instan- ly killed Hervin, son of pr B Learn d aud Mabel R., daughter Of Rev. F. \. HinckIey. The other occupants of . he sleigh Charles, son of Judge D. w Bond, Ed dward Bond, Fannie PlymptUu nd Lula Adams were all badly but not atally injured. ll New York, January 3-Steinitz and g Jsneburg played another draw game | odhy.
 Washin 9ton, January 3-Ths force r LOW in the feld undsr command of Gen lilies are composed of tho following re- t Jiments: First, Sixth, Seventh (eight r and Ninth cavalry; one c company esch First and Fourth ertill4- i y; and First, Second, Third, seventh, t Eighth, Twelfth, Sixteenth, seventeenth v 'weutie.h, Twenty first, Twenty second nd Twenty fifth iufsntry, making in ell t 51 companies. This should mean an t ciual fighting force Of at least 10000 D H cers and men, but probably ranks a re far from full and that the force does V ot exceed 5000.
 TO THE FRONT. Mason Oity, Iowa, January 3-Sixth S egiment of Ipwa national guards has n cen ordered to be in readiness to march c Q the frontier for service against the Q 
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 Mnndsn, N D, January 3,-CompanY of 22d infantry has been ordered Co 'ors Ystes from Cannon Ball; reported E nat the friendly bucks at Standing .ock have gone out to join the hostiles; n ley told agent Mclaughlin that they ould rather De killed in WAT than he p aughtersd iu peace, VI
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 St. Paul, Japusry 3-A Pioneer Press d Decial from Pierre, 5. D, says: It IS ,liably reported the hostile Indians m ave sent out runners to all Indisn bt ,mps, notify ing them of the war and @ slling upon thsm for eld. Ons of the lnners made his appearance among the al ndiaus up Red river and hes bee using nj very means to incite them into joining l.! le conflict The army officials have cen notified. pC The Indian trader at Fort Pieere says W g has sold more red paint witEin the st few days than for years.
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 ANOTHER REPORT. Ign Omaha, January "A Bee Pine Ridge IT ,ecisl, later in the day, says another U ,out has brought second report to le effect that skirmish had occurred. cout No 2 said he learned the Chey-I