The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-26
A WOMAN GOT THE NEWS.
a Bright Chicago Correspondent in
Petticoets.


A Bright Chicago Correspondent in
Petticoets.
On the staff of the Chicago Herald is a
woman named Teresa II. Deane. l believe
she is a widow. She is still young and
bright and at dinner table can hold her
own in all respects with the most socially
experienced members of the sterner sex.
During the hight of the Indian excitement,
says the Philadelphia Times, when the
newspaper correspondents near the scene of
action were sending kilograms to their re-
spective journals telling, with heroic fear
lessness: II leave at once for the scene of
danger" or something to that effect, and
people marveled at their self-sacrihce, Mrs.
Deans walked into Mr.. SCOTS Office aud
said: "a woman has never written about
these Indians during such a time as this.
Let me go among them and give an account
of how the situation impreSses me.n
The publisher laughed. "What could
you do out there" be said, with that SEAL
skin ulster trailing at your heels9" 90
II can very easily remove that, was the
quiet response. 'If you'll let me 60 TIl
procure proper outfit, and | warrant
you'll hear from me-" =
That day the woman started for the
Indian country covered by warm gray
ulster and with wooden hat atop her head
When she reached Pine Ridge she found
thirteen correspondents, all men, were there
ahead of her. They had sent their cards,
each numbered from l to ID, In the order
of their arrival, into Gen. Miles tent
and were cooling their heels outside until
it pleased the military chieft ain to see them.
Mrs. Deane sent in her card. 1t was num-
bered IA. The result was most natural. A
gallant soldier keep woman waiting, and
a woman, too, who bad dared to enter such
perilous country3 Never, by Marsi
"Send in No. H." was the order which
was heard by the dismayed correspondents
who had been so patiently waiting. In a
few moments the woman was chatting like
an old acquaintance with the leader of
Uncle Sans soldiers He gave her all the in
formation she desired and then added "Now,
sit here while | send for the other CORES
spondsnts one by one, and you can have the
benefit Of all their questions aud my an
swerS.n Any newspaper man will appre-
ciate what disgust and even anger this
created among the woman's male rivals, but
they had to submit. Enriched with mass
Of valuable Information, Mrs. Deane, after
having telegraphsd couple Of columns to
the Herald, inquired nonchalently of one of
the surprised thirteen: Where Is this hos
tilo camp hear so much talk absutF' She
was told it was over the hills six or seven
miles away. whereupon she said, carelessy:
II think will take trot over there"
Her male rival gasped in establishment.
"Wh-a-a-ti" he finally found breath to
utter. "Are you crazya No one thinks of
going over there. They would murder
you"
She said no more through dread that
she might be prevented from making the
journey. Quietly. however, she secured the
services OF a competent interpreter, and
with him as her only companion she
tramped over the hills and into
the hostile camp. Needless to say,
her appearance there caused con-
siderable surprise among the aborigines.
When, however. she explained that she
came among them to give to the people of
the country their side Of the Indians con-
troversy with the government, she was
treated with the most distinguished cour-
tesy. In short time the novel sight was
presented of q woman newspaper corre-
spondent interviewing for publication Ill the
leading Indian chiefs in a camp Of
supposed hostiles. That American Horse.
whose recent speech In Washington showed
the whites, admired the daring and ap-
preciated the motives of tho woman who in
terviewed him. was plainly revealed by the
fact that before she left the camp
he presented her with what an Indian
values as he does his life, Moth
ing less than his Deaut1rul war bonnet,
containing seventy eagle feathers,
an indication of the fact that the chief had
with his own hand shot the thirtysfive
eagles, each of which had contributed two
of the necessary kind Of feathers to his
plume. That bonnet now crowns bust of
Grover Cleveland In the business Office Of
the Chicago Herald. IL will be presented
TO the new Tomahawk Club TO which have
referred.
When Mrs Deane returned TO Pine Ridge
the dismayed thirteen would scarcely speak
to her, but the union officers overwhelmed
her with congratulations. AT formal baa-
quet given by the officers she was made
special guest aud placed at the right hand
of Cen Miles, and ! fear it was the con-
tact and conyiviality Of that occasion
which enabled the Chicago Herald to pub
lish advance news of the operations of the
soldiers, much to Gen. Miles surprise, who
admitted the accuracy Of the information,
but could not understand how 1t had leaked
ont.
And vet she is only woman i. n M