The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-07-25
CITY NEWS AND GOSSIP.
General Darlington and His Friend,
Chief Charles, Of the Flat
heads.
The Famous Old Indian Will Join
His People on the
!. JockO.
TOOts Comes to His End Mt the City Hall
Judge Cullen Loves An After
moons Pleasure.

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Moons Pleasure.
Gen. Henry B. Darlington, OF Boston,
ysached Helena yesterday on his way to
visit the famous old Flathead chief Charles,
who is living with a remnant of the origi-
nal tribe in the Bitter Root country. When
the tribe were induced by the government
to 90 to tho Jocko reservation in western
Montana, some years ago, the old warrior
chief would not leave tho rich country of
hia fathers but remained in the Bitter Root
with ffty-one families of the tribe. He
thought he had not been Justly treated, but
in spite of his convictions on this point, he
remained loyal to the government and
helped to stem the tide Of Chief Joseph's
raid through Montana in the Nez Perce
campaign. A year and a half age Gen.
Darlington was sent to Chief Charles and
he concluded arrangements whereby the
chief and his small band of followers should
go to the Jocko and join the tribe. The
general also appraised some 49,
600 acres Of land belonging
to this band, lying in the
heart of the fertile Bitter Root valley.
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dians, and according to Gen. Carrineton's
estimate, will net them about $9s, 600.
Congress appropriated money to remove
the band, and there may be enough left out
of this amount to enable Charles and
his people to establish themselves in houses
on the Jocko. Tn old chief has a great
admiration for the general. He says what
ever the commissioner told him has come
true. In his dealings with the Indians
Gen. Darlington has followed out this pol
icy with good results. If he could not
promise them anything he told them 80,
and by his candor and fair dealing won
their esteem.
The general found several friends in Hell
n whom he was glad to meet. He called
on +. Sharpe. whose father he knew in war
times. During 1862 Gen. Darlington was
engaged in raising regiments in Ohio.
Among the men he mustered into
the service was President Harrison.
On Decoration Day the general was in
North Carolina, and relates with great inter-
est o he heard a brass band composed of
Cherokee Indians playing Hail Columbia
When he left the little town. where he was
staying, the leader of the band sent word
to the general asking what air he would
like to have played as he left on the train.
This he took as a great compliment and
answered that he hardly knew and would
leave it to the leader to decide. As the
general stood on the rear of the Pullman,
bidding goodbye to bis friends, the band
struck up Marching Thro' Georgia.
''Just think of that" he said, "a band of
Cherokee Indians playing that, and in
North Carolina"
This veteran served all through the war
with distinction. He Ifs &c years old, but he
does not look it. His dark brown eyes
CLEAN with the fire of youth and his brown
hair haa no gray lines in it. The pointed
beard he wears is tipped with white, but he
laughs when he tells you it has been that
way for twenty-five years. So]disrly look
ing is the general. His form is straight
and he moves about in this hot weather
with a springy step. He leaves for Arlee
this morning and will remain in Helena for
a few days on his return trip.
Old Toots is dead. The people whose
business calls them to the city hall will no
longer look upon the familiar figure of the
white dog doing on the door mat. The
primary cause of death was a careless hack
driver and a broken leg. The immediate
cause was a bullet which put him out of
his misery.
Toots' origin is somewhat clouded in
mystery. His parents abandoned him in
mis- infancy, and he fell into the hands of a
Resident of Helena, who kindly reared him
till he was able to gnaw a bone and chase
his tale around the circle. Many years ago
fInHtNS kornfon&o -~% TOD ALa -.
ness. and Toots followed his master to the
city hall. There he had remained
ever since. He found it a lazy,
l~istless sort of life, with nothing to do but
live on the fat of the land and whip other
dogs. For though but half bull dog and
the other half no one knows what, Toots
was a fighter. His numerous scars bore
evidence of the many encounters in which
he had played an important part. Though
regarded as part of the force, he never fell
back on his connection with the admins.
trative branch Of the law, but fought his
battles on his own ability. Many a full
blooded bull dog had gone down before the
bowlegRed hAlf-breed. As for ordinary
dogs, pets, hunters, herders or otherwise, a
Rrowl from Toots generally won the
battle. Being absolutely without
any political convictions, Toots
remained on the force despite the success
i've changes of administration. 1t made no
difference to him whether the city marshal
was a democrat or a republican, SO long as
he got his meals regularly.
But every dog has his day. Toots had
his. AS his sixteen years of active life be-
gan to tell on him he grew rheumatic, which
made his movements slow and irregular,
and he grew deaf, which caused him con-
siderable trouble, as no ordinary noise
could attract his attention and it took a
kick now and then to move him out of the
way. His rheumatism drove him from the
prize ring; his deafness eventually led to
his death.
Toots was lying in the center of the road
on West Main street, in front of the CITY
hall yesterday afternoon, doing, when a
hack filled with sight seers came along.
The driver, who did not know Toots's in
frmites, yelled to tho dog to get out of the
way. OF course Toots didn't hear. Two
wheels of the hack passed over one OF
Toots' front legs, breaking it. The cries OF
the poor follow were p~iteous. He tried to
stand up, but fnundt that his leg was use
loss. Then he limped back 10 the city hall
pavement on three legs. Several people ex-
amined the broken leg and pronounced tho