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Telegram-herald., 1891-01-19
BARNES BROS. GO UNDER.
They Confess Judgments Amounting to
Nearly - 1000.

OMAHA. Jan. ls.-A special to the
Bee, from Hastings. Neb.. says that
Barnes Bros, clothiers. confessed judg-
ment at a late hour last night. Liabll-
tiles between $40, ,ooo and $40, 900, assets
unknown
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-19
SENATOR HEARST.
ne Lies In . Very Critical Condition at
Present

wAsHISerox. Jan. Is. Senator
Hearst's physicians tonight report little
or no change m their patients condi-
ton, during the past tventy-four
hours He -. however, critically III,
and an unfsvorsble change - feared
almost any hour or day.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-01-10
Escaped a Massacre.

CHICAGO, Jan. IA special from Pine
Ridge, s. D., says: 1t is evident from the
testimony of the officers and men that the
Seventh barely escaped the tragic fate Of
Custer in the battle OF White Clay creek.
The troops had passed the Catholic mis-
sion and were dismounted in Big valley,
one and one-half miles wide, just beyond
thes chool. At the end of this valley is a
narrow canyon, not over seventy-ive feet
wide and 500 yards long, opening into a
small, circular park. 1t was the object of
the Indians to draw them into this small
valley. The soldiers were getting ready
to make q rush on foot for the top Of the
hill. when the cry arose that they were
surrounded. Advancing 10 in one, now
in another direction, IN either side of the
valley, they found themselves opposed
each time by from 200 to 800 Indians.
Soon the hills began to swarm with 1900
to 1900 warriors, and in twenty minutes
more q tragedy would have gone to the
world. when the untiring Ninth rode in, as
they rode before at the Meeker massacre,
attacking %furiOusly the rear Of the savage
horde, scattering them in every direction.
Before the enemy could rally from their
confusion, the boys in blue withdrew slow
~ and snllenly to Pine Ridge. The enc
my are busy stealing horses and cattle in
every direction. While the blizzard
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-01-10
A Telegram From Roger

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-'rhe Commits
sioner of Indian affairs to-day received
from Indian Agent Roger the following
telegram, dated Pine Ridge Agency, S. D.,
Jan. I'd.
.sNumber two and three day school build
mss and the Episcopal church, all located
on White Clay creek, some distance from
the agency were burned by hostile Indians.
Isaac Miller, a ranchman and farmer and
a regular employe- on beef herd, was
killed by hostile Indians yesterday ten
miles north of the agency. About 5000
men, women and children are camped
neat the mouth OF Grass creek, fifteen
miles northwest of the agency, who are
hostile and refuse to come into the agency
as requested by the military, and are COM
hitting all kinds of depredalioEs and living
off of our agency beef herd. Little Wound,
Big Road, Red Cloud and their people are
among them and it is reported that they
want to come into the agency. but Two
Strike, Short Bull, Kicking Bear and their
people object, and say they will kill the
first one that starts to the agency. The
report has it that Red Cloud is DESTROYS of
coming to his home"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-01-10
Close Criticism of Forsythe.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Considerable crit
icism against the suspension of Colonel For
sythe on account of the killing of women
and children in the Wounded Knee creek
fight, is heard in the war department.. 1t
seems TO be directed against the policy of
relieving an officer during the progress of
the campaign, instead of waiting until
after the troubles are settled. AS the
charge is that Colonel Forsythe allowed
his men to kill IN and children. it is
asserted that it would be impossible, in the
hurry and confusion of the unexpected
fight ami subsequent stampede and pur-
suit, to detect the sex of the Sioux. One
officer remarked: alt is preposterous to say
it is necessary in an Indian skirmish to
stop firing long enough to find out just
what sort of an Indian you are shooting at.
The women and men look very much alike
in their blanket costume, and the former
are quite as good fighters as the men. A
Sioux squaw is as bad All enemy as a buck
at times. Little boys, too, can shoot
quite as we'll as their fathers,
and what a spectacle it would be for a SOL
dier, OH seeing a ten-year-Old pointing q
!0aled gun at MIN Win as true aim as tne
best marksman in the armv, to stop his adj
vance, and cry out "my son, you must drop
that gun, for you are a minor and l am
not allowed to shoot you" Another officer
said: "At this rate the Sioux trouble will
grow to be just as bad as even at the first
three years of war, when every officer
with independent command had not only
the enemy in front of him, but court mar
,ial behind him."
Still another officer said IL was a grave
error to order the relief of Colonel For
sythe at this stage of the proceedings, and
thus hold up a warning finger to every
colonel in The little army around Pine
Ridge, to tell them the death OF each Sioux
must he explained.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-01-10
A Defaultine Treasurer.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, Jan. 7.-Sever
Serley. county treasurer, whose term Of
Office expired t%wenty-four hours ago, is be-
hind the prison bars, charged with being
an embezzler and d~efaulter to the amount
of nearly $4,000. At the last March meet
ing of the county board the figures showed
that Serley was short In his accounts quite
a large amount, but no official action was
taken with reference to an investigation,
presumably because The county felt as.
sured it would not suffer, as Serley had
upon his bond fifteen of the wealthiest citi-
zens of this county. Matters dragged
along until q little 0ver a month ago,
when the bOndsmen became alarmed
from the fact that Serley had refused
to pay the county orders, and at
once began ar inquiry. 1t was then the
treasurer acknowledged his fault and
asked that q new man be appointed In his
place. He also transferred his property
to his bondsmen, which he claimed would
cover the shortage, which was supposed
would not exceed 5000. When account
ing was completed, however, large shortage
was discovered. A warrant was at once
procured and Serley vas taken into GUS
tody aud on being unable to furnish 5000
ball ho was committed to the county Jail
until January Is. when he will have his
preliminary examination.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-01-10
Red Cloud Tries to Escape.

OMAHA, Jan. 3.-The Bee has the follow
ing from its staff correspondent at Pine
Ridge agency, S. d.: Twenty-one OF the
wounded soldiers, three officers and eigh-
teen men will be taken to Fort Riley,
Kansas, tomorrow night by special train.
There have been no new developments to-
day regarding hostiles, except that old Red
Cloud tried to slip away from them and re-
turn to the agency. When the fact was
discovered by the hostiles, they shot all his
ponies,. numbering about fifteen, placed
guard over the old chief and proceeded to
move several miles further from here.
This last move places their camp within
but a few miles Of the Bad Lands, but
warriors, according to the reports OF scouts,
keep circling within ten or a dozen miles
of here all the time. 1t is considered as
among the possibilities. that the party
that went :, out to bury TIE dead
Indians at Wounded Knee will encounter
trouble with hostile scouts before they get
their lob completed. Wounded Indians
were this afternoon removed from the
Episcopal church to the Catholic school
house, about a block distant. One OF the
little babies found on the battle field yes
terday died to-day.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-01-10
THE ONO RISING.

The River at Pittsburg is Slowly Rising
and Causing Washouts.
P1rTsBURG, Jan. 2-The river tonight is
thirty-two feet and rising slowly. Several
ice gorges have passed down, but'every-
thing in the city is quiet with the excep-
ton Of the Allegheny river men who are
drawing the boats and flats nearer the
shore and making all taut. The Pittsburg
= Western tracks are covered, but it is
Thought the cold snap has stopped the flood
in time to save damage. here at least.
Heavy washouts are reported on the Pan
Handle and Wheeling & Lake Erie roads
in eastern Ohio. On the Charlestown wv.
Va.) division of the Baltimore & Ohio q
bridge of that company is in danger and
the Kanawha is raging. Three bridges
are gone between the Wheeling and Lewis
mills and at Z o'clock the false work Of the
Martins Ferry went out, three men on it
being barely saved. Reports from up the
Little Kanawha are ominous and the peo-
pie on the low grounds are leaving. Rail-
road branches generally are suffering.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-01-10
The Electlon,B,ll iD~isplaced.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Con motion of
Senator Stewart, by q vote of 81 to %, the
election bill was displaced and the silver
bill taken up in its place. This was a
complete surprise to the friends of the
former measure, and several of the repub-
lican silver senators, who asked for the
motion, say that it was without prior
knowledge on their part. So far as can be
learned, arrangements to dispose of the
election bill was not effected until some
time after the senate met, though there had
been some quiet consultation prior to to day
on the subject. It is understood Senator's
Stewart and Teller were the principal
movers In the scheme. The matter was
kept SO quiet that the Idaho senator's did
not even know what motion was to be
made. Senator ShOup says that he was
told not to go away; that something of in
terest to silver was to take place, but said
he did not know just what was going to
happen. Democrats are rejoicing over the
displacement of the election bill and think
IL has received its death blow. The finan.
olution, to bring the fight to an end was
reached suddenly by the silver senators
and was precipitated by q decision to hold
q republican caucus tonight. 1t has not
yet been decided whether or not to
abandon to-night's caucus, but there are
prospects of its -p0stpOnement until repub-
licans can think over the situation and
get matters into better shape. a demo-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-01-10
THE sNOw-BOUxD TRAINS.

The Belated Passenger Trains in Kansas
Have Been Extricated.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 2.-The last of the
belated passenger trains stalled on the
Kansas prairie in yesterdays snow storm,
did o reach the Union depot until s
o'clock this afternoon. 1t was the Santa
Fe train from the southwest. The Bur-
lington and Missouri Pacific trains, which
were stalled near Atchison last night on
the prairies, were reached by relief trains
early this morning. The passengers had
experienced NJ Inconvenience beyond an
unbroken fast from yesterday noon The
trains were dug out from a large drift and
arrived here q little before noon. All
the sn%OW-bound trains have now been ac-
counted for, excepting one Missouri Pacific
from Pueblo. Nothing has been heard of
it at the Union depot and officials say it
was probably abandoned at Pueblo, and
was not sent out at all. All the roads in
Kansas have been cleared and traffic was
resumed on regular schedule time this
ovQninO
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-01-10
Nebraska's Legislature.

LINCOLN, NEB., Jan. Sat IL O'Clock to-
morrow the twenty-second session of the
Legislature of Nebraska will begin. Inter-
ested politicians are working over and
specializing upon the rather extraordinary
political situation. Independent or alliance
people claim 81 Of 100 members of the
house and Is OF 50 members of the senate.
Alliance forces arc strongly organized
and the opposition has little hope
OF breaking their ranks. The
chances are the alliance will
organize both branches of the Legislature,
session. Boyd, democrat, was elected
governor by a plurality o Nonly 1,444, over
Powers. independent. The alliance is con-
contrasting Boyd's election. >
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-01-10
WASHBURN LEADER.
BY r. H. COPELAND,
WASHBURN, : NORTH DAKOTA
Condensed TELEGRAMs.

No lives we're lost in the New York
fire.
The latest Indian news is not reassur-
ing.
Kinqlake, the English historian, is
dead.
Much damage at Abiline, Texas, by
storm.
Cincinnati anticipates something Of a
flood.
Appropriation bills are we'll advanced
in the house.
Total loss by the New York theatre
fire is $4,000.
No further trouble with Hungarians at
Braddocks, Pa.
Exodus of Mississippi negroes to Okla
homa has begun.
The Scotch railroad strike is virtually
ended, the men losing.
The public debt has been decreased
during the month $11,OO5,39
A family of five was frozen to death
zeal Cambridge, England, Friday.
Father Craft, who was wounded by
the Indians, will probably recover.
An important mining convention Of
Wyoming has been held at Cheyenne.
The Geneva worsted mill at Provi-
dence, r. l., was burned. Loss, $780,
600.
The senate and house met and adj
journed Friday without doing any bust
ness.
A heavy rain storm followed snow in
the east, and New York is enveloped in
q fog.
Dense fog caused several collisions in
the English Channel, but no loss of life
has been reported.
Court decides that the Atlanta Bap-
fist church must be sold to pay the
salary of the preacher.
A collision near Baltimore Friday
killed Engineer Gosbell and Firem an
Williams and badly injured two others.
Robbers took advantage of the fog at
Chicago Wednesday and robbed the mail
wagon Of registered mail valued at
$1,000
Small pox is epidemic along the Mex
ican-Texan border, but the American
government has reduced it by strict
quarantine, and Mexican soldiers will
compel the vaccination of their people. !,
Colorado miners presented an ingot OF
silver to the mint at Philadelphia, for
mally demanding that it be coined, but
the demand was refused. 1t is intended
to test the matter, as they claim it is a
constitutional right to have it coined.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-01-10
srARvAr1ox AND misery.
Father Graft Says that is IN Reason Of
the Indian Trouble.

Father Craft Says that IL the Reason of
the Indian Trouble.
New YORK, Jan 2.-The New York
Freemans Journal will publish. Tomorrow
a letter from Father Craft, Catholic In
dian missionary, who was recently killed
by the Indians. The letter was dated Pine
Ridge Agency, South Dakota, and is ad-
dressed to the editor of the Freemans
Journal. Father Craft says in beginning
that the Indians hoped for much aid from
the government to enable them to become
like whites. They we're, however, very
much abused, Knocked and discouraged. In
stead Of being wards, they have felt they
were victims OF INSCRIPTIONS politicians
who benefited by their misery. Father
Craft adds: II know what 1 say for Ihave
shared their suffering for many years. In
their dispair General Crook brought them
hope. Their confidence in him led them to
hope that he would be able to realize
their hopes, His death was their death
blow, and they felt it. Indians were not
tellect. Reductions in rations in
creased these fears. Even Indian
agents protested against such cruelty.
Lee, who took the census, made grave mis-
takes, counted less than the real numbers
and made false reports of property that
did not exist. 1t is not to be wondered
that they believed in the Messiah, when
they first doubted and listened to every
deceiver who promised hope. Interested
whites took advantage Of this stste of
affairs and howled for troops. Thehfmy
protested against their false statements,
but had to go % the scene Of the supposed
them that their entire destruction was
aimed at and the indians ran away in fear
and despair. Father Jules Gained them
and l brought them back to the agency
and the kindness of General Brooke con
WINGED them Of their safety. The generals
plan to send Indians after those still out,
was a good one and would succeed if the
general were left alone. Just as a tree can
be traced from its smallest branch to its
root, so can the Indian trouble be traced to
the starvation and misery of the Indians"
In conclusion Of bis letter, Father Craft
arraigns Commissioner Morgan in severe
fQrmc
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-01-10
Washington Items.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-The secretary of
the treasury to-day appointed Henry Rand
of Wisconsin chief of division in the fifth
auditors Office, vice Fitzslmmons, re-
signed.
The following named f0urth-class post.
Offices have been raised to presidential
class: st. James, Mimi; Fairhaven. WASH;
Horizon, Wis.
it is understood that Judge Brown of
Detroit will be her when the United
States supreme court meets on Monday
next and will then be sworn into Office as
associate justice and take his seat on the
bench. When Justice Brown takes his
seat, the supreme court bench will once
again be full, the first time for many
years.
The commissioner of Indian affairs, in
tary of the interior, laid before that official
amended estimates of the amount ac-
Quired for subsistence and civilization of
the Sioux for the fiscal year 1892, that will
enable the department to furnish the n
ans with ratiOns as prescribed by the
agreement of February %. 1877: The com
missioner states the estimates for the SUBJ
sistence of the Sioux, now before congress.
amounts to $4,000. This should be in
creased to $l,1OO,OOO in order to enable the
officer to comply with the directions of the
president and to supply the full ration
stipulated to be furnished under the agree
ment referred to. The commissioner also
and civilization of the Northern Chey-
ennes and Arapahoes should be increased
to $4,000 so as to provide them with the
same subsistence estimated for the Sioux.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-01-10
Burial of the Thirty Brave Boys Who
Fell With Their Faces to
the Foe.
The Usual Salute of Guns Was Omit
ted, Owing to the Nearness
of the Enemy.
The Soft Notes of the Bugle and the
Wall Of the Storm Whispered
Last Goodbye.
Laid to Rest.

OMAHA, Jan. IA special to the Bee
from Pine Ridge agency says: General
Miles has assumed command of the forces
here, relieving General Brooke, who this
morning started into the field with the
Second infantry, going by way Of Oelrtchs
to a point some fifteen miles north OF here.
Yesterday, amid as wild, binding and Bit
ter a wintry storm as ever swept this bleak
and barren country, were laid away to
their last rest, thirty of the brave boys who
fell with their faces to the foe in the bloody
encounter at Wounded Knee. 1t was 2
o'clock when the funeral cOrtege, with
General FOrsythe and Major Whlteside at
the head and composed of fifteen wagons,
bearing the rudely cofined dead, followed
by an escort of companies A. X, d, l and
E of the noble, but unfortunate Seventh
cavalry, together with an assisting squad
from the Second cavalry, wound away
from the camp up to tile little cemetery,
situated at the crest of the hill northwest
of the agency. The surviving men,
bers of the fated company. with
their fearfully thinned ranks, making
q SdCduCy ~ y III ia -" "S
rest of the column, caused tears to start in
the eye of many a comrade for the COM
rades lost. The graves were in rows of
six, close together, in the southwest corner
of the cemetery and overlooking the camp.
After the reading of the burial services by
Rev. Cook, the Episcopal clergyman here.
aided by his assistant, the bodies were
lowered into the graves. Owing to the in
tensely critical condition of the surround
ings, with boards of the enemy flockinR
about the agency, threatening attack, the
usual salute of guns was omitted, while
soft notes from the bugle and the wall of
the storm whispered a last loving good
bye. The remains of Captain Wallace will
be sent to Fort Riley, Kas, for interment.
Those of Captain Mills, who was found
dead in his tent from rheumatism of the
heart, from which he has been a sufferer
for a long time, were sent to Omaha.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-01-10
Charges Against Mclaughlin.

CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-The News says: 1t is
stated on definite authority that complaints
OF a serious nature are to be lodged against
Indian Agent Mclaughlin, who directed
the killing of Sitting Bull. The complaints
were suggested in a mild way by a number
of army officers who Mr.. Porter visited.
The sequel will demonstrate the intense
feeling which resulted from the Sitting
Bull affair. Agent McLaughlin's interior
ence disturbed the cherished plans Of the
department of the Missouri and fastened,
If it did not cause, the present trouble. 1t
is alleged that there were improper mo-
tives behind the killing. The charges
against Mclaughlin and other Indian
agents are that they are responsible for
the Indian outbreak. Interviews with a
number of army officers are then given.
Colonel C0rbin said: Il am positive that
General Miles has never been given any
official report OF the killing of Sitting Bull.
Until the department. is appraised of all the
circumstances in the case it would be I'M
wise to express any hasty criticism of the
action which has led up to the present
complications: General Miles has been
VCly dNAlOuo W Vs1o oAuV1 ~ VlS Wv
ting Bull affair. Agent McLaughlin's re-
port may have been delayed for a very
good reason, but this same delay has
caused much annoyance to the depart
ment.
Capt. Higgins said: "Of course in the
light of recent developments the killing of
Sitting Bull becomes of greater moment
han at first supposed. Yet Agent Nc.
Laughlin acted under instructions and had
proper authority. The situation through
out has been so perplexing that all officia
actions should be regarded with much
charity of judgment. | have no doubt the
report was circulated among the Indian
agencies that Big FoOt's band wa dis
armed and was massacred and you can
we'll imagine the i%ncendiary effect of such
q report. RumOrs in regard to McLauRh-
Inns conduct in the Sitting Bull affair may
be equally false. 1t is simply another illus
tratiOn of the clash of authority between
the war department and the department
of the interior"
Col. 3. M. Hail said: "The unexpected
action of Agent Mclaughlin In the Sitting
Bull matter completely changed the cam
paigh which Gen. Miles had planned. 1t
was. his wish to settle the disturbance
without bloodshed. When the agent with
his police had killed the chief, the present
trouble was precipitated. OF course Nc
Laughlin acted. under orders, but these
order were given him either at his own
request or upon representations made In
his reports" There are many things in
connection with this matter Which cannot
be made public now, but will develop in an
investigation which will follow later.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-01-10
A Probable Deadlock.

ST. PAUL, Dec. 6.-Alliance, democrat,
and republican c%aucuses were held here
tonight for the choice of candidates in the
house of representatives. Frank E. Searles,
of st. Paul, was the unanimous choice of
the republicans FOR speaker, while the
Wing county, and the alliance decided on
E. r. Champlin, of Garden City, for that
position. The democrats and alliance
spent the night trying to decide upon the
remaining officers. and finally had to ad-
journ til | to morrow without arriving at
a decision. The republicans only want
the speakership and will compromise on
the other Offices; but the whole matter has
gone over'till morning, aud there is a pos
sibility of a deadlock in the house to-
morrow noon.