The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-07

passing away 70 the fast thinning NUM-
beTs u the Grand Army Of the Rspublic.
He reeitod the sfair at Eteptoe Butte in
what Il nov Whitman county, where the
whites drove the Indian horses together
and shot them In droves In order to bring
the sayages to terms. He also told . story
Of IN old acQuaintance of his Who, while
on trip 70 visit the sick, was freed all
night by . panther, and Who found out
with the return Of light that the animal
vas the favofite house dog. The majors
next story was Of . country editor whom
the speaker knew thirty years ago who
acquired . reputation for telling superia-
tive stories. Knowing this reputation.
some soldiers at . frontier post sent him
IN elaborate description Of m earthquake
in their neighborhood. which he printed
With comments Of his own. attracting vide
attention to his paper and himself A week
later the soldiers sent him word that il
Was all hoax. THAT man isn't an editor
any more" said the major. and then turn
ing around he pointed to Mr.. Jacobs. the
new president: There he is" said be. The
major also told stories Of the '.Nez Perces'
trail, reaching from the Walia Walls val.
ley into Iosho, over which the Neg Perez
Indians came to . id the whites at the time
OF the Whitman massacre in 16l7. The
major also told Of being present and wit
Messing the signing Of the Lapwai treaty
with the Neg Perces in June. 1853. and con-
fessed that il then seemed to him unfair.
an impression which was justified four
teen years later when war resulted from It
and Chief Joseph and his people were sent
to Indian Territory. His description Of
the scene Was highly interesting. Of much
more tragic nature was his narration OF
the execution of Private Ely. Of
Company A, First Oregon Cavaly,
In March. 1864, at Fort Walla
Walla for ''desertion from guard in face Of
the enemy" He was heartily greeted at
the close. This address will Be published
in the book which the association has
authorized. After the major had finished
motion passed ordering that book be
prepared. TO cost not exceeding so cents,
and TO contain the minutes of this meet
ing and the address Of Major Rine-
hart, together with q brief statement
OF previous meetings. Sixty copies
of this book were ordered on
the spot and many of them paid
OF E. c. Ferguson. Amasa +. Miller and
eide upon . place Of meeting in 1894, but
after q consultation in an ante room re-
ported back to the general meeting that
they did not care to take the responsibility
Of making . choice.
The officers of the association were
added to the COMMITTEES. which was or
dered to report later. Louis Sohns sug-
gested that the pioneers take steps to
bring their meetings at the same time with
those Of the state grange, and this was
agreed to. A committee consisting Of Mr..
Sonns. s. r. Whipple aud Maj. w. v.
Rinehart, was appointed to confer with
the grangers. Col. Granville o. Halter
also suggested that the association should
have meetings jointly with the state his
torical society, suggestion which was
Enthusiastically approved Of by the meet
ing, though no formal steps were taken in
the matter. With this, the afternoon
session adjourned.