Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-10-18
CnARGEAEl.E 10 pERS.
Woes Of an Apache Indian Soldier
Who Was ticd Up During the Strike,

The first days Uncle Sans soldiers
from Fort LOGAN spent IN rr,u,dad
during the week When travel by rail
through that town was deadlntktN by
The American Railway Union strike
wcro rcpIrte With dramatic situations
aud picturesque Incidents,
QUO "Wednesday the first Santa tr
train 10 reach Trinidad from La ,lunta
since the tc-up vas made completes
came putting into the little station, II
WAS Nllca With tired and dtSSuStcd
Travellers bound for the south, who
were already hclated In their Journey
about eight days. The first vet OF
moSt ot them was to hurry to the de-
pot platform and fire questions At sol
dtrrS, railNad men and ctttzruS re-
Sardu~ the Important matter ot whom
the train would be likely to resume its
trip,
Among the first out says the Denver
Republican, was Il young Indian, tall,
sturdy aud Soldicrly in appcarancc
His dress was not quito what enc
would hook tor Ia a traveller Its most
striking feature WAS n pair OF EcSular
but clean and huttoued close 10 his
Shaprly calves, In addition to those
he wore army trousers, white vest,
white shirt and hroad-hrimmrd hat
NJ coarse straw lie had on no coat
hut did not appear to miss that arti
Gle Attrr leaving the train the Indian
did not turn to the first person he met,
rs did muSt of the other pasScngcrS,
His eye trll upon a group ot soldiers
loungtng against the depot wall and
he made for them, FirSt he took u
glance NJ their uniforms and then held
his hand out al Il mattCr-of fact way
to the first sergeant
Logan huhy" he inquired IN deep
SulturaIs,
"NrS, JohTny; this is the seventh
from Fort Logan" the sergeant an.
severed goodnaturHdly, You soldier,
too, Johnuy?" he inquired
The Indian Sruntcd out an attirma-
way the group began to ply him with
questions What regiment did he he
long to! Was he ON furlouEhE
Where had he been? And whore was
he bound?
Johnny did not speak plain English,
but MANAGED to tell all about himself
intclliGcutly, He was an Apache and
belonged To the Tenth infantry, his
company being stationed AT Fort
Douglas. Ills term of service had vN.
pirrd ana he took the usual three
months turlouEh preparatory 10 re-.
onI.stinr When he started back for
Douglas there wcro ten whole days
left of his three months holiday
"'rraiu ilrap no good, stop every
place Now only three day lcft," was
the way he summed MP the prcdlra
mrnt In which the strike had placed
him, and he spoke in II tone NJ utter
disgust ANA gloom
Mover mind. Johnny" encouraged
the sergeant the conductor says
you'll get away tomorrow, so you'll
not he late anyway" The Apache did
not appear much encouraged, and
with grunt that might have meant
either assent or dissent wandered
"l'll bet he gets hoozed before night, ="
remarked one soldier who knew In
diAns. The soldier guessed right
About O'Clock next morning the
Santa Zee train was ready TO pull ont
for the south, and MI the passengers
uriih nv N
The absentee was the Apache 1t had
rancd all night and showed no signs
of ccasing The downponr had swcllcd
the purgatorio rivcr called Picket
wire by those not acquainted with
Smnish--into roaring torrent several
feet deep, ana small ponds were in
every hollow place. The demand
soldiers Rugged the depot, all except
tho Scntrlcs.
Suddenly one inquired II the Apache
had boarded tho train.
NO" said the man who knew In.
dians. II bet ho's sleeping of drunk
somewhere"
Just then the subject of the bet
came staggering up the track, He was
still coatless and drcnchcd TO the
skin, but did not appear to mind his
condition at all He was also very
drunk. Up the track ne Numbered un-
til he struck the Pullman car. which
he decided to enter The sentry at
that point knew that Il coatIcss ana
drunken Indian did not belong IN II
Pullman, and so he pushed the
Apache away with his rife. The In
dian fished in his pocket ana pro.
duccd ticket. but no check for n
sleeper. The sentry pointed to an.
other car, but the Indian shook his
head He was rcbcllious and wanted
a Pullman or nothing.
While the argument was still In
progress the locomotive whistle
footed, and the ears ioltcd, and away
went the train ont Of the depot. The
Indian pushed his hands deep In his
trouser pockets, looked In surprised
fashion at the train, ana then rebuk-
ingly Mt the sentry
Train gone" he said. "Me no
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