Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-06-20


hustle for food. During one of their
raids they killed two fat, sleek horses
belonging to Mr.. Morris. He put in a
claim to the government. At that
there was no provision for payment of
Indian depreciation claims, but in 1884
an act of congress provided for this
class of claims, and in the course of
events Mr.. Morris claim was taken up
examined by the government and a
man sent to Omaha to identify Mr..
Morris. The process of justice is slow
at Washington, but finally Mr.. Morris
has received draft for the amount of
the claim, twenty-one years after the
horses were killed and eaten by the in
dians.
The Sioux Indians Of the Crow Creek
reservation are making great prepare
tions to celebrate the Fourth of July.
"The big Sunday" as it is called by
them, is looked forward to with great
expectation. The Crow Creek Indians
have invited the Yankton, Brule, Sis
seton, Standing Rock and Cheyenne
agencies to participate in grand cele-
bration at their agency at Crow Creek.
There will probably be several thous-
and Indians present. The great event
of the day will be sham battle be-
tween the different tribes. Following
this the chiefs smoke the pipe of peace
and the athletic sports begin, Indian
base ball, foot racing, horse racing,
boat racing, etc, helping to make the
days program.
The coroner's inquest into the death
of Miss Nellie Harrington, murdered
in her own room at San Francisco ten
days ago, has been concluded. The
testimony of four additional witnesses
completed perfect alibi for the late
Senator Buck. |, W. Lees, chief of the
local detective force, stated that he
had followed every clew and every
person having any apparent possible
connection with the case. He was
absolutely in the dark regarding the
identity of the murderer, and admitted
that he had not even suspicion con.
corning the possible slayers. Referring
to the wounds of the body of the muir,
dered woman, he said they indicated
the murderer was most brutal, lie
was satisfied that the murderer was
thoroughly familiar with the prem
ises. He was convinced that the
crime had not been committed for
purposes of robbery. The fataI
wounds had been inflicted by a pistoI
used as club. The jury returned q
verdict of murder committed by some
unknown person.
Western Oklahoma is excited over
the reported finding of gold in paying
quantities on Doggy creek, southwest
of Arapahoe. It's estimated that over
5000 people are now in Washita county
washing out the SENDS and hunting fol-
pay dirt among the hills. People from
all parts of the territory are rushing to-
ward the alleged gold fields. 1t is now
said that tracings of gold can be found
all along the hills from the head OF
Cobb creek in the Caddo country to the
east line of Greer county, forty-nine
miles. Some people are skeptical as tC
the existence of gold there, and attrib
ute the general rush to the fact that
owing to the crop failures, so many
Oklahomans are in desperate straits
and ready to grasp straw. Hundreds
of people are still rushing to the re
ported gold find i'll Washita county
and 5000 people are now prospecting
along the Turkey creek and are finding
some gold in the creek sands, but the
original discoveries claim to still have
their richest find II secret. The whole
thing begins to look like a hoax.
The full puIport of the decisions
handed down by the United States SUI
preme court recently in two Wisconsin
Central land cases did not appear from
the brief dispatches announcing the
reversal of judgment against the Wis.
consin Central Railway company. AS
result of these decisions scores OF
people who stood in line at the Ashland
land officein $780, when portions of the
lands in controversy were thrown open
to settlement under mistaken ruling
of the Interior department, lose their
title to the property on which they filed
at that time. The land is located with
in short distance of Ashland, and has
been claimed for years past by the Wis.
consin Central Railway company under
congressional grant of lands made to
the state and in aid of the railway
The government land department has
always refused to recognize the claim
of the railroad company, and in 1890
proclaimed the lands open to settle.
ment. Various parties then sought to
acquire titles by homestead entries and
"squatted" on the land. The railroad
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