Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-21
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 an Indian Horde
 The rides of Paul Revere aoa :, dan have become famed in 4u sAs poetry and song, but for darinoal llsta neither can be compared wiss lsfa of John Phillips, q Portug',esa' l0s plains of Wyoming. Yet m M .'s't ever told of the bravery of K ailef scout. After 30 years the nia Se7is child of the hardy frontiers,as' '8 to congress for relief from des. sa " E the court of claims being nos', s''sgll aid them. '''1less
 History tells of the Fort pb;l;a ney massacre on the Fist of Dsa Dp aeH E 1866. Red Cloud and his bandbsssl # ly completed their plans for eaa. E the fort, when, on that ne1norsh, Esas E Il detachment of 86 soldiers aps Se v zens went after wood a distaneaa' E E miles. They were attacked and man returned. Years afterwsa5a E Cloud told of the heroism of thsa s E one of the citizens, a bfacksmitbas Jacobs, killing seven and woa.s .'l nine Indians before he was ayss cred.
 When the news reached the su reign of terror ensued, and tb. and daughters of the officers bs that they be put to death ratbss ,N fall victims to the red men. A m. N of dynamite was stored underna.,s N Darlington, $ headquarters. am k engagements made, in ease the 4oa E taken, to blow up the building Ihr. < the women and children bad b placed.
 There was but one ray of hors Fort Laramie, 23o miles distant s were troops. If they could be sa. the Sioux might be vanquisbed EH messengers were sent, but their M iesa horses returned, showing ina, men had been killed. John PINE was requested by Col. Carripetms carry the message to Fort Larami. E refused all offers, but going to lE Gammon, rendered a widow by tbe saere, he pfotfered his services Wits6 reward upon condition only thathH allowed to choose his horse.
 He took a blooded animal belmsA to Col. Darlington. With few biqtE irl his pocket, he rode forth in the ass the thermometer registering oyer grees below zero. All night he rode in bunch of mesquite bushes hs E himself and horse during the Twice he was chased by Indians escaped both times, reaching E graph office just as the Indians hsi 5 stroyed it, then pushing on to E Laramie.
 There the soldiers were ignoraas the troubles the troops at Fort kesHA were enduring, and it being the a after Christmas when Phillips resa his destination q masked bail wa progress. As he entered | 1nufmaE applause vent through the efosH room. Ieieles were hanging iron clothing. his beard and hair wers ted with ice and snow, and the TeF# thought he was the most realisticr sentative Of Santa Claus ever seen soon undeceived them when he ds cred his message. The scene ofiaH ity became one of mourning, for ns had relations and friends among slain. Then the faithful messeng unconscious and it was several tz before he revived. Troops were at sent to the doomed garrison, and in time to save it.
 No recognition of any kind was given Phi1lips-he asked none, Ths Idians ever afterward hated himang stroyed his cattle. When he disA widow, who was destitute, filed ae for the value of these cattle, and goS ment appraisers found that they E worth S2,200. But it was learned Phillips did not become an Amer citizen until two years after thecE were destroyed, and under the laEs had no valid claim against the ls States government.
 Now, through Col. James A. GeE the matter has just been broughtTA attention of congress, and in the E are filed the atfidayits of Col. (now Darlington. Mrs. Darlington and s Phillips. These all speak in unnF ured terms of praise for Phillips ism in undertaking the mission to Laramie.-St. Louis Republic.