The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-06

The old Missouri house was On the
| early morning OF September s, 1894, the
scene of the killing OF John Murphy,
who was knitted by George Graham IL
a fight over woman, and for which
| crime Graham is now serving a SEN
tence of eight years in the peniteniary
The old house is the rendezvous of the
characters OF the Thirteenth street
slums prominent among whom are
Happy" Smith, Irish Kate, Poker
| Annie, 'FBroucho Jim" Willis, q negro
| named Pettigrew, and Abe Brown, COL
ored.
At the rear OF this building is the
brick terrace, a row OF small and de-
| lapidated buildings where in the fall
| OF 1894 Charlie Ford, q negro with a
criminal record, murdered his white
mistress with a fat iron Ford plead
ed guilty and was sentenced 20 life in
the psnItentiary
WANT TELLER TO GO.
Denver. Colo, May 5.-The RepubIi-
con county convention 10 select dele
gates 20 represent GIlpin county at the
state congressional conventions. met
at o'clock this afternoon in Arnory
hall Of this city. NJ. K. Sullivan, chair
man OF the county central committee,
called the meeting, which was a very
| harmonious one, TO order, there being
| a good attendance present, and after
| the regular business was transacted,
/ the following resolutions were unanim-
| osUly adopted:
Resolved, BY the Republicans Of Gil
| pin county, IN convention assembled.
that the leading issue IN the coming
presidential campaign will Be the inan-
| cial issue, and that the delegates cleo
ted by this convention 10 attend the
| state congressional convention, 10 be
held al Pueblo on the 18th and 14th
insts. are hereby instructed 70 vote for
| delegates 10 attend the Republican Ma
| tiOnal convention 70 be held at St Louis
who are positively known to be in
favor OF the free and unlimited coinage
Of silver at the ratio OF Is 10 l.
Resolved, That we as Republicans,
favor protective tariff, IN connection
with the free and unlimited coinage Of
silver.
Resolved, That We heartily indorse
the stand taken by the Hon H. W. Tel
Ter IN the senate Of the United States,
and that We hereby extend to him a vote
Of thanks for SO doing, and we would
respectively recommend 10 the Republi-
can state convention that he be placed
al the head Of our state delegation TO
attend the St Louis convention and
that said delegation be not instructed"
FIGHTER AND PEACE8LAKER-
Denver, Colo, May 5.-ColoneI Henry
B. Bristol, who first visited the noun
tains thirty-nine years ago as an officer
Of Johnson's army, and was later brew
eted by congress for his praiseworthy
efforts in advancing the condition OF
the Navajo tribe of Indians from that
Of savages TO that OF civilized men,
was Z. procurement figure in the rotunda
Of the Brown hotel yesterday. The col
onel has for years been retired from
active service on account OF disability.
but on his way from the Pacific coast
to the east he could not resist the tenn
ptation 10 look again upon the scenes
which he witnessed more than a gen
GRAFTON ago. During the years Of his re-
tirement ne has been an extensive trav-
eler and has visited nearly ali the coun-
tries of the world.
1T was on the 9th day OF July, 1851"
said he in speaking OF his introduction
70 the frontier, that Johnon's army set
out from Fort LeaYenworth for Salt
Lake We reached Fort Bridger In uhe
depth OF winter, and there we remained
until spring. I doubt II such a winter
has ever since been experienced in the
mountains. The Mormons burned our
train and we lost over 1000 or 5000 an
inrals by their freezing 10 death The
snow was eight inches deep on the level.
and was twenty feet deep in Echo and
Emigration canons near Salt Lake. We
subsisted on half rations until relief
came from Santa Fe. The relief party
passed over the spot where Denver now
stands, and the leader gathered a guam
tity OF black sand, which ne afterwards
found contained gold
The colonel says that the ground on
which the army camped near Salt Lake
has since become famous as the Mercer
old district, and has produced many mil
lions OF dollars. The soldiers had not
the fatntest idea OF the vast wealth
thar lay within reach.
During the war OF the rebellion and
for some time afterwards. Colonel Bris-
TOD was on duty in the southwest, scout
IN in the Indian country, and as military
aent OF the government in charge OF
the Navajoes. His success in handling
the savages was so marked that 10 him
was accorded the singular honor, which
stands alone in the military history of
the country, Of receiving a brevet for
making peacea,ble Indians out Of the
fiercest fighters in the mountains. The
with the government, thanks 70 the
foundation which was 50 wisely laid by
Colonel Bristol.
THE Navajo chiefs in those times
said the colonel, frequently spoke OF
rich gold deposits in the mountains, and
offered 20 show US the trails TO the
spot. but we were busy and hadn't tine
10 accept their kind offers. have no
doubt that the stories were largely true.
as the chiefs had no reason for telling
a lie Some day gold viii be found IN
the Navajo country. They said that
the gold deposits were near springs
where they were accustomed 70 camp on
their trips through the uutains-"
The colonel met Horace Greedy when
Greeley was making his journey across
the plains in 1883. and assisted in en-
terfsiniug him at Cheyenne. The noted
editor was a guest of the coIonei's regt-
ment- The far-seeing prophecies OF
Greeley were laughed at by many OF his
auditors. especially his prophecy con-
corning the building OF a transcontinen-
tai railroad 0croSs the mountains 20 the
Pacific cost. He declared the rad
would be built and that L would cost
$200. 000. coo The amount OF money stag
Eered the froatfersm@u. but the prophe-
cies have basn fulfilled
Colonel Bristol was appointed to the |
army through the recommendation OF
General Cass OF Michigan. who was a
friend OF the Bristol family. Before the |
war appointments were made 70 the sec /
ond lIeutenancy without the necessity OF /
graduation al the military academy. |
Young officers were sent % the frontier |
to learn the art OF war by actual con- |
hict with the Wild Inhabitants OF the |
plains.