The San Francisco call., 1898-04-10

has sold her people,
 "n-la-hie!" exclaimed Louise.
 "Yes she of the musk eyes, radiant and beautiful She has betrayed her race for the silk of the and the jewels the Governor Chief has be-
 Louise knew that the Indian would tell his story n his 0wn w anzy m y amd and she concealed her agitation and calmly told him to go
 Last night" said he. q Red Leggins. swift of feet, ran to the mountains and told me to come the Governor Chief leave the castle and to the house of T-a-hie. She out They walked School. I follow. My hear but my eyes The Governor Chief beg lila a-hie fly with him. She refused He ask again long time were they there Then like lovers they come back fear there something wrong I know now. Soldier captain just tell Your husband has sold this country and H. la-hie has sold her people They will fly together
 The truth sank deep into the heart of Louise.
 My God, Don-a-wauk!" she cried He will not leave and the child here alone?"
 the Indian. with accompanying gesture.
 At that moment there distant sound marching feet, and looking up both Don-a-wa and Louise saw the approach of what appeared to be a
 Come quick" said Don-a-waul You will soon that what have told you is true"
 They both retired up the hill where the little band of Indians stood and the procession entered
 At the head a guard Russian man-of- warsmen; abreast of them company of American Rousseau the Commissioner appointed by Andrew Johnson President of United States to carry out the terms of the treaty made March 29 1S67 through which the Territory of Alaska was ceded by Russia to the United States for the GOO By the
 
 the Commissioner of the Imperial Government of Russia Then came Major-General Haleck and Ba- ron OranoH, the and retiring Governors Follow Ing them came several battalions of American and
 After the invocation Captain Pestchouroff. advan eng step, addressed General Rousseau follows: General Rosseau by the authority of the Imperial government and in behalf of his Majesty peror or all the Russias. I hereby transfer to accredita5 S'a,es through you the duly rltory which formed the Russian Colonies of the northwest of the American Continent
 
 by the people of the United States accept the trans Secretary of State"
 As the Russian flag descended it became entan- gled in some at the trestletrees of the staff and so great was the consternaton and feeling of fore boding evil from the incident among the Russians that many of them wept
 Captain Pestchourof collected himself. however and as the Russian flag finally descended, he said: General Rousseau. the Territory of Alaska is now All the forts and military posts delivered Also the public edffces. such as the Governors dockyards, barracks. hospitals schools public grounds and all free lots in Stka, and other stations are hereby delivered to your Government"
 General Rosseau about reply. when there commotion among the soldiers; some kind of 2 certain the cause Don-a-wauk had pushed his way through the crowd and stood in the center of the his hands shook, but for all this he was dignfed and deioerate, and controlled his emotion sufficiently to thus address those around him: "
 Why have you forgotten the Indianq Are 1-a ro. to De connseled when the country of our fathers is sold! Who was it first found these fishing proun3ss Your fathers or mine? Who it first climbed tbs mountains to the fields of gold? Was if the ,-t;te man or the Indian? Who was it first disturb tbase deep oiue waters! Those bechng iron monsters von der, or the bark canoe Of the Indiana Voso,- va. nave your ships to carry away the gold which Irss pald TOT ths country What does the Indian receive who found 1t for you2 We were s+ro,.r man weak We were strong when white man car,e We did not use our strength against him. Now white man strong, Indian weak Can you say as much for white man?" i TOT
 So completely had Don-a-wauk surprised tha,, so forcble were his words so efectuaIlv li5 ha utter them that not voice hand was raised against him. Finally, after painful silence Continued on Page Tweny-Sour