Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-01-28

Na-u-cAe, the war chief of the tribe
huatly gave the word for what was
10 be done, 1t was now daylight. The
early beams Of morning light lit up
me valley, with lis dead lava flows side
Oy side with the living stream, and
H,"ue brilliant the red and gray walls
OF Ia-ya-o-Ia-ue when Nick was
brought ont from the estufa and con.
'e!td to the plaza, or public square,
oeAlnd the ruins OF the old cbnrch
Dulit under the direction of one of the
jesuit priests who followed the redoubt.
aDle Vargas. Here q convenient cross,
OeaIn supported upon strong posts af.
lofded a good hanging place. Nick was
rudely stripped entirely naked, and his
ieet tled together. Then his arms were
sIFelched behind him and his wrists en-
tied that his hands were back to hooL
win the thumbs upright. A stout|
'"Wniae rope was now fastened 10 his
Wrists and thumbs, the other end
thrown over the c~rossbeam and Gov,
era willing hands, upon a signal from
Na-i-che, hoisted the upLupnv ~victin,
81 inns mereiIess procedure several feet
from The ground, As he there SWING
suspended from the ground, the who
u ms weight resting upon his tbunhs
ana wrists, and the rope laceratiny his
SAIh and flesh TO the very bone he
was asked-nay, commanded-t, CON-.
MS WItcheries. The gag was re-.
moved TO allow his answer, Eut vhot
could or would Nick confess? IIo bad
'o'hihs to say, and a econ time he
was ho'sted' this time with fierce i'm.
PfecatIons, equally without success. a ,
.hlIu attempt brought forth h,ovs !
rom the oniookers, and a storm of :
'iSseS' sheers and revilings from tho I
a"a women of the village who bndl +
10" gathered in a crowd TO vines !
punishment, even unto death If nood ;
'e, o1 TINS hated foe of their peace. ,
but oy THIS time Nick's friends were
'ioused' They complained to the few ,
h,'es VINO were in the village, and m. i
erlerence on Nick's behalf was nj onoa h
'aoe' ne was released from his c%ruel +
ms wounds attended 10. and y "
oufler sent post-haste to tbe conn., i,
lahoaht OF the United States military n
oSt at Fort Wingate for troons ~ Il
rres' The perpetrators of this deed n, a
N"ess, days elapsed and nm
NICER win several men appeared on Ia
ne scene. The warlike Zunis al,v,rs a
of outside interference in !,
'eir AFFAIRS, viewed with bitter anger Il
It ARRIVAL OF these men, and urged on Il,
, 'He uh"lse counsels of some of tba h
ore daring resisted the troons &c. n,
iied them with foul names from Than n
'"se'ops' led them into a tran. and ia
ere by force of superior numbers in
armed and dangerous, kept them 70
i'il feenforcements, which had been III
'si'iy summoned, arrived. After dino W,
Insulation of the military men with ca
'h Il Others supposed to be fa-
mar with the affair it was finally de-. ,
ieu 10 arrest two prominent Zunians
ii'an them severely, warn the Others ,o
u mus end the affair without pro. =.
KING an Indian outbreak. Dick wos..
{ OF the two singled out for arrest. :.
was captured, taken TO Albu. v.
trque' tried, and thrown into prison .
nine months,
'rooding upon his imprisonment he ,'
ne 10 the conclusion that Nick was !"
Ponsiole for it, and upon his re. III"
Sc n return to Zuni it was with us
OF an Indians vindictiveness and 'o
red but now combined with a
oiesome fear Of the power of the va.
re men who declared that Nick
u,d be protected, that he looked and a.a
looks upon the man through whose ~
..rumentality he was imprisoned. o'
@. WHARTON JAMES. ~