The daily sentinel., 1899-02-18
SATURDAY EVENING, FKBRUAY 1s. 1899.
0s Told the Indians It was His ~Arrsv
In Hcavsn."

In Heaven"
Ben l.. Jonos has converted tho old for,
built in 1906 at Fort Hawkins into barn.
Although the old log structure has stood
the storm of shot and shell and has been
exposed to all the varying changes nf
weather since that early period, not an un-
sound timber ia to be seen in 1t today.
The logs Of which 1t is constructed are m
solid and sound az they were at first. The
font was made Of Georgia heart pine. and
today 1t would burn like rosin II . match
were stuck to q ragged end.
The structure was built as a government
trading post or factory, where deerskins
were purchased from the Indians. During
the Creek war, from 1879 to 1914, 1t was
rendezvous and distributing point for the
United States soldiers, and Major Phil
Cook was In command. Anticipating the
dangers from the torch Of the treacherous
red man, the whites built the fort on q
high stone foundation, the floor Of the
wooden structure extending beyond the
rock walls. Portfolios were made In the
extended floor so as to shoot Indians who
might try to scale the walls to set fire to
the woodwork.
During the famous Creek war Incident
by Teoumseh and his brother, who was
known as the prophet, this building was
In the center Of the territory attacked.
xoOum6o0 was ONO OI Uno luO6b clO4uoub Ol
Indians, and when the war was begun be-
twren Great Britain and the United States
he communicated with the tribes from,
Florida to Canada, advising them that
then was the time for the Indians to re.
claim their lands from the whites. He
read In an eastern paper that comet
would appear in the sky at q given time
So he notified the Indians that when his
arrow appeared In the heavens it would he
. aign for them to attack the whitea Old
Fort Hawkins perhaps was more vigor-
ously attacked in pursuance of this order
than was any other In the country.
The fort received its name from Hon
Benjamin Hawkins, a senator from North
Carolina, who had been appointed q com
missioner to Georgia to draw up treaty
with the Greek Indians.
The building which Mr.. Jones convert
ed Into barn 10 n historical curiosity, and
interesting volumes might be written
about the scenes and tragedies that have
taken place around it.-Maoon Telegraph
aaay Fsnsions Applied Pee.
Pension Commissions Eysus has had .
statement prepared as to the number Of
applications for pensions died Stnoe July,
1895. The comparison shows that In July,
1895, appiioat for pensions aggregated
0bVo0p WniAo ~ SuAsos AoVsp sAcAutWo'o W.
lo0, largely for increases and for Willows
and minor children. CommiastG,eI
E7ans attributed this large iuarexM Of
claims 70 two reasons. He SAID th.o the
hard simes had made many men spply for
penaions who had not previously needed
Them, and the other reason, ne said, is the
existence Of general feeling throughout
the country that the claims Of pensioners
would receive more favorable consideration
Aom the pssssnt administratio ton than from
thu last
"t<ar cJIdiers," he added, "felt thai
the d ~ocratic administration would no,
allow their pensions, however just they
might be, and In this way thousands OF
applications wers held baok until now.
We are simply gesting the accumulation
3f long period, nnd the work of receiving
these applications and filing thom AWAY
keeps many clerks busy. believe the high
water mark of pensions has been reached
and that now the number Of applications
will begin TO decrease. New York Trih