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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-22

y A HEn, ~
ill., Va, Up Indians in the bloody out
AHAV Nh break Of 1852 will be recalled
IN IA at New Ulm tomorrow. Sur
is zNssza. u vivors Of the dark day OF Aug.
20, 1862, of which tomorrow Is the 1ort1-
eth anniversary, will recount the struggle
and prominent men of the state Will
speak of the success and growth OF the
years that have followed.
The violent outbreak of the Sioux In
dians was in many respects the most for-
midable and important Indian outbreak
in American history. More Indians We're
engaged, moro whites were killed and
3, more property was destroyed than in any
other conflict or series of conflicts with
the savages from the time of the settle,
ment of the country.
Compared with the great Sioux outbreak
in 1862 in the number Of whites killed
King Philips war was TRIVIAL: the other
Indian wars in colonial times lnsignid-
cant; the uprising under Tecumseh, IN
1911, the Greek wars in Alabama and
Georgia, and the Seminole war IN Flor
ida each uninportant.
The massacres of Wyoming Valley, so
often and fittingly told, were hardly to
be compared in character and extent with
the massacres of Sacred Heart and Beaver
Creek, Of which not one American in a
hundred has ever heard. The defense Of
Now Ulm. Fort Ridgley and Birch Coulie
were as gallant episodes as any that are
recorded in the annals of the republic,
and yet the American historian commonly
gives them but the briefest mention, or
omits them entirely. In the other In
dian wars and masSacres not more than
500 white persons lost their lives. In
the few days of the Minnesota massacre
by actual count 8S6 men, women and chill
dren perished. Those killed whose re-
mains were never found and the soldiers
and citizens killed or motally wounded
in the hostile engagements with the In
d1ans made the total death list number
at least $50. The value of property de-
stroyed was not under 81 900 900. The rea-
son for this absence Of historical notice
Is found In the fact that massacres oc-
Cured about the time of the second Man
assas South Mountain, and Perryyille bat
ties OF tie rebellion.
Outbreak at the Agency.
The first Important scene of the out
break was at the Redwood Agency, on the
south bank of the Minnesota river in
Redwood county. Here was consider
BILE collection Of buildings, including the
warehouses and other structures belong
ing to the government, nearly COM
pleted Episcopal church, some traders
stores, boarding house, some dwelling
houses occupied by Farmer Indians"
ntc. This was known as the Lower
Agency. Here the first victims were
killed and here a commission tried many
Of the participants. Above and below
wers the Indian villages of Little Crow,
Blue Earth, Travelling Hail, Wabasha and
Hushasha from whence the sudden attack
sprung.
The first victim of the massacre was
James W. Lynd. He was clerk in a trad
ing house and was standing on the door
step of the store when an Indian raised
his gun and exclaimed, Now I will kill
th" dog who would not give me credit" "
The shot was instantly fatal.
So complete was the surprise, and so
sudden and terrible the blow that not a
single one of all the host Of savages at
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rior in the trans Mississippi district and
that this commercial congress recommends
the establishment of a naval training station
at the great harbor at the head of Lake Su-
'perior, convenient to the important cities of
Duluth and$superior. ,es<sssss= -
<F. ., Alas!s a.. c55$s
j Resolved, That we are opposed to our gov
ernment surrenderins anySof the Alaskan ter
ritory to Great Britain.
That we insist that our government should
maintain its rights 20 all of Alaskan territory
purchased from Russia, as defined by the
treaty of 1925 between Russia and England,
and we respectfully urge the president to
withdraw the boundary question from arbi-
tratlon, and that it is the sense OF this Trans
Mississippi Commercial Congress that the ma
tional congress shall take immediate steps to
grant the people of Alaska what is commonly
known territorial government and that the
land laws be extended thereto
The resolutions were adopted without
discussion, save as to the recommended
tions that Oklahoma and the Indian Ter
ritory be admitted one state and that
the government construct the "interna
tional dam across the Rio Grande river
at Ell Paso, Texas Delegates from Louis
lana and Oklahoma clashed as to the real
desire of the citizens of Oklahoma and the
Indian Territory. Tom Richardson of
New Orleans doubted if statehood union
| would be generally approved by the citi-
Zens interested But~so much opposition
to these views developed that Mr.. Rich
| ardson withdrew his objections.
| Delegate Gavin of New Mexico protested
| vehemently against the approval of 'the
| international DAM at 81 Paso. If the
| work commonly known by that name were
completed, New Mexico and Colorado
| would be deprived of waters needed for
| irrigation. The matter was adjusted by
striking out the word international
Tells of St. Louis Fair
| Papers were read during the afternoon
by j. Bourland of Peoria upon "The
Illinois River and It's Relation to the
| Commerce of the South and West''; and by
William Woodbridge of Hinsdale, Mont,
| upon ''The Irrigation Development of the
t Milk River Valley" In the evening DR..
Peabody of Missouri told of the import
ance of the big st. Louis fair. Two illus
trated lectures were necessarily post
| poned. . - -. g.
| The invitation from Seattle was pre-
scented by George A. Bracket, formerly of
Minneapolis, who was introduced to the
congress as ''one of the most influential
citizens, in turn, of Minnesota, Washing
ton and Alaska"
After the evening session the executive
| committee, to perfect it's organization,
| elected C. G. Gavin of New Mexico, chair
man, and Truman G. Palmer of Cali
fornia, vice chairman. E. R. Moses of
| Kansas was made chairman Of the ad-
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geant Jones is truly remarkable, for at
that time it was not known that there
was any hostile purpose in the visit of the
Indians.
Fort Ridgley cost the government near
ly 81, 900 900. 1T was located in most ex-
posed and unmilitary position. No water
supply was provided inside the fort all
having been carried from a spring in
one of the ravines. In the course Of the
siege we'll was dug, which still supplies
a farmhouse on the site of the old fort.
All that is left now of the place that
was the scene of such thrilling scenes
and the shelter of such men as Custer,
Sherman and of Jefferson Davis Of Con-
federate- fame, is the foundation of one
of the barracks that answers for 4 cow
stable. The government has erected a
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5. INDIAN WAR
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forty other guns in the town. The In
dians numbered about 200. The timely re-
turn of the various squads enabled the
defenders to hold their own. Before dark
the Indians withdrew. The fight had ragged
for about an hour and the loss to the
Indians was heavy. while the whites lost
but two, one of these. being a girl IA
years of age who out of curiosity had ven
tured from the Erd house to witness the
combat. The wounded were cared for by
DR.. Weschcke, the present mayor of the
city. and the Dakota house was used for
a hospital.
Much credit for this brave defense of
New Ulm is given to the soldiers who
came from St. Peter, but the truth is that
the fighting was over and the Indians had
dispersed before the soldiers came. The
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hand was slain. Yet in thirty minutes
from the time the first gun was fred not
a single white person in the vicinity was
left alive. All that day the work Of
slaughter and plunder went on. When the
buildings had been emptied the torch was
applied
Massacre on the North Side.
Early on the morning of the 18th the
settlers on the north side of the river
adjoining the reservation were surprised
to see a large body of Indians. They
were seen simultaneously all along the
river from Birch Coulie to Beaver Creek
They said they were after Chippewas.
About s or 7 o'clock they began to repair
to the various settlers houses and then
the flight of the Inhabitants and the work
of death began. The day passed and night
came and the new morning brought fresh
horrors.
First Battle of New UIm.
About noon, Aug. II, man rode into
town crying out that the Indians were
coming and that they were numbering
everybody on their way. The sheriff was
summoned, but he, like the rest refused
to" believe the story. He was of the opin-
ion that lot of Indians had become mad
dened with whisky. He called posse of
citizens together, however, for the pur-
pose or apprehend1ng and putting the muir
derers in the county Jail. After meeting
two or three wounded men. they discov-
cred the Indians and gave chase and John
Haucustein succeeded in shooting one.
Upon their return to the city Sheriff
Roos ordered all. the men in the county to
take up arms. Jacob Nix was given charge
of all the forces together with the defense
of the town. 1t was some time after noon
that the attack commenced, and owing to-
the departure of several squads of men
there were at the time but three rifles and
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everything to fear and nothing to hope
Ready for the Worst.
The women and children were huddled
together In the cellars and in the Erd
house they had barrel of powder ready
to ignite in case the Indians should be
victorious. Only eight men were killed
the first day Of the fight. About sixty
were wounded, some-of whom died soon.
a. stove Pipe Artillery.
Sunday morning the fight was renewed,
but the defenders had fixed up some stove-
pipe to resemble artillery and deceived
by this, the Indians soon dispersed. To-
ward noon Cox arrived with $50 men and
orders to evacuate the. town. On Monday
morning 1853 wagon loads of wounded
men, women and children left their homes
and. guarded by 250 citizen soldiers,
wended their way down the valley to St.
Peter and Mankato. 1t was perhaps the
most graphic and lamentable exhibition
that was witnessed since the settlement
of the country at Plymouth. Homeless,
clothes on their backs; behind them
devastation, ahead strangers, with no
hope for the future, the party set out.
But everywhere the refugees found hos
pitality and in few days the most fear
less returned to restore their homes.
Out Of more than 200 houses In New Ulm,
twenty-t three only remained standing on
Monday morning.
The Birch Cou1ie Fight.
Succeeding New Ulm4 came the battle OF
Birch Coulie, which though unfortunate
to the whites engaged, was perhaps the
salvation Of Fort RidgLey and the country
east, for the Indians had learned of the
evacuation Of New Ulu- the distress at
Fort Ridgley, and were on their way to
get in the rear of these places. But hap
pening upon an isolated squad Of men, the
temptation to overpower them with a
greater force was too strong and they
turned out of their way. This altered
the whole plan of the Indian campaign
and brought on the battle of Wood lake.
The Indians had mapped out an excel
lent plan of battle. They had arranged
to have the fight take place about mile
from the camp, on the road along which
the troops should march. At the point
determined on they had secreted a large
| number of men. They had men in ra-
vine in the rear. and another body of men
behind hill on the flank. They expected
to throw the whole force into confusion
by an unexpected attack when the troops
started on their march.
But Sibley did not move early. He
sent out four or five wagons to get po-
tatoes, and these wagons, driving out Of
the road, ran into the ambushed Indians.
This precipitated the fight. Hundreds of
| Indians were stationed so far out that
| they did not get in the fight at all. The
| Indians were defeated and negotiations
| for peace resulted. Thirty eight Indians
| were hanged at Mankato and large num-
| Der imprisoned at Davenport, Iowa.
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credit for the defense belongs to the brave
men of the town, the little company from
Nicollet, Sheriff Roos and Captain Nix
Fort Ridgely.
From New Ulm the Indians went to
Fort Ridgley under command of Little
Grow. Accounts of this siege and battle
are numerous. At first the Indians at
tempted to take it sby : strategy Re-
questing the privilege, of dancing within
the enclosure, the request. was granted
and the garrison was highly entertained,
suspecting nothing; but Sergeant Jones
was not to be taken tunawares, and when
the Indians began their dance, he trained
the big guns of the fort on them and re-
mained ready to discharge them at any
moment. This act on the part Of Ser
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-22

visory board. Arthur F.. Francis of Colo
rado was reelected secretary of the
congress-, and G.-P: Harrison of Missouri
was again chosen treasurer. :'.-
The chairman of the congressional com
mittee that is to spend it's time in Wash
ington will be,aithis 5year,srT. F.. Cum
ningham Of Louisiana: The. other mem
bers of the committee will be H: r..
Whitemore Of. Missouri, J. &C. Davis of
Iowa, Robert Graham of Colorado, and
Charles Springer Of New Mexico. g.:
The delegates drove about St. Paul yes
terday afternoon as guests of the local
committee and the Commercial club.
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is NORM INSANE?
Man Shoots His Wife After. Actions
. of Peculiar Nature. =.

Samuel NORM, residing at AZ Kentucky
street, St. Paul. fired two shots at his
wife yesterday. One of the bullets took
effect in the woman's left thigh, inflict-
ing painful flesh wound, while the other
went wide Of the mark. Morn was ar
rested and will be tried for attempted
murder.
Yesterday the man came home and Of
fered the woman an apple. She refused
because she feared there was poison in it,
He then wanted her to drink from bottle
Of wine. She again refused. He then
drew revolver from his pocket and fired
at her. The first shot missed her. She
grasped the revolver and bore the muzzle
downward so that the shot struck her in
the thigh. .
NORM is thought to be insane. A few
weeks ago he disappeared, leaving his
clothing on the bank of the river to create
the impression that he had been drowned.
He was found few days later in the
country near South St. Fauf.
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cations Of the department of agriculture and
recommending the creation of bureau to
extend these Investigations; favoring the
early building of dam at Ell Paso, Texas, to
store the flood water of the Rio Grande for
irrigation purposes; urging state and national
legislation to bring about the construction of
small ponds and reservoirs for the storage of
water; commencing the president and con-
gress for the passage of the irrigation bill. f.:
Mines and Mining-Recommending the Gre
alton Of national department of mining
with secretary at its head, and commencing
the work of the geological survey.
Improvements of Watertown and Deep Har-
bors-Urgng the project for deep waterway
between Lake Michigan at Chicago and the
Mississippi at St. Louis; urging the construc
tion of a dam and single lock on the Mis-
sissippi at the Des Moines rapids, as sub
Stitute for the present canal with three locks; !;
urging continued appropriations by congress
for the permanent improvement of the Mis-
sissippi between the mouth of the Missouri
and the mouth Of the Ohio and the deepening
Of the channel to permanent depth of nine
feet; favoring the speedy completion of the
improvements upon Galveston harboF; urging
the completion of the work Of improving Buff
falo Bayou from Houston Tex, to deep water
at Galveston. - ..s {
Merchant Marine-Urging the necessity of
providing American ships to /. distribute
American products. 80. !.
| Good Roads-Reconmendi the extension
of the work of the highway division of the
department of agriculture, and recommending
the cooperation Of states, counties, and mu-
inequalities, in efficient system of high
way Improvement. .=.~e!.st
Consular Service-Urging a thorough reor-
ganization Of the consular service, and the
selection of men independent of political af-
f1liations : "a. +, :. =
Interstate Commerce-Urging such amend
ments to the interstate commerce law as
| mission in furnishing protection for both the
| public carrier and the private shipper. -
| Department of Commerce-Urging the es-
| tablishment Of a new department of commerce
| and industries, with representation in the
cabinet
| The resolutions bearing upon a western a..
| val training school and upon the Alaskan
| boundary question follow in full. .. .
Naval Training School. ~.
| Whereas, "A recent act of congress provides
| for the appointment of board of naval Off
| GERS to make an examination of several pro-
posed sites for the establishment of a naval
| training station On the Great Lakes, and: to
eral sites, the cost Of the establishment OF
such Ia station and its practicability; there
| fore, -r
| Resolved, That we do hereby respectfully
request our representatives in congress stc
| recommend to said board site to be located
in the Duluth Superior harbor, on Lake Supe-
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-22
FIREMEN2 PLEASED
Five Per Cent Increase in Salary List
the Cause. =:

Five Per Cent Increase In Salary Lis1
-> the Cause. - =.
The members of the fire department are
greatly pleased over the action OF fthe-city
council in gra9ntingzatheir Petition for a
5 per cent -increass Sc in salaries. Fire
Chief ]. R. Canterbury says the mem have
been getting less in proportion to the size
of the city, than the tremen Of any other
city OF like size in the country In Cieve-
land the chief gets $4,000 a year and the
ordinary hreman $e3.25 a month. In Gin
cinnati the chief gets $4,000 and the ordin-
ary fireman 800; in St. Louis the figures
are $4,000 and 800: in Milwaukee $4,000 and
$50, and in Detroit $4,000 and S75.
The salary list of the fire department
this year is s29G,o00 ard the per cent
increase will amount to about $4,000. The
pay schedule of the department at pres
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-22
ST. PAUL MAN MISSING
Frank Symonds Drops From Sight a&
-. Atlantic City.

T. Frank Symonds, an actor who disap-
peared mysteriously at Atlantic City,
N. j., few days ago, is former resident
OF st. Paul. His true name is F. A.
Simons, but he changed it when he went
on the stage about fourteen years ago.
He is a son of the late Judge Olando
Simons and his mother, brothers and sis
ters live at 499 Carroll street For three
years past Symonds has been member OF
the Runaway Girl company. 1t il
feared that he has been drowned.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-22
PEACHES FOR ENGLAND

Macon, Ca, Aug 22.-Reports from Fort
Valley are to the effect that the recent expert
mental shipment of two car loads of Georgia
peaches to England was highly successful.
The fruit arrived in fine shape and brought
handsome profits. Those who expect the
European markets to be opened to Georgia
fruits were elated.
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Mrs. PendIeton's observations.
BROWN COUNTY'S VALUES
Big Boost in Appraisements-T Re.
form Agitation.

Brown county's assessed valuation this
year is returned to the state board Of
equalization at nearly the actual value.
Real estate has been appraised at so per
cent over the values of 1900.- Unim-
proved land, is raised this year from So. 80
to S12.66 per acre, and improved farms
from $3.50 to $13.69. The total realty
valuation OF the county is s6,s99, ,e02. The
personal property valuation is fixed at
81, ,27S, 900. ~
Several other counties have raised
valuations this year, as result Of the
tax agitation. Beltrami has assessed the
standing pine at almost actual value.
There will be wide discrepancies con-
fronting the state board of equalization
when it meets Sept. 2, and the counties
that have raised valuations will have to
be lowered or the others raised
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-22
LOOKING At R. RS GAR. MARSHALSHIP
Australian R. R. Commissioner
Making Observations in the u. S.
AMAZED AT THE GREAT SYSTEMS
A. Difference in Attitude of Various
Americans Toward Visiting
Foreigners.

= Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Pendleton, of Ade-
laide, South Australia, are at the West
hotel. They are journeying leisurely
through the United States on trip around
the world. Mr.. Pendleton is one of the
railroad commissioners for South Austria
liza and has extensive business interests
at Adelaide - 9
Mrs Pendleton and I left Adelaide,"
[ he said with London as our destination
for the time being. We had no immediate
expectation of coming on to America. The
object of our trip to London was to wit
ness the coronation of King Edward, and
cannot tell you how deeply we were dis
appointed over the postponement of that
ceremony.
RailroadinE on n Big Scale.
|While in London I was commissioned
to visit this country and study American
railroads., which, in many respects, are
ahead Of those in other countries. I have
been simply .astounded at. what have
seen: The stupendous scale on which rail-
road building has been undertaken in this
greatest of the continents is one of the
| marvels Of the age. Our roads in Aus
tralia, | may say, excel in being deeper
! ballasted and. more evenly graded, but
| your roads more than make up in the
vastly superior equipment Of rolling
| on, wheels ~, -
+ Mr.: Pendleton thinks Australia is ahead
| of America in point of climate. While
/ South Australia is a tropical country, he
! finds the heat there much more tolerable
| at ia in the shade than at So in New
| York. Sun strokes are of infrequent oc-
| currence and the death rate is low. The
thermometer ranges from 1902 to 108 on an
| average during the entire summer, but the
| dry heat is not oppressive. 80 - -
! Australia's greatest need now is proper
! irrigation. The American plan of driving
artesian wells in the arid districts has
been tried, but without success. -.
Mrs. ,PendIeton's observations.
While Americans may be a very homo
4 geneous people, Mrs. Penedlton has dis
covered something typical about most of
| the cities she has visited up to date. ''In
Boston," she said, "it is, What do you
know?' In Philadelphia it seems to be
Who are your In New York and Chicago
the prevailing Interrogation is, What
have you got?''' =
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San Francieco-An, accidental blow on Hen
ny Miller $ nose, inflicted by William Court-
leigh during the performance Of Camille
at local theater, fractured that organ in
three places and Mr. filler Is now obliged
to wear hollow plugs IL each nostril.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-22
NEW COAL BY OCT. l..
Fuel Dealers Say There Will Be /,
.s s,4 e--.~ - Supply. 80

G.sft,t.-.> 49, Supply. " -r
The anthracite coal situation remains
the same. No one is suffering for that
kind OF fuel and before suffering becomes
possible, dealers say a supply will be
on hand. Local wholesalers of anthracite
say that the mines are already starting up
and that Minneapolis will feel the results
in a month from the time colleries actual
ly are in operation.
This means that new coal will reach the
city Oct. l or sooner, some time before
actual need of it's use begins.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-22

GAINESVILLE, Ohio-Mrs. Ethel Granger
Schultz has filed an application for the ap-
pointment Of a guardian for her husband,
William 40. Schultz, the millionaire soap mar
ufacturer, to whom she was married q year
ago, alleging insanity. The estate 10 valued
at 100000. e
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MORE STATE LANDS
Itasca County Swamp Tracts Pat
ented to the State. .~1

State Auditor Dunn has received list
Of 38,516 acres of swamp lands in three
townships just surveyed in Itasca county.
In accordance with an act of congress
in 1860. all swamp lands are patented to
the state. and this is one Of the largest
lists ever received
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rior, in the trans Mississippi district; and
that this commercial congress recommends
the establishment of a naval training station
at the great harbor at the head of Lake SuA
'perior, convenient to the important cities of
Duluth and Superior. @-zs a. : -. -
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rMnr Sass.,, r---l.sSa" ~ i :, ,,aal struggle with
q a Va, :hs Indians in the bloody out
aA NH break of 1852 will be recalled
EaA at New Ulm tomorrow. Sur
Z WskA- ~ yiyoro ne tina dark dav Of Aug.