Semi-weekly herald., 1907-11-11

religious fanatic and medicine man
were the arch consplrators of the rcd
| skin uprising, and had planned a great
confederation of the northwestern In
dians and the Creeks and allied tribes
of the south. Before Tecumseh had
completed his plans for confederacy
his brother, ont of religious zeal, de
cided to take matter in his own hands
He organized a body of redskins SC
large as to constitute. in Harrison +
opinion, a menace to the territory
and with less than a thousand men he
marched to what was afterward the
scene OF the memorable battle. Train
ed Indian fighters. including, besides
two battalions of regulars, many vel
unteers from Ohio, Kentucky and In.
| diana, made up the little army. The
camping ground of the Prophet was
reached on November 6, and the In
dian leader proposed a truce until the
| next day. Harrison accepted, and en-
camped his men for the night on the
btlh lluEts bNtl1 man 9ANPN p-A HA'l
gun, expecting a night attack. Nor
were their fears of Indian t:eachery
groundless.
! After religious exercises. which, he
promised his braves, would render
them invulnerable to the bullets of the
palefaces' guns. the Prophet gave the
order to attack the camp of the whites.
At O'Clock of the morning OF No
yember T. 1911, the battle began. ste
phea Mars. a white sentry. ~ho was
Drained at his post but not before he
fred an alarming shot, was the first
victim.
The combat which followed was the
most terrible In the history o. Indian
warfare. In blacklist darkness. which
made it impossible to distinguish
friend from foe, the brave backwoods.
men fought haad to hand with the
braves of the fanatical Prophet. The
muskets of the whites were almost
tie became a duel to the death be-
tween struggling individuals, with the
hunting knife pitted against the toma
hawk. The incantations of the Prophet
were of 40 avail against the fearless.
ness of the whites, and many a dnsky
brave began that night the long trip
tc the happy hunting grounds. When
morning came and the palefaaes were
able to use their guns with effect the
remnants of the Prophets tribe fled in
ali directions. Harrison fought with
his men in the midst of the terrible
night battle, and earned a reputation
which was used with great effect in
his presidential campaign.
The battle was decisive and highly
important in that 1t gave to the
United States the undisputed owner
ship of the northwest territory. EN-
bracing the greater portion of what
is now the states of Ohio, Indiana. Il.
linols. Wisconsin and Michigan.
Vicksburg. Miss, Nov. 7.-On the
very spot where more than two score
gfdl tifsb lAa ahfllDtAh Nbi 6ipi anu
fame, the Society of the Army of the
Tennessee today began its annual re
union. The son of the man who took
Vicksburg will deliver one of the prin-
cipal orations, and Mrs. John A. Lo-
gan and other prominent northerners
will take part in the exerci ses. AS
an additional manifestation of the era
Of good will ana brotherly feeling that
now exists beaween the north and the
south, General Stephen ID. Lee, of the
United Confederate Veterans. who val
iantly held the city against the as
saults of Sherman's army. will address
the Unoin veterans This is the first
time that the Army OF the Tennessee
Amsterdam. November 7.-Ministe
of State Jonkheer Van Panhuys, his
brother, Mayor Leek. and their wives
were all drowned last night while out
driving. the carriage falling into the
canal Hoogherk during a dense log.
Ault. Colo. Nov. S.-Mrs. j. W. Tol-
lefson, wife OF the manager here OF
the Gilcrest Lumber company, who
committed suicide week ago Sunday
ended her life at $3.50 this morning
by blowing out her brains at her home
In Ault
Mrs. Tollefson has been despondent
since the tragic death of her husband
but she never once intimated she ex
pected TO follow her husband to the
grave. Mrs. Tollefson was in Cali
fornia OH a pleasure trip with hel
mother when her husband ended his
life. With her mother and brother
Il. A. Robbins. she returned at once tC
Ault, and took charge of her husband
funeral arrangements. MI Robbins
planned to return to the coast this
morning and was bidding his mother
and another sister goodbye in the
front yard when the shot was heard In
Mrs. T0llefson's bedroom.
Denver. Nov. S.-Fearing that his
father. II. +. Shannon. switchman
| In the employ of the Burlington rail