Evening star., 1914-05-03
FIFTY YEARS Ago
In THE STAR

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Indians came to Washington fifty years
ago even as they come now. seeking va
rious concessions and ad-
Indian War justments by the govern
IT,, ment. They were not.
~ AAo1ei' however. always as well
behaved as they have been in late years.
on these occasions. In The Star of April
%. 1884. is a report of a lively encounter
at a local hotel between some Of these
visiting aborigines:
In the United States Hotel about seven
and half o'clock this morning desperate
encounter occurred between Hole-in-the-
Day, the chief of the Chippewas. and
Look-Around. one of his young warriors.
IN which pistols and knives were used and
blood was freely shed on both sides.
From the statements of persons present
1t appears that the Indians had been in
dulgtng rather freely in intoxicating
drinks last night and this morning Look
Around. being drunk. was decorating his
headdress with ornaments that Hole-in-
the-Day thought were above his grade
md he told Look-Around that he was
not man enough to wear them yet This
provoked Look-Around and he assaulted
he chief and fired two shots from a
pistol. one Of which took effect near the
neck and behind the right ear of the
,hief. and. passing around his head
came out Of his mouth. Hole-in-the-Day
had a pocketknife which he used upon
his opponent, cutting him across the nose
near the forehead and below the gristle
tn to
VI each was very weak from loss OF
blood They were taken to their rooms
In tho hotel and proper surgical atten.
ton secured for them. Look-Around was
not seriously injured. but fears are en-.
tertained for the safety Of Hole-in-the-
Day. who, though sensible, Is very veal
'rom loss of blood"
F1ghtfng was in the air apparently il
<he spring Of 1884. The belligerent spiri,
manifest among the Indians
Sanal spread to the canal boatmen
Eob+ In The Star Of April q, 1864
is the following account of 8
~cr1mmage among the watermen:
On the 18th instant, as the canal boa1
Waldo Hutchins was passing the guart
'ock No. 4, on the Chesapeake and Ohit
eanal in Washington county, Md, eighty.
nve miles from Georgetown, she was at
tackled by a number of rioters armed witt
Guns and clubs. and the colored crew
sriven Off and woman, wife of the mas
,er. was beaten severely. The assaflant.
we're not satisfied with driving Off tn,
crew, but went to work and tore the boa
to pieces. The boat was freighted witt
coal Tor the American company's depo
at Georgetown and the company Offered
reward of $50 for evidence that viii
lead to the conviction of all or any O
the rioters. Two other boats were fol
lowing the Hutchins. the crews of which
were colored. The crews getting informa
ton OF the riot deserted their boats ant
fled. There is disposition to drive tn,
colored crews from the canal above, ant
though no actual violence has been at
tempted a like disposition is manifested
by some OF the white boatmen in George
town"
Although most OF the refugees VIII,
reached Washington from the territor,
held by the Confederate:
Refugees were under oath to with
A,r;r. hold from the Union authori
Ae' ties any information what
soever regarding conditions there. oc
casionally interesting facts were obtained
from persons who were moving norti
across the lines. In The Star OF Apri
|2s. 1864. is the following paragraph, in.
dicative of a feeling Of apprehension OF
the part of the Confederate authorities
regarding the impending campaign:
This morning Stanhope Gaweckie ant
Mary Gaweckie. refugees from Augusta
marshars Office and were released upor
taking the oath Of fidelity. Gawecki,
states that on the 18th Of last month
the rebel authorities issued an order pro
hibiting all citizens from riding on thu
railroads from various points in the soutl
leading to Richmond. in order to facili-
tate the movements of troops which ar,
being hurried up to Richmond in larg,
numbers. Gaweckie and his wife. b,
bribing the conductors on the road, wer'
hid away in the cars and by this mean
succeeded in reaching Richmond, wher,
they arrived Wednesday yesterday 1
week) and on the same day procured
a pass from Gen. Winder to come north
On the next day parties who applied t,
Gen. Winder for passes were informed
by the War Department to issue n,
more passes for the present to parties
desiring to leave the Confederacy. At th'
time Gaweckie left Augusta. Ga, which
was some two weeks ago. there wer,
no troops stationed at that point. Thos,
drawn few days previous and sent t.
Richmond. When Gaweckie was at Rich
mond he saw large bodies Of troops or
their way to reinforce Lee. and the ar.
rival of every train at that place in
creased their numbers"
*
In the Star of April 20. 1864, Is an Off
cial announcement of the issue Of 500,
ne Unit oH tas