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to hi charge' will be promptly attended to
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ATTORNEY AT LAW
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Collectfon and all legal matters entrusted
to hi charge will be promptly attended to
ATTORNEY AT LAW
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eurt oPtho Nation Collections made and
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ATTORNEY AT LAW
TSHLEQUAli C X
“ I ' Wi'Eaetlce In all tlio courts oillie Choro-
" keVou 0Di)isli 0' S District court
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v '-' to hi can will receive prompt attention
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Collections made and promptly remitted
DfHn at reeidento two mile east of Oho-
v i teauhtaUoit) N Xl Imvi i
Saddlery and Harness Steep
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and Tarid ' aa6rtment of Wtldlos bn-!'-
die Btirrops buggy - WblpB’ bPidle
bits' Ilarnes ' mada to Crdor and
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-ehorVnotice and at roasonable rdtes
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David BoW' AaelsUntCklcC--
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D W Bnshyheed Trcssiirerv
- FL flibson C 3f -
i J A Boalea Solicitor General
Webber Falla
oemael SlxkllU-r High slieriff '
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1 V Stand Gray Auditor of accounts - r
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A j B Bunch 1 Odlcial AddltM '
Jo Cookston i Tshlequsds- 7
1- Johnson SMitle J Cberokeo Nal
’ W D G Hiller &cccmlve Socretai
Win r Bamaua Aaa’t Ex Aeeretary
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lulls Cherokee Nation
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Levi Tonoy: Judge BoHtherUi Judicial 01r
-i eult 4-)‘ Ji Eufala C N
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Tshlcquah Dlrtrict Hunter Brown : j
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pelaware Dlatrict Joccxih pieatcr' -
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Eianaylll C N
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Sequoyah DUtrleti Tanthor Anitln
Ft Smith Ark
Ulitiol Dlatrict Joe Young' -
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LIST OF CLERKS -Tohlequah
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Claremore C N
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Vlnlta C N
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Evanville C
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Illinois District Geo Benge
Ft Gibson C B
Canadian District Uorman Vann
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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
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Ceoweescoowee Dist
Delaware District
Going duake District
J P Davis Pre
Wm liandrlcks
Eli Spears
Geo Clarit
ltape CampboII
Henry Chambers
Jn II Flv
Bcu Dniuruin
Mosos Ktdge
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Ben Bobbins
H Bird -Jno
Boss
Jackson Christy
Wm Chamber)'
Rufus Adair
Roach Young
8 II Benge
8 llllderDrand
Jl Davis
h R Bell
J Thompson
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Lacy Ilawklns niieakcr
Tahlequah District
Richard Glory
Jns Clirlsty '
Chas Pnarbear
Joseph boaliolt
Jessie Baldridge
J Walkingstiok
guske flirty
Jno Sevier
Tlios Watts
Win' Young 1
D II Boss
Jno Musaell
Wallace Vanu
James Shelton
R B Bose '
NedGroaac v
Joseph Brown
Ote Hair' '
Tho Hatchett 1
Jessie Thompson)
Loom? RUey
Jno bullet
Coowjescdovvee
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W A Daniel 1
Coffee Woodall '
Aaron Tanner
Flyer :i mi'
Watt Christy i
Jno 8hell j
John Williams X
Ellis Uogner ’
Lacy Hswkins
G B Bird
Ooyouspttah
Going Snilee District i
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BOARLSpVTRUSTEESOF THE
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ASYLUMFOH'TnE BLIND IN-
V:A8ANBrOTH7 Chories Tbompsoh Principal Chief and Ex-
offido President 1 TkMequah
David Jtowe Aaa’t Prin ChlL Locust
GrovaC At ''m --t' ’J i
D W Bushykaad Nation treasurer end £x-
oillcio trcuuror Fort Glbeon C N- ' '
Stephen Foreman - ' j' Tahlequah pi N
LevlKeyK V rf s Ji'- '
WliaoSandeiv'
f v- ORPHAN ASYLUM- v
Chories Thompson Principal Chief sod Ex-
officio President' v Tahlequah C M
A Danea - ' Leeust Grove C N
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xieorge W r Semper--- - Tlulta -Eufha
O Bess r
Dan 'I H Bos' - - Ft Gibson V
n B Downing ' : Evansville Ark
Jno-Downing Locust Grove C N
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
THE NATIONAL PRISON -
Chaste Thompson Principal Chief and Is-
officio President - - - - valilsqusR
David Rowe Aj'L Pria ChU-L -‘
Jno Cooksoa Ex Couodlur
Johnson Span Ex '
Babbit Bunch ' ’ f
CHIEF ! OFFICERS IOF THE
‘ NATIONAL PRISON the d my God u
Sainarl SI shUler IDs Gu riff Wsr-i-a so : mercy to me and reeeivo nr Jirit
Treoauvrofth Nsflorst rriwn J turta UUnw are htr Lim ’
dlsnof ILeCoplUl BulldlnoJCrlwa 'Allreibe tvcah l’ar-Dn Sleket
E u Ih l of rrrTmci (V-hr liI) mode a prayer com-
OFFICERS IXCIIVEGEOFTIIF j ravo Jin-t l'c -ui t-f tio rr-ndemned
luno I) GvkJ Imuio-iiiU Ir after ibis
i haiHlserrhiiT i t'nd rvr
le’ ry-s J!- Irri or -I I l-riL
I or- 1 1 1 1
I - It-r- inr '(-roJnt N - ! - I
ProL I N Puriiitou Prlu ieier “ j Vi
By rof 1 Dobson Asa’v Vt -
Prof jlB Vann Vuf -v -'V -‘‘fi?-BeProfJD
Uillmani £i
Prot Wqi-Flelda 1
Mis' Alice Koy! Matron' - V ' V ’ j I'
v - piti J
Dr W" T Ailair Medical SuperUitciidont
of kale and Female Scipinariee tahlequah
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Bcr-y A- Duncan' Sup’liliocuirt Grovo
Prof 4 1 Hicks Prjn TeocAor “ ‘‘
Href HCovalc Asa’t XvV 1‘i-! 1
Key ProL WjA'Jugh J' " rs
' Asa’t Teecher '
Mlsa L1 Hitchcock Aaa’t Teocher ‘ f
Mr Emlllne Kephart Matron " ‘
Mr Jan Ny - 'V 11 d '
i i: -Util rt‘ 1 J ' 'i r f f ‘
t i t J
Dr Phellx McNair Medical Superintendent
A8YLTJJI FOR THE BUNptN-
fl1 - U iUNE AND OTHERS "
J Ai Forsmanj Steward ' ' Tahlequah
Dr4EPoo Hats Medioal Sup'tiu M
Mrs J blythe( Mabro j i an i-
BISHOP JOHN D LEE SHQT
Ym INTkHSItX PBAMATIO DEATH Of
TUB MORMON :BUEB: TUX MOUN-
TAIN MEADOW BLAUOHTER AVENOED
AFTER TWXNTY TEARS — DHOT i T0
DEATH AT Tni SCENE OF THE MAS-
' SACREE - BFE’U LAST WORDS— U18
STORY OF THE DREADFUL - TRAGEDY!
Salt Lake City March 23 — At 11
a in precisely Lee was brought out
upon tho scene of the niuesaorO ’ at
Mountain Meadows before the exe-
cuting party and seated on his qof-
fiu about twenty fbetfrorn the shoot-ei-
MarshttL Nelson having con-
cluded the reading of the order of
the court at 10:34 a in ho asked
Lee if he hnd anything to Bay be-
f'oro its execution was carried into
effect- Lee said “I wish -to apeak
to that man" pointing to i Mr Fon-
noinore who was fixing hie canviis
near to take Leo’s photograph bo-
toro shooting Leo then cafled to
tho artist who replied “In a second
Mr Lee’’ When Mr Fonnemoro
signitiod his readiness to listen Luo
said “I want to ask a favor of you
I want you to furnish each ' of my
three wives a copy of the photo-
graph (moaning the one being tak-
on) a copy to Rachel A Sarah C
Emma B” Mr Howard respond-
ed for tTio artist' HeMty ho will
do it Sir Lee” Loo earoAllly re-
poatod the names over again 'sayihg
“Pioaso forward them lie thon
aroso and said: ' '
“I have but!itlle to say this morn-
ing: Of cdurso I feel that I am Up-
on Jbo brink of eternity and tho
solemnity of oternity should rest
upon my ptind at tho present I
have raudo o’ut or endeavored to do
60 a manuscript aud An ’abridged
history 6f my life liis ) wil( bh
pilblisiiod sir 1 have given my
viows and feelings with regard to
Alt these things 1 fool Resigned to
niy fate1' I fee! ascalm os a sum-
mcrmorniitg' J JiffYe done ffothiiiK
n’dveVsely wrong My ouscionco is
clear before G6a and than apift W
ready to nicet my Rededihor jle
it is’tbaf places me upon tbis field
Iani fidtnrt jhfidoIfii J JvtVd ho de-
nied God 'of Hij "metcy' am
strong bel i oy er ii) " ibese h ings
The most J regret is parting iwith
my family-’ Many pf them Are uh-
rtrotectda and will bo left fatborless
Whon t speak 1 of theso little ones
they todeh ii tondejr 'chord ! within
mei jfHdrd TjobA yotc feltored tlor-
coptiblyJ I have done nothing de-
signed lywronglntbis afu)r‘ fused
biy utmost epdoavors to' Afro' those’
people I would haye 'givou worlds
werd they at toy cdihmaiid 'io baY®
Avoided that 'iNtlamtty' hu I could
doL I Ant sacrificed to! satisfy'Tetjl:
fear pf desth1 It hits noterrdr" fori
Sisia ikw A b A Aa A isJ t I A I sa £r ' a 4a — ' — ' 1 I 4
I shall never go to a 'Worse: jOlace
then the onel am now'ln ' I pav
said it to my famijy atid I will ray
it today that the Govern mentol the
United States sacrifices t ihel feist
friend1 and thaV Is” saying a gi
deal but it is true1' 1 tin a true
(lever in tho gospdl of Jesus Chris
I do not believe everything ’that 1
now practiced and taught by Brig-
Young I do not agree with him v I
believe he is leading pcoplo ast rar-
But I belicvo inthe Gospel hi taught
In its purity by Joseph Smith : in
former day' I have my reasons for
saying this T used to ' make this
man’s will my pleasure and did so
for thirty years See bow and wbst
I have corns to this day " I have
been saerificed Iff a cowardly das-
tsnly timnner There are thousands
ef people in the church— honorable
good-hearted— whom I cherish in
my heart L regret to leave my
family They are near unddeartome
These are thinn to 1 rouse : niy
armpaihy 1 doclare I did nothing
ifcsignediy wrong in -this anforte-
nate affair I did everything in my
power to' ears - all emigrants f but I
am tho one that mast suffer - Hav-
ing said this I feel resigned ' I ask
the Loid my God ti oxteej his
AY ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM INAD VANCE FREE
Trt r'm' jji iMTCirT1-
the heart-i ' Lee foil squaro back up-
on his ooffiDdead Heath was in-
stantaneodsThe'Tiody'witsplftcBd' ie tho coffin1 and tbd crowds dis-
persed—! There wore about he veuly1
five persons r(1 Void on the grountb
Not cbUji or a rplativoUimtheii
The best’ ordor in'evniled Loos
lastword4 td MaiunatNolson 'Wore:
“Aim at my heart"'' Thd body Is
now on its -way from tho scono of
tho executiou to bo delivered to rol-
atiyes atjCedifr
u:: Tbe blaugiiter 1
"Whon at was ready' Sanjuot' My
Citrdy counselldr to Bishop P Jy
Smith : (Killensmith)’ drove tut ai
the lead His wagon had the bovU
teen childron elOjthing and armS
Samuel Knight drove tho other team
with five woundod inon and one boy
about fifteen year ’old’ 1 walked
behind Yhe front wagonto direct
the course und to ahun being In tW
heat pfthe slaughter but thisil
kept to iny'eolf' "yhon W'e' gri
turned lhirly to the east I fnotidnciu
to' MeMurdy- to’ steer north aorbift
the: vAlldy-ni I At the same time tdM
the womon whe weronext tothi
wagon to follow the road up to t'
troops Which’ they did V Instead
aying td McMurdy not'sio drive
fast-a(he 5BW0re- CMumy trial-
anid to the pontyary to dri ve oh aa
my aim was to get out of sight Mf
foro the flri ngcom 1 lien ced v h rch w
did ' We Were shout1 halt a-iiule'
aliead ' of the- company when s: we
heard the first firing- We had drove
over it ridge of roltihg ground and
down bn a low flat? The flrihg'wntr
simultaneous along the Whole lino
his second 'iriai a na : since :bts sen
tone? fo death and t i9:glyeiihoiP-
with without nltoratioq or ? erasure
Wherq any interpolatioa tV piude it
IS distinctly1 v marked ‘ 'The docu-
ment was recei ved under -close seal
from tho hand of United District AW
m tornoy Howard who In turn vo-
The moment the firing cPmmonood: eeived it ft-om the bands 'of 'john
AA Hiiilvs L a I A Ait Asnt A a1 la I niCr Y -YP t-xl -! r t n':
McMurdy hfdtod and ? tied bis lines
across tie rod- pi hiwagon box
stoppod doWn coolly 'witK a doubl&
barrelled shoDglifi Walkod- back to
Knight’s wagon who had tho wouni
dod mon aua was About twenty oef
ii the seuiv As ho raised his piece
he said “ Lord my God rocelvp
their- spirits for It is' for' the king-
A )g
doin otf heavenb’ sake that 'We 'dii
thisVflred and- killed jtwOl inoh
Samuel Knight had a imuElo-lpadt
ing rifle and he shot and killod the
throo men then struck tho wodndod
boy oft the head Who fell doad ’In
the moan time I drew a five-shootelf
from my bolt which ( accidentally
went-off' -cutting across McMurdy’ a
buckskin pants in : front below the
crotch McMurdy said “Brothoiv
Lee you arscxcited tiike things i
cool1 yhuWns tioar killing ‘mo’
Look ! where the ball eut'' obiniiiH'
scream of a child I looked up and
saw an Indian liayO a little boy by
the hair of his head" dragging him
out of ths hind end of a wagon with
a knife ii) his hand getting ijeady to
ciq bis flirpat 1 sprang for the’ fri
diiin with my revolver in hand' and
shoutod to the top my' voico:
" Arick coma1 ’cot too soool(- (stop
yon fool)- TJiol'cbildv was terror
8trickeDn i Ilis chin was bleeding
I puppoaed it was tbu cut pT a knife
but afterward' learned that it wAs
doho on 'thb Wagon box"' as' tbe )nJ
dlaii yanked the -boy down byi- (he
hair of-thobead I bad no soenev
rescued fris child thaif anotljor tip
dian heized a little girl by tho hair
I roAenod'her ' as poon1' as I ’could
speak I told the Indians that they
roust noLhurt4h-cbildron) that!
would xlicj bpfero-they should be
hurt that wo would buy tho children-
pf Thom Before this time
theInd'uins bad rushed up around
tbeVagoh In ' quest Of blood and
despatched - tho two runaway woup-
dad cnen:: In justiee isi ?1hy staiq
menfrl wopldjay tbatjfny shoot?
er had not prematuroly explodod I
would have hod a baud hi despatch-
‘Bg i tbc fiY Yfoundod-i! hud lost
Control ot iny spl faud iai vee knevy
wbaiTwaa apput” I ahw An tmlmn
purquo a tiftlAi'whb'Waflcelng
lie caught JieLAb°?-i dde’liundred
fjctj froii the wbgoh 'hhd 'piuiigod
’ ’ " ’ L ‘Y sail tp
Mcidiirdy that be had butter drive
thA JduTdrou 'Hamblin’s- Rancho
ana give them snmnj'bourishment
while I would go down and got' iffy
horse at the camp Possirig along
the toAdleawthe dead strewnalong
the distahco 'ofabout MM ® tullo
The women and children Wore killed
bytbo Indians '‘ I saWShurts with
the lndiahs and nq pthef white man
with th em‘ Whop' 1 came' td f the
men 'they loy'about ' a rod' apart
Hero I Caine up with lligbee Bishop
Smith and the rest of the company
As -1 came ' up JligbeU said to' me
“ Let us search these persons for
valuables" - and asked me to assist
him"' He gave me 4 hat to bold
Several men were already engagod
in searching the bodies 1 replied
that I! was UnwellRand wanted to
got upon my horse and go tit tho
rancho und Ritrse' myselL' My re-
quest was granted ‘ u “ ‘
rna Fat of a roy who was saved
Reaching Jlambliu’s rambo' be-
ing heartsick and worn out I- lav
down on my saddle blanket -anil
slept and knew but little of wbst
passed daring the night About
daybreak in the mo ruing I board
the voices of CoL Dame- and Isaac
C llaighL I board ecme vorr an-
gry word pass botweea them wbieh
draw my attontin Dame M he
would haro to report ths destruc-
tion el tho eicigrnnt camp onJ cum-
paar Haight lurid : “liowf As
an IiIJiaq luA-oa-rc f” jHtno saM
ire dii ni knew e well f'cot
Tbi rvrly womi-i to Irri’sl-j IJni-t t
vifly w
who qnlD?
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the others the boy whowns pulled
by tho hair bi the bond out of the
wagbft by the lndialii hnd: saved by:
roe - That boy v 14 to'okjhome and
kept until Dr Fornejv yf Gov
ernmont Agont cameto gather up
ihe -ehildron and take 'them East
He’ book-tho boy tvith the others
That boy’s namo was William Fam
'CherK'lus fhthdr-wascaptaln of thq
train 7He was taken East and adopt
ted by' a? niArf m'NebrAskb named
Richard §loup- He roimiinedEasi
several years and thoii'rotuvuod to:
Utahj’ And is now a convict In ttie
UtahTeiiitontiary hAYiiig bebit' eon-
(Vloterthe past year t'or the crime ot
highway robbery i-Lte is now known
by the jmip of y Idaho Bill" bitt
his tr$e‘- name is William' Faneiieri
His little1 sister Was also taken East
Add Ulnow the wifo of A mad work-
ing fpr the Union Raqifip RAilroad
w- lVTh®
boy (po w man) has yet go( tho seat
bn bib chin caused by the'' Put pn
the waort box'1 and ttosd Whd'aro
edrious enough ta-i exaidfue i will
find a lafge iicar pn the ballot htt
Toft fodt raused by A deep cut mac
'lva'JaM A w - A ikl la Ia -Mal lAa '
by'a'n ax ’whilo lib wa' With lno!- pi
U
tBb confession
pftporVas‘lTinrt sd by 1 Ioe !iiic(i
trial a nd ! since ihls- seu?
- HE® CONFESSION'
Thehillowing V1 iiteral pby of
ib odnfessldii of Jrtlm D Leo rids
D LcO) them rt the ' penitentiary I at
Salt Lake City? in Eebi 1877 mild
Is - cortofled by Mr Howard: aaithe
identical statement written by-Lee
Mr" Howard has hitherto withhold
itfroni 'publication' but now ‘that
the prisoner ’has not Escaped fl thb
penalty of the law permita it to be
given to the public asno opd of jus1-
liee will now bo defeated briis pub
licaUoii - ' ' ‘ V
’Thi! tfatement of Jbhn JX JOnT 1m
‘' facts- tonnected with th‘ Mountain
yjMeadotos MossacrtU ii ? li'
In tho month pf September )857:
the company ot pmigrant known
as the Arkansas Company1 'arrived
tn Parowrtn Iron county Utahf ' on
their way to iCulifoj'iiia'toAt7 lkiro'
wen young Aden- one of lhe 'coiii-
pany sajv abd ToaogniabdJonpWUl-
m LaPPy Mormon rosldont ! of
saa A iiMrd Alul Itfis' faltinW tiSit
onntosoesoVemt y
beforehand ravedhis life- Ie (La-
noy) at the tlme ho was attacked
by the mob was a 'Mormon Mis-
eiohafy iff Tennessoo1’' ' Laneywas
glad ?to ''soA ht’ fViehd and ben-
efactor nhd iuvitod him to hia honSd
and gave him ''i!'
take back to
ffiimo evening
BishOpfGolonel) Dfthib tliat "Lancy
bad given- potatooS: and ronioUs to
the mao Auon one of the emigrants
VJioafrio report was made to Bish
pppamdho raised his band nnd
broolred bis little fitigof In“'A‘ Bijnif-1
icnntlnanribY to one BftHihy Carter
his brothoinn-law and - one of ?tbo
“Angel of Death-” iUiirtor' jylth
ouan other yvord walked out went
to La hey’ bouse with’o lbng pick-i
et In! hi hand'' Hbilllei'J'Lonoy ' lout
ind fftruck liiitCn’ heavy bio w on
the bead fracturing i bis skull: 'and
loft him qn 'he ground for dead
C Y JYebb aniT Isnad Newton'
President Of' the i '“High ' ' Council ’’
both told me they1 ’saw1 Dame’s '-mo-nouvers
--James MoDuffehl then a
rosiiloiitif ParQjvan but- through
oppression b
there and
Pahrann
iiOn hfitt bponforcod toy leave
nd is' now A fiidi'chant in
agit’t Vnllbyj1 ' heat'Poichpy
Neridn Knbvra thow fhcta I gti
? BURYINO THE DEAfl' -t ' 1
i'JV
sil ’got’ breakfuit':tbat fmorniiig
The all hands fottmod tpth's sCono
of lhoislaughtpr to bpfy'jthe dpad'
?ho bodios wpvp all tu a nudo state
ho Indians ’ fliroUgb ‘tbp night bad
stripped them ofevCry- vesligo s pf
clothing! Many of ’ ths patties -wers
laughing and talking asi they car-
ried the bodieatp tliela vino for
bnrinL They were just coyorod over
A liUle but did ndt long' remain so
for the wolves' dug them up and af-
ter Sating the fiosh from them) v the
bones laid upon the ground until
buried some time after by a Govern-
ment militaiy offlccr At the time
of burying thp bodies Damo and
and llaight got in to another quarrel
Damo seemed to bo terror-stricken
and again raid he would have ’to
publish it They wore about two
paces from mo Dame spoke lo w' as
if rarefat to Avoid: being beard
Haight spoko loud and raid i “You
know that you counselled it and or-
dered me to havo thorn used up”
Dame said! " I did hot think ujU
there were so' many women and
children 1 lhonghl they wse hour-
ly all killed by th Indians Haight
said “It is too lute In lh day for
you to hack water You know you
ordered and conneelhyl if and new
yon want to back :out” Dame ra d
“Hats yea the papers for that?”
or “Show tbs yipers for tlmf"
Thi enraged Ualght to the (’ifom
pilch and IaropwtikH off" llight
raid You Urow the blma of thi
tuii:g on me and I will he1 rori-agM
uj-ovyou it 1 bare tn inert
fit'll to g"l It-” From thf ii'
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TO THOSE WHO READ
SmitliahejestmioithlT
in regm-d ta the property aud diape-T:'1! 'w'd 'j-v’pn'
sltipn pf it waa yory nearly oorroett
Jr’TwHAT i BnfoBtA’Sr :TpUNd ainSTJ-
I nvest iiot' forgbt (o siiitd that lifter
the attack a messenger by tlip na me
of James Haslom - wus eeftt 1 wfth a
desputcby'tpPrbsiddiiti rfghanx
Young askihg'hia'advicO abdimi iu-
forfbrtng W'ttlr tbc-cbnipaiiy 'btii hd
fod not roturii TiV tiiiie This had no
’novVledgOof RfttiVtho Inassifore was
heihbhT Tasked hrnV'why hb'didjiot
if®puqj
'thiitT cohid teli binv' inorbiRutisfh
tbrily1 than b$ could1 wrltd add iff
Would stiihd ufK'aiid shouldor as
mdeh of thb rbsubnslbllity ns I could
eonvenieiiUy v that R WpUld 'be a
foather iu' rny p-iip ?:8oiWb rdiy and
that I Wodia got it ''Tpiohtbiysiilva-
tldn bdt ifint tlib man who wbranK'
frbm Ibh6ik'bdrd1'gb r' toj hell' i t
Went aiid I1 Was romihapdou
prikb&di'Icdd’me'inAUt ttwgbj
VA’LlnV va!'
ieopt thbfbf fiiV ffppbsitlbH: 4
(eftiiutl eiitfiiy'jf tpbTfhliii'of the
killing of the whinort iilid1 children
and tnobofrnyyig bf tho coinpany
That T Wfts'opposod toj b£it I did not
say to him to-What extent I 'Wat op-
posed tp it only that I was opposed
to shedding innocent blood “’why"
said he Ul ypVi ’differ bora ' Isaac
(Haight) for he Bald there was ‘ not
adrop of Innocent blood in the whole
compohytj AVlien I was through 'ho
said that it was ftwfoljAhatho carod
nothing about the ’men but the wo-
men and childron was wpat trotiblod
hlmi ’’ -I ’raid T JfPresidont - Ybnng
you shonld eithor roloasa men from
their 'obligation) op busiain -them
when tliey dowhut'ibeybavs ch
toradtntp tbenvot -sacroa pbligii-
tiop fo dpo IIe ropliod “I will think
over the iff fitter t and niuko it' ft Snb?
jectof'prayei) ahd you' ’Tuny ‘pbme
back iu -the- ntornUig - and - toe me”
I did so Up said “ John I feel first
rate 1 asked the Lord if fr was alj
right for tlmt deed tp " bo'! 'dime to
tako pwaV the ivlsion’fof the deed
from' ity mind on'il’ thPLord dill so
and I Jl'cl iirst fate -It is nil right'
Thpbnlyijcnv J have is pftraifora'-
Ho told mo no ver to lisp ft to any
m'ortal-bijiffgj'Wioteyen ‘pT-nBriitbpr
Hobor1' President "Young has alwbys
treated hie with the friendship of a
fhtherainaPjiandr-lias tSoaledi eevpr-
al' wpmenj to pm since andhfts
'fiiMle'my liomd bis lionio wfoon in
that partof ' the YdrrUdfr hntil
danger liaS threatened hirat)“ This is
! - ? f-t 'D’V t' '-vj - 5-
True to tho Instinct of the 1 (fmo-
serVer' certain officials "who ’Bhonld
know hotter are itryingvto-’ reduce
the salaries of tho teachers infoup
public-schools -Teach ors are Sol-
ilonvciapablottf dm'ing' ahai’p bRi
gains i The duties pf- their profes-
sion pngi’oss all thpir time nnd at-
(ontioil In caringf for the" groatei’
affairs of ltfo ttiey aro reluctant to
look out prOpsriyi -for ! themselves j
so their unsplflshopss is tuadu ailox-
Cuseformistroating them Instead
of paying tyachers according to
their talents aiid “thP measure of
their responsibility wo give1- thorn
soiaIIof salaries than- dhow -obtained
by jfoirthplasa clerks Mind - iMiles-
mpn and a grilatdelpjosS tjmn
capable "stable ‘ bovs and herds
moil ‘ sMstitmAndj1 LTbrnfi "teaehsrt
haven alrost oBtirs ctiai'gel of ' tho
inholloctual fdoYcluiunont of ths ris-
iug £enoratippv Tft bpcouiajxun-'
potent to tak e( pnrtfn this work
lhpy'’BlroAdy 'bavd spent yeArs In
study whit1)! Was’fdr thP tiniO Costly
and pnproductive' and wliich ' must
be followed up fo years to corao at
A fopsidcrpbla ouUavDf timo ami
money and yet we ’ oogriulge them
Salaries which' inahy smart boys ji°t
yet of Age 'Would' scOrii''K-'fo' pay
them ouiy at existing: rates is dis-
graceful enough) lo ask Giem to
take less is equivalent to evory par
ent robbing himscir of (hat which
no shrewd datcciivo can ever recov-
er and tho loss of which no ' suluie-
nnont labor can over make good
The ploa that able : teachers can- bo
liad for loss monoy I a senseless
One'- There is not a business estab-
lishment in Now York bat could to-
day cheaply replace iu experienced
employ-cos with new and able men
who would rather work for a pit-
tunes Ihnn remain (unoocuptud but
every merchant knows tlt such s
wmre would bosaicidal Jinmcthlrig
more tljtn ability is accciry to el-
ficiout seyvice Teat hers tile r lcrkv
need the AMuranfe j 1 1cAy po-P
lions rcij o'-tfill Irvatmonl and th
Putfins ol support before ‘ tbily
MSI! to Ui a Bt-ierinost thadcnisnJ
icu le upvin Htia It i ta 1 p L y 1
tlist the view of Fn-viJont V - I
who bring biuiuri sx jwrici c 1j
the of a 1 t - fo : :o ol t!io
de'J 3 sni) n i --il
i!w irsy ltirr duo -1 ” u - i
i ' f : - I :
1 '
'iv'-J ViviV-
CHEROKE£orOY
TB SAVAOl WnSSTUNO MATCH X fj
?i BAPERiND-lfq MILLER SCISNO
'if AND MUSOLRypBAVKR JHR0W9 UID
ii iE AfTER A LON ‘ CONTEST— Till
"' MEN hTRlfcE'i' EilCH-btffER- STILL
V STRUGGLING AFTER MlDNIOHTyv't -:
J i i-u rvv TrT1
A' throng i of :nien gathorod lu
the Metropolitnn 0 Riding Academy
InsY evening tO 'vvitness the wrest-
ling 'contest- belWee n - Jfhvifi ’Mi Her
and Bauer The auilieuoo ytamiod
tlioir foot and shouted aud whistled
and called toudjy for the actors jin
the editing ehCehnteVrt Among the
dark rank of sporting pioi shone
tho bright colors ofalew ladios '
'Pxln the centro ofthe?gi-eat'1Tliik
Wasspvead thickly ftpontingof saw-’
diwt:hot )10Q foot square upon
whiob the Wfcstlvv tVero to stand
iAyo?e-flowersd carpet was 'sproad
ovr the sawdust and 'at bach end'
-wsrp- chaUb for tue official muna-
geraofthe match- fThogi-eak ball
WM dnmpand chiUyand tho atuvos-
phpUOj pqljutqdn
Uquoriy:
wffrWfix of h ingwemeu t t an-
noimpcd tlialtheinnton wa between
Attflf fongAuno Logn-
or Wns annomicod to bp the ' umpire
forBhuorand M 'P £ jPihnolltho
uiupiro for Prof Miller Tho referee
wa Jdi’-William LffarkV The con-
fusion became wild) the chipping - of
hands and bpafrngof rnhos resound-
ed oqall atqqo :Thq c'i'pw jostled
at tho door and two Dion in iglits
Anu with their bodies covered with-
overcoAU wdvancoiI jp tho' arena
(ind tho 'match was begun Time
Wa called at iproclsbly 48 folputo
past fj o’clock feJChe mon (brew off
their outer gtirinent nnd stood : in
whito tiglffs piid bl ue : iriin ks and
with barod brwisA ! Both men wero
apparently id dhsnnest -cohditionl
‘ Lr tho
played
--j forms
Muler SQpmodconBtdortuilyvhuavier
jthAU hs opponontwhbj Jbo'Vhvo)'
supplied (u fii's Ifrbo Biiiewy strorigth
What ho lacked in weight o( bone
e The men played with enchi other
for many mninteir anoh sooniing - to
be afraid of the pthei’s skill amt
power Back and forth across the
ground thoywsnt iThey did not
fairly grasp pnehthbrj in the first
ton or fifteen npnutes" Twice Mil
ler trippedib'sipponeht around tho
body fciid )ieckf huteach tinio tho
Wiry fonii of Ba'uor qhot but pf tbo
tightening hold Tbeq ' iUHer sud-
denly' with a spring caught a strong
bpily boldbf Baiier: wlfo yotreqted
slowly Veepi6ghfypppopoht from
a closer jiold arid on the very pdga
of tho carjvot throw himsol' -out of
clasp Again the frvq mon
wen t back and forth-and on Ihoir
second frip up thq mtfldle bjtho cup
pet Bauer got a Jock on his stalwart
Ilgbtortiiigmpvombnt caught Baiicr
around thb waist au(l throw him up-
QU his hqiidgnd knoos' Tbi:o G'O
fnon lay for ecvsnil inohientH the
Brofessor trying to press li is man
on hlsback and Bauor seeking' a
chnuce fo regain Ids foot1 At length'
it came and tholaltcr whirlod 'iTm-1
self around and sprang quickly back-
wai'dtd his foot ri
Again (hoy Caught a body hold:
both were reeking with '-sweat and
their forms glowing with (ho power-
flil exortiopi - Miller actod on tho
aggressive most of tho tune though ‘
hewas 'bflob forced to ' diick1 his
head ppbn'lus 'antagonist's body to
escape tho quick luovctnonte ffnd
deXtorious 'fliitcbcV of )ljo latter
yiiilo Jtlio rnqn wrostlod with vari-
qus 'forlhno'' l(ibt's'tlIlifos lit tho
house was iiitoiiscV relieved 011! by
An' qcciuibiirj Outburst of nitplaiiKo
and‘eliorttt whenovcr ’oiie or the
othbV wrestler tuads a 'brilliant ilis-
lay Z J "' '' :
After long”jTlftjTiig with each oth-
er Bailor was again thrown forward
upon Tils' bands but a second later
libel aded the 'grasp of the Professor-
and-- regained his feet amid
great oxcitonionf Altera few m-
raontSj Banct suddenly (iraunicd Iho
offensive gotting a close hug’ on
Miller’s neck and in an InsUnt the
two were struggling on Iho ground
Milter being at length brought flat
upon bis t fhcr Then the littler
gathered his strength In a side grin
Buuer was almost thrown onoo l:i
shoulders Again 1 Buuer lTOulit
the other finrrd open Li stomach j
Slid twice lifted him from ths C'r
but unahlo to follow up hi edvan- i
k'K® against ths horly strength nj
tl Proics'ir Jet him -itroji kick j
with a dull (bad upon iluf i-r'h '
Nefllirr could gnln s '! n i l J''U i
:r ®
: 1 v I
rleTe 1 hi bold n i
from Ll epprunat dr
his hand sal loj nl iiv'c J
for to altar k bh'i Tltu l-i-p- -upon
L-i-k r Of-l iluii ! 1 :
(HI li' i-i bnt I'm 1-: -i- 'r 1
Lvekj ll !-n t s -pi' t !y H
l-cjn -I i'l'’! -ii-
str-i J — r - -1 r 1 'i -t-f
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lnl Hi'r t t
A vriinrn l t'
9P'’ mYu In
: V t-r £ t tm i
nj lf kvvl I rt( I
Jiutinr rnnij m
Ut&0 OUr fqV’l-r?' 4
ujy n i c
fhrih eJDuiii rt m- s
Ovhlij 1J fuOi'M) 4
-Otthoy I'WuiuM V m'
half cjiimiM 0 (
uuu i'l un'tuin k
Oii© eMias1rr: Mi
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-
GfoProfossor squ
Thethnll rang : wuu u
choorS Slid it ' wa lurnv -
before the refefoi !r'v:—'-
nmko hU Voico ncitrd uirirr 1' 1 -
He then anponnrod t’ at T r 1
gained the first rj ’ r'
Jnsted 68 minnk-j '
'“ A rciess of S3 wiisAhri I k '
foro tho second of thb tbri 0 r
yns beguifo I-r 1 1
w Thb Uctt'ng wp iihout et c i 1 1 ’ 1
the CoriiestantSj and r!'! i - 1
hisses were almost' o'quiitly Vi
whenever either clmmpioh - 1
decided Advantaged r ‘
- Both men after A-Ino'-ni'ni' r
wore ready td begl'ii Aa t!i"v
upon the carpet Miller alaricd qur:!
ly forward add' 'ilefidiitly j - c i
Bauer’s paimv Tho Prof u 1
tQ his word forced tho Frc”-:ui iu'
back and forth and tried vjiialy tv
gtdii a clutch upon tbs Intfor'u tody
The ' mon "’rapidly gripped t “ h
othorparid as rtpijly-untvi-f I 1’ lr
hold Bauer--kept perfectly r- J
and watched- his clutiK At I if
th'e frenchman thinking tlnt
was playing tricks cried cut: ' Vy
done yon wrosUy like' A 'geut?
mnnf’ 1 Both mo r talked tnrri! y
nd struck each other ravage blow
In tho jfaoov' Thdnudfonc's i-I
“Cull timel A foul! A -' fouJl Vnn-
can’t go behind (ho returns
‘d 'Whdo'the men-dieputed Riami'i' -
sovoralpaws apart Bauer sulMiu'-
ly ran forward and caught A lord-
ble coit with- his 01'nis about l?n?
ProfossOr’s nockr yjien ho threw
the lattor hoaVily - Upon tho t - p X
and 1 fell 1 forward ’ bmisolf Ttcfi
thoylay lupon ibeir : taws uml
stomaolm but uolthor could hurl tin
other over upon bis shouldura m- l
after a moment or two hoib mW
Arose iinddoffantly faced each ubi-
orriMillojTooutiiMiod 'td force th
contest and once angrily tkvw!t his
bond against Baiter's faeo and blood
flowed iVoolyfrorn the Frenchinan’s
nostrils'
After ton- or finccff ”tttmtjes of
feint and dodges Bailor closed ok
Miller and lilting h‘m bodily threw
him squarely over hia head bat the
latter turned willr eaUikot'Awlli now
6veh‘ iu mfdalr' and 1 on mo to 1 th
f 'round on his stomach Banor fall-
ng upon him Both’ npose soil in
a tuomoiit or mors Bauer had n im--Uaf
grin on his unlngonisl and Ji!i -ediiv
1 niin' thoairand -brought nr
down upon his face As (10 lav V hii-i
Coolly liftod hi head snd 1'
Frenchman not to be outdona ii
impudence as coc’!y sot ihvm
his prostmte ' man Tho Prof -sprung
ravugely to his feet -I
For the -next half hour tfo m
dldjittlo except to push each othoi'
around the ’carpet’
'‘Thoesevorsua rehito (to rrs
mnntjiosiiicldoqf a young EnglU'-
mau and hiAsWootlioortby poiitoning
and drowning in Naples "Thohni
tes weiii'fouud tied tagothor v it'i
thick cords around tho ankles and
nocks Te somstary of fro W-th
ington llotol Idontltiod tho- j our 3
man Aw Albert BtaffOid And tho laly
AS Miss Kff owlos-' Tiary - ld Leon
nrdsnlly 1 ottnehudy and : lalLtrl
Stoff'orubud fftiod to receive an
femifrances ft'om his flithcr a weal-
thy 'cntlerth' Bliefilcld' -England
Itis IndobtodnoUs td the' hotel Win
largo m he had frequently bd'Tmv-
ed ooivaldcrablo ramouniw-'' whllo
hopefully awaiting cask from homo -The
bcliof is that his jiaroni wcr?
bitterly opposed td iho union ot 1 1 1 j
yonng couple Miss Knowles li i iy
evidently a person ofiuforior stan i-
Ing And oJurnUvn In M)a:fori
pocket an empty ixjitfo
acid was found 'Tii bo Hot W-w-
thrown up by the tide m ar tho Yiiu'
Reulov --- - - - 1
: TH E pv C K iilLLS
'Bismarck i ’ if li—
An oxpoditii
sivo nd l:L:
miles nlong
Bismartk to luo
hero to-tlny ' ’
A comniirijrl 5oTnr:' a t'-nl
rial rud from Lii-inim k (" I' '
IVood Citv loll hero for V-o
llills on Tucoihiv
TIero U ronaldornf'e aelr i
Fort Li ncoln in runs '"1 '110? cl in
parl(I1n4 lor' the c-::n ii- I :
rampaiVn 1 Troop n i!j l- r
field for close Oll'i'IlMvi V- rr : 'I
ngsliivt tho hi-wtila'
mouth
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