| Show 4 t n 00 l t Y tb iI C t r t r w V V r o r 1 et r ww 0 e r e VV Y ORDERS OR FROM UTAH UT AH T TO FIGHT i X Il II I It 0 IIiI iI fellows to say aY ou M for tor or you a t Indians I Is s play pi yi 1 e bt i have had some ox eX tn you t until lUst Mid PI an old t II I 1 n tI I police lollee I Ihl hl Metropolitan I g ar r I n night when W the subject I tl ct troubles out ot In Ini 1 uw r r t the tho i r I trY ha l own been going 1 I Times Washington II th tM I 1 s I enlisted and was las wasi Ih H ng as US USI did i F 1 I Laramie j tv il d kill I dIY to nn nfl m tilt t I day dY UV ur o after lilY my III J j a B a nt the for tor I Ir Ii r ru tl III Ut my com lu iL i II to toI toI from trum Lara ara Ii I I t I ing rr r 4 IL nul tort fort then theli 11 f t Unit LIU of ot oth EC 2 h hU h en n killed kU leti near fl n nUt Ir d lit Ut sioux Iou It was 1 not nut notI Ii expected and andI andt I hud had rk K 11 t I I UI y when hOll we heard i 1 bun bIn sued for or us ti to tolt toi 1 luf Ilah mid i lt rt I t oi infantry Iii Tw JI 1 1 affair Ir Iri being bellI i iI I I out wo WC 0 set sel to ton toI I 1111 hi I II i IV 1 n II and iRI all nun OUn hall had stone It I nl i l H I P I 1 nJ nd fl s wo were right nl Ir I I iI Its It the thc fellows hull had hadi I I t f i lien hurry orders ur ers ersI d I r C Ii 1 and j to nIi It tu to park peck up ull Rut RutI If F Gen Crook who whon join tat uia I n C l pulsed J tY lIy u a 11 t large band bandI bandt Cf t i t I I Iu o s U ned Hud lIu river In m tho the thor theE r E j Im t r we WO were to Join n then fl fitting out a i Q O I Iii the he luh U II t uncalled K tailed I I n D II n at ut the foot COOt of the Hit III IIII lis s creek Kv Fv l lu I I n In n fl u oc 0 I al III u I the lie liet post tl u the Ih th hour bour fur tur turg furg i i t I M h II I near ir and an Ih last lut good I h g in h In the old foi tort tOll torti t gayly aly down i 11 FalI att 11 II em tie dl tieT t it t L ik I th I I T n carrM arriel us u A i far ns a ay y t and from there we 1 II f I t for Fort rort on ont t Mi 1 i that tbt stream unusually hUh hl h In an nn old oh vh t h i i J i 1 fir nt 1 h three th times o cv cu In ti III t I J of f I ih the teen a and nd a I t I k v iii her hert ir v t I is I in ti m itt signs of ot Indians yet yeti r i u ii ti north to 10 unite and Andr r 11 h ir r Im nn L tand At last Ian we ran 1111 r 8 s at it the foot toot of C C I II PI r i It and thre there we first firt paw saw II d h ou mime was vai Was at that ti th tin the lip hips nf t f every Miller r In InI InV V I m n orOld Old Gray kay x 1 8 n t i 1 had haa hiiM him called h hf ty hy f U 1 R atUt the post l 1 i an in man r 1 hig a ain In of er haughty In his hist in IK t I i In f n In those thole d days dys y we e did dIJ dIJt tt 4 t i l 1 f th it kind of mn In the We Wet t ll n iiI d i m II I mI ma lib that of ef a pack Sr Ir in tr t t f a L In the th army armyn Mh ha n n ci the th mn lie he wore vore oro a canvas cana Jut fruit with wIlh Hh a belt containing V lJ ruris li of r f a n plain som sorn tr Ir kr r in hail had r fl r J la fa ff 1 aith a b beard and a u uVo fin Vo l Mindin rUle rifle across the tho iTt I f his ht aldie V Yiu u awas alwa 1 ree ee him riding by byI I Ih h hi f r the Ih a by IJ F 1 n falt aL J S burke and ark C lila kit chIef f of ot scouts Xo No o 6 0 I 4 e ate S t t t I Ie t matter how the tho bullets rained ruined about him ho lie would never neer lose his hiu head hend and more than that ho lie never asked ft II aIRan IRan be lie ho he or to do du which ho he Crook wouldn t do himself Many lImy a n night upon this very 01 Into the tho Black Hills 1 saw sav him with a II blanket thrown over his shoulder pitting III lUng by hy the tho blazing CRill II lire lila his frame outlined the dark night with a 1 of ot bacon on a AI lt cooking It over OWl the nrc lire for tor or his supper You Vou ou can an bet bel wc ve lose time In iii Rotting getting ready to move Into the tue Indian country We Se were vare only 11 IL part of ot the tha three different columna that wore vero corn com cornIng comIn corning Ing In at itt n t the redskins from traiTs three Crook Custer Cu ter and ant Terry We lint had na ao scouts Frank Frunk Gourard who 1 I and know to be one of ot the scouts that over ever lived Buffalo Hill flu and alit harley Charley White otherwise known an tul Buffalo hIps Chips a was wait Os It u Hawaiian and uin hn chute young oung his hla who moved out Went w wre re killed by h tin this Sioux He lie adopted by hy them and knew till tho language I believe of ot e evVY ery ry of or if indians Indiana on the tho western plains and ns no the tho boys boy used 1 to say he could amell one a II mile untie Wo Wu o our way cautiously along plenty of of but no nil them One day lay a n nI I canio in III the th n WB of ot otI i I Cu t js the notcH great excitement the men and alike for WP WI w hind Imd never Hl under him hini ad al admired mired nail ie p him blun as nM a n apR Oen Crook that the tho of oC waR was making forcH anti I lel you ou It 1 kept kelt t tip UA on 01 the g go O Ohl hl wp We Were coming down dowl river len Oen Terry Jert was WiS coming from rain tho time direction of and It was 1118 as I here a II funny Knurled Kuld cd I had nn an guard of oC Indian scouts ours being Crows Crow IO and andI anI I believe had coune fl 1 y Cr rI l When our rin ln faw Terry s p come rome Into 1110 view ViC 1 thiv ii I Or and beating Uni them furl turl 11 I h with wih their raWhide ln c mo me p Inck to u 11 mug cryIng cr Ilfan loux Slow lint not until Int tiles the hind had readied the end emil of tin the tl In the th 1 nl ni nino NO HO given Ilon the time alarm arid and ant his 1118 men w re rapidly Tho rhe of nt time the scouts created preat excitement among the boys hors Th ThA of ot deploy depay skirmish was obeyed In n us I hurry Time The accompanied by Iw Gourard rode rodo rapidly ahead rr rN th approaching I h his hie 11 ns n white chite men mon and an the tl fight W H M d oft off nf Upon the Ih ar aT arrival arrival rival of ot Terry hoth he lie and Crook Cronk held helda hell a n long lone Ion conference and the lenort of ot Cu trl massacre M verified I being n a raw rw recruit was a I naturally very cry anxious n x ious iou to hoar hear hea something about the affair and anil 11 an fn old sergeant near by hIm him about It It I rom his hI statement of l what he lie hI hail had learned of ot the affair It I wn n a terrible battle bate for tor lS lors body hOll lied was wal found near his horse hore over oer overo 50 o empty cartridge shells shelt were er milan also 1110 found and amid olt although h the bodies of most of ot the men had bren cut up In II a n horrible manner not lot a it I hair hall on the Ihl head hal of ot the tho brave general had been bein touched While wo we were camping at nt this place Heno fleno with wih tho the remnant of ot old regiment the Seventh arrived They Tho were wet far fr from fromn being In a n good humor sonic some of ut them saying that thiat If tiie hind had to reenlist they thie th would stay tay until they the had X H H h Y Y YAn An Old Sergeant of the Metropolitan Police olce Graphically Relates h k to the Washington Times HoW Hols lIs Ills His Regiment Was Com Compelled 1 to LeaVe Fort Douglas on Short fort police and Tut ut Off y X t for the BigHorn ig Horn to do Battle atte With Marauding Red Jils Skins y 1 1 W CHAFFEE PREPARING TO EVACUATE I i k l lJ J b by it i tf 4 41 1 ky J I S i I 1 r A a I t i t F fr r t 1 1 I rt i i t tI b I u o 0 the th American forces In China Hilna IB Is making active preparations to evacuate evacuate ate that country countr by the limo Mad end nd of ot April Apri Only On I men will wil be loft heft behind to servo serve as ni n a guard for the time legation le at mit The Time troops now in tim Hilna China consist of ot the Ninth Infantry four troops of ot tho time Sixth cavalry and the time light battery batery formerly Cormer commanded by hy Captain They will wil proceed direct to the tue Philippines Philippine whore they the will wi bo ho placed In active service with wih General In iii supreme su remo command COI N avenged time the tie death of ot their leader i After Att r a conference of ot the three com commanders cm manders It Wil wa wac decided that owing to 10 0 i ithe I the berthing benking up uj of ot the Indiana Into small email bands after time the th battle batte of It the thc Ml jIt I I tie te Big Horn lor It I would be lie best beet for tor the three columns to separate and work their way among lUon the flack Wack hi I left l by b time the Indians indicating that the tho larger bodies hod IEs of ot thorn thoun thol had hail gone OM In Intha that tha t direction It 1 wan ivae wal upon Ulon this expedition through time the Black hula Hills that tint we WI marched over or a country countr as level leol as os Penn PennA A A A f avenue and covered with N wih brushes It I was then Ihen called the lie Can Cun Cannon non lion Bill It I took us three thre days S to 10 cross crOSt this stretch In II the meantime the lon eon of ot some fome of ot time the tw boys boya was 11 pitiable their sho having long lon Inel been beem en worn woin out nil all ni extra supply of ot clothing having been heen used Ionic since After we ivy thi commands of u t Iena Terry T rr on the river our command was isas put on half hIt If consisted of 01 eight pieces of ot hardtack pound hound of Ion and amid In n a tn of ot green coffee cree As we e UH were then encamped on cnn 01 the time middle of ot time the Cannon null fl I plain and heavy he rain rin wait hums h down don upon us UI we at thought there would he be no flu chance of or making a cheerful tire fire Ire that thai night or of eating either for you OU know bacon un tin uncooked cooked cotee and hardtack that required an nn axe would not make a n avory avery very vory vor digestible dinner r our commissariat thin came to o r i with wih a II load loud of or boxen boX which the hart hard hardtack tack tak had hal been beon shipped to UH us In Issuing one ole to each cacti ech company Owing Oln to the dangerous country through which wo we were thon then marching It I became Clale necessary to post a IL amile mile mie or mote inure lore outside e of ot the MII 11 N M upon the time highest points I possible no mio 1 that they the could obtain a U good view vi ow of ot the tIit surrounding sur lur rounding A mind and Ind a iii t squad of ot men were told till oft off of to the time font feat known l In th theys HH BK time the the mi III n going some IOUI distance from tho time place the picket wax to 10 be tie 0 mounted alit Ild letting that poor unfortunate crawl to hi hil post poston poston on his hil mantis hands anti knoes knos to tl there thore for tor eight hour honl Time The orders wo we received were wery not to challenge but hut to tire fire tr at t every eer thing we Mal Haw and I wont forget torget th night that I was WIS limit to a pout It I was Wi a cm lonely vigil and alu utter after the lh wr ler r geant and squad h d departed I wan ia wai surprised to find that my lY teem hi h were chattel Ing at time the pro ro pet of or having to do so o 0 many hours hour away fio fi n th thu pout There lucre was W not a n not nol nolI n mu I safe amigo Ille hi bruh moved All Al hi at mice a lonely coyote set leI up n a I howl that tha t only on I a I Western man maim can appreciate a I arm anc anid It I pierced me through and thu I felt tin th kl on In the top toil tal of ot nn 11 head grow gro ro tight and an my may In hair Stood up lUte like porcupine rue quills ii II I I Is IsDa Day Da after day I WP WI trudged along It now being warm worm weather tin thu t menu men mel urging cursing and groaning over their mis nhe misfortune 1 fortune to rl have hat come collie 1018 Into the th outfit When imen we ie WI were In the vicinity of ot thIm I Untie liitt nen ha rook Crook noticing the ondi I thin tun of the th Ili to lu t pro tim vl visions lon at all 11 I lt with wih a picked bod body hudy or men and bv liy Frank ro let t out fur for til Crook l rolt City which Will then to lie le ab aboul ui sixty miles away awn from us UI The Time had hll nut not gone gouie one far mir ho vei whim when mini urd Ird who was always in 11 hip bis il hand Ild to In the men amen IPU as aa a a signal of or dan danK K MN gr r and came caine quickly bark back bark tu H Us He imal hll seen Indians Indiana Leaving MX hl hi rIO puny ion with wih UH ua the bravo fellow walk a U in time the Ih direction of time Indian o III ramp amp to tomake tomake make a II II lie reached i the time name of ot the tribe triba the tho of ot warriors who 8 their heir chief and then ha had imail l the lie nerve lell to steal teai two tl u of f their bet belt pennies Without waiting for tor the thu rest r t of ot the time column to come lomo up UI decided to attack at tack them early the tn th next net morning moring I I twenty t nt men to charge chare tine the camp saul and Ind the time I Irest rest to deploy depo lid tig II flankers I Int nt at sunrise the time command to begin i VOH ivas given riven KIn and ani a yell 11 of f i in t ii mi in ill Ii the thit tl boys rode tode lollE nt at lt tin the tepees of the time braves pouring la lit a fierce n re tire fire It was Wil too till much tot for tho time bucks fre who I mounted their pun ten and rode rod to the time I timber lands landl but not many A pony pon P fl lout JOIl It its rIder ilder The band banI was W a it party of oC Sioux commanded bv by r White Wh Ie I American horse Home 1011 and A R At of o time the In iii that hall had ii ben been In engaged in the time bat bal tie of ot the time Little lug Horn te I tc Ili During tho time hattIe hn tte White American Horse his mis hil and about twenty warriors took refuge In a n cache arhl time the mouth rf ot which was I thickly coveted with wih wild wid cherry bushes bu he As soon Mon as at 1 time th Indiana had departed time tho fellows began ransacking their tepees to se ce I what they find In hum the time way n of or tobacco und anti I two tO of them wondered In the Ih di iii direction Il of or the tho cache Icho there thel was R a it white pUff pUIT of ot emerging and one 00 of 01 them hem fell tell shot eliot the time head Contusion Confusion rIlo th the boy boyst lJ Marled to run mum over oer toward time the dead soldier and amid help his lite hi carry car him to the rear when wh harley White the time scout Who ho had bad been ben watching that place lace for or some come time Routed th there houte rl Louie out boy 0 bo t 1 India Indians In Iii f 1 1 White Wllie then started to make an in ves himself olt and crawled Slowly up tip lp to lo the break of ft the cm cl che he and anus slowly while l trying to peer through time the Lu hel was shot hot dead through the time heart hears by White Whit hit 0 American Horse a I aa we t learned alter etter ward wan In Iii the larnt wart meantime a courier hid had been dl bd for the rest rut of ot U the column olumn and 51 non the boy bo came Into Inlo view I w with th that Ion long lame study steady aw winK Ing which has haa undo made the regular ld rin turnout Seeing the te condition of affairs Old OtI Ora Koc irot rO ordered d Prank Frank atal to j walk out some Come distance toward towa th the r fatal tl tl 1 spot pt and amid tell the Indians Indian towar that If i they iney t h y would tH ine 1 out nut no ni harm would t i be l done them they th would uld simply he ha l N went ent back bak blk on 01 their reservation Present Pren I lv ly an fn oM cli 0 squaw and aM asked to see the time great gret chief meaning rook flok anti And ld upon his appearance a began to cover eov bin hii J hand with wih anti ami 1111 wAlling cove a plain the live tune tUn The general told her III the interpreter what he hi h wanted her het to r o and mind she Ahe wen wn to Ii the Iho ravine and aM presently out scrambled twenty big bl bucks four and ane Amen Ameri ran can horse Horn |
