Show AN INDIAN BATTLE AT washington CITY A recent washington letter ietter kays says A delegation of chippewa indians indiana headed by the celebrated cammy the chippewa chief and hoie hole in the day have been teen here several weeks engaged in a series ot of palavers talavera pa lavers lavera with the great father rather concerning treaties annuities n u es e etc te arid and though the business which um brought gh t them m haw has maalona lont bince since been regarded aa as settled at the indian bureau the C catch t e d bons sons 0 of f the forest have shown no hurry whatever rl tet tes or t to 0 get gel back to their own country in fact they seem to be bent upon trio Brio sponging nging upon the hospitality of the go eminent t as long as they are tolerated and have failed to take several strong hints from responsible sources that their places at willarda willards were better than their company this morning L about 7 the guests and early loun loungers gerB at willarda willards had an opportunity of witnessing a genuine indian fight with pistol and knife between hole hold i in inthe nt day and lookaround look around the tatter latter a young warrior warrion who is looked upon as the japanese tommy of the chippewa delegation each of the combatants had arisen very early according to their custom and each had washa down his breakfast with more whisky than he could well carry lookaround look around was drunk beyond all propriety lie went to hia bia room shortly after breakfast and ornamenting his face with sundry stripes of red yellow and blue paint in set off his hii top knot w with th a stun stan ni ning n g b bunch burch h of turkey feathers entwined with blue and red ribbons and after completing bis his toilet descended to the lobby where meeting hole in the day be saluted him with avith an unmistakable chippewa war whop hole hoie in the day curled his bis lips in scorns scorn and proceeded to ghe the xoung joung 0 ung warrior hib hia opinion ot of such conduct lie lle I 1 e tod to d him be he had n no r right h to distinguish himself by so many p pa ran int t marks k on the face because they denoted rank above hie bia position positions and that he be was not big warrior elou enough h t j clite elite him to wear turkey ike tails on his hia head lookaround look around felt d deeply e ay insulted at this and drawing a revolver ve began a lively peppe peppering n at his ibler who manifested most moat g ev evi esi I 1 ence of the agility for which his race is noted by bahia his efforts to dodge the leaden missile missiles 3 between every shot lookaround look around sounded a war whoop ani every time be he felt himself missed lote roie hole ioie in the day returned a defiant rea ponce it u A said that about this tine time the tha proprietors of willards telegraphed for gen I 1 rope ope about the third or fourth shot took effect on hole hoie inthe inobe in the day dayl in spite of his hia dodging it entered the back of bla bia neck near the ear and passi g through ai the jaw came out of his mouth As the blood lood flowed from the wound the old warrior appeared to think matters were getting too 8 jenoua e rio us and demanded some other action on his part than war whooping and dodging tumbling among his he brought for tor forth th a pock pocketknife pocket et knife knite of formidable blade yand and ai aa a i lookaround look around had bad by this time expected a al 11 his ammunition be he rushed forward clinched him and began becay earring his bia tace face in the most approved chippewa style first Fi rethe he sa s1 slashed a sh ed at the thle yellow paint clarks on his foe forc fore forehead heal beal then at the blue on bis hta cheeks then at the red daub on his ilia dose nose each time wiping out the offending insignia g with deep gashes in be the flesh a and nd finally attacked the t turkey talle tails on his head and cut them tople topie to pieces ces by this time tha th interpreter and bystanders by standers succeeded in sepera ting them and each was carried to his room roem bleeding profusely an deach andreach and add each var war whooping mutual lookaround look around is not hurt much but the eurge eure eana ansi say that hole hoie in tho the day will haes bays with the hole in bla bia neck trough Til tji ROUGH tte tue cuil ceil gration is to on the increase In creaso creasa exir ev ey ee |