Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 9, 1892, Page 12

THE TRAGEDY OF BIG BUTTE A Thrilling Bont With Ambushed Hostiles in Montana. VICTIMS OF CHIYENNE TREACHERY Paul McCormick's Terrible Experience—flls Halr Turns From Black to White In & Few MHours—A Border Tale, Everybody In Montana, and in fact nearly every pno living west of the Mis- souri, has heard of Paul McCormick, who has charge of Senator Tom Fow- ors’ interests, and who for yoars hus been the wily little republican senator’s right bower in his deals with the Indi- ans, says a writer in the Chicago Her- ald. Nearly six feet in height, broad- ehouldered, resonant of voice and with eyes us keen as a hawk’s, despito the slight defect in the lid of the left orb, Paul is an ideal frontiersman, a favorite with all who'know him, and whose prow- ess with the rille has been displayed in many a tussle with the Indians. Not every one out in that section of the country, however, knows what turned Paul’s hair prematurely white, for tte brave fellow is loth to dwell upon this incident in his evenuful career whereby he so_nearly lo his life, and which caused his magnificent crop of jet-black curly hair to take on the whiteness of driven snow. It happened early in the 70s. Paul, with a number of traders, had gone up the Yellowstone in a flatboat loaded with goods that they expected to ex- chunge with Crows for skins and such other commodities as the Indians had to barter for the gaudy blankets and calicoes 0 highly prized by the bucks and squaws. At this time the Chey- ennes were on the warpath ngainst their natural enemies, the Crows, which made traveling in that countrv even more dangerous than usual. But the traders wero all old Indian fighters and trappers, thoroughly familiar with the locality and not likely 1o be scared oft by trifles; besides which Paul McCor- mick, their leader, was known to bo the best shot in the territory,and ono whose knowledge of Indian tactics had been gained on many a dearly bought field of experience. l(,:\n('linut\t Pease bottom the outfit mude the flatboat fast, and, after select- ing a suitablo site, proceeded to build a blockhouse, as much for the purpose of protection against the hostile Indinns as to store their merchandise. Every morning it devolved upon the keen-e MeCormick to saddle his horse snd,with his trusty Sharp’s slung across his sud- dle-bow, ride to the summit of the nex est butte and se mtry for Indian signs. Thi leted, he would lope his horse 1 camp 1o re the boys of cold trails and & prospect of uninterruptea work on their house. Into n Nest of Indians, One bright morning as Paul started out on his accustomed scout ho wus ap= proached by an old trapper, known to the rest us Grizzly, who said ho oned he'd **, A n his ride that day if the latter didn’t keer.” Of course Paul was glad to have company and will- ingly waited until Grizzly brought up his ?\m'su and cinched on the saddle. Lured by the brightness of the morning and intoxicated by the fresh delicious air which they inhaled in long breaths as thoy galloped over the short, curly buffalo grass the traders strayed much further from the camp than was custom- ary with Paul when he was alone,but as they had scaled several buttes without noting a trace of Indians each rode along unsuspicious of danger, lost in the en- joyment of the perfect June day. They i walked their horses upa pretty stiff butte and. arriving at the summit, were breathing the animals while taking a survey of the country. For miles around not a sign of life could be seen save in the far distance, where a black speck in the sky circling earth- ward told them of a possible bre ast awaiting the industrious buzzard which had already scented its prey. 2Ly had heen discussing with Paul the best method of defense in case they were surprised by Indians aud found' it im- possible to break away. ©1°d shoot the critter right thar, Mac,” said the old trapper, indicating a spot behind the mare’s ear, *'and she falls ’ithout n quiver. Then down clost ter SR rkden ver squats, an’ bohind these breastworks yer pumps lead into ther bloomin’ savages an’ stands ’emoff ontel ther boys gets anxious about us an’ forms a rescue party. Et's jest ez sim- ple ez—" But old Grizzly never finished the sentence, for at that moment up rose from the sagebrush, where he had lain concealed, a tall, bepainted Indian, who uttered o wild whoop, and in an instant the sagebrush all around vomited red- skins, howling, shooting, yelling in con- cert, intent upon scaring the animals DR swlilsh the. teuders sat, s0 they would become unmanageable and handi- cull the riders in their efforts to escape. t seemed to Paul’s startled senses that where o moment before no sign of life was visibla now circled thousands of whooping savages, eager for his blood, and if for the nonce he lost his custom- ary nerve he was surely excusuble, Awid a KRain of Bullets, The animal he be: mustang full of evergy, with a good deal of the devil in him, His gyrations under fire required all of Paul’s skillful horesemunship to prevent his being un- sonted, especially with a dozen Indians fiving crosswise over and under the brute’s body. Apparently the redskins wore more desirous of éapturing Paul allve for the Furpuwu of torture than to kill him outright, which may account for his almost miruculous escape from the hundreds of bullets. that zip-zipped in the air ull about him, As for J:ri/» #ly, he had encountered'n chance shot at the first onset and, stone dead, sat upright in the saddle with his arms out- stretehed, his head bave, and a streak of blood trickling over his long, gray mus- tache that fell from a round ‘bullet- hole sunk square between the eyes. Grizzly’s mare, bearing her dead rider, at first broke away from the Indians and circled over the plateau, but, returning, ran-roundrand round in astill narrowing circlo until o well-aimed shot dropped ber in her tracks. Al this Paul saw before he managed Lo break through the cordon of Indiuns that endenvored to snare him.y, Several times the lithe savages were running weck and neck with his mustang, and once a vicious tug neurly pulled him srom his horse, but he I:h:eiuu loose, and with a yell of defisnce gulloped wmadly down the butte in the direction of the blockhouse, & hundred bullets singing in his cars, sent in deudly carnest by the Choyennes, who viewed their intended victim’s escape with deen chagrin that found vent in a chorus of suvage yells, A Ride for Life, Stralght to the blockhouse rode Puul, chased for the first fow mlles by about a Aozen braves, who fired s they ran, but without fnfileting any damago save to wound his horse. So intent had he been ou bis escapeshiat uot onco hud he re- trode was a wi THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THE MORSE DRY GOODS CO. THURSDAY 1892—TWELVE PAGES / We have no Thought but to Gain Steadily in the Bargain Race. 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Now, $18.00 $10.00 20.00 15.00 7.50 Linen Velour, Linen Velour Chenille, Chenille, Chenille, Chenille, Chenille, 10.00 7.90 Chenille, 1250 975 Loops to mateh all colors $1 and up- ward, - These goods are all new and the best selection of colors ever offered in ths west. Youare invited to call and sce them. GOODS COMPANY. turned tho fire of his foes, although in addition to his rifle he carriea two big navy revolvers in his belt that held six rounds of cartridges each. To a friend, later on, he confessed that it never oc- curred to him to use either the rifle or the revolvers, although he might have done some dendly damage with the lat- ter when he had the Indians at close range. The spectacle of their leader gallop- ing madly over the prairie had a_start- ling effect upon the little band of quasi- carpenters then putting the finishing touches on the blockhouse. It was not necessary for Paul to shout “Inaians!” All know well enough what his appear- ance o clearly denoted, while the sig- nificant absence of Grizzly plainly indi- cated that there had been more than a passing scrimmage. Barely had Paul lenped fyom the saddle when the gallant animal that had carried him in safety to his friends fell forward on the ground, and Dbleeding from several gaping wounds, gave one or two convulsive gusps and expired. For a few moments Paul stood mutely watching the fallenanimal, and the tear that crept to his oyes was not unworthy the brave fellow. “But he felt it was no timo for sentiment and, dashing his hand savagely across his face, he turned to his comrades and ina few graphic words told them of the ambuscade to which he hud nearly fallen a victim and which had proved & death trap to poor 2\ **But we must go back at once boys,” he added, “and bring in Grizzly’s body for decant buriul, We can’t affor to have it said that we left a comrade in tho open to become food for coyotes and buzzards, Get a move on vou and sad- dle the horses instantly. You, Sanders and Brooks remain heére to guard the stuff, the rest of us will skin back to Big Butte,” A Ghastly Spectacle, In a very short time the small body of determined men, led by the intrepid MecCormick, were on their way to the scene of the recentambush, Few words were uttered by the party. All realized tho errand was usad one, and in his heart vowed vengeance on the murder- ous Cheyennes. But uot p hostile was in sight when they reached the summit of Big Butte, up which thoy had cautiously stolen in o manner worthy of trained Indian fightors. Already the coyotes and birds of prey had assembled for the some of the latter that had been ed on the carcass of Grizzly’s boldly continuing their ravenous banquet in defiance of the appearance of the rescuers. Paul was the first to stumble on the Dbody of his late comrade, and it was tho contemplation of that maimed figure, its fxinning teeth upturned toward the midday sun, that produced the shock ™ which had so Pcn.'ulinr an effect upon his physique, The fiendish redskins had completely severed the long gray mustache, of which Grizzly had beou so proud, tuking with it the entire upper lip, thus exposing the teoth and gums in all their hideous bareness. In a dozen other ways be- sides that of scalping their victim they had maltreated the defenseless dead, much in the sume manner in which the poor fellows in the Seventh cavalry wore treated on the Little Big Horn a fow yoars later, Small wonder that, as Paul MeCormick stood by the body of Grizaly, fascinated by its Yorriblo ap- earance, and thought how narrowly he hud escaped a like fate, a mighty revul- sion of nature took place in hissystem, 80 that when he returned to camp his raven locks had forever lost their pris- tine hue and had sudderly changed to the unuatural whiteness they have ever since assumed, CHICAGO AND THE WORLD'S FAIR, World’s Fair Souvenir, filustrated. belng a complete and concise history of the princl- pil world's fal s trom tho Crystal Palacg London, 1851, to «he World's Columbian X position in Chicugo, 18)% With explanator tubles and mups. Published by Tho An- abogue Publishing company, Chicago, bound neatly in cloth. 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In its compilation expense has mnot been thought of, and the richness of its illustrations of the World’s fair build- ings, cuts of the men and women whoare directing to a successtul issue what bids fuir to be the greatest exposition of an- cient or modern times, pictures of the colossal business blocks tha stand as monuments to the enterprise of heir owners and builders, is typical of the “Chicago gait,” as the rush and bustle of the great city by the inland sea has been described, The book has been arranged upon a most comprehensive plan, the object of the publisher being to give a complex resume of what may be seen in Chicago in 1893, and at the same time give the nformation in a compact form, so that the work may be a valuable adjunct to he library and reading room. 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The book sells for $1.00, but Tiee BEE has se- cured a large number of copies, enabling the publishers to malke this liberal offer It is the best thing in this line ever of- fered and you are eurc to be vleased. You have tne paper and book sont to your address or thebook aljone and:the paper 1o some other person. Address THE Bre PusLisaiNg Co., Omaha, Neb. ——— LABOUCHERE AS A DIPLOMAT, Now He Handled an Irate Visitor While British Attache in Washington, When Labouchere was about 23 years old he tired of his wanderings, and through his uncle, Lord Taunton, was appointed an attache to the British la- gation at Washington. Some odd stories are told of him there. The minister, Mr. (afterwards Sir John) Crampton's chief object in life was to escape the wiles of the unmar- ried ladics in Washington, who, and all, were wont to luy sie By way of forwarding the int belles of Washington it was a pure de- light to young Lubouchere to drive out to visit the minister accompanied by ns many fair ones as the carringe would hold. The girls would, sit and chatier by the hour togeth until Crampton would almost beseech Labou e to tuke vhem away, At last, aceording to the World, Sir John denied him admit- tan: There was nothing left for this practical joker to do but to keep up the bombardment with marriageable ladies by giving a letter of introduction to every lndy who expressed a wish to be- come ncquainted with the unhappy bachelor. This practical joking had o strange sequel. 1t was Mr. Laboughere who gave a letter of introduction one day to Miss Victoria Balfe, the primu donna and daughter of the composer of the **Bohe- mian Girl” The ludy went, and saw, and conque She married the minis- ter and becume Lady Crampton, The union, however, was not a happy one, und after the dissolution of her macriage with Sir Johu she wedded the duke of Frias, One day an aggressively irate country- man of the young attache with a griev- ance presented himsell ut the legntion and demanded to seo the British minis- ter, He was shown into Mr. Labou- chere’s room, who, with the suavity which never deserts him in the most pressing moments, explained that his excellency was not in, “Well,” sald the visitor, evidently suspecting an attempt to blufl, *'I must see him, and will wait till he comes,” **Very well,” said Mr. Labouchere, “pray take a chair,” and he resumed his writing. At the end of an hour the Britisher, still fretting and fuming, asked when the minister would bo back. “I really cannot say, exactly,” the at- tache answered. *But you oxpget him back?” the visi- tor insisted, “Oh, certainly,” said Mr, Labouchere, At the end of another hour the irate visitor, bouncing up, insisted on know- ing what worpthe habits of the minis- ter at that period of the day.* Was he likely to be inin another hour? I think net,” said Mr. Labouchere with an increased blandness: ‘‘the fact i3, he suiled for Europe ou Wednesday fnd can -harddly you have veached Queenstown. But, you know you said you would walte till he came in, so I offered you a chair.” e S I Do Wiwv's Sarsapariila is retiable, JOAQUIN MILLER AS HE LIVES Talk With the Post of the Sierras in His Califonia Cottage. SOME OF HIS LIKES AND DISLIKES “Bandit King' Wallick and His Gall-The Poet's Opinion About Such Dramatic Drivel—At Work on a Lifo of Christ. OAKLAND, Cal,, Juno 6,—[Correspondence of Tue Bre |—Recently, in company with one of his personal frierds, J visited Joaquin Miller in the Mllside cottage, a few miles from this city, where tho poet has passea the last five years in a very quiet way, with a view of Oalkland, Alameda. San Francisco and the bay spreaa out before him, a view which it 1s well worth a trip across the con- tinent to see. Reaching his modest house—a one-story building madoe of flooring, nailed up and dow, with no plastering—we found the door wide open and the poet in bed, though it was 11 o'clock in the morning and the sun had been shining with great brilliaucy for sev- eral hours. “I'm working hard cultivating my ground and planting out trees,” said he, *Look at my calloused hands.” The ‘“calloused hands" held out for in- spection were soft and white, and on one fin- ger glittered a heavy diamond ring of yalue, Tacked against the wall were autograph letters from people of distinction, with here and there & photograph of some celebrity, 1 noticed a picture of Hamlin Garland, evi- dently torn from a book, tacked to the wali, -and remarked that I had been reading in the Arena his story, “A Spoil of Ofice,” and that I had boon favorably impressed with it, as it wus strikingly original, 1 neyer saw i, responded Miller, *but 1like bis style. I must write him and com- plimont Lim upon his description of a wheat flela.” . He held an Oakland paper In bis hand and called attontion to the notice of a play, “The Bandit King,” then being performed st o local thoater, “Such exhibitions,” said he, “should be prohibited by law. Thoy are de- moratiziog the boys of the land, By the way, thut man Wallick, who is ranning that busi- ness, came to mo in Now Orloans a fow years ago, showed me his play und said ho would give mo €50 if T would'let hiw use my name as the autnor. ‘But I didn'v writo this drivel,’ [ said. ‘Ob,’ he replied, ‘that don’t make any difference.” The people will think you did if your name is signed to it thought that wasn’t much of & compliment to me, but he meaut it all right. I told him [ couldn’t afford to do that, but, on his urgine, 1 did reorganize ono act for ) and I think I left it in @ loss atrocious shapo than it wus before. But, thon, ho has no business to bring such rot to Oakland. There's one good thiug about him, though; ho's kiud to bis uorses, and I like bum for that.” Sowething was said about the return of Mrs. Woodbull and her sister to this coun try, and then he told a story of how, many yoars ago, they had invited bimself and a Houth Auerican of immense weaitn, then in Now York, to partake of an elaborate breaks fast with themn av one of the fashionable botels, at the expense of the South Ameri- cau. Almost the eotire day was oceupled with that breakfast, acd in the Sun of the following any ho aud bis friend were amazod to find & full column aceount of it, written by the enterprisivg sistors. “How many acres of land hav. was asked, *“About 100, he responded, “but a good share of it is not worth much except to stana upon and look out from. L have some fine redwood groves and 1 have planted out & good many acres of fruit and forest trees, but about half of them die with ereat regularity eact yeur." 1 happoued 1o Liave this little” pootio scrap 1you hero!” entitled **Afior the Battle,” which ho had written, in my pockotbook banners and eannon and roll of ¢ The sh ing of n and marshal Lo! cunnon 1o eannon and carth str O, battle in song is u glorious thing um! dumb! 0N, glorious day riding down to the Oh, glorious battle in story and son O, goaiike m t! O, manlike God to revenge the wrong! Yes. riding to battlo on hu Wiy a soldier is somothin naking! But after the battl The riding nway Al the viding away is another thing This I handed bim with a complimentary re- mark. He read it over carefully und ad- mitted that it might possess somo merit. Miller is & man of striking appearance, an enterty ‘aing talker, when he is in the mood, and gives evidonce of having kept his eyes and cars open during the years which have passed since he was a backwoodsman in Oregon. e no longer wears his bair in a mass ovor his shoulders, He haa it cut re- centiy, making quito a chango in his appear- anco from that shown in his picture. The story that the young man known as Charloy Miller, who was sant to state's prison from San Francisco o few months since for stago robbery, was his son has ex- cited no response from Joaquin Miller. The vouug feilow insisted upon its truthfulness, but friends of the poet say that he adopted the bo when an infant and has dono everything in his power to make a man of him, Joaquin Miller's mother lives witn him, and is always spoken of by him in the ten: derost mapner. I understand that his wife passes most of hier tiwe in Now York, but that she is out here occasionally. The friend who made this visit with mo tells me that tho poot is now, aud has boen for some time, engaged in writing a *Life of Christ,” and that he is very much engrossed in the task. Jous I, BELL, — This fs to testify tnat 1 nave tested tho modical proverties of Dr. J. B, Moora's Treo of Life remedy to my entire satisfaction, and can most heartily recommend it to the suf fering and aflicted cverywhore, to vo all claimed for It in the above statoment, Last spring I was suffering from loss of appetite, constipation, etc., originating from Kiduey and liver trouble, ana Ihind uot used ono bot- o of this great lifo remedy until 1 was roatly rolieved. My wife, also, being ata very critcal stago in lifo, was suffering much at times, and by the use of this remedy has boen saved from much suffering and pos- sibly from premature Jeath. Our youngoest son's health for soveral years has been very delicate. He contracted ~some lung trouble by tuking cold with measlos, which produced great noryous debility and occasional bleod- g of the lungs; he has used somo four bot- tles of Tree of Life, and feels aud looks as though new ifo had been given bim. If you arcafll ictod, try it. 2 Gro, Mgy, Pros. Eldor. Box 64, Carlislo, Tow For salo oy all dry, - — THE CHINAMAN'S FRIEND, Colonel Fi Calitornia Argo- naut of neso Consul ( ernl, Colonel Frederick A. Bee, Chinese consul general at San Francisco, who died suddenly a fow days ugo, was a con- spicuous citizen of Californin and a sleadfust defender of the treaty rizhts of the Chinese. Colonel Boe was one of the argonauts who reuched Culifornia in 1849, He was born in 1825 in Clinton, Oneida county, New York, of parents who were of En glish and Scotch descent. Au academic education was followed by his entry into the study of law. While he was pursuing these studies the excitement over the gold discoveries won him to more adven- turous fields, and in August, 1810, the ship Elizabeth Allen landed him in San Francisco, in company with the late James L. Flood and others who attained prominence ther After fifteon years in the mine ho s tled 1n San Francisco and became n moter of various onterprises. He was instrumental in establishing a pony ¢ press botween San Francisco and St Joseph, Mo, During the war he held the office of United States provost war the prejudi Oriental Ly —— Oriental Laces from 4 to 10 inches wido, 5 Cents Yard. s from 5 to 12 inches wide, 10 Cents Yard. Oriental Lace Flouncings, 45 inches wide, 25 and 38 Cents Yard. Black 81.50 kinds ¢2.00 kinds $3. 50 kinds $4.50 kinds are shal for the trict of Californi that he was Francisco and North being superintendent of construction of that line from its inception Chinese agitation w fornia [t lawy tho commission, but none asked woul serve. old fr the latter a request that ho act as attor= ney accepted. wade throughout the ducted an able fight for the people he represented. won for him the favorable notice of tha Chinese government. his ser 1877, tendered thy consul at Not v sul and held that off He was always an able populur pro O Plat Val Lace Klouncings, 50 inchea wide, 38 Cents Yard. Loce Flouncings und Drapery Nets, all silk, 45 and 50 inch goods, short lengths, are are are entral and northern dis The next enterprise ussociated with was the San Pacific railroad N In July, 1876, while the sandlot anti- height, con- L committee of senie ives to go to Calis inese qu n of Indi- hairman of the committes. I ation of the i igation tho - Francisco well known— represent them befur Governor Morton, who was an end of Colonel Bee, telegraphed for the Chinese, and he promptly His bold opening sonsation in investi a It was this which firse In recognition of be wus in the following year, ppointment of co and accepted it rds he bocime cone 20 up to his dei ¢ long aftery v ourse soon dispelled bim which hig first advoc: ated. h ntry. wsus offico hus issued u prol‘me The Wealth of The ¢ inary bulletin on the assessed valuation of proper and for th 1870 and 1880; of all prop sersonal property as asscssed. otin is as follows: 1860, 1870 in the United States in 1800, decades ding with 1560, the estimated Lrue val y and the value of real and The bule Assessod yaluution, 2 005 T Estimated rue valu'n, ¥16,150,016,064 40,068.518,507 1880 0 £ oA 2,00 1660 2 ks 2,000,000 A 65 65, 644,000.000 Should it be found, upon the comple= tion of the inquiry in relation to the wrue value of al property in the United States, that the samo relation exists in 1800 between the assessed valuation and true valuation s existed in 1880, tho abe solute wealth of the United States, uoe cording to the eleventh census, may be estimated at $63,648,000,000. more than $1,000 pe Thig i8 upita, a8 againsd #514 per capita in 1860, $781 per capite in 1870 and $870 per capita in 1880, B Mrs., Winslow's Soothing Syrup for chil dren teetking produces natural, quiet sloop. 25 conts a hottle, —re—— " WORTH A GUINBA A BOX.” BLIND. 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