People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1895 — Millions for a Half-Breed. [ARTICLE]

Millions for a Half-Breed.

Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 22.—Attorney Grant I. Rosenzweig returned yesterday from Kaskaskia, 111., where he has taken thirty depositions in support of the claim of Antoine Gilles that he is the only begotten son of the late William Gilles, and the son-heir to the $2,000,000 estate left by him. William Gilles lived his early days in Kaskaskia, and came to Kansas City when it was a trading post. He became wealthy here and died in 1870, leaving his estate to Mary Troost. Since then the property has fallen into many hands. Antoine Gilles is a half-breed Indian, who lives in Indian, Territory. The suit will be tried at the f: term of court.

After (lie Nelunsku L.mclUs. North Platte, Neb., Aug. 22. -Sheriif Miller and a posse are on the trail of. the men who robbed Union Pacific train No. 8 Tuesday night near Brady Island. The special train arrived there at 4 a. m. and immediately the sheriff picked up the trail, which Jed directly north. The men are supposed to be three in number, as the imprint, of the hors s' feet indicate. Express Messenger Thomas McCari says the robbers did not get over SIOO for their trouble. Conductor Flynn thinks that the escape of the fireman with the engine alarmed the robbers and caused them to leave before they had completed their work.

Starvation in Sight. Black River Falls. Wis.. Aug. 22. — Owing to the failure of the blueberry crop, which usually furnishes them a living, the Wisconsin Winnebago Indians are threatened with starvation this winter. The Indians are hard up. and have already contracted obligations with the merchants, which will exhaust their annuity to he paid them on Nov. 1. There seems to ho no likelihood of their getting any interest on their principal of $900,000, and they are entirely without resources to keep them through the winter.