What to see in America . Texas 303. Ruined Mission of San Josk forest, and this andthe bodies of the de-fenders were arrangedin alternate layers ina huge pile and burnedtoward the end of theafternoon. A half dozen yearslater San Antonio hadits most serious affairwith the red men, when sixty-five Comanches, includingwomen and children and twelve chiefs, came thither to a con-ference. This was held in the courthouse which stood at thecorner of Market Street and the main plaza. A dispute arose,and the chiefs strung their bows, drew their knives, and madea dash for the door. Soldiers who were pres
What to see in America . Texas 303. Ruined Mission of San Josk forest, and this andthe bodies of the de-fenders were arrangedin alternate layers ina huge pile and burnedtoward the end of theafternoon. A half dozen yearslater San Antonio hadits most serious affairwith the red men, when sixty-five Comanches, includingwomen and children and twelve chiefs, came thither to a con-ference. This was held in the courthouse which stood at thecorner of Market Street and the main plaza. A dispute arose,and the chiefs strung their bows, drew their knives, and madea dash for the door. Soldiers who were present fired on them,and soon every chief lay dead on the floor. The warriors andsquaws outside took up the fight, and even the Indian boys,who had been shooting at marks, turned their arrows on thewhites. Seven Texans were killed, and thirty-five Indians. San Antonio is the largest of Texan cities, and in mostrespects is modern, but it still has an old Mexican quarterwhere the narrow thoroughfares are bordered by many low,flat-roofed
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