The New York herald., 1874-09-02
themselves at the reservations. He was or.

dered to
SEPARATE THE GOOD PROM The BAD INDIANS
and that the roll be called so that none OF these
bad people could come into camp. Many Kiowas.
ike Kicking Bro ana Others came in peaceably
and enrolled themselves. great many or the
KiOwas and Comanches refused to come In because
they we're guilty people, and he knew 1t. There
was one to 60 in and he was going to settle the
terms for those Indians. (Here Big Red Food
curled his lip scorDfulyl. The General then re-
ferred to the case OF the other Indians ON the
ground and said that az they required TO draw
everything for themselves there was no food to
be obtained for the N0cOnees but they must 20 to
Fort Sill Big Red Food, who was attended
by only one chief, Black Jack, q hendish-
looking devil mere petuenty remarked
''thst the Cheyennes would not let him
come. To this General Davidson replied that 'he
led," that tney w0uld not harm him nor put
finger on him. Big Red Food then remarked that
II he wanted to nght, as was limited, he would
have stayed out on the praIrie but he came to
make friends. General Davidson then replied that
the whole Indian country was hling with soldiers.
and no prairie other reference would be listened
TO In excuse. Whatever he was going to do he
must do ct once; he was going to settle 1t now.
II he did not surrender his arms and stock and
accompany him at once to Fort Sill as prisoner
with his warriors, he must fight 1t out now, and
the only thing lett for him to do was to fight at
once After celebrating moment when bitter
ness and . nervous tremOr OF rage ran like eec-
tricity through his whole physique, slightly con-
vulsing the nerves OF his hands, neck and lips.
looking out into the vacant space to deliberate
on what General Davidson had given as his ulti-
matum, signifying ne would have no more
talk, the old Qriendy war chiefs Tasho-
way and Asohabit-who were near BY
on horseback, leaning forward listening ear
nesty to the sait under the. broad elm tree. in
the sweltering hos sun, which Afforded shaae 20
the momentOus council In which your correspond
ent stood with hat on swathed In profuse perspi-
ration-earnestly and anxiously advised Big Red
Food to accept the terms offered by General
Davidson, which, after q little more hesitation he
concluded to do, saying, with tremendous effort,
In which reluctance was blended with q painful
tug and concession like to that with which fellow
yields a stubborn molar to the powerful i0rceps Of
q herculean dentists pull -
avery well. will do what you want"
General Davidson then instructed Major Wood
ward 10 take
BIG RED FOOD AS PRISONER.
with thirty men, under Lieutenant Morrison's
command, and to proceed with him to his camp,
taxing all the arms and ammunition which he
would turn over, and to return with them To the
place OF council, where they were to be pilsA up,
after which they were to pc placed in wagons and
taken to Fort Sill, Big Red Food accompanying the
cortege with his band. all as prisoners. In res
ponse to Major Woodwards question as to what
was to be done in case OF resistance or failure to
comply with the agreement on the part of Big Red
Food, General Davidson said,
"MAJOR BLOW HIS BRAINS oUT.r
After short time Major Woodward returned to
General Davidson, while every one was in high
glee at what seemingly had been accomplished as
. peaceful and important measure, and stated
that Big Red Food not delivering his arms and
said he would not 90 to Fort Sill as he had prom
ised; whereup0n General Davidson ordered that
he be tled up, which instructions were barely
issued when Yelling anu whoopng was heard
from the Indians who were about Big Red Food,
and he. taking up the cry, made spring from the
guards who held him and dashed cunningy into
and through the crowd OF soldiers, thus muzzling
their fire for the time being until ne could gain dis
tance and get into the clearing the soldiers, mean
time not being able to shoot lest they would kill
| one another. In an instant however, they de
| hvered q rapid discharge. as the prisoner swept tc
| the left and rear OF the Noconee camp. It is no
| known yet whether the maraudng chief and mur
derer was killed, but lie could not positively escap,
severe woundlng. Just then, as your correspond
ent rode with the left OF the column advancing II
q charge into the camp from the grove where the!
almost simultaneously II not little In advance o
the firing upon the escaping prisoner,
| HEAVY AND CONTINUOUS FIRE WAS OPENED
| from the rear ana LETT nank of the troops BY
| body of Kiowas and Noconees, who had beer
threateningly looking on since the arrival Of oul
| column, evidently bent, as your correspondent
| felt, on mischief; for when the command rode into
the outpost OF the Indian camp, Indians by the
| score frst and hundreds afterwards rode out Gov
| cred with war paint and decorated In the mos
fanciul ways, and as they de " past on their prai
rte steeds and iung themselves into almost al
manner OF impudent attitudes, 1t was not dinncult
to see that tr0able was brewing, and that long
some one would have to bite the dust when the
| sport commenced, for the savage looks and the
rearing and careering Of young and old, male
and female, betokened that. what with this beina
| issue day and they being under the innuence o.
| hquor-havlng been many Of them at race, where
| they were cOngregated In large numbers-the
marching Of q body OF troops into Their
! camps as police force was well calcu
lated to arouse an excited state o.
feeling on q hot August day, with
| the thermometer at lO6 In the shade, where
any could be found, ana with two antagonized
bodies who did not care snap for one another.
| As soon as the camp Was charged and passed over
| the troops took the banks OF the river and pro-
ceeded, by dismounting part OF their forces and
depioying skirmishers, to drive out the sKuiking,
cowardly, thieving Kiowas and Noconees, which
was done In handsome style. Every position
! taken up by the Indians was successfully taken
| from them, and it became evident then that some
thing must be done to protect the agency, traders
store and the long line of buildings ana large
stacks OF nay belonging to the settlement.
THE INDIANS sKIRMIsHRD
and massed IN various quarters, threatening these
until night came on, when, having gathered force
fully amounting to 500, with several tribes repre-
sented IN the number, they sent word In that they
were going to 'cean out the agency drst and then
60 for the Caddos," who were in general disfavor.
| Skirmishing was kept up all night and the picket
was felt at various points for the next days con-
templated attack.
| THE LOSSES.
| The loss to the command OF General Davidson