, 1877-02-16
INDIANS.

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The Trcachcrous Slaughter Of Sioux oh1cts
---I1ow Two Messengers 1vcrc Treatsd by
the I1ostl,cs---sl.tlns-nuli Codes tho black
Sa.c.ai co1,taond,net or TN rr,au,..
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eaAHnass .,'. rsoeA, tSo' 4.-1t VIZ w 9e.aen'.
Hvo Sioux Chiefs, whtlo approaching Ills post nt
tho mouth Of Tongue Htyer, under lag Of
1suse, asa osen k,l,eo % us eTowinaaa seouts:
1as se1tss less thai than Vs the tho
rival Of sltting.Dull in influence mud ability,
md by many ui the Indians. and oven by Iicui..
a., 9bcrfio,,, consficrcJ 90 .,,,o,ior +, atfftv
10 tho illustrious sltting-Bull. The Indians Of
this Agency hare heard Of tho affair through,
their own messengers, mud eivo the following
na1t,o,lars Of tho unfotun.to c}rc,tm,tance:
Ssn.y-Aorse' taeS say, wa not Kuleo' although
his four companions were trcaclcrously assassi-
mated, after tho manner Of 1naian warfare.
Crazy-IIorso had decided to 70 to tho most
as sM,,., VIZ orast,,ses =, eu' nasaa 4ssf' Nv, ~
mako oserturcs OF peace, and &c"
1ccted four Of h!s young Chiefs to
accompany him. ..,. They provided themselves
tourney, aud reached tho vicinity of tho fort.
Hero they saw Inc o. ia.;5 h9rsSnen appsoach.ng
twa nnre. m am aud sE ha e
Ehels @ werc then seIp piasSsa u 59ont u ths NNs OF
Crow scouts, facing tho post, anu both part'ea
started On towafas y, tne seouts T. oct1!g appar-
cecded, however, but short distance, when tho
ssouts fired @ yollcy at tb1 % backs q ihe Sioux,
which Whie, cmptic4 lonr sadales and Killed four
n1paS: tbas}aofsG t a WIS net az, aId ESCAPED
hta eamp, where ho " moi Win dsrision tY
lis people, being ptteF!y tauntcd with weak
ness ior Trusting ~, h!mseM ID tne A0n;!s oi !As
enemies, aud ior supposlng that tlle
eyeF light this may he viewed, IL must bs
tMsga@1ued M @ o. vcrY Ky Ndcpaoranlo ANAL. " course
the so9x oa1l1s tad 10 ~ mcans 9;a then ot knowing
teas ths eonudcs o. taS GsoW scouts @ would :.
TIC Indians toE to TIC latter there Il nothing
unuanal - ench tfansaction. It Is probable,
hoMeYer, taat Cfazy,l!orse feally actcd ln Koou
1aith ,s y seeking an @ intcsysw wssh the military
natconten!s from the Western Agsnces.
Around MN 1aliy tho hostile clements 81 the
M!AnsSonleus, TUG oga!9llahs, aud tho North-
on e fe sap in ~, a fGta IL
consequence Of tho weather md tho difficulty OF
campaigning In winter 10 that region. Anl
What Cs2ox's army tailed to oaSconpilsl--Eetsing
tho point uf being realized 1y tho yolun-
tafy at OF Cfa1y.iioFsc, whos th!n ss'A
hlunder -, occurred Ut tho post on Tongue
luyer. THIS, al least, 10 ai' Indian view OF tho
ono can never know what ~ ~ 1nlian intc.itfs to
do until he has lone II. They do not alWaya
surrender when thcy promise 10 do 20.
Aoont ot I'm pGSh VIZ two messenger: wsss
the hoss!le ea.nps, ana TO invite the lnt!ans to
como into that Agency aud surrender them.
selves: lhY mmess,snEess found i!,u ean.rs, With
on mpsh ,a dl ddlsul,y' .Y nysr TIC loseoud hut,
they fallcst to tough responsiye chord ln The
aaSage breast. Fhe guns q tue messengers
@ we1c taken from @ them at the hostile ca.np,
made sbroag!,ou. The camp that I'll indiana
living at tho Agencies would hereafter
be Regarded as rnrtules aud on tho
sainn footlng as white n,cn, and tl'at
Indians would be permitted 10 enter tho hostile
caups. Furthermore, II waa ANNOUNCED To tho
two mo;ssenEsra tro chuysnne Agency that il
w sS y a ss1 s11at % ~
alike, without distinction of rase, color, or
previous condition of servitude." So tho nics.
sengeFs lad to return ato9t. aud would have
shrewd enough to conceal = gun before rrachIng
the camp, by whisa wtsu fotethouGht bubsikt.
ence was procured on tue srturu. 1t Ia sud
that IN Indian on horsebaek, with rifu and y
few rounds u ammunition, ts as independent AZ
Vanderbilt ~as With Ills millions.
An interesting Item Ut news comes also from
Sitting Bull, s'ns SIX weeks agc. hs left Ills
tnmn On the ,halnsseishell, ard inadp yisjt tD
Ianitoba. While there hu actually eyletl
tho whole OF tho Dlnck Hills country to
thu bEitish! Who wera thu agents uf
tho British government III thls !npfrtaAt Ack;,-
ttatson u not xao*n tiere, but tbs Indiana say
II Is Il fact. When Slltiug.Hutt returned to l1s
camp aud related what he hal done, his people
told him thathis aStion VA not approved, aud
that they would Nat peFu4lk auY tliltn tura "a