The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-08-27
the PINE nIDGE TROUBLE.
some Facts ms TO the Matter Cleaned
From the Agents Statement.

Some Facts ms TO the Matter Cleaned
From the Agents Statement.
Wyoming stock men have so many
important interests which would be
affected by any outbreak of the Sioux
and Crows, what the telegraphic reports
relating to the state of affairs at the
Pine Ridge agency have been read
during the past few days with some con-
siderable interest. The agent, DIR.
McGillicuddy, has been in Omaha dur
ing the past few days awaiting instruc-
tons from the department, and also to
meet the Indian inspector who has been
sent out from Washington to inyesti-
gate into the state of affairs at the
agency.
Various interviews with DR.. Nc
Gillicuddy have been published by the
Omaha papers during the DOCTORS stay
there, and from them it is gathered,
that the trouble is the o%utgrowth of a
lawless white population, who to for
ward selfish ends have urged upon Red
Cloud, that Gen. Crook has beer order
ed to Arizona, now would be a good
time to strike for the ch~ieftainship.
The agent says that he incurred the dis
pleasure of those whites because he
wouldn't allow them to bring all the
liquor they wished on the reservation
nor to have four or five Indian women
for cOncubines.
Red Cloud is sixty-seyen years old
and very ambitious, but is a little the
worse of the wear. The policy OF the
agent has been to break up tribal rela-
tians and with these go all visions of
Red Clouds power; hence his enmity
toward the agent. Said the agent:
"There were various rumors about at
first and then l received from Fort
Robinson a copy of the threats that had
been sent there by Godfrey, a man from
Colorado, living about eleven miles
from the agency, where he has a little
/, garden patch.
} "They made charges of tyranny and
cruelty and gave the Great Father
| sixty days in which to remove me, OF
they would emove me themselves,
+ quietly if they could, violently if they
must. l saw that things were getting
serious and that the white people around
1 the reservation were alarmed. So ]
e summoned a general council, that is
council Of all the male Indians.
made a speech. l said. "This agency
is in trouble because of some white.
around here. The question is, do yor
want me to remain or do you want troop
. The Great Father is very accommo
i. dating and good man and Red Clout
, has invited him to send troops. Yes
. he'll give you all the troops you want
They glanced at each other and talked
~nervously and then made speeches
| some of the finest speeches 1 ever heard
They said I'VE do not want Hoops
The Great Father has sent you her
and we will stand by you. The Grea
q Father helps us and gives Us everything
| we have. If we behave we will be al
right took a pledge from them ant
| dismissed the council. That night tele
= grams came giving me authority Il
act. called the chiefs together ant
told them that Red Cloud must repor
4 at the office. They sent for him twlc,
a and the old fellow returned very sar
castle W. The young men had
talk and Young-Man-Afraid-Of-Hi
Horses came in and said.
a "'We wish to send Yellow Hair Il
Red Cloud with this message. Tel
him If he does not ONE here at onct
we will ask you to telegraph to Gen
q Crook to bring soldiers here to dis
, mount and disarm Red Clouds ant
, Red Shirts bands. We swore to stanc
, by the agent and we will. We have
$50 warriors whom we will join to thu
police to bring you in, though we prefel
not to shed blood.' He came and the
warrant was read TO him"
The agent says he or Rcd Cloud mus
go. He has had his life threatened and
he don't care to place his head in tn,
lions jaws; and in conclusion said he
had t~elegraphed the Indian con-
missioner to bounce the plotters, but
they would probably get up an Indian
commission ''of bald headed old fools
who would come out and have a pow.
WOW with Red Cloud and make him
worse than ever" a remark very plain
but not at all at varience with the
usual scheme.