Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-09-15
ar CROU CREEK.


ssr-rat Sensational scenes as ne Elsis In.
diaH tompea.
A Crow Creek Oak. special SAYS.
The council yesterday evening was an
exciting one, and finally resulted in 40.
curing nearly one hundred signatures.
The council was called ut a late hour.
and Chief White Ghost was tho frat
speaker He lodged the real question
and devoted some time to old questions
and old complaints He vas followed
by several other chiefs, who followed
the lead Of White Ghost.
Judge Wright then made nm elooncnt
appeal to the Indians to take advantage
OF this act and secure an undisputed H.
tic to the land. The Indians had made
a request that large number Of Indians
at Standing Rock be moved upon this
reservation, but when the question Of
signing was raised they at once sst nm
the plea that they had no land 10 ssli.
that they needed il for the rising gcnor.
atoms, Judge Wright asked wIy tlsv
wanted these people 10 come down hero
u they were short II land, aud said h
looked hs though the Indians were unt
playing M open game.
Malor Anderson informed the Indiana
that the time for signing had arrived. ns
number were anxious to sign and re-.
turn to their homes, aud he conld mn
LONGER hold them back.
WHITE tihost sprang to his feet and
declared TINT he was not ready 10 sir,n
and would not do So He was followed
ny r. number Of other chiefs, who made
similar declarations. The real srnsa.
Hoh oil the day came when Bowed Hend
spranE INTO the circle and delivered tbs
following urgent appeal 10 the Indiana,
am on different path from some
OF the rest Of you. / am NOT ono ~ M
c.ieIs sitting there, but / am n mcmbey
OF the tribune, and / want 10 mako n
le'tu tor the children. | am NOT a IN
AFRAID i,nid ot yon because Won arc mo,
ne only man | am afraid of ia gnd In
whom believe. While ON this earti 4
tlere - any. salvation 20 save soris 7
wan, 70 save the young generations ~
ehlA tribe. ION chiefs have suokcn "a
our ioretathers and their graves nror
ih,n,,e MI, and what did they ,In H. 49,
lhey leit behind an old camn Arc
Wh9re even now grass does NOT grow
ana old buffalo bones are Mi tbnt ~
can sec on the prnirie. That il nii ,l,at
Us lclt OF their work. Young mon ~
YOU WIS.,, your children 10 20 In tbis
why ron chiefs, my brothera nv
oo,.slns, my relatives, | say Won have
~, young people who are betfinnins, |
~ hha nave no property to start wifi |
osnI forward, Won chiefs, and sci mo nm |
example We are waiting for Won IT,
c c you are chiefs, but il Won az NJ |
come come forward We will 20 forward 1 ro'
gardless of you." ~ "a'u re-
;. a young Indian by the pnmo ~ WIZ
liams said thst in the presence ~ Ill, III
men he uncovered his l1ead r. II, V ,t.
an raoe me most telling and effeetiya
oe ~, tIat has yet been delivered hy
n I'M inulhhs, calling on the Indiana tbat
n ey ioyed their children and wished
s ' 10 become educated and nd
. 1n ~ S3 and happy TO come forwarJ
l,ro 1igh the paper, and then walLeJ
up TO the table, and rof,or,iiSa.,
~ ~ threats, placed His name ,,,5o, NV
Ind;on az TINS action the entire mass If
r norud, sprang to their feet md far
MN ~ fearful silence prevailad
~ at' sle friends OF tho bill, inolndin"
IVY, IVY ooIlIels, gathered about the daIiIs
~ Sllelr opponents, seeing tLa foliy ~
,n,t.e,,rle.ircnce, quietly Withdrew rom ~ ol
i, about sixty names were o,ro1,a5
On AZ tV thn and ana about thirty more Iatsr
:" =. inc rooms Of the commissioned ei