The evening world., 1890-07-21
RlTCHETS FOR BUFFALO BILL.
His Indians Coming Home Angry,
Sick and Disguised.
They Complain that He Has Abused,
Starved and Deceived Them.

Gen. james II. O'Beirne, Superinten-
dent Of Immigration at the Barge ONCE,
is indignant at the way ". +. Cody (Buf-
falo Bid is alleged to he treating the In
dams he took from the Pine Ridge Reser-
vation two wears ago, and this afternoon
he will forward n letter 20 the Commits
sioner OF Indian Affairs formally COM
planning and relating the facts that have
recently come to his knowledge.
He has already written a letter to Col.
Gallagher, the Indian agent at Pine
Ridge telling him substantially the same
story.
Gen. O'Beirne got his information from
the three Indians who arrived on the
Augusta Victoria, from Hamburg, last
Saturday.
They are Shunka-Ka-Scar, which trans
lated means White Horse Mario Che
numpa, alias Bear Pipe. and He Chunka
Sackta, alias Kills White Weasel.
Bear Pipe was the most important indi-
vidual of the trio. He is a daring and
expert horseman and is one of the Indians
who took part III the famous attack on
the Deadwood coach. He is a ine-look-
ing, well-built fellow.
White Horse used to take the part of
one Of the friendly Indians, who come to
Buffalo Bills rescue when the white
settlement is attacked by hostiles. Kills
White Weasel is also one OF the Indians
who make the wild charge on the coach.
All three of these Indians arrived at the
Barge Office sick and disguised. Al
though unable to speak English they
managed by gestures to convey the i'm
preston that they wanted to complain to
some me-.
Gen. O'Beirne sent for All Interpreter.
and through him he managed to learn
that the whole colony of Indians under
Cody's management are complaining of
Entertainment.
White Horse was the spokesman for
his companions. They complained about
the way they were handled. In all sorts
of weather. cold or warm, wet or dry,
they are compelled to strip naked to per-
form their acts. They urged that they
should be allowed to wear clothes, but
Buffalo Bill said that they must be
stripped.
Their meals, they claim. are horrible.
The food, in their words, is absolutely
un0t IOT u uOR " chb. VAhhy VI u II
subsisting on biscuits, as White Horse
says. and he also says that If the Great
Father at Washington could only see the
gaunt, lean bodies Of the indians he has
lett behind. he would surely declare
them ill-treated.
Another thing that White Horse claims
is that Buffalo Bill has violated his
horses. He compels them to use their
own animals. and the result is that many
of the Indians have lost their fine steeds.
White Horse alleges that Rocky Bear,
the Chief. and Broncho Bill, the inter
prefer, are cruel and harsh in the treat.
ment of the Indians and that the latter
have to submit in silence.
White Horse is n cousin of Red Cloud,
and to the latter he will relate his story of
cruel treatment. Red Cloud will prob
ably demand that his men be sent back at
once to the reservation.
That White Horse and his companions
are broken down and dlspirited is evinced
by q remarkable occurrence at the Barge
Office yesterday.
= When the body of Otakte kills Plenty.
who died on the ocean while on his way
home, reached New York, Gen. O'Beirne
had it photographed.
Yesterday he called the Indians to him
and showed them the picture. White
Horse took the photograph II hand and
minutes.
1t was apparent that a terrible struggle
was going on in that powerful frame, a
struggle to keep back tears and other evil
dences of emotion, the BETRAYAL Of which
is considered unmanly in Indian tribes.
Finally. the photograph dropped from
the shaking hands of the powerful red
SKIN. and it fell on the floor. White
Horse covered his face with his hands
and wept like n cLild. while the eyes of
his two companions filled with tears, hut
their faces retained their stolid express
sion.
have spent MANY years among the
Indians" said Gen. O'Beirne this morn
ing, when relating the incident. and /
never saw an Indian cry before"
Gen, O'Beirne shipped the Indians to
Pine Ridge yesterday afternoon.