Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-04-05

e1II-bIood Indian, was the popular chief
eSf the powerful Cherokee tribe. His
mother, highly educated lady, was
the daughter of Judge Northrup, of
Connecticut. The family moved with
che tribe to the present Cherokee res
ssrvation in the Indian Territory IN
1887 Dissension soon arose among
the tribe, because of their enforced re-
uoval from the home of their fathers,
which were cunningly fomented by
John Ross, rival chieftain, who was
aeaious of the popularity and power OF
Chief Ridge, which finally eliminated
an June 30, 1889, in the cold-blooded
1nurder of General Ridge and has aged
Gather, in the presence of the family,
st9y Che adherents of Ross, who seized
THE supreme power, and remained chief
until about the close of the late civil
war between the States, when he died.
Fellow Bird, then boy of II years
raf age, an eyewitness to this atroclous
murder. in letter thus describes the
Incident:
~g1he removal of the Indians West had
Jaomented discontents of the darkest and
deadliest nature. The ignorant lndi-
aars, unable to vent their rage upon the
whites, turned their wrath towards
their own chiefs, and chose to hold
them responsible for what had happen
ed John Ross made use of these
nreiudices to establish his own
power He helu secret coun-
sci and plotted the death of my
father and grandfather, ka-nun-ta-
kIa-ge and Boudinot and Others who
were friendly to those men. These
bloody deeds were perpetrated I'M
der circumstances of peculiar aggrava-
etion, -.
~%On the morning of June %, 1889,
yIbout daybreak, our family was aroused
.ironl sleep by violent noise; the doors
were broken down and the house was
flIed with armed men. / saw my
xather in the hands of assassins. He
esnde&vored to speak to them, but they
shouted and drowned his voice, toi
chev were ordered not to listen to hun
ecrI moment, for fear they might be
persuaded not to kill him. They
dragged him into the yard and pre-
pared to murder him. Two strong
eaen held him by the arms, while 9th
ssrs stabbed him deliberately with long
akirk knives twenty-nine times. Nj.
vnother rushed to the door, bu
aiiev pushed her back int
the house with their guns
aud prevented her egress unit
the act was finished. My father fel
Go the earth, but did not expire for
Few minutes. My mother ran out t
aim. He raised himself on his elboN
aud tried TO speak but the blood flow
cd into his mouth and prevented hin
In q few brief moments he died, witt
cat speaking the last word which h
wished 70 say. Then succeeded seen
.osf arouv, the sight of which makes on
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colder had passed to the remotest
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