Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-02-06
DIDN'T KNOW THE BRAVES.

How the Agent OF Forepaughs Show Got
Mixed Up on Indians Last Summer.
Adam Forepaugh went to no little trouble
and expense to procure the band of Sioux
Indians which accompanied his circus
through its tour Of the United States last
summer. Before the Indian commissioner
would allow their removal from the reser-
yation he required bond to be made out
for the sum of $4,000 to secure their
safety, good treatment and careful guard
& from the various banes of civilization,
including fire-water. AS a consequence
the fear of forfeiture of the amount in.
sured careful watch over the welfare of
tho redskins, but in spite of all vigilance
some of the braves would occasionally
smuggle in sufficient of the ardent to slim
ulate themselves to the fighting point, and
then ringing war whoops would resound
through the tents and peace would be a
stranger to the caravan.
This state of affairs gave rise 10 an anus
ing incident while the circus was in Kan
sas City last September. r. @. Campbell,
the general agent of the show, while out in
Kansas, decided to run in and visit it here.
So, taking an east bound train he arrived
on the morning of the 9th and spent the
day in and around the circus, noticing With
pleasure. the evident popularity of the
braves with the spectators at each perform
ance.
Late at night, in fact it was after the
midnight hour, he wended his way toward
the hotel at which he was stopping and had
almost reached it when suddenly to his
CONSERVATION he deserted four of the noble
red men staggering down the street, drunk
as even the highest type Of Caucasian could
pnGcihlu frat Whan QIpnncf of hIG aIhnxv
they stopped. Two went down ignomini-
ously on the pavement, one grasped lamp
post in the most approved style and the
fourth, utterly collapsing, fell into Mr..
Campbell's arms as if he recognized in him q
long lost brother. Visions of United States
authorities mercilessly coniscating that
$4,000 bond flashed through his mind as,
with great exertions, he piloted the hic-
coughing brave to the wall of the hotel and
leaned him up against it Then he called
aloud for help and. the porter coming to
his rescuue, the two tried to set up the
Bacchanalians beside their comrade who
was holding up the hotel. But as fast as
they would get one in position and turn TO
another the first man would fall PROSTATE
and at last, in despair, Campbell rang for
the patrol wagon and had the Indians
taken to the central station, where, follow
ing in their wake, be explained matters.
The captain in charge agreed to hold the
men subject to the order of Adam Fore
paugh and Campbell forthwith wired the
manager of the circus statement of the
facts and request that man be sent
down from st. Joseph, to which place the
show had gone, to take them in charge.
In the meantime the Indians were
stripped and for half an hour stream of
uoc rnnrad nyar tharn opa hv
one, from a hose, but even this heroic
treatment failed to revive them from their
maudlin state and they were finally locked
up for the night.
Campbell went back to his room early in
the morning with a satisfied conscience,
knowing that he had done his duty to the
best of his ability. He slept well and long,
it being after 10 o'clock in the morning
when, after breakfast, he sailed forth to
the central station to see what had been
done with the braves.
Upon his arrival he found they were
gone and his hair almost stood on end
until the officer in charge said: Il guess
you are not an expert on Indians. Those
fellows you had run in were not Siouxs,
but Cherokees, which long-haired patent
medicine fakir has had here for pretty near
month. He got them out two hours
ago."
Campbell was satisfied, and didn't wait
to ask any questions, but returned post
haste to the hotel, where he hurriedly
packed his grip, taking the first train for
Kansas, not caring to face the agent of the
circus, who, without doubt, would arrive
within an hour or SO to find out whether
any of the Indians had really escaped, or
if Campbell was merely. insane.-Kansas
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