St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-18
EXPECT TO Be KILLED.



Robertson, Il put myself in immediate
Communication. with Porcupne, the
apostle OF the new religion among the
CheYennes, and with Big Beaver, who
accompanied him on his visit to the
new Christ at Walker Lake. New, last
year. had lengthy talk with Porcu-
pine and Big Beaver. The former was
almost entirely the spokesman,
Big Beaver merely corrOborating
his statements. Porcupine related
In substance the story reported
last summer. a copy of which is here
with forwarded. When questioned as
to the identity of the fifteen or sixteen
tribes who were at the Walker Lake
meeting last year, he said that they in
Guided Cheyennes, Sioux, Arapahoes,
Gros Nentres, Utes, Navajees, Sheep
Eaters, Bannocks and some other tribes
whose names he did not know. He
says all of the Utah Indians had been
there and left before his arrival. He is
sure there were no tribes from Indian
Territory rtp -esented, and thinks the
Sioux were tie most eastern Indians
present. He says that he first heard of
this new Christ was at the Arapahoe
(Shoshone) agency. Wyoming, where he
visit last fall. An Arraphoe Indian,
named Sage. who had been to
the Southwestern country in 1883,
told them that there was
A New Christ Arisen
for the Indians; told where he could be
found. and explained his doctrine to
them. Sage's story related, Porcupine
says. to the man he himself afterwards
saw near Walker lake. Porcupine
goes on to say that he and the other
CheyenneS were much interested, and
determined to see this Messiah, but as
all could not go so far, nine of the Chey-
enneS were sent back to the Tongue
River reservation to tell the people of
what they had heard. Porcupine and
tine other Cheyennes went on. When
they got to Utah they received large ac-
ceSSi0ns to their caravan, Indians join
ing them in groups at different points Ell
route, SO that when the meeting took
place at Walker lake, to hear the Christ
speak, there were, as near S P0rcu-
pine could estimate, several hundred
Indians present, including women
and children. He especially in-
sists that the teachings of the new
Christ were in the interest of peace and
good order and industry on the part of
the indians. | asked him he could ex-
plain how it was that certain Indian
tribes had made this new doctrine q
basis for neglecting their crops. indulg-
ing in demoralizing practices even in
disorder, as had been the case on GER
tain reservations. His answer is SO
Shrewd in the probable explanation of
the facts. that record it. He said that
the Indians who had gone to hear this
new Christ with him had gone hoping
to hear him preach some incendiary
doctrine, and that they were diSap-
pointed at hearing that the new creed
advised them to simply work and be-
have themselves; that being known by
their people to have seen and
gG Heard This New Messiah.
they concluded on their return home not
to relate strictly what this man had told
linn, but put into his mouth doctrines
more probable to the Indian. These
men, said POrcupine, are all liars, and
they are responsible for any trouble
that occurs. not the new Messiah. The
above comprises all the additional iu-
formation gathered from Porcupine
himself. 1t may be added that he claims
the ability in case of trouble about this
new belief on any reservation to put a
stop to it if called on to do so. From
Henry Reed, the Arapahoe interpreter,
information was obtained which,
if true, would establish the iden-
tity of the so-cailed new Mes
siah. Reed says this new Messiah
is Pall-Ute Indian named John John
son. He says johnson is very inteIli-
gent but not educated Indian. This
man lives on the Walker Lake (Paii-
Ute reservation. where Reed says there
ought to be nc difficulty about finding
him. Reed claims to know this man
personally. and seems to be very posi-
tive as to the identity of this man with
the new Christ. AS matter of interest
in this connection, Reed reports that
the ArapahOes are much excited over
this new doctrine, and that they have
destroyed many of their fences aud that
many of them have even torn down
their houses and sold the logs. He SAYS
the agent and Indian police have en-
tirely
Lost Control Over Them.
''My talk with these Indians lasted
until yesterday evening, and / believe
the above facts contain all the informa-
ton that can be ELECTED from the line of
inquiry directed by the commanding
general" Appended to the above is
the statement of the Cheyenne Porcu-
pine of his meeting with the new Christ.
In November last" he SAID, Il left the
reservation with two other Cheyennes.
| went through Washakle and took the
got on early in the morning about break
fast. rode all day on the railroad and
about dark reached fort supposed to
be Fort Bridger). | stayed there two
days and then took a passenger train
and the next morning got to Fort
Hall. i found some lodges
of Snakes and Bannocks there. l
saw the agent there, and he told me l
could stay at the agency, but the chief
of the Bannocks, who was there, took
me to his camp near by. The Ban
nocks told me they were glad to see
Cheyenne and that we ought to make a
treaty with the Bannocks. The chief
told me he had been to ashington, had
seen the president, and that we ought
all to be friends with the whites and
live at peace with them and with each
other. We talked these matters over
for ten days. The agent then sent for
me and some of the Bannocks and Sho-
shones, and asked me where was going.
j. told him L was just travelling to meet
other Indians and see other countries;
that my people were
At Peace With the Whites
sand l thought / could travel only when
II was here. We took the railroad to a
little station near by and then took
narrow gauge road. We were riding all
night at very fast rate OF speed and
came to town Oh a big lake (Salt lake,.
We stayed there one day, taking the
cars at night, rode all night, and the
next morning about o'clock saw set
element Of Indians. The Indians here
Mere different from any ever saw.
Hhe women and men were dressed in
Rhite clothes. The women wore their
hair banged. These Indians had their
sfaces painted white with black spots.
Ne stayed with these people all
day; We took the same road at
night and kept Oh. We travelled all
night and about daylight we saw a lot
of houses, and they told US there were
lot more Indians there, so we got Off,
and there we saw Indians living in huts
OF grass eule). There were whites liv-
ing near by. We got on the cars again
at night, and during the night we got
off among some Indians who were fish
caters. We stayed among the fish eat
ers till morning, and then got into
wagon with the son of chief of the
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