The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-07

OMAHA. Dec. 5.-ISpccal Tho Bee
has received the following from its spe-
cial correspondents:
PINE RIDGE Agency. 5. D.. VIA RUSH
WILLIE, NEE. Dee. 3.
AS pcrliouS mission as man of God
has undertaken for many day toward
avcrting bloodshed and loss of human
life was completed to-day when good
Father julie. Il Catholic priest whom
General Brooke requested to go out and
talk with the hostile Indians, returned
to the agency.
1T seemed sheer madness for Il white
to so much as think of attempting such
a mission and hope to return alive. but
Father julie, having spent seven years
among tho Indians, four of the seven on
the agency, and having been looked up
to and greatly contided in by the reds.
he and tie officials considered that it
would be more possible for him to make
Il final effort at ii pcaccable adjustment
Of the present crisis than any one else
The reverend father was accom-
panied by Jack Red Cloud. widely re-
spccted son OF the famous chief, who
went more as Il guide than upon che
supposition that he would he OF any use
III making the mission Il success.
The start was made on "Wednesday at
noon. They went to White Clay Creek
very, unusual route, and as the re-
suit. got lost after crossing White river.
All Of Thursday night they wandered
about, bein. compelled to keep moving
Hunger was added to their discomfort
since they had not taken Il morsel of
food with them.
Ten miles from tho hostile. camps they
were halted by the enemies pickrts. who
levclcd their guns on them and held
them until an Indian runner could he
sent into camp and inquire whether or
not they were To be admitted. A favor
able reply WAS received and they pro-
cccded on. but under the muzzles of
WinchcStcrs.
The camp was reached ut ! | Il. m. the
next day Two hours later the chiefs
met Father julie in the council. There
were present Two Strike. the head
chief, Turning Bear. Short Buck. High
Hawk. Prone Dog, Kicking Bear. Earle
Pipe. Zig Turkey and High Pipe The
pipe OF peace was conspicuous by its
absence.
Father julie opened the council by
asking the chiefs to state tho particular
cause OF grievance hat had led them to
assume so startling an attitude of war.
The replies were substantially as fol-
lows: I'VE object to the recent census
returns made by Mr.. Lee. His cnum-
Grafton, as he is now making it. would
not give food sufficient for us to live on
Lee puts us down lcss-many less for
each tcepee than il contains We arc
To receive food according to that cnum-
Grafton.
"Weshall starvc, We know we Shall
starvc. If the Great Father chooses to
cheat us we will have one big eat before
starving time comes. After that we
shall fight our last fight and the white
men shall sec moro bloodshcd by us
from our guns than ever before. Then
we shall so to the last hunting grounds
happy.
IF tho white man did not mean to
cheat us out Of food the Great Father
never would have sent soldiers. There
is no need Of soldiers if the Great
Father intended to he fair with us. We
know that he intends cheating us bv the
way the census man is now putting
down figures that lic.and by which we
are to be fed.
The Great Father has done another
wrong. lie put new linc--a new boun-
diary limo between Rosebud and Pine
ludge agency. that makes many of ,s
leave our homes and give them to others.
The Great Father broke Il treaty when
he did this. We can no LONGER believe
the Great Father. lie SAYS: Children.
you shall never be moved again unless
you want to go, and then he goes right
away and moves us.
1--WE are done with promises. and now
VIC make promise that VIC will fight.
and the Great Father will find that we
Will not break our promise.
We will now be very plain with you.
Christian Father. and tell YOU another
thing. something of which YOU NAV have
already thought. 1t is this: .Wc arc
not coming in now. and we Will not Law
down our rifles because va are afraid of
the consequences
I'VE have done wrong: we know it
If We stop now we will he punished.
The Great Father will send many OF us
to his big iron house to STAY many
moons. We would die now: we will not
go and give up. We know the Great
fathcr better than he knows us or cares
To know us.
After a long pause Crow Dog said that
they might come III if the soldiers were
taken away.
Father julie says he then urged them
with much fervor to be peaccablc and
give up their designs of war. lie OK
planned that the soldiers were not 10
harm the Indians. but to protcc. Tho
agency; that rations had been increased
at the agency, and that if they would
come TO General brooke he would telc-
graph to Washington and get pensions
Tor them to stay upon the agency.
SO far as dcprcdations are concerned