The sun., 1890-11-23

manner OF the Pcnitentos during tine fcust OF
At tho end IL fvc days the Indians came
back to aho reservation accompanird bv the
runners from the East. All were, moody and
object ot the journey. Several councils were
held. and finally the runners went southTard,
Ierccs. The Noa lercds came, back IN icw
dnyr bu' sen, men away 10 mo souin ana
aans Hfs WHO l on the Ne weo
restless wandering away and remaining Tor
dnys At time one Of ,neT To, finally niqrmsh sb
rerc6s and all other Indians into new coun-
try. whore the white man could TO, t"l'"w.
From lie day coach Of Union Pacific train
FROM the lust thn, pulled ~ 70 thn platform
dav last January. three Indians followed the
vaguely about them. lendleton. ,le county
the l'matia reservation, which Is situated
mile from the town limits, On this ieser'nllon
and Cavgse iribes. numbering hhoGi l'loD ~.
told. indians throng tho streets Of Iend!eton
to be found on the continent. There wrio
quite number OF them a. the Ienot HhTn the
and for time thcy stood about In silent groups
noting the ragged blanket. aud ,rayed isgGnGis
overtures of friendly greeting by signs. Tho
umatilias addlesfei them in inc .min0os itn,a
Then they rcsoltoi to signs a!an. Aiior
q while the strangers wen away with tho
omiy The fe eaaors n" o TIC rs HSs GS
called council in Ieo,s cabin innian Agent
Nj olehouse was inyitcd 70 attend. Ihe writer
were there; and with them about ior,y oi ihe ihe
Malq, WqIas. Caynss,' and tmai,,a,ii "a, ie1
dians entirely In the sign lun4uacc. which all
coast Indians unh,rstand. Win their arms. rms.
shonIds sYs ana ws inc "Iqss IN ,s H se
ent. light OF the candles which feo
hal Is4 ,o in nGnof o,S OF ,nS ,1o the sc3n
was almost eloquent when the strong bronze
face and noble form o. jr, ken bow. mo
size. Even a. rapidly ns the educated mute
talks with his nimble insGIs, Broken Bow toll
preted it to the whites. The SPOKESMAN SAID
he and his companions wero Arapahoes ON
the Shoshone reserSatlYn IN Myomlng., Their
broken corul Back Kick described by Il vicious
Kick backward, viii h evoked ,aughtsr from
designated, and Broken Ann kniio drawn
over the wrist.
am 1etSq s, srlua ESN "s as ny sy Woai s
tend anu walking YEARLY The length of the
floor, with both hands rressinG9n his abdomen.
what u long Journey he anu his rulnpanons
had come. and how hungry and tired tney had
been. I'eo reached out his right hand aud
did R soa "a come Min r Then Bronen e low
sn?ke with his ia,e 49, and "a arms with evident
rsni"ns % had been nI soni. he said, by their tribe
10 find the Great Spirit. who was coming TO
iie;e fetch al Indians to i better % country, where
Lad tod. Ihe Ararahoes ana shoshones, IRON
bow signed. that the Great Spirit, was in tho
West. beyond the Arrow Heart Mountains.
cause their old men were dying like th If cat
tie Oh the range There was no giass for tho
Sat,s to Iced 1n n. he,s 9i hG Ersa;
snow. Broken Bow people believed that only
the Great spirit could save them and had , sent
the west to hasten MIN on.
The SPEAKER .lesiril 81 The Messiah as an
Waa ,aer wGo an %qpS one s s4i 6ajna
"suuother' (hundsunerl than any Indian pcs
ont. with eyes brighter than tho, candies
and Indian were to be brothers Tholee
So@a Srre Would g"e Hts n,S sns indians f'oi oil
disease. anu poverty WOULD stalk abroad no
amops Them They wGua aoe A. the
deer TO shoot. and prosperity would attend
them forever. Broken Bow illustrated by pick
Gethsr and slapping the broad surfaces As If
shutting book tuat Indians would not b.
He then SHOOK his head and threw the boards
away. which ~ meant E that h Indians ans, would have
% deriss % from % ths coming Of tIs Great Spirit
az g be ineomprehens DE TO thi whites. but
Maisn .sfS i%ea 10 i! bretn ns a ssnaa4 %
row he had sa sealchs% for ,he ,,.a ,reai
nTs h l% n0nf lie ''nsl asked ts a' B a.sq Fish
Indans iCoumbia River irit,5 had seen the
did not look Tor him. The Ararahoes we're
greatly, disappointed at this, as their inces be-
ing further. but were dssuadcd from doing So
They were without m3mey ,n and in :, county OF
lodges ard perhaps the Great Spirit would
come to them. He offered to suspIy them tn
means for g, the IoG,ney, and nrted sphsGrH,
Indians and whites. Though moLcy was raised
T., send them to, Salt Lake. and ,hr neNt day
~ their failure 10 find the Great Spirit.
This mission OF the Arapnh9e. confirms, in
that the present agitation was started BY that
tribe. According 20 tho stories of the Indians
eEery be Wef il no TO-
able that the Sioux lir-t learned of the OK
Geetsd advent from them i Is eetan TINT
among the Umalllas OF the Arapnho runners
s Msscc oF"' o ' sScaies Gos
Apaches IN Arizona are the most fiery Of the
and"n maey Sss oi and The " ia oxc
them. That the original plan OF mo
present moyemSnt d;a r,rd not eontcmIlate
demonstrated by the fact that the other ,libes
throuRhout ih" country are not following tho
heinz, made 10 concentrate Tho Indian ropula-
tion. Alpices from all tn" Western re,erva-
lions. excepting tie Sioux, say the Indians are
behaving themselves. and are massed Oh their
respective reservations.
In the pursuance OF IA careful inquiry extend
ing over three months among the Indians of
Washington, Oregon Montana. Idaho Wyum-
ing. and Colorado. mono OF them were heard
to utter II hostile sentiment against the whites,
They appeai ed to expect no Interference iIom
the latter. AMI in fact did not consider tho
possibility OF any trouble. Winter is not u
favorable season OF The year for an Indian 10
go on the war path. C9ld- wcnther fighting il
not TO his taSic, and Government ratiuns rrs
much more acceptable than the starvation and
exposure experienced 10y lighting in denp
SHOWS. The present excitement Is probably
due to tho needless apprehensio4 of PEOPLE
who live In an ian country without KNOW
ing anything If Indian habits.
known in in tie wrsi, IS not The the sam, iS y win
all tribes, Tho Northern Indians rcrrc-
sent that parsonage u lie man of
their own race, whose mission !, to be one of
Southwestern Indians. Most OF the Apacles.
notably tho Mimhre- and Gnadaluupns and
Aavaos, believe tina, tho Great Spirit i cor,ng
TO crush out the whites and givo the ointment