New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-11
RED CLOUD AT HOME.
HIS EFFORTS TO INCITE HIS PEOPLE TO
WAR.

positc ridge separated by the hollow OF the creeh'
is a twostOry frame house. surrounded py some
misunderstanding tcpecs, a few log buildings anu
swcat-hOuses. Wagons and wood-pllcs compete
the settlement This is Red Clouds camp, ana
the largest house is his residerHe-the only TWO
story dwelling At the agency. II was bullt lor
Red Cloud. to distinguish him from the othefs
Of his band An Interview with the ola man
would furnish the information that he was inc
leader Of his people and always wanted theih 10
do gooG ways He always wanted TO work Tor
schools and for farms and for the Great fa'hcr'
lie did not want his people to have any trouble
He had stopped the ghost-dancc. among them
They had been hungry, but he hoped everything
would be all right now. He wanted his people
TO do good ways lie might vary it a little, nut
this is about what he would say to yen. slowly
and in a solemn and Impressive manner.
For confirmation of this. see the reports IN inc
ncwspa pers. They really correct statement
of the interviews. This is Red Clouds formula
for interviews II is good idea To believe peo-
pc-whcn YOU can-but sometimes confidence Is
extremely hazardous, and Red Clouds deeds ana
words remind one of what the man said about
his new dictionary when he had tried tr read IT:
Very interesting but somehow il did not seem
to hang together" But. though the deeds ana
words do not seem TO hang together, like the nc
tionary, there is purpose running through which
may be traced BY those initiated and familiar
with the plan The old man seems TO have
threaded himself in and out among all of the plots
and disturbances of which | have been able 10
learn anything. ] do not have TO mention his
name nor ask any leading questions. II IS only
necessary TO akc the part Of listener 10 the casual
conversations going on around me. | know from
personal experience that the trouble Of 1881 and
1854 was instigatcd solely by MIN in his opposl-
ton 10 the efforts made for progress. The threat
encd outbreak of IS { had It's Otgin III MS cry
of fraud-thc teachers were getting the children
into the school and making them work 50 as 10
get money ont OF them" When he could not get
the support ~ the Sioux. most OF whom drNpiSc
him. he tried 70 involve the ChcyenncS When
the agent Withdrew the rationS and the 'hcyenh'S
decided 70 give their support 10 tie school, no
wrote TO his Eastern sympathizcrs that he was
the leader of his people and the agent was
dcfraudnC them ont Of their rations.
This. with little variation, is the real inside
history Of most Of the trouble there has ever
been M Pine Ridge Agency. and there must I've
some special reason why il is now the centre "i
hosiilites There is often n great discrepancy
between the true inwardness7 Of thing and
its outward appearance
Red Cloud has found n confederate IN Dr.
BIdN0. WHOSE UilldHiIl'pN lays Nv - 'f''
question when it is known that hc claimed one
half of the $4,000 which was Red Clouds dam
AGES for ponies stolen" from him by the white
man when he was on the warpa'h at the time
Of the Custer campaign. The damages wli"d
when tho clause to be paid proof Of owner
ship and the extent of actual value wa inserted
in tho bill and il is feared that Red Cloud Will
not be able 10 furnish proof which viii not
criminatc his actions and that DR.. BANDS claim
for services in getting pay for loss Of ponies and
in securing the removal of DIR. Mc'dycuddy Will
remain unsettled. ! happen 10 know the prob
able reason why DR. Bland much in clrnes,
about the latter service. ' The outbreak before
referred 10 had been avcrted. after much threat
cncd danger 10 life and property and excitement
that 10 say the least. disa grcca bic. We were
beginning to calm down sufficiently 10 resume our
regular routine of duties when Or. Bland ap-
pcarrd. and after holding secret councils with tie
disturbcrs Of the peace al his leisure reported b.
the agent The times wcr too critical and his
actions too great Interference T. admit Of
parcy. and he was escorted from the agency BY
The willing policemen. who had seen too much of
that kind Of trouble. and who wished that these
people might have opportunity for peaccabe
occupation. That This was The opinion Of the
larger number Of Indians was proven by the over
NlflHIup HIdIolllN IIdl dlNhAb tlbk III
Gillycuddy's side in all Of these encounters
Having had this experience and personal knowl-
edge of Red Cloud, ! watched closely t. SEQ what
connection he may have led with ills present
affair
In Washington I met soldier from Fort
WaShakc, who told me that some half
of the name OF Gcnnciss had been there among
the ghost-danccrs this summer. and that there was
fear Of an 0utbcan at that place. This was Sig
nihcant. for the reason that the Gcnnclsscs are
among the most active of Red Clouds mis-
siOnares
ON the train coming from Chicago ! met Judge
Morris, former acquaintance. VINO told me that
year or Two ago the Indians had come down =
Chadron trJm Pine Ridge 10 celebrate the Fourth
Of july with an Omaha dance. In the procession.
composed Of Indians and settlers. that accompanied
the performance Red Cloud insisted upon riding
IN the carriage that preceded the MAYOR and other
dlgnitarcs He WAS 50 threatening in his man
ucr when they hc,Itatcd that they yielded T. his
demands, tearing an outbreak. He male
speech, saying that the land belonged 10 him and
ms people, and the time would come when they
would get II back. lie has secretary and
uses his assumed power among the indians to Ill
tmldalc the whites and wee versa.
When reached the agency they told me that
Jack Red Cloud had been the leader IN tine
ghost dances and in the attack that led 10 the
appeal for troops bat that now he had reformed
and was an active scout, working for the Govern
ucnt. discovered that by "a strange coincilrucc
the reports that ne brought were not borne ont
10y facts Red Cloud became very piOus and
sollcliOus for the welfare of o. his people. ire
qucning the office constantly. An officer told
me that he said Why do YOU discuss the plans
freely before Red Cloud? p" lie received the
answer: " lie doesn't know what | say: bat
CHANGING suddenly AZ The old rascals face
could see by the twinkle i'll his eye that hc had
understood.
On the reservation the seat of greatest trouble
proved 10 lie at Wounded Knee Here nearly
every one was a relative Of Red CIoud Teachers
..lI hat oil. Al.
felt that they were in danger most Of the time.
and had CONSTANT annOyanccs; but when they
taught AT Little Wounds camp they felt the pro
lection Of Little Wounds influence When !
went u SEQ Little Wound hc told me that Red
Clond had been getting the people into bad ways,
and when folks found IT, out lac did not want 10
he blamed for il, 80 he said il was Little W0unn
who had done II. This is probably the truth. and
will bc readily believed by all who are acquainted