Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-01-29
THE CRUEL WAR OVER.
Review OF General Miles Army OF
the Northwest
The Rss<wsnt Witnessed BY the sa-pi-I.sa-
>asassrs - Driving <tsrm-ssuas
sf tn. Fsassa- Commando
fartieivasfnx-

ty ro see the strength and discipline of
the nitsd states army. for the end Of
the ghost -stance rebellion was marked
BY a review Of ali tie soEsliers who have
taken part in crushing the Indians whsl
hast taken ta the warpath through fear
of their tribes people or BY r.assri OF
their tauaricism. which was an errer-
srie but natural outcome u the system
OF starvation practlcest by the Govern
ment toward it's warts. The iav xas
one gf the most aisagreenbIs. af rhe cam
paigu- The wind blew from the north.
driving sand and snow over the valley
m hirnding amt choking sheets. The
camp OF the soIstiers was two miles
from the agency Tents ran In a long
lane through the great ravine, the
ers~iSs Of whieh were i,sci<eti with snow
from the earl ' morning storm. Through
a sitting gale OF sand General Niles
AMI his staff rode IN ragged srr,Jur. tbs.
wind raising the tails OF their horses
over their TANKS. Il was after ten
0eioex when al preparations were
mahsts TOR the review The SUBMITS Of
the buttes 10 the north were then
fringrd with Sioux warriors. who
were closely wrapped IN their
blankets ant staring at the long
lines Of eavaIrvmen and fnfantrvmen.
whIs.h stretched away cn the south until
they were Inss IN the fviur sanst The
reftsiS1us were a strange gruup OF
spectators They loulsett like Arabs as
raev are sometimes seen in prints.
squattIug on the ground or mounted ON
ponies On the top af the ISnolls when the
sun i sinking Many of the late ghost
dancers were still wrapped IN the
precious but ghossIy hahilinarntss Of the
strange religious crzz.e- Others were
eluaiSssi IN blus BLANKETS. the wind s.lSss-
my their c,sIs,retf ribbons and eagIs
feathers m barbara. grandeur The
great Indian village two miles north
WAS dsssrtetL anf the ssIlIen SIOUX
seemed awe,t by the activity Of the
sruops- >hivering m The biting wind were
their thousands of ponies. hutisfIe,f a abaut
The tepses. The warriors were still s1lss-
piciuus that some move would be- unasis.
IN wipe them Off shs. tls.s Of ths. earth.
Stretching m a Isng. ghsi-tIy line along
the ridge 0f hutrss % the north were
their picixets. ready 10 give the vvorvf
that vouIst semi tbs. REDSKINS ifvirlu- IN
eslse the soldiers should advance upou
them.
General Niles sat apou n blslclS hor<..
Gu a knoll - the east IN front OF hrs
escort which consisted Of rppresenta-
tives af every arm af the army in the
iclsf and Captains Naus. Baldwin ami
EwerSs Finally there came through
the gale the shriit notes OF the buvFe-
They were - faint that they were al
nnsr Isist IN the Storm Then ous. bv
onr ths. troops took up the call. and the
great parade of the regular army.
whie1 WIS the granftess since the final
dispossmsnt Of the troops. IN Iss5. IN
Washington began to pass m review.
General Br1olSe. muffisti NJ IN n wolf
skin svereuar. grimv from sand that
sEviried about his horse. and followed
by his staff led the procession. When
the horsem.-n passed IN front Of General
Miles the two leaders of the campaign
dipped their hats. Then General
BrDolke. wheeling his horse over the
YelIaw grass. took position beside
MS superior A cloud OF sand now
swept across the prairie but through
the binding sheet and with heads muf-
fled IN hinge fur caps. came the great de-
saehmeut OF OgaIaIla Sioux scouts. with
Captain Taylor. with his sword at a
salute, ut their head
Sergeant Resshirt- the hanisonest
Indian in the Sioux Nation was at the
extreme right. his long hair tossing in a
tangled mass over his shoulders Yanlx-
ton Charlie. WIN saved the revoIyers of
poor Lieutenant Casey rode at the left
of the Nae. his 0vereoat butronesf 80
closely about him that the war feathers
on his breast were concealed Behind
these famous scouts was the First Revi-
ment Band Of Angel Island. Cal. In flrr
mItsens and caps. playing Il march.
whieh WIS almost lost N the roar Of the
storm When the musicians. with horns
roaring and drums rattiing. rot opposite
General Niles they stepped away from
the column 80 that they faced their
commander Then came the xrpat
swinging eolImn Of infantry. IN brown
canvas 9vereuafs and fur caps. and the
Offering barrels OF their rifles over
their shoulders.
Coi0nel >hatter. with his SIDE wins
kers closely clipped. rode at the head of
the advancing column The men
marched m company front with their
red and white .r1Eifions. tar1ered by shot
ansi sireiI. Swapping spIrefuiIy IN sne
x1Ie. Tins was rne First Regiment Of
the ar-nv. and n It's officers passed IN
t-uut af General Niles their swords
flashed through the flying sand. and
then fell ar their saddle yirths
Captain pougher-v, grim veteran Of a
dozen Indian wars and the man who
had ais three-inch ritetf gun trained on
the hostifes al the time they marched
up the valley 20 the agency. was at rh.
head Of one column Those rarxed
<uidons went down before the command
ng General and instantly fell back as
the sombrero Of the great Indian srrate-
<isr was dipped
Behind the-srunlpeferz tranped the
Second Infantry. CT Omaha. IN blue
ovsrroarz and brown Iegxings. with
Major Butler at their head. and then
came the Seventeenth Infantry, swing
ing along with the iauntiness displayed
when Il marched through the blizzard
and sand along the Cheyenne river
There WAS n rumhlIng back of the IN
f71-rv< Mules with patient looking
faess anal staruesque ears were dragging
machine eannon- Those guns the In
dinrs dseIare shoot to-day and kill to
morrow The noise came from a hat
terry If tiaEtIlay and HotehISiss guns. and
uEales plcsalIng along 1t their sides witt,
cartridges PaeiEed = white canvas bags