The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1891-06-05
'au-es of the Recent sioux Outbreak.

Causes of the Recent sioux outbreak.
WASHINGTON. June l.-Scnator Pet
tigrew OF South Dakota is a member
OF the special committee Of the senate
appointed last winter TO visit Nebraska
and the Dakotas during the summer
cent Sioux outbreak and suggest laws
TO prevent Indian wars in the future.
The senator knows all about the Sioux,
having lived near them for almost II
quarter OF a century, and watched
closely the moves which led up to the
wal last winter.
The Sioux started in TO whip tho
soldiers. said he to your correspond
ent yesterday. land they would have
done it if they had had anything like
a fair opportunity. Yes, the weather
was bitter cold. but they had plenty OF
provisions and were full Of fight. The
surroundings were bad for them. Tho
Sioux are powerful in physique, and
will fight anything. We have seen,
since the trouble has blown over and II
will never come up again. hat none OF
the settlers were disturbed. The Indians
did not intend to hurt settlers. They
We're after the soldiers, whom they
detest. The battle of the Little Big
Horn in the Black Hills OF my state,
nearly twenty years ago, i'll which
General Custer was slaughtered, has
been pointed out to the young bucks
as n OF the greatest epOchs in the
life Of the Indian nation. The young
men were told by the old ones that
their fathers had distinguished them
selves on the battlefield where Custer
was killed, and that they-the young
IndianS-wOuld never amount to any
thing till they also killed some sold
iers. The battle OF the Little Big Horn
was Il simple slaughter of the soldiers,
and the Sioux III the last campaign
thought it was proper to kill soldiers,
as they were hired by the govern
mcnt to be killed, and they could not
be punished for it.
After all there is Il great deal OF
deep cunning about the Indian. lie
knows perfectly well that if he can
make an outbreak appear to be Il war
he is not likely to be arrested ana hung
for his murders, and that to MAKE war
you must involve the soldiers. Simoly
to kill settlers i not to make war.
This has been well demonstrated in
the trial OF Plenty Horses at Sioux
Falls, my home city. Plenty Horses
was educated at the Carlisle. Pa. In
dian school and almost a. soon a he
returned to his people he threw of MS
civilized citizens clothing and dOnncd
q blanket. When the last outbreak
began he took il into his head TO be-
come great among his people. He
wanted to xiii his man.. ana he must
be Il sOldIer. SO he went into the
camp one day, ana got into u CONVEX
satioE with Lietenant Casey. The ohi-
Ger had no idea the Indian had muir
der in his heart. When the ~conyersa-
ton ended Lieutenant Casey turned
about ana started to walk away. PEN
ty Horses took from under his blanket
q revolver he had concealed ana Shot
the officer through the back of the
head, at Il distance OF less than twenty
feet. There was 10 fighting. no ex-
cltcmcnt at the time. Was tina, war.
1t was murder. But Plenty Horses
defense was that the killing was in
war, and the defense stood, ana Of
course was acquitted.
NO" said the senator. in c~oncI1-
sion, there viii be 10 more Indian
var if we DO ourduty. We will make
1t Impossible for the Indian to have
arms. Without arms they cannot
kill