Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-05-02
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WAsn1xeros, Nay 1.-CApt. B. b.
Prssk, Tsrfh CkvalSy. superintendent q Ne
Caziisla Indian school, recently received
ard fervsrded % Secretary Proctor an In
tesestirR letter from the old chief Two
oifikes, wh3 figured very premineneiy IN
last winteRs's campaign IN South DAkosA.
The lelsef u dated April IL. 1t Rosebud
Agercy, and 10 q follows. having bsen
dicsatsd 10 m army c&cef:
FR,xHD CArfAIx: You wfote ne about
the Indians tere mixing more trouble
There Is NO Inten i,n eere OF having trorols-
II re we're going to make trouble. ~
would re enlist our young men - SOLDIERS
for the Great Fashef, - We are nov dotnef
We zee TIT this il . very good chance Tor
our young mea 10 do something for them
selves and make men Of tnemselvee. and
LET them enlist There was young msn
from Sslndins Rock c. ne here AID asked
me the same cues on - you cid. and told
him that We have no thouses Of msf'ng any
more trouble; tiAt vs had one tsouble q
Wounded Knee; that we ourselves did NOT
have sny.Nins 10 do With il, but that Il gave
~ lesson. We dill not want 70 dshs In The
frss place, bus somebody called for troops.
All we think about row 10 to farm Ireceivsd
Letter about the sams mlisef from
ths Lower Brule sger cy, and told them
that ve were not 20 ~ to make any more
trouble and that they must not pay any At
t,prIou {, such talk. This talk gives me
much teouble. and did not like It. l do
not want 70 tell my ficer friends any lie,
for know they are here from the Gsess
Father. His
Two Y STRIKES.
mark.
Lieut.. bravo. Who wrote the les.er from
die. sion, adds: 1.-TWO Strikes had me
write this latter to you from him. He ap-
pears much worried by t'ieSs false fumofs
going about concerT;ny his intentions. l
believe the old man is sincere. Today he
brought in his son and nephew to enlist,
and today they sre both soldiers in Troop
L, SIX h Cavalry"
Gen. Schofield i, very well pleased with
the pro, .ess hat has been made in the
work Of enlis .ng Ine' Ans in the army. He
said: ''If we cAa get two well-dfilled and
contented teoops Of IEdiAns we ST II be DO.
ing all that can be expected at t1is I me.
These troops will be the use OF many more
Indians eplisi;pg. and think can see the
day ahead when there will be no more diff
Guilty 10 getting good soldiers from the
Indian reservations than there il today in
enlisting white men. The example Of q
happy Indian soldier upon his fellow abe
rhymes will be very wholesome, and we ate
doing today what 10 needed to make the ex-
perimensa success, namely. concens ,ating
our efforts upon the formation Of two model
troops. 1t 10 my hope tiat these troops can
be organized and sufficiently well discip-
lined in time for them {, be stationed at
Chicago during the Ell position in lS93."
Capt. J M. Lee, Ninth United States In
family, agent for the Government ct the
Rosebud Indian Agency, s. OAK. was at
he War Depa. tment this morning and had
4 conference with Secretary Proctor. in
company with Capt. R. Fl Pratt, Superin-
tendent Of the Carlisle Indisn School, in
regard to the condition Of the Sioux Indians,
He said to report r that everything ia now
quiet in Dakosl, ard tha chances are favor
able that there vii be no iiouble this
Spring. Inc white felix's around the
agencies, he added, are inclined to
start sill sorts of rImors Of the
coming strife. tut So far as he could OBJ
serve and he had investigated The cifcum-
stances very thoroughly. he knew OF no or
ganized intention Oh the part OF ne Indians
to be hostile or any ipclinst.on to organ.
izs, Speaking I, the B ules, who gained
rather ubsavS;y repust' On last winter
he continued to say thas tlere is s coed
deal of iniustice d. ne this t.ibe which iur-
nished the first company of soldiers to the
government without conditions. Capt Lee
10 Of the opinion the. the project Of enlist
icg Indians will ultimately be as much Of 9
success as the e. lis,ment Of oolorsd men
has been.