Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-02
LAw-ABIDrNs INDIANS NOW.
Recent Prisoners At Fort sheridan and voy-
agers With BuRAlo Bill Assist in Keeping
the Peace.

Recent Prisoners At Fort sheridan and yoy-
agers with Buffalo Bill Assist in Keeping
the Peace.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
CHICAGO, Feb. %, 1892
Among the Indians at Pine Ridge who were
at the scene of the recent trouble between the
natives and cowboys were several who had So
iourned at Fort Sheridan after the campaign Of
two years ago and have since travelled with
Col Cody's Wild West Private advices re-
ceivsd by an officer at military headquarters
make special mention of sorae Of these braves.
The correspondent at Pine Ridge says that the
behavior of these former hostages was most
commendable. Short Bull and Kicking Bear
assisted in the capture Of two OF the murderers
after the fight was over, and of those Indians
he says: They were considered the worst of
the hostile element, and were men of great in
fiuence and capable Of doing great harm. We
now see them enforcing the law and insisting
on justice being melted ont to the offending In
dians. They say with pride that they want
Gen. Miles to know what they have done. 1t
Is intended that action shall be taken with q
view of having these Indians recognized by
the government for their excellent conduct at
this time. Ii is well that they are controlled
by strong hand and that they are dealt justly
with By the government. or else. no doubt.
they would become a source of great trouble
and danger to the settlers in the Dakotas."
This action on their part is n valuable con-
rribution to the controversy OF couple OF
years ago to the ACCESSIBILITY Of the Sioux
Indians travelling with Buffalo Bill in Europe.
After Col. Cody and his associate John NJ.
Burke's. efforts for peace at Pine Ridge they
secured Inc privilege of taking an equal number
OF the active friendiies anu 'hos:iie hostages"
Cor prisoners). including SnorG Eull and Kick
ing Bear. from Fort Sheridan for tour of Eu-
rope. This considered humane. wise and
educative measure by practical friends OF the
Indian. That il is SO time and developed facts
have proven. and solid appreciation Of the white
man 3 power and the greatness of the world be-
yond their limited reservation has resulted to
the adult hostile far greater than heap
talk could in ages effect. 1t is curious to learn
on the Pine Ridge reservation that the school
children can show their pictorial geographIes
and other books relative 10 the ocean, to Euro
pean nations. to Vesuvius. Pompeii. Rome. st.
Peters, the Coliseum, Venice. St. psurs. Lon
don, the kingly castles of Europe, the monu-
ments. the graves of Charlema2ne and Yelling
ton and other notable places in almost every
tepee and find an adult war
rior who has been there, fully recog-
nizing the pictures and indorsing to the
little ones the written truth. This accomplish
mens brings pleasure to the indorsefs of the
travelling policy (among wnom we're some of
the highest in the land notably the late Mr.
james q. Balne), proving that 1.-The end jIlsti-
fies the means" While the schools churches
and missionaries have worked good. the Indian
to become practically good citizen needs di-
versiIv OF education. and among the warriors
of this generation especially diversified actions
TO call him away from br0oding thoughts of
ancient glory on the wsrpath. The sample of
the sO-called Cody Indians in the % 1891
sucn Sword" mo Neck" Rocky Bear"
Red Shirt" ..Yankton Charley" American
Horse" (the great Sioux orator.. Little
Chief. Ell al: the many that joined the police.
scouts and the United States armv: the prompt
spirit i'll which Joe Bush. Sitting Bear. Two
Lance and others shot down the n1arderers of
the cowboys. and now the attitude Of Kicking
Bear and Short Ball and that splendid Indian
Younc-Alan-A fraid-Of His Horses who recog-
nized the advantage of his Young men traTel-
ing with people VINO would watch over and
guard them, deserves to be recorded at this
date a result clearing away the doubt of two
years age.
Capt. Sword was the first Pine Ridge Indian
permitted TO travel Since his return he per-
iected the Indian police. which he commanded
until his appointment as judge. His Influence
and development have been such that he is
looked upon BY the church people a noble
example of the Christian Indian"
That travel is tine best educate of the white
man is en- axiom aud tina. self government is the
greatest incentive to personal restraint is undis
puted Buffalo Bills Indians during their
travels were instructed in home rule. having
their own chiefs judges and police, the latter
elected. They had ru.es or laws laid down and
fines after trial ard conviction were imposed.
Every effort for the past ten years has been di-
rected 10 make over 1000 warriors learn the
duties of citizenship, exercise the ma ority rule
of ''tne creates: good to the greatest number"
and the punishment of the recaicitrant
The actions Of the military. the stern vet
diplomatic and generous methods of Gen. Miles
and the educative experience of travel have
most certainly borne fruit mutually beneficial
to the government and its wards.