The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-02
MASSACRE AVERTED.
EMMA sIoKkLs TELLs or THE 0UT
BREAK AT PINE RIDGE.
a whole Settlement Came near Being De-
stroysd by fnfamed ssvsges Becanss
ola Disobedient Young 0iri.


reply an Indian girl made 20 me at the
school at Pine Ridge. g. d., Of which was
superintendeDt. | had asked her TO do a
certain piece OF work. and that was the sui
len answer she gave
Il was In December 1884. The school
which was for Indian girls and boys, hal
been opened but few weeks and was ~
On experiment In the minds OF the Indian
and at the hands of the teachers. Their
were IS scholars. evenly divided betweea
the sexes. All the work OF the house hal
been detailed TO the pupils, as no othcr
help was available.
One OF the GIRLS was Max pia Duta dauGh-
ter Of Ped Cloud, the celebrated chief. she
was IS years old, strong and robust--in
fact, one Of the physical models Of the
school Her turn came 20 do houseworA,
which was the making Of bread. The first
day she did her task gracefully, but the
second day she baked.
Word was brought 70 me as superfntend-
ent. | went ia search Of her and found her
sulking In the Yard When I asked her to
take her place, she refused. Knowing that
armness only would make an impression on
Der. ordered her back The 2-word dia-
logue resulted IN her going sullenly back 20
her place, but that night she cent word 70
her father, the dreaded Red Cloud
He came and took her to phe agency ply
uc!an, DR. Thompson, who, afraid OF the
chiefs vengeance, gave him certificate 10
the effect that the girl had consumption.
In face Of this could do nothing but ex-
rnse the girl. who went home TO her father
| knew 1t was one Of the willy Indians
tricks, az the girl weighed 40 pounds and
was the picture Of health.
Red Cloud then called a council of the
Sioux. He made them an impassioned
speech He told them that the Crest Fa-
ther had paid the white women TO work for
the Indians and now they were making the
Indian children work for them. Red Cloud
appealed 10 the ignorance Of the Indians re-
gariing the whites Just az he appealed 10
the Ignorance Of the whites in regard to the
Indians.
His speech had it's effect. and delega-
lion OF six braves WIS sent to inspect the
school. OF these, Little Wound, the pow
erful chief, was the head. They visited the
school and saw all its Workings and the
progress the children had made. / ex'
planned TO them that work simply meant
making things better. They were greatly
pleased. and | then and there won the
friendship Of Little Wound, who was TO
manifest il in SO signal Il way not long after
As the blankeied delegation left, they
said Waste" (wash-tay), meaning Good"
There were three times as many applica-
lions as We could accommodate after this,
and Red Cloud saw that his own people
would not sustain him, 20 he appealed 10
Little Chief, the redoubtable Cheyenne
warrior, who was in IA lighting mood, and
Invited him to camp with the Sioux and
then 10 attack the agency, burn the school
and kill me
When DR.. McGillicuddy, the government
agent, heard of this scheme on the part OF
Red Cloud, be ordered Little Chief TO move
camp Tho fierce Cheyenne refused. The
doctor then said that lac would hold back
the rations as the law provided, as a pun
lsbment for the insubordination.
The two chiefs then determined to fight
They rallied their bands and decided TO
make the attack on the day of the issuing
of the rations Of beef. The refusal OF Dr.
McGillicuddy to give the beef was TO be the
signal for the attack. The beef was usual
ly issued at tho corral, three miles from
town, and was generally live cattle, which,
NJ they were turned loose, were shot by tho
Indians This shooting of the beef on the
hoof was 60 be made the cover OF IA general
attack on the whites.
We could SEQ active preparations going
on around for the attack. Dir. McGhllicud-
dy knew Of it, but could do nothing, as he
had no soldiers, his idea having been TO
govern the Indians without show of mill
tary fUrce. Things began to look desperate.
Two Cheyenne braves had been detailed to
kill DR.. MoGiliicuddy, and one, Ray No
Water. had fired at bin. but luckily missed
him.
Red Clouds Vaccinations had taken up
the winter and spring, and July q, 1885, the
day of issuing rations, was at hand. The
hour set for the distribution Of beef was l
D. IN all the morning we saw the signal
mirrors flashing word about the hostile
camps, and the mounted warriors gather
ing their forces for the attack were outlined
against the sky us they rode along the sharp
ridge
In painful suspense we watched DR.. Nc
Gillicuddy from the schoolhouse set off Tor
the corral, where ia an hour our fate was Co
DO decided. and the Doctors confidence in
the friendly Indians was to be tested. lie
was accompanied by only his few Indian
police, but he was one Of the coolest, bray
est men that ever lived, and he rode away
serenely calm, while our hearts were beat
ing wildly.
The good DOCTORS confidence In his In
dian allies was not misplaced. Little
Wound, who had visited the school, and
who was the enemy OF Red Cloud, had fol
lowed the schemes Of treachery and pre-
pared to checkmate them. One OF the no.
blest chiefs that the North American In
dams ever raised to power, he despised Red
Cloud for his two faced dealings with the
two races
Hearing Of our danger, Little Wound
brought all the Indians he could muster to
the agency and prevailed upon Fast Horse
aud Standing Soldier TO do the same
On arriving at the corral DR., McGilli-
suddy had the police form a double line.
Through this line tho Indians had To pass
one by one 70 get their rations The police
had their guns up aud aimed ready TO fire
ut the first sign Of hostility.
But Red Cloud SAW he was beaten Cou-
riers had told him that the newly arrived
forces OF Little Wound and his two chief
friends outnumbered his. Calling to Little
Chief, the two defeated warriors sullenly
withdrew. The noxt day Little Chief moved
bis Cheyenne camp. The next week he
brought three children TO our school One
Of them WAS his own son, who was given
into our charge by the beautiful ceremony
Of bringing the boy on milk white pony
and after ceremony Of words turning the