The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1895-03-13
ALMOST AN INDIAN WAR.
Reds at .}o.LO were III a Decide ctiI: pnd
IuInOr

til, Jocl<o reservation is taken from
the Standard The n)attcr was mon
toned in our last issue. but 1T that
time the full particulars G u.d Not lc
had:
The trouble began about q week
ago. during the absence oI Agent
Carter from the agency On business.
at that time the tribe known as the
Bitter Root F'lutfeadS, whose IaHl;s
arc nearest the agency at Jocko. in
lul1cd in Il war dance. The beating
Of ton.-tons and the Yell, Of tie
dancers was ;hc first intin,ation the
agency people had. Of the intention
Of the indians to pe}il I'll this 81.
biddrn Dance Chief Clerk Roman 1T
once dispatched an Indian policeman
to the dancers with q command to
stop the dance at once. l,Hc com
mand was ohcEed, but after the de-
partlre Of the policeman he dance
WAS resumed as vigorously as ever and
c Jntilueu in defiance q, the uE,ipr.
from the agency.
liivcsti CATION Showed That. after
the lct!iGn of the policeman to :tl!c
agency. LOiisun. Il medicine man O.;
the Bitter Rect tribe, had tGlu the
Indians to 60 On with the dance and
paE no attention to the orders Of the
white man. Some Of the young bucks
then proceeded with tie lrcnzicd
dance and there was considerable U1-
iintss manifested toward tic agent
and his employees.
agency lie promptly ordered uhc ar
rest ui LuuiSun and tho medicine man
was locked up in the agency jHI|
'i>hiS angcrcd the Young bucks Of the
tribe and they came to the agency
office with the demand that their
medicine man be at uncc released. II
he was not allowed to go By the agent
they said t?lcy would batter down the
inil and let him OFT themselves.
Mr.. Ca1tcrs rri,iy to 2ils vas that
unless they at once withdrew and
made no further disturbance, they
wt;:!d be locked up themselves. They
paid 40 attention to this, injunction.
! however. and lit once. hurried to the
iui!. where they effected an entrance
and were :lammcrin@y AVA, Ill the cc:l
door behind Which the medicine MAJ,
was locked. 'i'ha prisoner i!!ctcd
chem to Use more force and his words
Hnvc tilc::l oipcTlltIli;!il strength.
'iIicv f;l;;i threw then,>Hls;:"s at tie
strong in'!~: door and il seemed as ii
t,lcr pul,pt.s." "uuld b" accomplished
in 4 few minutes.
~ this ;i;id ta!:c1 n:;t a Brief inc
and ule;.uWh;ic Agent Carter had ccI
Ic2ted whatever nlcD "@Ic available
white ciis} is},'UNc:; Ct he n.3c.1c: and ;
F@U' iElIi;i,l ;iuicc. AI:ii:::'1 this iit;:.
!; force, .tucnt Carter i~f! t!icHi Un ;
; rul to tie iail, where the angry III
dams were trying t. release t!l"i
mcticlc mas. MI tie inz::l?ls i;cr,
inside ut Tx, JAIL aAA 10 Shat t!it
dQo:,; ard cUNc: t!:c:?l W;tl rifles va
he W&r,; Of an Instant They N"r
tGiiln;theh &c NCsist ;si:I surrender
This !G>,: DID raluctajt',.. and Tire
OF thyiA 1y:.o had been leaders Of th
crVs5d. ug!2 made prisoners. 5!'h2S
: three We're ;>",SH,h, ,Ei:y:I:;a ;i.d I<,';:
CJll.- -Cui!iicc. '!'hey were i!lat'cl:ic
: and 5u;!nd :l!:l' their cull ,Eli. i;;;:s &@i'
: away.
Il tgcn Garter decided tl:&t, for ~ +
keeping. lie would send t:Icsc tire
: bad one; t. the AIisSo!:t:t jail, ;i!
preparations were at "t:cn made !!
get tl4uI1 to Missouri n.;int!E. TIL"
= w,r@ placed :'i /, W;,4>:: :li:ti ,iio teal
: la:l ;!ic ;,#cn3,. without ;t:'ractj;l
attcntiY:l.
u Iitc bucks Of tho Bitter !:U4> t:i
- were On the H.crt. Ii Wuvnr. aud ~
\ fore the outfit had CIi>c:l ;Wo mix
" ii was au.v0'1 4dcd Us thirty l'1uutc
arc "i.,l::s;1 Indians. "!.n, 1T tic ;>Hil
- OF t!io rifle. demanded tie release
J. the prisoners. This Wa; &o.3c ii
- the bo!li-cra::t Indians returned
IN the agency. flushed viii victsiry a;
= uI!ier thon ever.
/ They became b0istcrnns and Il
4" situation became 80 critical that X
J. cnt Garter tclc%rapi1ou to t!:c .col
u maud;int 1T Fort NissouIa for t:u~,
:, - The rcl'I.: was that noic could he ="
- without orders tr~in department ho;,
~ quarters and a request was made
further information as to the eau
)" Of the trouble and The means 81 {
>" fcnse at the command CT tie nwc.
'' Before replying. Agent Carter {
~ cdtd to try ihc effect tf a blur
* tic Indians. With al interpret