The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-09
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PRIESTS OF THE BOW.

PRIESTS OF THE BOW.
They have not antagonize zed the white
man. Ibey Lave even accepted him in
their most esotcric societies. Some years
ago Frank hamilton Cushing was made
a Priest OF the Bow, the same cryaniza-
tion which is now In disgrace fo- Its ac-
tivitv in this witJN cxtcrmi nation.
When Ne-Na continued 10 grow worse
ana He'd rHuijiy from DAY 10 day. the
eiicinc men uant cd and prsvci The
p estS offered saCrc meal. ard hrcathcd
on tie sacred plrDes Il propiti,tc the
gods VITO hHi reset her with her ills. But
the gods refused 80 listen II re rraycrs
OF the priests. which like the ~ uke from
q Q altar o. DIN ic'l ack to earth uDrc-
ccivci hv the dwel!ers in the sky. And
so Ne-WR uic1
n g Priests Of the Bow, tic leading cult
OF ZuDi, coInI ose ! Of she savaES tLc gov
ernor OF tie trioe ana the n Ost tTan-
inent peoplG, sat in solemn council %
discover the cause of We-Wa's &c tn.
, hese prirsts oil q belief in " itchcraft
and since the Irayer3 OF the ~ edi,iae
men vita o @ use Of SLcreu Vararhc9nh.ia
had not effected cure, the, dc iacI that
s1me one had bcwit,Lod Ne.Wa
An old sqUaw was accused Of this
hcDious crime Gnd bv way uf dCtcrmln-
iny hoI guilt she was carried 10 one nf
the roofs CT the City and cast off Ihc
theory Of tho priests was that if size was
itch she would unfurl her - iNos ana
H. away; IL not sic would CvCl ate Act-
,clf Nv tcinc kiiioi. our 20 CfAsae. g Of
salem town had much tfe sRtuc clicf.
Is the poor Ole squaw lAv moaning in
tic .trcCt Irc dogs barkc; 81 hct AID
cl i'drcn ucirtoi the Drrcr of Srntn. lic
Priests OF tie B ". icing stooGl me,
tea carr ici tac o'd woman t. e DO Aud
hung DER up ny ic- thumbs Nhe ste
could no Ion, or oudGTe the ayc VS. con-
fe ,scd 20 having bcwitc I'd Wu-wa. the
PriGccss 81 Xuui. to Ter cath.
THE WITCa'S FRIENA
Tho witch Of Zuni f1rnd friCnd nnt
champion in Miss Dei sett1 the mission
school teacher, and IL Is LARGELY due 90
! or edoit' that tie old snuaw is still
aive. Miss pessettc has worked zeal.
ouslv in attemLting t1 cmsrciratc
XuDis from tRcir tlraldum II surcrs,i-
ti0n. ana it was through Ter correspond
cucc with the authorities AT WASHINGTON
that the troops were sent. Tao witch"
had SO ffr recOve'ed that last week. when
the troops went into Iuui she was able
10 accompany tuem back Co Las Lunas,
whore she gave her testimony.
Whom the troops arrived they found
that Mai yn.chc ard Nt-to-tsc two of tho
nigh priests. had given themselves mp To
the sheriff. and on the f1llovi' g dav tho
other Priests Of the Bow kct-si and
Moorm-asi. surrendered, Will oct n wtrr.
30 the Sovereignty Of tEc lnN iLcv wcru
marched 30 Los LunGs where neiin-
innry hearing was arrnnpcd Are mag.
istratc hold each nf the four on bond Of
SIOl. to gpYcsr at the February term of
the grand iurv. But they wiil ~ unable
CO furnish thC rail aud the four piOus
priests viii have ~ wait ia inii NO
DOUBT they viii tc convicted aEd sent to
lnc TcnitcutiHry for cight or zen years.
The Priests of the Bow cnnsti-
tutc tho great wirrior order Of the
Zunis. and sfc also leaders In the feIig on
uf the reoplr SB.yU-ohe is ycrv old
man. and is she prnciiCai head of the
cAuroh. 40 10 suuak. An idea Of the
philosophy OF the pcuplc NAV be gaincd