The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-24
ARP DThhINDIAN


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Inns DOCK mas charming biography Of
M"J' Ridge ana makes MN very
Strong liil''''d ana notle man. Ills IKE
ness SHOWS as Iiuch iorce anu decision
OF character as does that OF Webster or
tai,iouh' Ih"e4d, some OF the speeches
mace ny me IhoIdh chleis III their long
pf"'fac'So discussions with the govern
iHeat ave a. lMhe'Ic' eloquent and I'M
4 ~ as Il tn'y came from fatilck
'ie''iH u "'' o'HeI EIedt orator. IL Is
.o''H'hE aua 'edfi'h 10 Ieau me piead-
me- l"',le%I eIpqaehcc o. Back liaWk
ana Neokuk ana IIbsiienu&g g ami Mai.
hiuSo ana Dig warrior. MI Mchen-
.3 ""S tIie government agent III an
',e"'ies' anu "tc'"Ies 'h~IE ora
l"iS 'V''' h'' "'@4 S3it ana no race Oh
It"lie couIu eAcel them; Ihey speak
"lt'loul art or ellort' anu most OF them
, ,,'. d row. sort S"'et ana muslcaI voice
Hl"t gave III expression 10 thef earnest
pf@a1lhEs.
Ivy account gwen OF MAJ. Ridge )
eIt"'eSt eltlDaFtaAShieht III cohtendinS
"ItA Jolh ItoSS is very amusing. Ross
was hIteriy hostile 10 Ridge and his
policy, ana III order to alarm the In
uidio ne got hali-preed named Charles
20 .. pretehu 70 come GOWN from some Tar"
oh hlouh'aIn win message to them
rom i1r,, tne GREAT spirit Charles said:
ne GREAT spirit Is angry win you.
nc t'lis ire t1at you are 1oiloWlhg the
customs vi 'he Whlte people; that you
nave aifeauy eotteh mills ana clothes
ana Ieather beds ana books and cats
yes, cats-ahd' therefore, the buffalo
;rI o.heF game are fast disappearing.
Inc oFedt spirit IS angry ana says you
must cut short your frocks and kill your
cats and give mp Your mills and quit liv-
ing IN houses, and then your game will
come back
Inns excited the Indians very much
ana they cried out that the talk was
good. Ridge arose with anger in his
face and voice and said: "The talk Is
not good. 1t is false. 1t did not come
from the Great Spirit" The Indians
rushed upon him with fury and a wild
fight cnsued, and some of his friends
wer stabbed, but Ridge was very
powerful man and defended himself with
great courage. The tumult was ouiotnd
after time, and Jesse Vaun and John
Harris and some .old men brought about
reconciliation.
There was much trouble all along tboso
ears. I have long lettor from NJ u
NJ. Edwards vnnnrabIo Iowror ~
Cleveland. Tenn. Tie saws. "Tn NV rort,,
I spent MANY bannv davs in fSbino
hunting and nlavjna with tho Tnd;an
Loys Of the 0coee district in ooet tron.
pcssee and amopo tho n,on,, col soa,,a.
of an uncnventful life one IF tbo 500
dpst was to 500 INV IittIn nIa, foIIo,,.s
tart on tbcir Iono and ,,oo,,. io,,r.a,. =,
the West Tbov lore +bo ,,lost ~
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