The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-10
ALMIGHTY VOICE.
The Causes Which Led to the War
Against Him


dian. has occupied the mounted police OF
the British Northwest Territory a year
and half. says the Springfield Repuhii-
can he tad 10 he exterminated no doubt
fer the ancient ba rhaIic blood ran hctly
In his veins. and respect for authority
was totally lacking TO his bad Inisn"
nature The manner OF his final taking
on was unusual in the extreme; nothing
Just Ike 1t eves happened in the yolaIn-
suous Indian history OF our own frontier:
u was picturesque. comic, tragic, all in
one.
Almighty Voices troubles with the gov
eminent OF her British imperial ma esty
began In tie autumn of ls45. when ne
killed some cattle that did not belong TO
him. as Indians have occasionally done
since the buffalo disappeared He was
pursued by sergeant of the mounted
police. and. rather than be captured, tae
Indian turned upon his would he captor
and slew him. That ade him a muir
derer and outlaw All trace OF him
was lost in the boundless wilderness Of the
Northwest Territory until a week or so
ago, when searching party eornered
him with two companions on a small bluff
or the prairie. a few miles from Duck
lake. This party charged On the bluff,
but was repnlsed, with Il captain and a
sergeant wounded. Nightfali was then
awaited. when another attack was made
upon the three Indians bat this, TOO.
was failure three men In the attack
ing party losing their lives. enc OF thcn.
Corp Hoeksn being the son of British
Admiral. Matters had now assumed a
serious aspect. The Indians still held
their stronghold, while two unsuccessful
assaults upon il had resulted III the loss
OF as many lives as there We're redskins.
with two more badly wounded. one ~
the Indians. too, was now dead but al
though that reduced the strength of the
hesieged one-third the doughty mounted
police were not disposed To risk them
selves in more hazardous assaults upon
the enemy's works.
So IL was resolved TO send for reinforce
rnents 10 capture these two wretched red
men. From the post az Prince Albert a
detachment Of twenty-five. with a seven-
FOUNDER cannon. started for the scene OF
war. When word was received, at night
al Regina that reinforcemeuts were need
cd a grand farewell hall. in honor Of the
police who were to go TO London for the
queens jubilee, was in progress. Byrons
celebrated lines on the night OF the reyel-
~ al Belglum's capital on the eve of
Waterloo instantly come to the mind
when we read that at Regina the festivi-
ties were Immediately stopped when ii
was learned that a strong detachment was
required for the relief Of the brave fellows
who were besieging the terrible Almighty
Voice near Duck lake. The fddies ceas-
cd their scraping and the fair women
quickly withdrew 10 their homes while
Commissioner MeIlbree and Inspector
Mcdonald hustled Out a nine-pounder
cannon, Maxim rapid-fre field piece and
twenty FIVE weii-mounted weil-armed
men. Both forces arrived at the Bluff the
following night, the force from Prince
Albert just before dusk. in time to fire
seven shells a. the holes where Almighty
Voice and his surviving companion lay.
When the sun arose the next Sunday
morning there were gathered at a safe
distance from the bluff nearly 100 able
ledied and completely armed horsemen.
with formidable battery of three can
non sighted on the fastness Of Ka-Kee-
rnanifcu-wayo. sit must have been an ~
spring sight TO any student OF war. The
cannonade began with the dawn, and
shell after she'll dropped into the bluff
where Almighty Voice and his compan-
ion were intrenchcd. Finally Almighty
Voice sang our 10 his besiegers that they
were doing well but would have 10 do
better II they were 10 bring this "Iniun''
to terms And I'm answer 70 the taunt Of
the uncomfortable red man the cannon
AIDE went on the shells shriehed and hiss
"a their way through the air the Maxim
spitfed ard fUnled. All this was strictly
81 accordance with tho most approved
principles OF &aFf1ftf btta iaE enemy on
the AiaT might have known NJ . o'ciock
that afternoon. We're he still alive. tina;
5he charge then made 10y the mounted pc
lice was sure 20 follow such furious artil-
lery firing. Having hou1haFded the hole
lie the Hill nearly AL day the rush was
made. and when the assaating line at
last reached the spot, they found one
poor. miserable re6skn. who was prompt
iy killed while she Vai0ro0s Almighty
R.t..e time SINCE ssgr.ss1rsa
a nlne-pound shell and been gathered
among his fathers.
TIE AFFAIR evidently caused considerable
- scare in Canada The Toronto Mall
zna Ex press devoted the whole of Us read
Ing space on is 6rst page she following
daY 20 reports from Duck lake elucidatei
hy 8 map Of the seaJ q war. and had alao
3 solemn editorial on the indian difficulty.
We Doubt that ere poor huck OF a red
skin ever before has war made upon him
m go grand Il scale. or had "a government
fer . short time so completely by its ears.