The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-13
WHITE WIVES OF INDIANS.
NOTABLE INSTANCES OF ROMANCE
ON THE FRONTIER.
Some Ruuawsy Marriages Of. white Weu,en
with undinns That Have RrsnIied Happily
Educated indians as Husbands-Uniena
OF white Men nud 1ndian women.

CHAMBERLAIN, b D., Feb. 3.-Tho olopeunent
Of Mrs. Minnie Cushman, the widowed daughter
OF c.. G.. Bateman. chaplain of the United States
Army at Fort Bolknap, Mon, with Carrots
White, a full.blood Plogan Indian. tho other
day, and their subsequent marriage, as an
nounced in press dispatches from Great Falls,
Mon, recalls similar cases which have occurred
In the Northwest during tho past ten or fifteen
years. As In several other cases In which tho
daughters of prominent and wealthy Eastern
people have run away to marry Indians with
whom they had become enamorod. MIS-. Cush.
man was a teacher in an Indian school-that al
Fort Shaw. Mon.
Several other attempted elopements and mar,
riages of young white ladies who were society
bellies In the East to full.blood or mix.blooL
Indians have boon prevented by the determined
opposition Of relatives or friends, and In at leasti
one instance death alono prevented the mar4
riage between white teacher In an Indiaph
school, whose father bears q national reputation.
and an Indian. The writer distinctly remembers
the case, which came under his observation .
in one Of the Indian schools on the Sioux reser-
walton near this city. She became infatuated
have married him against the proteste Of her
Eastern relatives had not Providence i9terpoeed
stricken with that dread disease nsumbtson.
and failed rapidly. During. his last days tho
young LADY teacher nursed him With the grsstA
refused to be consoled. Since then she has re-
mained single, notwithstanding that Il Il. said,
siEable white ~suitors..
The most notable instance of q white iadyi
seven years ago Of Miss Elaine Goodaie, the
poetess and teacher. to DR.. Charles A. Eastman,
Miss Goodale was a teacher in an indian school.
Dr. Eastman Is known as Many Liehtpinss"'
mo1tS College eRS s'sua and : Sy Il those eFs @So sn o. p simt
Is acknowledged to. be O cultivated gentle
. %sP; NhG Dr. might sna % %l.F h., M1,s f TEA H. r s, sny
riaso and vent q East East, Their married. s,rrt fR IRE is % said,
9uently, called upon BY his brethren to lock after
their interests before the various departments
assisted them in the carrying out by the Govern
msnt of its treaty OBLIGATIONS with the Indian
Eastern magazines on Indian lie. and sfhf'iI bis Vic
is also q contributort TO the leading publications.
diam ono haas case ,G Of T ont v w1~p Snd TarESias 81 ~ cd I'm,
ago 70 chaska. or Sam Campbell. as he has since
been better known, was the thene at the time
for extended and sensational articles in practis.
eally every publication in the United States.
basely deserted by her Indian husband. Camp.
wife and children. When last heard OF Mrs.
Campbell was residing in Nebraska underaan
The Episcopalian minister at Lower BrhiS
agency, The Rev. Luke Walker. an educated,
S STs 5s is %a I9sstbs to a M Thi M. Tppma ma !; SP 81. t they
are both we'll educated, and are respected by!
those who know them. They are doing good
their efforts is attributed a great part Of tho
credit for the rapid Advancement these Indians
One Of the most romantic of frontier Incidents,
was the elopementn and marriage, Of Miss Alice
Tucker, daughter OF prominent white residents
Of Niobrara. with John Luman, a Sioux In
dian belonging at Rosebud agency: On Dec. 81
ents gave a grand ball in her honor. II was the
event of the season. and was largely attended.
Amon nrt snose 1 Irom p t9e ad9 = ae cen . RECREATION M;fs lon w ,ho
lSs,er' sa SON r. I loSn .. IT S9s, :,S 2 fqps "a, @rln sn;na IL
its birth at that time terminated in the,
subsequent elopcment. On a Saturday night
Tucker gave another dance at the little town OF
Watson, where he had opened a branch store.
The girl returned home the next Sunday, and
nothing unusual seemed to surround the peace
that a strange buggy was IN the eiieyWSy baeS
of the Tucker. domicile, but that not being uns
Monday morning dawned, but as the exertion
cuse for the daughters non;appearanee. little
lady in appearing from her room. Her absence
was finally discovered. and upon investigations.
mysteriensly in the arey at the rear Of tho
information. Ho said that Alice and Human had
eGa@ TO %s os sent TO H the a to ssf %sF at d'N 4 f' sy
the Infatuated father. ordering them to arresp
the clippers e they appeared there. The father
Upon reaching NELL ne found no signs OF his
daughter and her abductor. After returning
in the adjoining portion Of South Dakota. and
shortly received intelligence that the clippers
State. For a time the irate father refused to exc.
tend the parental blessing. but declared that no
ter sent to the reform school. After the elope-.
ment, Mrs. Tucker discoveIed that for some
cation with the Indian, the letters being adj.
dressed to Ann Dewey. Alice's roommate. VINE
a~cknowledged her interest in the elop.ement.
mon have been much more numerous than those
between Indians and white gomsn, Q { men
Smiths loyelorn Pocahontas.wa was perhaps the
that tho fS' wori "squ i %IS ny Would WOW ldH BE- in TneGfei
as a term Of repronch TO white men who loyalty
made their interests common with his. Some o.
the most prominent men IN American history,
ored. Descendants Of Pocahontss vaupt their
noble birth. There are even descendants of
6siS arc W 70 BE- Selispe d thS f saSs fnSis OF s siss,SS
in their veins. Other prominent characters in
his e. T p1c. had l1 ID ,ss T Tsss,I Tsr r; Sam Ho sDS
kit" Carson, the famous scout.
TIC last Queen q the Sioux is the wife q 9
"ultb " Sloup.- u iNot VI " wi iIIO
OF famous Indian chiefs. himself gave her away
at the altar on the Sioux reservation. The
who beers the honor Of being the only white
man who was ever elected q member of the
Sioux Council. 1.-THE Beautiful Woman,' as
Jordan's wife was known among the Indians.
grew up bigh;spirited. proud. and capricioos:
came TO WOO her she seorned a Sioux hnsband,.
Young Jordan. a tall, briGht;,eyed fellow OF
dian agent at Pine Ridge agency. He fell In
love with the Princess, and she With him. They
formalities OF the white mans laws and Gus
toms. The big Sioux chiefs came to the we'd
tary posts iingled their spurs in the .'old vir-
ginia reel" which followed the benediction. ana
the pretty Sioux Queen has since been plain
Mrs. Jordan. The Jordaps have a fine farm
and stock ranch. we'll wooded With oak, elm;
agency. wild fruits grow plentifully near tho.
house in summer. There is q large orchard OF
cultivated fruits near by, and a series of arti.
construct their queer Notifications.