The evening times., 1898-03-05
THEY WANT REVENGE.
American Indians May Break ~Oa
I'm the Event of War.

In the Event OF War.
Simultaneous with International trouble
of any kind the American Indian finds
some good reason for making trouble with
this Government, says the Denver Ike
publican. Should America become involv-
ed with Spain and all the Indians of this
country remain peaceable, il will mark a
new epoch in the history of the country
The French and Indian war was, OF
course, largely with the Indians, and dur
ing the American Revolution the pioneers
of the frontier were almost continually
fighting with the Indians. During the war
of 1872 the Indians were again trouble
some. 'Tecumseh and the famous battle
OF the Thames. in Indiana, going down in
American history. During the Mexican
war the Indians in the West were con-
slant source of annoyance.
Following the Mexican war came the
Indian trouble with the Navajos and Apa-
ches, and uring the civil war the battle of
Sand Creek, Col, was one OF the historic
conflicts with the saYages. Since then the
pages of history have recorded the Custer
massacre, the Thornberry and Meeker
| fight and the more recent battle OF
| Wounded Knee, with the Sioux, in 1890.
IL is this tribe that gives the most ac-
| tive promises of causing the authorities
| some trouble. 1t is reported that they
| have already heard of the trouble brew
| ing between this country and Spain, ana
Capt. Allen G. Fisher of the National
! Guard, of Nebraska, has wired TO Gov.
| Holcomb of Nebraska, for orders author
| iZing him to organize a company OF mill
tia, and TO send arms and equipment IN
order TO be prepared for any outbreak on
the part OF the Sioux.
There is considerable danger of the
| Sioux breaking out at most any time.
| said Capt. Elon +. Wilcox, of the United
States Army. detailed for duty in connec-
tion with the National Guard of the State.
These Indians have bad heart, are
| vindictive. and hope some day to aVenge
| the killing of $50 of their number at the
| battle of Wounded Knee" Capt WILCOX
| belongs TO Troop +, Sixth Cavalry. and
\ was with the Sixth during the trouble
| with the Sioux Indians which led up 10
the battle of Wounded Knee. He has had
| twenty years service among the Indians,
| ten OF which were spent in Arizona and
| New Mexico. and the rest further north
| with the savages. Capt Wilcox wears
| three scars each received from Indian
| bullets, and one in the side almost proved
| fatal for him. And speaking as one who
| knows, he says that war, so much talked
! OF, is not very funny thing.
should the regular troops be called
| to the coast" said he. there are many
| things favorable 10 the belief that the
Sioux Indians would soon don war paint.
| These Indians differ from the Southern
| Indians. who mostly run from the SOL
diers, but the Sioux are fighters and
| brave fighters at that. The country
| about the Pine Ridge and Rosebud agen-
cies has been settled and fenced up very
Ia in, bsa faKE aud this
| has done much to keep the Indians from
roaming off but it Is very likely that
we will have trouble with them sooner
| or later.
THE Sioux are tall. well shaped and
| hard fighting saVaSes and in case they
should be aroused / believe that about
| 5,000 braves could be raised from South
| Dakota and Nebraska. There are more
than 5G00 Sioux at the Rosebud agency
and the same number Of Ogalalla Sioux
at the Pine Ridge agency. These are
| among the fiercest and most warlike of
| the Sioux. AT Fort Robinson we have
| eight troops Of cavalry and there is one
| regiment of infantry at the Rosebud
| agency, and should the regulars be call
| ed away the Indians would be free 10 do
| pretty much as they pleased"
| In case the regular troops were with
| drawn from the Indian posts the care
| of the Indians would be left entirely TO
| the National Guard. and trouble would
| almost surely follow. The Indians have
| some little respect for the regular SOL
| diers. but very little respect for the Ma
| tional Guard, and they would not be
| slow to take advantage of the change.
| For several years past the Indians have
| felt that the Government has been
! steadily Tightening the cord around them,
| and they are hardly less eager for a
| chance to break away from their re
| straint.
| At many of the South Dakota agencies
| now live. some working, but most fed
| by the Government some of the most
| dangerous Indians on the American con-
| tinent. Many OF them were fierce figh-
ters under Sitting Bull. and in 1890 were
| desirous OF reviving their warlike PROV
| esS.