The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-05
1Np1Axs KA1r ROE nrrnxar
In the Event or war they wouid Rise In NJ.
b~eilion-They Always Did II, says nm omco.
From the Denver Republican.

Prom the Denver Republican,
Simultaneous with international troubNs ~
kind the American Indian finds some rooa 49,
son for making trouble with this Goyernuos,
Should tho United States become involved wi,I
Spain and all the Indians OF this country rcrata
peaceable, IL will mark q new epoch In tho ~.
tory Of the country. The French and Indi,.
war was. Of course. largely with the lndinns
and during the American Revolution tho no
noers Of the frontier were almost continuol,
fighting with the Indians. During the vorn
1912 tho Indians were again troublesome. Ia
cumseh and the famous battle Of the Tbnro,
in Indiana going down in American he.
tory. During the Mexican war tho In.
dams in tho West were a constant source of m.
noyance, and 1t was during these times ,hs,
William Gilpin. former Governor Of Color,do
acquired considerable distinction for bra ver,
during his career as n Major with Donnphan',
men, WHIT were engaged in fighting tho saw.
ages. Following. the Mexican war came IN.
Indian trouble with the Nayajos and Apaches.
Creek, Col, was one of tho historic conflict
with the sayages; Since then the pages Of his.
Thornbery and Mceker fight, and the more re-.
cent battle of Wounded Knee. with the Sioux.
It is this tribe that gives most active nroui,,.
of causing tho United States authorities some
trouble; II is reported that they have already
National Guard o. Nsbraska ha, Wired n Cove ON:
a company Of militia and to send arms pnssn and
equipment In order to be prepared for any out.
0F sThs sa ' Is S eonsi al 1as s,9 danger Of tn, Sim,
+. Wlilccx Of the United states Army, doia hIoa
TOT DUTY IN connection with the National Guard
"Thesc Indians have a bad heart. arc yind,o
$50 Of their number at the battle Of W S'o,nS %
Knee Capt. Wilcox belongs to Troop +, Sixth
G ,nc,h,! and y, wrs With the Sixth during the
the battle Of Wounded Knee. He has had twenty
years service among the Indians. ten Of which
rest further north with the savages. Capt. viii.
cox wears three scars. each received from Indian
for him. And speaking as one who know ,at ba
says that war, 30 much talked OF, is not a very
Should the regular troops bo called to tho
coast" said he, there arc many things favor
able to the belief that the Sioux Indians would
the Southern indians. who mostly run from IN
soldiers. but the Sioux are fighters and brave
fighters st that. The country about tho Pine
fenced up very largely in the past few years,
and this has done much to keep the Indians
will have trouble with them sooner or later. "
THE Sioux are tall, well shaped and hard
aroused / believe that about 5000 braves SH1u could "a
be raised from South Dakota and Nebraska,
Ihere are more than 5000 Sioux at the Rose
bud agency. and the same number of Ogalalla
Sioux ut. the Pine Ridge agency. These are
among the fercest and most warlike of tho
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 called away the Indians would be free to do
pretty much as they pleased"
In case the regular troops wero withdrawn
from tho 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
soldiers. but very little for the National Guard.
and they would not be slow TO take advantage
OF the change. For several years past the In.
dams 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 restraint.
The close confinement to reservations and tho
denial of hunting privileges have worried tho
exercise Of great, care that several Of the West.
Ointahs and Uncompahgres in Utah have re:
Gently caused much trouble by hunting off Of
their reservations. but no trouble ia looked for.
either from these or the Southern Utes and
J~icarilla in the South. The probability Is thar
trouble would be confined to the Sioux in Ne.
braska and South Dakota.
:, AT many of the South Dakota agencies now
live. some working, but most fed by the Govern.
ment. some OF the most dangerous Indians on
the American continent. Many of them wero
fierce fighters under Sitting Bull. and in 1890
were DESTROYS OF %reviving their warlike proves.