Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-25
RED CLOUD IS DYING.
Dr.. McGlycuddy Former Agent at Pine
Ridge, Talks Of His Experiences.


dean of the state school of mines. For
seven years. from 1879 to iSSG inclusive
the doctor was agent at Pine HluBe'
and during that time h. .mnde the IN
dian daily study. The knowledge
that he acquired in his personal con-
tact with them has made him virtually
n walking compendium OF Information
regarding the red man.
The doctor has many Interesting
stories to relate of his personal deal
ings with the Pine Ridge Indians. the
time was soon after the trouble on the
Little Big Horn, and there were nu-
merous bands OF Indians OF different
tribes going from one agency To an
other. stirring up mischief and discon-
tent The Indians az the agencies were
disconnected and suspicious. The gov
ernmcnt was often careless In supply
ing sufficient rotions, according TO the
stipulations of the treaty. II was very
often delicate task on the part of the
agent to enforce the laws of the reser-
walton.
when Dr. McGlllycuddy first took
charge OF the agency the Indians made
considerable sport Of his slender ply
siaue. and he was soon incumbered
with one of those long names, which
the Indians like to hear so well-Thun-
dcr-in-thn- Neck, which, no doubt,
originated from the Doctors deep,
heavy voice. Another name, which.
perhaps, is little more becoming. is
Little Beard.
RED CLOUD A MISCHIEF-MAK Err
For many years the worst man on
the reservation was Red Cloud, chief
of band or Sioux. Usually he ignored
all agency laws and ran things to suit
himself. when the doctor came to the
agency the old chief soon began to
make things warm for him. The doc
tor was quick TO perceive the state Of
affairs and made up his mind that the
laws should he enforced at any cost.
One day he was informed by an In
dian policeman that Red Cloud was
planning mischief. That night a
dozen or moro bucks from Red Clouds
camp We're to come TO the doctors Of
fee and ask for things. They were to
keep on asking until the doctor got
mad then they were to have a row
and do things up generally.
The doctor ordered a number of In
dian police to be stationed near by,
well armed, and then waited for re-
suits.
A little after dark dozen stalwart
bucks filed into the Office and squatted,
Mt the invitation of the doctor. In a cir
Gle on the floor. The doctor turned to
the leader and asked him what he
wanted. He said he wanted to get
his horse shod. An order was written
out for the job. The next buck wanted
dish pan. another wanted some ann
munition. The order was forthcoming
Still another wanted Il blanket and SO
on. each Indian asking for something
until the end of the circle had been
reached.
us that all you want ?"asked the doc
tor.
There was no answer.
well, then. there's the door-glt,"
yelled the doctor, and they got"
RED CLOUDS ONE WIFE.
On another occasion old Red Cloud
was unusually offensive. He entered
the Doctors office and began to abuse
the ''grent father" the agent and
everybody and everything in general.
The doctor walked up to the old man,
took him by his big Roman nose, led
him to the door and ms the astonished
old chief shot out through the opening
he received n rousing kick from the
doctors boot. From that day to this.
Red Cloud has had the greatest respect
for the doctor.
At one time. in the Omaha council,
Red Cloud openly abused the agent
agency. He afterwards came to the
agency. He afterwards came to the
DOCTORS office and apologized. saying
that he talked one way bucks-another
way Little Beard"
Red Cloud never had more than one
wife. His fellow chiefs had from two
u
ing nnccdote Of the chiefs first family
trouble. One day the old man came to
the doctor and said that he had had
trouble with his wife. He said he saw
that Mrs. Red Cloud was growing old
fast and needed GONE one to help her
about her work, so he bought n pretty
Indian maiden, about twenty years old,
and brought her home. Mrs Red Cloud
made serious objections to the matri-
monial ARA ngcment and made the OBJ
lection so forciblo. with n big butcher
knife that both the old chief and the
would-be wife-helper fled for their
lives.
CHIEF is NOW DYING.
DR. McGillycuddy is grieved to learn
of the illness of old Chief Red Cloud
which, at his advanced age, is very
likely to be his last. There Is a feel
ing OF pity for the old man. Long ago
he saw that his people were doomed
and as consequence. he has led Il
comparatively peaceful life for the last
thirty years. He, perhaps, was the
shrewdest and most cunning of the sew
eral chiefs in planning warfare against
the whites. but usually. when an en-
gagement took place he was found
missing. Probably the most atrocious
piece OF WORK f5f which he is held ac-
countable e the planning and carrying
into execution the massacre of about
twenty soldiers ut Fort Mckinney. The
soldiers We're led into ambush and
killed. Before that time he, no doubt
took many a scalp from the wagon
trains on the trail to the western
states.
Red Cloud did not take part in the
strife with the whites during the Black
Hills gold fever, but ne covertly sided
Sitting Bull Grass, Call and Raln-in-
the-Face aud he sent most OF his owr
band to the front. In this the old
chief showed his cunning. He fore
saw what the outcome would be to his
people and remained Mt the agency
during all of that exciting time.
HOUSE BUILT FOR RED CLOUD
As n reward for the old chiefs alb
sence from the scene of strife the gov
eminent instructed Agent McGillycud-
dy to build for him a two story frame
house to cost $1,000. The plan of the
building embraced porches, parlors
Railways, and everything modern IN
arrangement. DIR. McGillycuddy wrote
back to the government that he deemed
such extravaganza unnecessary. To
take a savage from his tepee and place
him in such luxury would be money
thrown away. He advised the bull
Ing of a wing first, saying that IL the
plan of housing the Indians worked
successfully there would be time af-
terwad to build the main part. Ac-
cordingly n story and half house
with a wing. was built for Red Cloud
short distance from the agency build
ings, 1t was painted white, the idea
color of the Indians for such a. struc-
ture. The old chief took great pride