The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-15

1 the Maine DisAetcr.
Simultaneous with International trOu
BILE Of any kind the American Indian find,
some good mason for making trouble with
this government Should the United
States become involved with Spain and AL
the Indians Of this country remain peace
able, il viii mark a pew epoch in the his
tory Of the country. The French and In
dian war was, q course. largely with the
Indians, and during the American Revo-
luton the pioneers % The frontier Wee al
I most continually lighting with the In
. Lians During the war u 1919 the In
dians wlTe a-ain Troublesome, Tecumseh
. and the famous battle q the Thames in
I Indians going down in American history.
I DUriuc rhs Mexican war the Indians in
/ re west were = CONSTANT source Of annoy
7 aucc. aUd Go was during these times that
Z William GiiCiu. former governor Of Colo
I rs13 1c1lirci considerable distinction for
Z bravery during his career a. a major with
D--iUtaus uln. who were engaged in
EE---1- TIRE slvaces. Following the Mex
t,au var came The Indian trouble with
r5e N1vl51ss ard AuGCheS and during the
ciril wAr Ste battle q sand Greek, Colo,
Mss enc " ,he historic conflicts with the
slFt-ss- Si-cc then the pages OF history
have rrcCrded Tire Custer massacre, the
Tccrnlcry and Meeker fight and the more
recrU- Cd-yle Cf Wounded Knee, with the
sioux, IN I>sO.
Is & this tribe that gives most active
promises u causing the United States au-
tlCriJiCs some trouble. It is reported that
they have already heard Of the trouble
brewing between this country and Spain,
and Captain Allen G. Fisher of the ma
ti0nal guard Of Nebraska has wired Gov
ernor Holcomb for orders authorizing him
20 organize a company Of militia 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. f"
said Captain Elon F. Wilcox of the Unit.
ed States army, detailed for duty in con.
nection with the national guard of the
state.
These Indians have a bad heart, are
vindictiye, and hope some day 10 ayenge
the killing Of $50 of their number at the (.
battle Of Wounded Knee. Captain Wilcox |
belongs to Troop f, Sixth cavalry, and |
was with the Sixth during the trouble |
the battle Of Wounded Knee. He has had /
20 years service among the Indians, 10 OF |
which were spent in Arizona and New /
Mexico anu the rest farther north with |
tho savages. Captain 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 a .
very funny thing.
should the regular troops be called to |
the coast said he ''thcre are many |
things favorable TO the belief that the |
Sioux Indians would soon don war paint. |
These Indians differ from the southern In !
dams, who mostly run from the soldiers.
but the Sioux are fighters and brave fight |
ers at that. The country about the Pine I
Ridge and Rosebud agencies has been set.
tied and fenced up very largely in the past |
lew years and this has done much to Keep |
The Indians from roaming or, but it is
very likely that we will have trouble with |
them sooner or later.
The Sioux are tall, well shaped and /
bard lighting savages, and in case they !
should be aroused / believe that about |
1000 braves could be raised from South |
Dakota and Nebraska. There are more
nan 1000 Sioux at the Rosebud agency,
ma tho same number Of Ogalalla Sioux at
he Pine Ridge agency. These are among |
he hercest and most warlike Of the Sioux. |
At Fort Robinson we have eight troops of |
.avalry and there is one regiment of in
antry at the Rosebud agency, and should I
ne regulars be called away the Indians
would he free to do pretty much as they |
pleased. -
In case the regular troops were with
irawn from the Indian posts the care of |
he Indians would be left entirely to the |
NATIONAL guard, and trouble would almost |
urcly follow The Indians have some lit
10 respect for the regular soldiers, but very
little for the national guard and they
would not be slow TO take advantage of !
he change. For several years past the In
hans have felt that the government has |
leen steadily Tightening the cord around |
hem and they are hardly less eager for a
'hance to break away from their restraint.
Inc close confinement to reservations |
ma the denial OF hunting privileges have
worried the Indians not little, until now |
. Is only with the exercise of great care |
nat several Of the western tribes are in |
iuced to remain quiet. The Uintahs and |
Oncolnpahgres in Utah have recently |
;aused much trouble by hunting off of |
their reservations, but no trouble is looked |
lor either from these or the southern Utes |
and Jicarilla in the south. The probability |
$ that trouble would 10 confined to the |
Sioux in Nebraska and South Dakota
AT many of tho South Dakota agencies |
now live, some working, but most fed by
The government, some of the most danger
Dus Indians on the American continent.
Many of them were fierce fighters under
sitting Bull, and in 1890 were DESTROYS Of
reviving their warlike prowess. -Denver
Same Old Lazy"