The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-16
YELLOW BULL.

cifc Northwest along in the early ffties
and later. and who freely predict that as
. good Indian" his soul will find sweet
communion with his kaus;nen who have
gone before him. ON the other hand there
are reputable oll-tlFners DOW residing in
Spokane who knew Mares like a book,
aud they have no hesitaDcy ia prong9ne-
ing Moses 70 have been Noting bur A
eold-aaoosted assassin. agaoS; waOm eouii
he proven the murder 90 a number Of
Whites bat Who through his cunning and
tribal power. escR ped his megi;e~i pun
ishment by charging these crimes to other
Indians. some 81 whom were made 10 suf-
Ter The death penalty.
Moses was the cousin Of Chief Josellh,
% the Neg FefcaS Indians in Idaho. ahc
made suea a hiooiy record In The iudlan
gprisings in The pioneer days 81 this
lion and who through his msdeeis. AMI
after his subjugafion by the United States
troops. was obliged 10 flee from the taen
territory OF Idaho - ESCAPE death at the
hands 4 The enragea settlers. He has
since been living with or near Moses AZ
Neepeiiin. practically being held prss-
of}sr ~ The government Moses, like hts
father before him. was an absolute chief,
and held his power over The tribes mainly
through s7he fear which he insSillei into
.ae Indians under ainl.
WHO sese the supTem. arbsirators Of all
differences among che Indians wesi a the
Rocky mountains 70 She oksucgan river
Trey were Moses father IN. father 81
the present Chief Let of the Spoksnes.
RGd Kills az tasg tisns chief Ct the Nez
PerCes tribe There waS no suca thing
a. an appeal ffom The 1scisszns 81 this
Sslf~eonS ;i'utess tribunal Moses father IS
krewn 10 have hrainei several Indians
h -
arbitrary rulings In tais resrecf Moses
reSegnFlea hss father. and ne woali brock
no interference Oh tae part o his braves,
lie MAS Grst fast Ana all TAD Tine shss
aesa5g;g @rles anE a'w&y= attempted ard
ar times succeeded In executing fAss au-
tserity that MS father ltd aits ali The In
dams. osf particularly sith his o@a band,
Noses alone made Ehe treaty vita Sea-
Rotary Sehuwz fs5 tSe Columbia rssSrva-
ttaa and also FOR it's rtilnQ h1ssnt liz
lSSg aitA Secretary Teller. Thai treaty
was IN ussa ~uT~ rslItsAEy rseeSsiry
fer eAe poreacSe 81 concentrating taN In
sSAAS u " sSv$' hand WITH tao CsaNA nGg aa-
under 9'hief Ssr-~sp-s kin an The CuiSEi{e
reservation. ana Moses vas mainly iastrs-
sg1esstA1 Ia Srlnging IS shout. dsne xe&F
saex she Evwssson y 5se Colss1gtsts TeN@r-
xssteu a proposition aF@se 70 c0t - s
fsn-asils xtrsa 20 coNer @1sse mtnsnS to<a-
tsogs made pTtor - is ereatg>sa Tssls
esqs4ss intense hostility o. tie par; ps
chief Sxr-s&p-kfu and his stsb~ an3 a1s
fcr fAe p~amr; action ~ tie war Heessrt-
rsss.ns il rushing trGusS ta Jae ~rrns =
~ssrfens uprising weai4 uakaSslsi sss8y Save
tsessy. the result Mss nl43tmE As< al
sassrsEy iSsregarsssSa ~ taw 0sanoxsx~
Fastened % report g&e threatened fTe2a@t
n CO. enaw ssen%vaa Merriam. ui.a sa~
rcxaily ma ERE fr2egs tsen gnser Ger
Miles Rsre a. once ors5erct ID march -
gAs. ggscsttA of Foster creek aas this
ragpe.ss yeo UPRISING N sse haN5
in ne sarsy lays Moses was cSsGSsssets-8
= saa lnaan ~ the eSscsgs 81 the Htiss-
~asa Eax s,cz1zwamy. lie w&s ssi8 - hHxe
rrarzerqf a pnEss rnAa rear 81 tiSaG creek
aasa /. il Anean thai ae AS s1E&Se4 u