Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-14
aged Leader Of the Sioux IS Pass
ing Away Blind and Fenniess,
LONG AND STIRRING CAREER
nut when lie buried the Tomahawk
IL Was for Al Time-Now Ready
To Cross the Range.

Pine Ridge Indian Agency $. D.
old, decrcpit, blind and penniless, Red
Cloud. chief Of the Sioux, lies dying IN
his little tent at his home, one mile
from this agency,
Formerly the greatest Of all Indian
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. "nrst in
peace, first in war'-Red Clouds glory
has departed, and he lies, broken
reed dependent on charity almost for
his daily bread. White physicians have
given up hope Of saving the old sa-
chems life, and state that dissolution
may come at any hour-surely within
few weeks. The medicine men. how
ever sull hold daily "pow-wows" over
their dying chief and make good med
iclne' in his behalf
Red Clouds career has been as re-
markable as has that OF any white man
In the country, says the New York
Herald. Like SO many Of the nations
great men, he was born in obscurity,
and by sheer force Of will bravery and
intelligence, he rose, step by step, to
be the chief of the greatest. most war
like and most savage tribe Of Amerl-
can Indians.
In his 80 years war with the whites,
from 1885 TO 1876, Red Cloud became
known as the ilercest and boldest OF
the Sioux leaders and II was during
those years that he gradually worked
his way forward until he was recog-
nlzed as the big chief OF all Sioux
bands ana tribes. And the old man
mas been a diplomat OF rare ability, al
so, and In councils and meetings has
ruled his people and gained his points
IN manner which many white poliu-
cal bosses might envy
Never a forceful speaker. Red Cloud
always employed some first class orator
to leprCfent him I'm debate, and even
during The trips he has made to Wash
ineun ir the interests Of the Indians,
Red Cloud always refrained from max.
ing set speeches But with his council |
he Instructed his mouthpieces lust |
what to say and how to handle points |
under consideration, and woe unto the |
$500 " Hf A"hANN Hlhis
BURIED THE ToMAHAwK.
When Red Cloud fought the whites |
ne did so to the best Of his ability De-
ieending Ike Il whrlwInd of death on |
Z settlement bis band left n CORY path |
N us rear. But when he signed his
irst peace paper" he buried his toma.
laWk, and TO HIS credit it can be said
nat that peace was never broken.
since that time he has lived within the
erms OF the contract. and for twenty
hree years has lived at this place. Pine
'idge agency, a pensloner Of the gov
'rnment, and has done much to hold
he other Indians in check during ex.
stable times.
but Red Cloud has never "truckled"
o the whites. and TO this day he I'm. |
lists that the Sioux is not receiving the
ull benefits Of the peace paper" which
r. signed years ago. The old man is
WI vigorously opposed TO the new idea
4 the government In cutting on the
atoms OF the younger Indians and |
orclng them 20 work for their living
wo months ago he sent out letters To
ne sub-chlefs instructing them to pre-.
eht the young men from working. and
lying mat the government would not
re them starve; that the government
Wed them ratlons forever
keallzing that death Is at hand. the
"a man has issued short address
long those lines TO the Sioux. saying:
Inc government has never given US
lr rights. II has not lived IN 10 the
'ntract But the SiuX can no more
sht for their rights Their fighting
lys are over They must not quietly
'cept this situation and become prac-
cally slaves, working by the day for
master when they should be forever
lpporled by a government which has
ken Qeir hunting grounds from
lem.
Therefore, the Sioux mus, refuse 10
ork' and the white people everywhere
u see the justice Of their cause and
W see that they are taken care Of.
ld ! would advise Indians Of other !
lbes and nations TO do likewise.
should all Indians refuse Ia accept
ork they viii remain as Indians. but Z
ould they follow IN the paths Of the y
nites In years TO come there win be !
Indians. but Instead VIII BE- a lot OF ?
ives." d