Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-10-20
last OF THE GREAT CHIEFS
Career Of Red Cloud, Who
was the Most Successful.
A LEADER OF HIS PEOPLE
Born IN cnscurity BY Force Of VIII,
Brewery and intelligence Gained
Fame and leadership Dreaded
by Emisrants Now Lives in
Tent.

Akrt AtnNI IN Ills llANt WAS oA1 -
the most successful daring savage
chiefs 81 the great Sioux Nation. Dur
Ing the hostllitles waged so bratally
on the plains against the encroaeh-
mont Of Tire whites. his name was the
dreaded one on every emigrants
tongue
This great chieg'ain was born In OBJ
security. but by his force OF viii. intel
ligence. and bravery he became in
time the lender Of his people. The
story Is told of how he first gained
the title Of "chiof" II seems that
wellknown warrior OF his tribe was
Jealous of Red Cloud. and. with six
OF his followers waylaid the young
brave. Two were with rifles and the
others carried bows and arrows. Red
Cloud was armed with Winchester,
and. though wounded at the first fire,
he succeeded il Killing All Of his as
sallants. soon followers increased in
number. lie became a member of the
various secret societies and went
through tic fesrful agony and torture
Of the SIN dance.
After the Fefterman massacre
rsNO he refused 70 meet the special
paace comm ssi0n or to sign any
treaty. Instead he declared war
against Tire viii cs and called to his
ald The dissatisfied Indians Of the vari-
Gus tribes Thca came the Fort Phil
Eelrny nas acrs. In which the In
dams we're led by Rel Cloud who
showed Tho greatest bravery and dar-
Ing. tho battle resulting in the ami
hlla ion Of the soldiers. After this
victory Rod Cloud was proclaimed
tho chief cf All Tie Sioux tribes, and
has held this position for nearly forty
years
In tho outbreak which lei to the
Custer massacre ard The fight Of Sit
ting Bull 10 Canada GsTGl. Rcd Cloud
declined to aid Sitting Bull, notwith-
standing which Gen Crook deposed
him from his command and sent him
to the Pine Ridge Agency. s. d.. and
the government confscated his ponies
and other property In 1880, when
government commissioners were a.
tempting 10 induce the Sioux to sell
their reservation IN South Dakota,
that It might be opened to settlement,
Red Cloud refused TO sign or to let his
Indians sign the treaty When the.
government agreed to pay him SIS coo
for the non'cs and property confscat-
ed IN 1876 he sivno1 the treaty and
induced tho chiefs still holding out to
do 50 also.
It may be said to the credit Of Red
Cloud that since he signed the first
"piece paper he Inns never once
fought aga rat tho whites. He re-
fused AN anpeal of sitting Bull to or
der nm uprising OF his tribe at Pine
Ridge Agency on the strength Of the
Messiah craze 1s90D. and after his
bucks had Joined sitting Bulls ghost
dancers 30 tho Bad Lands he was the
FIRST influential Indian to accept Gen.
Miles's invitation to return to the
agency under a pledge of amnesty
Red Cloud has visited Washington
ten times on business connected with
The Sioux. Processes friendship for the
whites. ana a desire TO have his people
live like them. Yet he Is very much
opposed 10 tho new idea of the gov
eminent cutting Off the rations Of the
younger Indians and in forcing them
to work for their living In an adj
dress he Issued to his people short
time ago he raid Should all Indians
refuse to accept work they will re-
main ais Indians, but should they fol-
low Ia tho paths Of the whites. in years
to come there will be no Indians, but
instead a lot Of slaves"
In his old age Red Cloud has be-
come childish and returned to many
of The habits Of his younger days. He
has left the house which the govern
ment built for him, and now lives in
a tent In the corner OF his yard. Al
though old aud feeble. he keeps in
touch with the affairs Of his tribe
through his private secretary, Cut
Meat And through bis secretary Red
Cloud issues his orders to the sub
chiefs.
Red Cloud Is the last of the great
Indian chief.alns whose names are
written indclibly on every page OF the
history Of the West. And with his
death his neoals-i3se 4 leader who
was recognized not only as a great
Warrior. but also as a diplomat Of rare
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