Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-11
HAYDEN BROS.

deeming trait or quality, and one OF the
hardest meE TO deal with in the entire
west. Consequently 1t was not long after
this event before Crazy Horse had a serious
quarrel with his principal Subchief and ad-
wiser, an Indian known to the whites as
Little Bad Man. I don't know what II was
about, but, at all events, the two remained
deadly enemies from that time forward,
and as a result of this trouble Little Bad
Man gathered his followers together, and,
separating from Crazy Horse, established
his camp at a point some two miles up the
creek. Things remained quiet until the
next ration day came round. In those days
it was the custom to issue beef to the In
dams on the hoof. The entire tribe, bucks
and squaws alike. mounted on ponies, would
congregate about the corral in which the
! government cattle were kept, and as fast as
the cattle we're driven out would hold a
regular buffalo hunt, whooping and yelling
and riding, chasing the cattle until the poor
animals were almost ready to drop, then
shooting and leaving them to the squaws
to skin and butcher. as they did in the days
OF old on their buffalo hunts.
ION this occasion Lieutenant Johnston
was on the point of Issuing cattle to Crazy
! Horse. when the interpreter informed him
l1dI Little bdu MAI a @sAPN mat HIS
cattle be issued separately. The acting
agent was perplexed, for at that time
everyone was trying to pacify the Indians,
and he realized that whatever he did he
was certain to arouse the anger Of one or
the other Of the two men. He asked the
| advice Of the interpreter. The latter re-
| piled that he thought the best plan would
be to issue ratiols as requested by Little
Bad Man. This the agent did. serving Lit
tie Bad Man first, when, sure enough, Just
as he had feared. Crazy Horse few into q
fury, refusing to accept his share OF the
cattle and riding back to camp, followed
by his people.
Spring was approaching, and II was not
long after that before Crazy Horse began
making trouble. II was not in his nature ia
remain peaceful and quiet, and the reports
seemed to indicate that he was preparing
for the warpath. Among other things, he
circulated the story that General Mckenzie
and his entire command we're preparing ia
descend on his camp some night and mas
sacre the entire outfit. BY means OF this
and similar stories he managed to start a
I reign OF terror both in his own camp and
that also Of Little Bad Man. At that time
Crazy Horse had some 800 warriors and 14t
tepees, and the way we came to hear these
| ANHOANE war hhG " AA0 A1AA With
among the Indians themselves.
The Ogalalla Sioux, under Red Cloud
and the Brule Sioux. under Spotted Tail, had
remained loyal to the whites during the
campaign OF 1875, and also the Arapahoes
/ Red Cloud and his people were stationed al
the agency named In hts honor, while Spot.
ted Tail and the Brule Sioux were at Spot.
TED Tail agency, some miles distant. The
Ogalallas were bitter enemies OF the North.
ern Sioux under Crazy Horse. despising tbs
latter from the bottom OF their hearts. A
very considerable number OF these Indians
we're at hat time enlisted and serving II
several companies at Fort Robinson, anC
ihasmuch as Crazy Horse was a dominser,
ing tyrant, who held his people in subjec.
tion more through fear than he did through
kindness. they did a good deal OF talking be-
hind his back to the Ogalallas and ~enliste,
Indians, who. Of course, carried the worS
l direct to the commanding Ofncer.
These rumors nnAlly became 80 alarm