The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-09

| children were captur& These women
| and children were+ssls1ives of the head
men of the tribe.
Next morning 600 warriors came to
rescue them. There was a fight that
lasted for five hours The battle was
| in a canyon. The Indians occupied "a
spur OF the Wolf Mountain range
above the United States soldiers: and
were only disIodgeds after. repeated
charges. The GROUND was covered
with ice and snow from one to tflres
feet deep, and during the last two
hours, there was hli1ding snowstorIn
Operations against Nez Perces.
In September of 1877 Gen. Miles had
a heavy fight with the Nez~ Perces
near Bear Paw river. A village was
found in the valley Of Snake creek
Gen. Miles ordered it charged The
Indians contested the ground stubborn
ly, but soon retreated to the head OF
the ravine. A part Of the Fifth in
fantry charged down slope and along
the open valley of the creek into the
village. The position of the Indians
was SO advanta geous that 35 per cent
of the charging detachment was killed
or wounded. Up to this time 20 per
cent of Miles soldiers had been dis
abled. 1t was very. cold. and there
was a heavy snowstorn. Gen Miles
determined to hold his position and
make no further attack. He sent for
reinforcementS.
Next morning Chief Joseph, Of the
Nez Perces, appeared under a flag OF
truce, with several warriors, and said
he came to treat for peace. +
1t was at this time that Lowell II.
Jerome, brother of District Attorney
Jerome, Of New York, was held as a
hostage by Nez Pefees, after having
been sent into their village by Gen.
Miles. Shortly afterward Chief Joseph
surrendered. s.s
During the years 1867 the troops of
Gen. Miles marched over a, 900 miles,
captured 1,600 horses. ponies and
mules, destroyed a large amount of
property, and either killed, captured
or forced to surrender more than 1000
Indians. ssgs# G+lss
On the evening .ofssept:. at gskele-
ton canyon, Gefenkfao came in. He
disnounted ands came forward un-
sances, He said there had been plot
against his life and that he preferred
tosdie4 on heewarpath rather than be
assassinated. Gen. Miles told him. his
men must surrender absolutely as pris-
oners of war, and Geronimo brought in
his camp next morning and hid down
his arms. 80
Chief Natchez held out for a time,
but finally said il Geronimo would go
out he would come in with him. &C.
ronimo brought Natchez in, and on the
next morning Natckez's people joined
the camp. 81
Pine Ridge and Rosebud Troubles.
Rosebud agencies began holding ghost
dances, in 1890. They complained of
ill-treatment of various kinds and said
they We're cheated in supplies; that
the agents robbed them. and that it
would be better for them to go on the
Warpath. than be starved and. nistfeat-
ed in the agencies, They said that the
new religion taught them by, the white
men promised them return to the earth
at tie coming of the millennium, and
consequently they lost their. fear OF
death. They traded their horses and
blankets for rifles and ammunition.
The Messiah dellsion spread all over
the country among the Indians They
secretly left their Farious reservation
and he1dSa iarge conclaEe wa
mid Lake, %Meyada ss 3 60 5>7s :
Sitting BulI,SsH S tand ing Roek agefi1.a
/ cy, came into the sdisfurb anee. His
runners Travelled in various sdireetierssa
but more especially to 1.-The tribes In
the Northwest, carrying his messages
to get ready for war and secure rail-
the arms and ammunition possible
and asking the warriors to naeet an the
Black Hills in the spring ofs1Sg1g IIe
pseNeAs sent to the IndianssafEl A1anAdal
and: received promises ofasapp0pt
HI December etaehInentspf troops
wassseEt to Sitting Bull ealnn te supss
ponts a body of Indian p6fse e 1o had
been ordered to arnesI the o9aa chief
Sitting Bull resisted and ma de- ;asadee
ternnined effort to avoid gesssS with
them. He shouted tteshis braves and
With seventy-five warriors attacked
thezIndian police. In the & ting
Bull and seven of hisss4aIrlsiisolrys were
1t was thirty-two dagss efgon1y.the
time of the arrest. Of Sitting Bull until
theatime athat Athef9Wh hole cafnpF esy4. Gao
Indians s u Pln ns,s Rdge e.
The schnas9 sRiots.ss i <ls.,s
After the Pine 5RifflEei i affair Gen.
after the routinesof HHlpffiea until Sep
due to the RAILROAD ssrI he caused Pres
ident Cleveland to sefd troops to that
city. In speaking of HE ordering out
of troops, Gen AIiies SIidsin his report !:
':The conduct ofsft troops in re-
storing order and S6hfidence where
mob violence existedAIfn and near the
city of Chicago was marked by great
forbearance. fortitudA and excellent
discipline, and their presence and ac-
ton here very greatly contributed to
the maintenance ofa civil law and, in
my opinion, saved this country from a
serious rebellion when one had been
publicly declared to exist by one most
responsible for its esfSteneesss
Gen. Miles was iHSdireet charge OF
these troops, His past In the Spanish
war is SO recent as to require little
comment. He headed the expedition to
Porto Rico and took that island with
no difficulty and trifling boss. of life
He was ss.hnmilia ted by President
Roosevelt and Secretary Root after the
report of sthe court Of Inquiry on the
Sehley case had been made public by
the promu1gation Of a general order
censurings his Interview ON the decision
of that court.
= East fall Gen. Miles made a tour o.
inspection to and through the Philip
pines, and on his return fled report
which vigorously denounced some OF
the abuses he had noticed in the con-
duct Of military affairs in those isl
ands.
He opposed the general staff law
which was the pet scheme of Secretary
Root, and has been at loggerheads with
the administration for some time. o.
late years he has not hesitated tt
voice his own opinios as about nnilitar.
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