Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-26
SIOUX INDIANS
Invade ST PAUL
PEACEFUL INVASION WHERE
EVERYTHING BY FORCE OF
THEIR ANCESTORS TOOK EV.
ARMS,

0'ou~ oidNcS Will maTCn on 81
raul. For so years the Indians IL
Minnesota have been quiet; nov
they are preparing for an invasion
! Fifty years ago there was an an
nouncement that an invasion woul,
occur. The Indians stole upon tn,
the village in the night. and lef
murder, rape and violence behint
them. But times have changed
and the invasion of the Sioux, afte,
4 period Of so years will be peace.
full one.
delegation has left Sa. Paul for
the Sioux reservation to bring 30C
Indians who will take part in the at.
tack on FIT. Ridgeley, which is tc
be reproduced at the 1908 Mime
sofa state fair, in celebration OF the
5Oth anniversary OF the state. The
coming of the Sioux will be fraught
with deep historic significance from
the fact that the last invasion OF
the Sioux was the. massacre of 1862,
when 500 men, women and children
Of Minnesota were murdered.
There many residents in Mime
sofa. which was caused by discon-
tent among the Indians because OF
the failure of the government to
meet its annual payment to the diff.
ferent tribes, according to the treaty
of 1861, coupled with leaving of
many of the male residents Of the
state to fight in the Union army.
The missionaries had done all in
heir power to avert the conflict
tut they were powerless to stop 1t
rhe massacre was started by small
party of Indians in spirit of bravo
DO more than anything else. They
chased farmer near New Tim from
his home, followed him and then
killed him and his family. The news
spread like wildfire and almost to a
tribe the Sioux all over the state
rose, killed the whites and destroy
ed their homes. In an incredibly
short time 500 had been slain. Then
the whites formed and by a united
effort crushed the uprising.
For this uprising 800 Indians
we're arrested Ny the federal govern.
n.ent and found guilty Of murder and
rape. OF this number 265 were af
forwards pardoned by President Lin
coin.
This was the last invasion Of tn
Sioux until the one which will oc
cur within a week.
| Another significant fact that tn
peaceable invasion of the Sioux Il
to be by the original owners OF tn
land on which St. Paul is built. II
I1SO5 treaty was made between tn
whites and the Sioux, by which tn
former got possession Of strip o
land nine miles square, on which Fl
Sne ling, near St. Paul, now stands
On this the whites established al
army post. and thus got control o
the whole territory.
Among the Indians who will TAX
part in the TT. Ridgeley spectacl
will be many sons Of Sioux brave
whose fathers or grandfathers too
part in many of the raids which oc
CURED between 1906 and 1856:
lover some of the ground that TIL
band of Sioux will pass their fore
fathers glided through the trees
following with relentless purpos
some lone traveller. What will b
the feelings OF these Indians as the
stand upon the ground that thel
fathers helped to make red wit
human blood"
Among those who will be in tn
hand of Sioux that will attack r
Ridge,ey at the fair graunds. is
grandson Of Ink-pa- du-ta. leader
band of Sioux who in 1852 KEEL
the residents of Minnesota in col
tinual fear of attack This bray
had under him $50 lodges. He ha
taken possession of several strips
land lying along the boundaries
Iowa and Minnesota. A party
Ibis braves, smarting under a fal
cied insult, in 1857 attacked II
: residents near Spirit Lake. low
murdered the men and took the wo
en- into captivity. All the band e
/, cept the Oldest son OF Ink-pa -du-
| escaped the vengeance OF the whit
! for this deed. To the Indians W.
| will make this invasion Of st. Pa'
| IL will not be so significant To I
| older residents it will be the grea
| est example of the half centur1
growth which the state fair is IN
> year celebrating.