Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-23

the tSSertlOIl tl.Il the 1eSSlau NtHe
NIanitom was coming back on earth to
use his miraculous power in favor of
the red man to crush out the whites.
to restore everything to the idealistic
condition cf former years. restocS the
ranges with big game. buffaloes. elk.
deer, etc. This created Il universal
fanatical feryor, and not alone among
the Sioux. but affected all Indians
ON this continent Former foes be-
came fast friends. and from the va
quis In old Mexico to the Alaskan
tribes in the FAR ncrth the religious
ghost dance festivities famed the
| flames of war The medicine mems"
preaching that the holy medicinal
ghost shirts would protect the wearer.
turn the white mans bullets. was nc
cepted and made recruits by thou
| sands to the q cause The dancing
frightened the settlers. shocked the re-
Iigious. philanthropic friends Of the
| Indians and was officially ordered
| stopped. Easy orders, eh?" Instead.
If they had been allowed to dance.
even If some cid so to the death. ex-
haustion. like Il boilers safety valve.
and an aftertheught might soon have
made it appear to them in the ridic-
ulous light that so effectively kills alb
| surditieS.
| | was at the time in Alsace-L Lorraine
with my exhibition and had with me
| seventy-five travelled Indians. We had
Ill the facts. and myself and partner
decided to close. camp the rest OF the
outfit in an old castle near Strassburg
| (Benfeld) with q large domain. and
myself left by fast steamer via Eng
land for New York. while Major Burke.
with the Indians as pacifiers. came
via Antwerp and Philadelphia and
FASTENED to the scene of strife.
The Indians brought home made n
strong peace contingent ut Pine Ridge
while / fastened. with General Miles
appreciation. to visit Sitting Bull in
person. feeling sure that my old enemy
and later friend would listen to my ad-
vice. The fact that l was willing to
take the risk myself alarmed some well
meaning philanthropists. who OWNED
sinister motive in my action. and
those who were crying strongest fo-
Sitting Bulls suppression now claimed
that his person was endangered by the
bloodthirsty voyager-I. the one who
had everything to lose ana nothing par
ticular to gain. Going to a hostile
camp of Indians, risking all on the
card of Friendship and :nan to man re
spect (willing to test tie ghost dance
shirt in fair Individual. single handed
way, perhaps. if pushed), but alone
and above all DESTROYS to save my rec
brother from suicidal craZe-they
impressed President Harrison that :.
would create war, ending in til;
death of Sitting Bull So the com
mander in chief, the president, wa:
constrained to act (afterward, in In
dianapolis. to express regret tor it t.
me personality. and my mission wa:
countermanded at the threshold almos
OF the hostile camp. Sitting Bull:
death and the Ghost Dance war fol
lowed .
Then came the army and the IndiaI
agent. Left to himself, in conjunction
with his coadjutor. the army officer
that most efficient and famous anon:
the best Indian agents. Major Jane:
Mclaughlin now inspectorl. woult
have probably brought about a peace
| full solution. But eastern meddlesomt
energy demanded action. action agains
this horrid religious innovation. and
they forced the market by their innuen
does and long distance fears.
All interested in my best belief were
pushed, and Colonel Drum, conman
dant at Fort Yates, and Major Nc
Laughlin We're ordered to cooperate tc
secure the person of Sitting Bull.
Henry Bull. lieutenant of Indian pc
lice, had intimated that the old CHIEF
was preparing his horses for Ions
ride" Couriers were sent to tell hin
to quietly arrest Sitting Bull. and Ma
jor Edmond G. Ratchet of the Eighth
cavalry and Hotchkiss gun were sem
TO support him.
After a hard ride, just at dawn they
saw 4 man coming at full speed on Sit
ting Bulls favorite white horse "a
Kentucky charger had presented hin
three years before). whom they foun,
to be an Indian policeman with the re
port of fight-"All police killed