The evening world., 1909-03-29
CRAZY SNAKE
RALLIES TRIBE
FOR DEATH FIGHT
Chief in War Dance Calls on
"Red Hearts, for Final Stand
as Troops Draw Near.
EXPECT, CLASH TO-DAY,
Redskins Try for a Battle.
Ground, but Army Force
Keeps Them on Move.
EXPECT, CLASH TO-DAY,

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. March 90
lone hundred Creek Indians. half
breeds and negroes, under personal
command OF Chief Crazy Snake, kept
up their march on the warpath early
To-day, but were failing TO spread the
terror among the people that such
events In earlier days caused Rather
they were retrcating before five com.
pantes Of determined Oklahoma militia
men In an effort apparently to reach a
stronghold in the Tiger mountains
The militiamen ordered out yesterday
BY Gov. Haskell as a result Of the up
rising that came after a clash at the
home OF Crazy Snake, In which Marshal
Baum and Deputy Sheriff Odom were
killed camped for the night at Hickory
Hills. the camp which had been hastily
evacuated by Crazy Snake at their ap.
proach.
At break Of day the soldiers moved
forward to give battle to the redskins
but the chief. through the agency Of
his sleepless scouts, had been watch.
ing every move and lie led his forces
away, apparently not daring, or at
seast not caring, TO fight his white
foes In the open.
The militiamen at this juncture
pushed forward at couole quick. The
Indians were about ten miles away
from them, but the troops were de-
termined the redskins should not be
allowed TO choose the battle-ground
end thus gain big advantage,
At the rate OF progress they were
making the troops were in q fair way
to- overhaul the Indians before many
hours and force them into fight In
the open.
Shooting in tho Night.
The nigh. passed without any alarms
after the soldiers had bivouacked. Fir
Ing was heard here and there. but this
was due to the restiessness OF rowing
bands Of half.breeds. The Indians them.
selves kept closely within their camp.
between the North Canadian River and
Deep Fork Creek. about seventeen miles
from Henrietta.
Fronuersmen acting as scouts for the
State troops. who passed most Of the
night near the Indians camp, returned
shortly after daylight with news that
the old chiettain's forces were showing
signs Of disinteSration. The half-breeds
and negroes, overawed at the unusually
active measures OF the whites, were
counselllng either AFFECT fight or com.
plete surrender, these scouts asserted.
TO these propositions Crazy Snake made
q contemptuous refusal.
Real Red Hearts.
He said that all those who feared
nigh. 90 at once, but that all who had
real red hearts would stay by him and
hlp him forcefully to redress the
wrongs under which his people writled,
To a man the Creeks expressed their
lntent!on Of fighting the states soldiers
10 the death. so enthusiastic did they
become after Cray Snakes appeal that
\ war dance vas started and the camp
WAS in an Upruag.
crazy Snake arrayed himself in sav-
age ,oggery, which hitherto had been
kept hidden. and appeared in all his
glory. The yc!lS which greeted this
spectacle mace a great din, The scouts
then hastily wen; back TO their camp
ut Hickory Hills and reported tina: the
Indians really meant 10 fight.
Late to-day It was reported that
Crazy Snake, fearing arrest, has made
his escape, desert'ng his followers, and
IL, now on his way to Washington to
intcrcede with. tho Great fatier