The Washington times., 1910-03-04
Blew Out Gas Before Retir-
ing Is the General
SuppoSition.
HERE WITH APPEAL
FOR MORE LANDS
Chippewa Leaders Had Appoint
ment With Senator Clapp
This Morning.

Bay-Bum and AMI. who were once
the terrors Of the warpath and the
warrior knights of the dreaded Chip
pewas, went 10 the Great Spirit last
night because one OF them blew out
the gas In the room they occupied in
the Halliday house, on Third street
northwest
They had fOrsaken the art OF throw
ing the tomahawk and removing the
enemies scalps The time had past
when they stood on the top OF lofty
mountains a.sG watched for the camp
fires VI their foes miles away on the
prairie. They Iad surrendered 10 the
march Of civiliza tOn into their hundug
grounds In Minnesota and had put on
the habilimeHts 81 peace. But the
White Brothers ~ho had conquered
them had not taken the trouble 10 ex-
plain that the gas should not be blown
out
Thus IL was that Bay-B Bum. VINO
signed the treaty Of 1850 between the
Chippewas and the United States and
who was more than ninety-fve years
old. and Ami who loved Bay-Bum as
a brother, weEt 20 the Happy Hunting
Grounds not IN the sHock Of battle or
on the crest OF victory. bu; through
their ignorance O.. the Vaccinations OF
those who had conquered them.
Some Real Names.
Bay-Bum's real name was Rav-Ruul-
Mah-Ji-Wa-SkI ans, and AM. when ad-
dressed IN full, was AM Vuy-yVay-
kusk Yesterday was a great day IN
their lives Il was Bay-Bun's only
tip 10 Washington since 1866 when ne
siened the treaty giving his people
oEiy the little the conquerors allowed.
and Ami had never before been TO
the city Of the Great Father. With
them came Chiefs Day-BUa- yyun-
Dung and Mah-Chl-SkunE. and F. II
PeQuette, an Indian missionary VINO
-eeted-as the party s Interpreter
Their object in making the lorg sour
ney from Minnesota was 20 ask Con
gress 10 give additional land 10 the
Fo.sforte reserve.ion, which contains
only ffty-two acres and is about mr.
teen miles from orr, Mimi Also. they
had pending iu Congress several claims
on which they expected to realize
money After their arrival. they went
20 the Capitol ard saw Senator Clapu
about their legislative matters. hu+ Sen
atOr Clapp was busy and made an ap-
pOlutmeut WIN l1eu Tor tlls morning.
The four old Indians, accompanied
by their inJerprs jcT. then made a tour
of some OF the public buildings. taking
great interest I'm some pictures repre-
sentinE the plains when the Indian was
their master, anC the streams over
which the Red Man once exercised
the right OF eminent domain.
Blow Out Gas.
The party then returned 90 their
boarding house and. after smoking their
inevitable pipes with other Indians who
happened 10 be in town. went TO their
rooms. Neither Bay-Bum nor AM had
ever slept in a gas-lit room. and neither
knew any way 10 put out a light except
by blowing IL out.
They were found this morning dead
from asphyXiation- ANTS hOdy was in
such a position that he had evidently
partially reused uo and tried 20 reach
the door or the window His body lay
partly across that Of the aged Bay-BUm,
and his head was al the foot Of the
bed with rs feet on the pillow.
The dead chiefs two friends want the
bodies taken back TO the tribes buryinS
ground in Minnesota. where sleep the
Chippewas VINO died In battle, but Mr..
Pequette does not know whether this
can be arranged.