Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-01

I operator. The latter. j. NJ. Carnahan,
took his seat at the key and scarce rais-
cd himself from his chair for twenty two
hours. lie, too. was plucky, and what
he sent went vibrating around the world
in history
And the news was carried to the strick-
en- families at Fort Lincoln. Imagine
their grief, If you can; their s6bs, their
food Of tears. The grief that knew no
consolation. The fearful depression that
had hung over the fort for the past two
days had it's explanation then. 1t was
almost sitting. Men and women moved
anxiously, %nervously straining their eyes
for the expected messenger, listening as
footsteps fell. There was whispering and
excitement among the indian police.
There were rumors of a great battle.
Those who saw the Indians and witness
ed their movements knew that some
thing unusual must have happened. But
what? Who would not have given worlds
to know just why all this excitement
among the Indians? Fleet-foOted war;
riors, mounted on still fleeter animals,
aided perhaps by signals. had brought
the news to them even before the arr
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knew. That it brought joy to them was
reason enough for depression among
the whites.
A few more battles, a few more skir-
mishes, q treaty or two. and the Sioux
warriors CAV up the unequal contest.
4 The superiority of the white man will
never be acknowledged by the Indian,
but he bows to the powers which have
subdued him. His children are now self
supporting in a large measure. They
are learning to take pride in their home.
There is among them a natural love Of
truth and virtue.
The Death Of Col. Custer
General Custer was accompanied on
his expedition to the Yellowstone by
his brother, Thomas Custer, a captain
in the Seventh cavalry, known as Col
! Onel Custer on account of his brevet
rank, who had occasion to arrest the
Indian Rain-in-the-Face at Standing
Rock. For years Rain-in-the-F Face was
a constant source Of annoyance. He be-
longed to the Sitting Bull faction. He
persistently refused to recognize the
authorities at Standing Rock, and when
arrested swore he would some day cut
the heart out Of Colonel Custer. From
a story in The Nickel magazine, it APP
pears that Northumberland, when un-
der the influence of liquor. was induced
to talk about the killing of Colonel Gus
ter. He spoke of the battle n the
death of brave Clusters hosts, and said:
II saw Little Hair (meaning Colonel
Thomas CUSTER, and l remembered my
VOW. l was crazy. / feared nothing. I
knew nothing would hurt me for / had
my white weazel tail on. I don't know
how many I killed trying to get to, him.
! He knew me. ! laughed at him and
| yelled at him. l saw his mOuth move,
but there was so much noise l could
not hear his voice. He was afraid. When
I got near enough. l shot him with my
revolver. My gun vas gone. / don't
know where. I leaped from my pony
and cut his heart out and bit a piece
out of it and spit it in his face. l got
back to my pony and rode off. I was
sick of fighting. l did not go back On
the field that day."
1t is certain that Colonel Clusters body
was the worst mangled of any on the
field and Rain-in-the-F'ace was undoubt-
| eddy responsible for it.