The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-02
about seventy troopers of the Sew
enth cavalry were Killed or wounded.
Adviser to General Miles.

enth cavalry were Killed or wounded.
Adviser to General Miles.
There were 5000 Indians 'off the
reservation" at this time. Troopers
were brought from all over the United
States to quell the uprising. was
sent as a newspaper correspondent
from Chicago to join the forces In the
field near Pine Ridge agency. On my
way west Buffalo Bill boarded the
train at Chadron, Neb., to make his
way to Pine Ridge there to Join Cen
eral Miles who had sent for him to
act not only in his old capacity as
scout, but as adviser concerning the
means to bring the campaign to an
end with as little bloodshed as pos
slble.
Buffalo BIZ was In the field with
General Miles at this time until the
last of the Indians surrendered. His
counsel was invaluable. He knew
virtually every one of the chieftains
who with their following were on the
war path. Miles knew them also and
these two men between them, by the
employment of trusted Indians whom
they could dispatch to the hostile
camps, managed after some weeks of
time to induce the Indians to come
into Pine Ridge agency, and there to
surrender. OF course Miles DISPOSE
ton of his military forces aided
greatly.
"church of State" Celebrates.
Washington naturally enough has
scores of public buildings. disap-
pointed cynic has said that unnatural
ly enough Washington has church
for every one of it's public buildings.
Brooklyn has been called the city of
churches, but it has no more claim to
the name than has this capital of the
country. Washington has many
churches and about several of them
cluster incidents of historic interest.
At this writing there is being cele-
brated the one hundredth anniversary
of the founding of st. Johns Protes-
tant Episcopal church on Lafayette
square in this city. st. Johns is
small church and it is by no means
the oldest church in the town, al
though it holds the interest of strang-
ers perhaps more strongly than any
other sanctuary in the capital. 1t is
quaint church INTELLECTUALLY, beau
tiful in plain way, and it's pews al
ways are filled at the Sunday services
and pretty well occupied at all those
held on the week days.
1t is this century-old edifice which
is known as the "church of state" a
semi-humorous reference to the fact
that many presidents of the United
States have attended it's services, and
because even If a president is of an
other religious persuasion, pew In the
church Is always maintained for White
House occupancy.
From all over the country there have
come to Washington noted men and
women to attend the celebration in this
month of the "year of a hundred
years." The bell of ST. Johns which
calls the church members to service
on Sunday made its first presidential
appeal" to James Monroe. John Quincy
Adams, If memory of the history of
his life serves, was Congregationalist,
but he attended st. Johns church. In
addition to Monroe and Adams, Van
Buren,, the first Harrison, Tyler, Tay-
lor, Fillmore and Arthur were worship
ers in st. Johns.
Presidents Wives Among Worshipers
There is real reason for the setting
aside of pew in st. Johns for the use
of every incoming president. 1t may
be that the president himself was not
an Episcopalian, but as several chief
executives of other religious persua-
sions have married members of the
Episcopal church, the wives and the
children of such chiefs of state have
attended st. Johns.
President Wilson's wife is an Episco
palian while he is a Presbyterian. His
!. two immediate predecessors in Office
, had Episcopalians for wives while they
were members of other churches. Theo
dore Roosevelt is a member of the
Dutch Reformed church and William
III. Taft is member of the Unitarian
church, but both of their wives are
Episcopalians and both attended st
Johns.
Mrs. Wilson attended ST. Thomas
churcn, put just Defore her marriage
left that parish to attend services a
St Margaret's, another Episcopal sane
tuary. Virtually she is the only wife
of president who, being an Episco
palian, has not regularly attended serv
ices in st. Johns.
The church is situated we'll within
, sight of the White House, being di
rectly across Lafayette square, mos
pleasant Sunday morning two minute.
, walk through the beautiful park Will
statue of Lafayette on one side, one o
Rochambeau on another, and with Gen
eral Jackson in the middle foreground
Occasionally former Presidents Roose
Welt and Taft attended st. johns
|, church with their wives. but nearly ev
: cry Sunday each went to the church ii