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Show S©ere*ary-5 tiara they were told that in case of a contagious disease like measles or smallpox the children must not be taken home, for fear of contagion to other® and also because of tho danger of pneumonia. Ke says that while many of the children were sick of measles and the excitement among the Indians was aggravated by their superstition and medicinemen B a girl died; that than, while marry Indians -were at the agency arguing- with the Agent to let the children go, Blackhawk, a policeman, went to the school with several others and forcibly took his own child and a number of other children; that in doing this he threw tho Industrial Teacher down stairs; that the police then refused to obey the orders of the Agent, and other Indiana at once took thoir children out; that the school employes then tried to wrap up the sick children to prevent their taking cold, but the Indians were very careless about it, taking many in their nightshirts out of bed and refusing blankets for them, and in consequence of this many have since diea, and others have their health impaired as he had occasion to seo in some who had returned to school; that ne r6t.istta.ee was then made to the other children being taken, and all were so taken out that day (December 1'?.} except a few half-breeds who did not share the Indians' superstition; that there was ranch excitement .among the Indians and it was evident they were looking for trouble; that it was reported to the Agent that Blackhawk was talking about burning the school that night, and he therefore sent for a detachment of soldiers from 7ort Duchesne; that they camped on the school, grounds one day, which was enough; that the Indians were badly frightened and became at once the most peaceable Indians that side of the Missouri; that Blackhawk was arrested the |
