Show A FAD FOR SUICIDE slona arave slow their la 11 by self recent events prove that the siona indians are rapidly becoming civilized if abo fact that many of thorn are following closely in tho footsteps of lawless whites can be construed an evidence of civilization formerly suicide among tho indians were never heard of while daring the last few years a number of sioux have committed the crime of self destruction in tho matter of quarreling and fighting about land bome of tho sioux are also becoming apt pupils of quarrelsome white farmers the last murder reported from the sioux reservation was caused by a dispute over a piece of land an indian named eagle louse had taken a furia under the Bove ralty act the land was better than the average and many other indiana thought they wanted it the owner was compelled in order to maintain possession to assert his rights by a show of arms the most persistent claimant of the land was another sioux named thunder hawk to discourage the owner as much as possible and render hia life a burden thunder hawk on several occasions cut the fences about the place and let wild stock out to scatter broadcast over the pr atrio eagle louse had some wild colts and kept them in a corral the day of tho murder thunder hawk arrived on the scene once and ia a moment had cut the corral fence and let the colta loose eagle louse witnessed the act and in the fight that ensued thunder hawk was shot and killed the murderer now lies in the deadwood jail awaiting the next term of the united slates court when he will bo tried for the crime chamberlain S D cor chicago tribune |