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Chiefs Spotted Elk and Spotted Bear of the Sioux

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Title: America's war for humanity, related in story and picture, embracing a complete history of Cuba's struggle for liberty...
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Ingalls, John James, 1833-1900
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Publisher: New York, Thompson
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rom the raids of the wildmen. The same correspondent also cablesthis important piece of news acrossthe water: The only powder millon the American continent capable ofproducing smokeless powder has beendestroyed. Thus the Americans haveno way of reloading their heavy ord-nance, as black or brown powdercannot be used effectively. Judg-ing by the way our guns have beengoing off since this news becamepublic, it is evident that Uncle SamsJack tars and soldier boys must havehad a few rounds of powder leftover. Unless Spanish correspond-ents and captains-general are re-strained in their humorous effusions,the war is likely to close in a roar ofmerriment rather than a crash of can-nons. The alarm of war had hardlysounded when the gallant Sioux In-dians tendered their services to thegovernment to fight the Spaniards;and two thousand of their picked war- i-;/^-.-c. -„r^-K^ ^^^^^^-^/l J • J- ^ CHIEFS SPOTTED e;i,K AND SPOTTED BEAR. riors were accepted and organized into ,^,,,, ^ rhotofrraph)
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122 AMERICAS WAR FOR HUMANITY. four regiments of scouts. Among the volunteers were Chiefs Spotted Elk andSpotted Bear, two of the most daring and astute leaders of the Sioux nation-Young-Man-Afraid-of-His-Horse, head chief of all the Sioux tribes, wasanxious to volunteer, but feared to offer his services on account of the activepart which he had taken in the campaign of 1890-91; but an of&cer was sentto assure him that the government entertained no prejudice against him onthat account, and that he and his young men would be welcomed as bravesoldiers of the republic. The chief was wonderfully pleased on receiving this

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