The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-13
REAL INDIANSIN NEW YORK
SPOTTED TAIL, YELLOW DEAR, AND
MATUOHUKO IN THE As10R.

Chance for the Spurious Crowd Of TAM
many 20 Take wholesome Lessons-What
the Red Men Think OF fPhiladcIphia-Goins
Home to Pursuits Of Peace.
The delegation Of Indians from Dakota, who
have been on a mission to tho Government suthori-
ties In Washington, arrived In this city on saturday
evening. and took lodgings In the Astor House
Hundreds OF people who called yesterday 70 see the
4" red tkins" were disappointed, as "spotted Tail"
had ordered the exclusion OF visitors Spotted TAIL
or seta reh Swim Bear. or Ma-tu-lu-seh Fast Bear
or Ma.tu-o.buko; Yellow Bear, or Pne-se-ze, are
the names OF tho Indians, who are accompanied by
the agent, Capt d. c. Poole, OF the United States
Army, and Mr.. Charles X. Guoru. interpreter. Capt
Poole was absent wnen our reporter called, put tne
interpreter there, and through his courtesy an
interesting conversation was enjoyed with "spo'ted
Rcporter"wha, do you think OF New York;
sported Taii-New York Is full OF nice people;
They don't crowd Indians, ond look them out OF
eo9ptenance In Phil9delphia @ we were used badly,
whom crowded about the hoiel and would not let
us go into our rooms. Hs3 hewsboys there ...en "
sell indians papers which ne could not no, read, and
Reporter-You visited Central Park. How did
You like ~
at the poor little scraggy animal called buffalo
which Vas there II he we're ou. on the pa1,SSs % sne
was big, and looked like those out West.
Reporter-Who went With you TO the parkt
Spotted fail-Capt Poole Mr.. Gueru, and young
man who is a relative Of Capt Poole. There were
Repor,er-whst was your business at washias-
Spotted Taii-we went there to see about our
treaty with the United States Government
Spotted TsiiGThe Govsrnmsst has no, done ss q,
agreed to DO in 1897. We did not get cattle fowls
and other things which h.d been prcpiseSs mi S =. to
sSo,c 1S' FORK f 9sadsi W. want % move % Whit.
River.
As Spotted Tail showed signs OF uueasiness, and
did not seem inclined to continue the conversation,
our reporter did not question him further.
Mr.. Charles X. Gueru, the Interpreter, Is q very
intelligent gentleman, and Of French extraction He
is a good specimen OF Western man. cordial and
accommodating, but Straightforward and ofhsnd.
He horned our reporter that he had lived in the
West and been fauiliar with the Indians twenty six
years. lie understands their language better than
he does English. He remarked that the Indian
tribes represented by Spotted Tall and his associates
had become very disrustfcl Of the United States ss
Capt Poole, saying tnat he might leave them alone
somewhere. The Captain assured them that be
| accompany them back home. The Captain has
treated them so kindly that they now put implicit
| The party occupy a ane suite OF rooms the
third floor OF the Astor. The Indians are dressed In
the iul costume OF ,her tribe, witn feathers, blank
cts and moccasins. They are tall. all being iul six
feet, With the exception OF swift Bear" whose
height is i've feet niue inches. Wien our reporter
c'lled upon them, the Indians had Just taken sup
| per, and were going 70 bed. TDey turned in" ai
Senator Merrill OF Msne, and Delegate Hooper,
OF Utah, visited Red Cloud on Saturday. Red Cloud
| told them he had received much kindness from the
| big white chiefs but he could not forget his own
IeoYle. He sent to care Tor their interests, and
| he thought OF them Sleeping and waking, FOR tleJ
| were on his heart He said there would DO no wal
| II the whites waited Tor the Sioux TO begin one.
Delegate Hooper. In complimenting the Sioux, sait
that bis people, the Nor mons, had crossed and re
through tie siouI eountrSewiti, their women ant
children cattle and good., and they hsd neyer iosi