, 1873-06-29
THE INDIANS,
Arrival in Chicago of Three Peace
Commissioners.
Result Of Their Council with the
Sioux Tribe. +.
What Mr.. Kemble Knows About Spot-
ted Tail and Red Cloud, d..

! About the both OF last May, the Hon. Felix r
Rzunot, OF Pittsburgh, E. G. Ke1uble, ESD, 0,
New York, and Mr. H. E. Alvcrd, Of Virginia
were appointed Commission to hold . ccunci
| with the Sioux tribe OF Indians, the object o1
which was to secure the REIMBURSEMENT By them
Of certain claims, which tho Indians held By viz
tue OF treaty made with them in tho year 1868
BY Gems. Sherman, Augur, and others.
The Commission having completed it's laboru,
Mr. Kemble arrived at the Grand Pacific Hotel
yesterday morning. on his way to Wash
ington. a reporter Of TIE TRIBUNE
obtained tho following interesting and roliabbe
information regarding tho work OF tho Com,1is.
sion aad its results during m hours coayersa,
ton with that gentleman last evening:
Tho council was convened on the goth day ot
this month, in large wigwam, at the Red Cloud
Agency. in the Southern part Of Wyoming Ter.
ritory- At the request OF the members OF the
Commission, Gov. Campbell, OF the Territory,
The Ogallala tribo OF the Sioux YVES rep
1Afraid-of- His-Horse, High Wolf, Little Wound,
Red Leaf, Pretty Grow, Grass, Fast
Bear, Dog, and about twenty other big. men.
ANfA12~A%VA
TAI, Two Stripes, and seyeral minor Chiefs.
The Northern Sioux had departed for their
northern hnunts, when the Commissioner ar
rived at Bed Cloud, and, although zunnara were
journey that they would not return, but sent
back messages and tokens Of peaceful inten-
tions. About $50 Indians were present in all,
including big men from the Chey-
manifested the utmost lost cordially and nd
good viii, = and, departing from q notable
custom, came into the council unarmed
The object Of the council Was three-fold, tho
most important OF which was the procurement.
Of the surrender OF all that region known as the.
cupation Of which WIS granted the Sioux In.
dams by the Gen. Sherman Commission in 1868.
This unceded territory, as tits called, embraces
the former home of this people, and extends,
eastward 200 miles, and northward along the
western line Of Dakota $50 miles. The
second object was to secure the,
relinquiahment Of the right to hunt
Southern Nebraska. The third object Was the;
removal Of the present, or Red Cloud Agency,
which is situated thirty miles cast Of Fort Lara
mie, on the North Platte River, north into the
Grand Sioux reservation in Western Dakota.
The Commissioners found, after soundin Is the
the peace Of the frontier to press the subject of
the REIMBURSEMENT Of the lands. The property
had been verbally guaranteed to Red Cloud
anu LIS euteAs. tof Ioos tetn OF
eaas, anu tne n.as nneusIon u tue1 1e
:n44 .ol nny eTns'uetatln ~ tnte" them
ta .n.o 'iolent Passi?ns: 1na matter was, 1nefe-
o loie, aloppea, ~ ~ ~ nol part ol Ine peace
,ro,,1d ;oo;ta - t - usJ1 h1a, ti19e Tnlcn
tha a,,h;act - ~" ~a1nn,;h,ar,t ~ ~ ~ -
hnnting the 1rJ;.,,a wcra 1,ot II .n4 - %
but it is believed that by next year the buffalo
.ioht II nnt uoon + vii he read;Iv an,4andara
Ti}h +ha ori;narv cona;darat;ons' ~ trsata -;
.nt;ons and c1otGiop Tha matter ~ tho w
nova1 If fha aoancV canoe nm frat and xroe "a
;stad ~ ~ th 5is15 ~n;tt ~ ~ y. W.
1870 saas. tba; a.+r.,-aa5t ha%. 49, -. tI
5reat Tather had ~ r;Ght ~ .ak ~ f.. -nr,
~ Ia agancv nnt;1 rreniaea wh;ch h.d io'sa ~
nsda To }hem wore fnlfilled Thaea nrnm 20.
vnro tho Granting NJ arms and aTnrnnn;t;os.
mnio<iato1y and uncomditonally and that nnIaes
waa dnnc hv The indiana. fhe Gov-.31n1,ane
von1d do It hv their trnons Find;ng t.ho 1o,1,'
ossion firm. thew axscntcd to the remoys1
rithont nrom;sa ~ any consideration s,1ca4 e,,ah
. 1an,5 - d;.t.toi hr ~ f;a175;Sp ouSa 4L
sa,n,,;.s;,nors WA. ona-ad ar-a~apo., y. tne
~ Iii toTards tba Gra.t "a 10 u
5;onw,ad w. ~ 'SA101' VIC 'oon'u
a}om To1,-,;as;ono- nea Ko,,,,1a sors that
s1nas as,d ttiF, 3.ost -ot siqst nany
foneous ana nm nnsr!n!ut 9 feRorts nave been CT
tha Cnmmisaion he1oTa at,r+;ar 1"@ 60, n.Ss ~
yoat t,,.4 ~ g;o.,- +;b, had ..a...s s ~ .sno
Va s+tftnde' IN the contrarv +t,eg fa,,nd tha+,
80 .-,d .,.ace.hIa Ma 1un? a4a.u .neu
;ra"+ a. snptted Tn;1,a co,,, 1,1,n ~eLs
l,encv n9attanded md al Mt racaira s;e .. ed
e. ~ fro1, f1d;1r- 40 fr,};sea - t
~ ;s~,,ead r. maI1 +,-ens1a - far.nS ~ t,a1a
s'oaad t ha neaceab,e aod to 1 ho1a sme
1s;1 ~ nr,d b;a Gh:a*9 t1 ~ a!u
e1'to - 1ha 1r1d No-t1er' T.19;sns - ~. sno
~ trnnh, 1;tt, his ozn ,,o1rn1 rna1, A1ol 41'AA~
+ k stou1ao Ha;aainna1 n.tn o w" aisn yo1is sn
nv I'D +a-1nd l;la cor,xs 49, ~ a afs; 1!oo1
.s J. aI o. ~ -anor+1ri-cnioad ,e,a-t ~ ~ e
~ 80 t,1,o hs.., f7o;7,< =; ~ 81 tua..S aa
1ntta ~; r. - norti a ~ o0uu
~ No-+ham pac?Hc n;1;for avna5;t;a,, ho1o
IT. IT. the Last +onndation n T. It NJ 10 i tro un
.vaa atated IN Cen ghaT;ds, "a racent J;ans+
at tba .xiid Northern trihs - have So1aed -
- ,natnrino INV hostile nia1,s Tha renort ~
"a gionr t2bo had co1nmitt, n a. ia1oerf nnrnhar
rnnniers outside their re, ;eryatinn this re.r
an eTar hafore tha Conmis sinner a1ao az, ,11 T.
faisebood tha fact being tn at the snn4 fr;ha -
thonrh Numbering m 010 neonia have co1T,
ittes1 H1t four mur1fers dnri,1r tho nast raar
uch less number than they hayo over before |
mmitted in the same time. The Commissioner
hibited papers to the reparter which prove,