The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-02
TELEGRAPHIC.
The Sioux in Washington.
They Agree to Sell a Por-
ton of their Lands.
But want to see the Cash
before they Sign.
Vice-President Wilson in
Chicago.
National Convention OF
Brewers in Cincinnati,
And Of Tetotallers in
Chicago.
Death of Matilda Fletcher's
Husband.
Dishonest Republican Off
Death of Matilda FIetcher's
Husband.
Dishonest Republican Off
cia1s in Limbo.
Accidents, Robberies, Etc,
Forest Fires in New York
Conhagrations Elsewhere

WASHINGTON, June 1.-AH tue uelega-
tions of Indians assembled in the rooms of
the secretary of the interior sthis morning
to have another council with the secretary.
all the agents and interpreters were pres
ent. The Indians were gaudily attired
and painted. Bishop Hare came in with
Secretary Delano. Commissioner Smith
told the indians that when they were here
last the secretary made proposition to
them to go to the Indian Territory, and
also asked them to consider the offer of
the government Of $4,000 to reiiUquish
part of their hunting grounds, and also Of
the desire of the white people to go to the
Black Hills, and the difficulty of prevent
ing them, and requested them to agree to
such arrangements as would prevent blood
shed. In nregard to going to the 1ndian Terri
tory, they expressed themselves as opposed
toit and unless they had chang d their minds
there was no use in saying anything more
about that. In regard to the offer of $685.
600, their answer was not so definite. The
secretary told them if they did not accept
it within thirty days, they might not get it
at all, In regard to the Black Hills they did
not say much They had now plenty of
time to think of it, and it was hoped that
they could give such definite answers to-
day as to make it unnecessary to have any
further talk on the subject Red Cloud
said: Great Spirit, hear me; have mercy
on me; pity me- He called heaven and
earth to witness before he spoke. The
president must have made some mistake
in telling him, when he first came here,
that their arrangements were for thirty
five years. The president told him, at
that time, to select a country for hunting
and he had done so. The two men by his
side came out last summer and told blm,
for the first time, about 1926, 900, and he
said: wv ait till go and see the president,
and see if he has got the money. 1t it is
really there, | have children, and am not
willing to do anything to make them poor.
This $25, 900 will only pay for the land to
the Pawnee creek. We wish to retain the
rest" When he was here four years age
he was shown large building where al
the money is kept, and he knows he had a
large amount of money there. He would
take this $4,000 but when winter comes
he wanted them to try and get more
When he came here before, nothing was
said about the indian territory, and since
he has been here this time he had seer
but little Of the president, and he though
it hard that he should be asked to go ther,
to live, and he now told them twice b,
would not 60 there. His country was
good one, and he wished to keep it. HI
, did not like the running of the Ne
, braska line through his country, and b
considered it robbery, Last winter whe
the annuities were issued, many of hi
people were absent, and did not get thei
> goods and he wanted more goods for them
| 10 iCH h, =
him; he did not like salt pork, and though
wanted bacon. He wanted rice and HON
!, iny and tea sent to him, He was lookin
;, to the future for his children, and tried t
y do the best for them.
:, After further talk the Indians agreed t
e accept $4,000 in consideration of relir
=. gushing large portion of their huntin
It grounds in Nebraska, The secretary
}, willing to concede them considerable terr
e tory ten or fifteen miles south of the Ne
It braska river,
d A treaty was drawn up. but Spotte
Is Tail refused to sign till he received tn
10 $25,000 appropriated by congress.
d was explained to him that the none
J. couldn't be obtained until the treaty wa
y signed, The Indians were given a cop
h of the treaty to take to their rooms an
d consider,
: The public debt statement, to-day, show
Il reduction during May of $l.l89, ,45C
The balances are as follows: Currenc,
S4.35S.lO7 special deposits of legal-tel
ders, for the redemption of certificates {
deposit. $55.355,O 900; coin. $84, ,25l go:
Including coin certificates. 19.9l0.6OO; OF
standing legal tenders, 1877, ,O64,O 900. Th
reduction of the debt since June 30, 1877.
is $l2, ,968,265,
CHICAGO, June Hon. Henry Wilson
vice president of the United States, reacl
ed this city from the west this morning
r and will probably spend day or two her
During his present journey. to take loo
= at the country, he has visited Obi
4 Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Kansa
J Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska and low
His health is greatly improved.
New YORK, June delegations fro
this city, Brooklyn and Staten Island lie
here yesterday to attend the Brewer
National Convention in Cincinnati.
4 CHICAGO, June 1.-The convention
+ the National Temperance Association b
gan this morning at Farewell Hall, lars
: number of delegates being in attendan'
from all points of the Union. Vice Pres
dent Wilson made the opening speec
Q after which letter of greeting was rea
l.! The officers for the ensuing year We
then elected, as follows: Hiram Price,
to Davenport, Ia, President; Hon. Josh,
b. Nye, of New Hampshire, First Vice Pr
e sident, with large number of assista
is is vice presidents at-large, among whom al
s- Hon. Wm. E. Dodge, Hon. Schuyler c.
fax. Hon. Henry Wilson, Mrs. Jenn