The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-07
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
no THE DAILY INTELLIGENCER
WASHINGTON.
THE INDIANS TAKE LEAVE OF COMMISSION
ER SMITH.

HlOIlST, WHGll u HNOlt lHhSt NASW wv" i'"N
The Cheyenne River Indians will stop for
u few days in New York. The agents re;
turn with them, though il is understood
the resignation Of Agent Saville is at the
disposal OF the Department.
When the Indians entered the Interior
Department the Commissioner said; ~
understand that some Of You want to
sneak this morning, and I would be glad
to hear anything they have to say"
Red Cloud-My friend, we are going
home to-day, and the young men you sec
here want to shake hands with you and
bid YOU goodbye. We came, also, to ask
about something we have not heard about.
| would like to ask about pay for those
who came with me, the interpreters and
all the Indians.
CommissiOner-'ThcrC are some things
to bo said about those men who have
come along that would rather not be
Obliged to say to you. They have not
come by wish Of anybody but themselves,
so far as | know, and they have been
sources Of mischief and trouble ever since
they came here. They got yOn.to insist on
going to the Washington House, and they
got some Of You to 60 there, after ! had
told you that It was not the proper place
for you. They have led you into bad
practices since you have been here, and
now they have the impudence to come.
aud ask inc opay them for that sort OF
services, and | leave 1t to You to Judge
whether | had better do it or not. They
are not interpreters at ull. Todd Kan:
dali, when he came to interpret for Red
Cloud, broke down, and Red Cloud had
to get some one else. Halliday, the only
one who did belong to you rs an inter
prefer, was employed by me. lie Is
good Interpreter, but h. likes whisky so
we'll that lie broke down. llGgOt so drunk
| could not see him for several days. !!
shall pay him for what he did, and send
him home. Randall will also be paid.
Those other men who have deceived you,
who have kept you from doing your duty,
and have led you astray, have no claim
for anything, and they may be thankful
that they are not driven out OF the coun'
try. That is all that is to be said on that
subject. have told your pgent tospcnd
for you, in getting such presents ns you
want, twenty-five dollars apiece. This is
in addition to what you have already re-.
ceiycd in suits Of clothes and other things
that your agent has bought for you. J
wish could make 1t more, and do for
you what you ask in that respect, and to
furnish each Of you horse, with saddle
aud equipments, but that am not able
to do, because have not money to make
the purchase.
Little Wound-YOu tell the truth
when you say that you did not invite the
interpreters to come along with the In
dians. We have heard that before; but
II We had'Come with only three interprc.
tcrs belonging to our delegation, these
three Interpreters would dispute ~ to
what we snid. We invited these three to
come, IN order to he witnesses, on our re-.
turn, ms to what was done. As for myself
| am not influenced by these men. They
wanted to come with us, and now they
say we have deceived them, and, between
the two, they are falling to the ground.
They blame us for not getting paid. We
came here at the invitation Of the Presi'
dent, and We expressed desire to go
home with horses, equipments and gun.,
80 that our people would receive lis glad.
ly. II We 60 home without anything Of
the kind, when We arrive there the people
will laugh at US.
Commissioners would moi give you
guns II | could. II | could give you
horses and saddles | would, but have
no power about II; can't do ii, and 10 II
il not worth while for me TO encourage
you in any way to expect ii.
The Commissioner then addressed Sit.
ting Bull, saying: ! have heard with
great pleasure of your conduct, and OF
the conduct Of two or three others Of
Red Clouds agencies. have heard
from your agent, and from military off.
GERS at the agency, Of the great service
you have rendered the Government. You
have proved yourself to he brave and
true man, n friend to your own people
and to the whites. Your good conduct
has been reported to the President, and |
nm instructed by him to give you n token
ot his regard
rnE CIIEYESSE CHIEFS
The Chcycnncs called on Commissioner
Smith. this afternoon, and complained
considerably about the failure Of the
Cioyernment TO do ANYTHING for them
sinrr their arrival here. saving That the
indians that did lhc lea uot treated the
worst by the Government. Tallmnn Dan
said that II he ma learned to lie llEG
Spotted ialI ana hed GlOi1, he wouW
have Jared better from iile tOverilmer';;
Lone il,lrn ll1rn pointed to Mrs. Nelly anu
'alu "lhal ia1y lha' slts over 'hetc our
people once uld great wrong 10, thht we
can never P'y I ne[ LOT lot' ~ ~" ~" ,i'I I"l
f,y pnf 1T ,or us, ,I " ii,,ia vi" %'ia,,;.. % nnso s
tilic,t Lv Ibo Sinny onJ Lorsrliinkrn ron.
tive n few years ago.
After hand.shnking the Indians left
and will return home by way Of New
York.
The President presented Sitting liull
with q fine rifle, nicely mounted, and en-.
closed in leather case, On the brass
mOuhtihgs surrounding the lock - ell.
gravcd; Sitting. lInIl from The President
for bravery and friendship"
The Cheyenne Indians requested the
Commissioner to appoint Rev. S' j.. Hin
IN a n aud RNV i II Newman commission