Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-19
The sioux at the white gonSe.

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FATHER"
The Sioux Indians now in the city callel
1T the White House 10 day 70 have al inter
view with President Grant, STYLED BY them
their Great Father" The President re
ceived them az halfpaS; u o'clock They
were accompanied by Assistant Secretary of
the Interior Cowen and Mr.. Smith, Commits
sioner of Indian affairs. AS they nleI into
the Presidents private office he received
each chief with a cordial shake of the nanI
They We're dressed after the manner d..
scribed in yesterdays STAR, the costumes
being mainly red paint, rel leggings oraa-
mented with beads, and blankets. Many OF
ttTem added TO this proEUSiOl Of eatherS.
-Four or five OF them arranged these feathers
so that they reached almost from head 10
heel. and the accumulation al the hack OF
their cranIums made il look like a scoOp-net
THIRD TERM INDIAN.
lie coach which drew the braves was from
me fremont House. The only Ornamental
Ton OF the vehicle. other than its v3Tiegatei
contents, was prOfuSion OF flagS. miniature
ones at that. stuck here and there along the
sides OF the TOP. lt may be added that these
flags each had, in bold black letters. the
names of Grant and Wilson" There is moth
ing remarkable in this fact, other than that
these flags Afforded the foundation for the
following incident: When the Medicine Man
piled out OF the omnibus he was impressed
with the flags. and wanted one. He
was hrst given one quite plain and without
the lettering. lie wouldn't have il. He in
Dictated by signs and gruntS lust which one
he wanted. and the one he wanted was a
Grant and Wilson flag. II was given TO him.
and with the pride of an American citizen
either for the flag or for &c. and w" he
placed il at the opening apex OF his burn
ished tOmahawk, and carrying the emblem.
both of nationality and the recent Pres tdan-
tial race, marched into the presence of his
Great Father. The Great Father laughingly
gave him hearty shake"
THE PRESIDENTS TALK.
After the Indians mad got into post on ia
the Presidents room, President Grant said
To them. through an interpreter that ne was
glad that they had arrived safely In Wash
ington, but that he could not talk to them
to-day on the object OF their visit; that he
desired them TO talk freely with the Secre-
tary OF the Interior and the Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs, and that III any disagree
meEts arose he would endeavOr 10 right them.
He desired them 10 accept the statements Of
these officers regardless Of any statements
made 10 them by others.
This nit was evidently intended for an in
fividual who was quite Oflicious during the
Interview.
Up STEPPED LONE HORN,
as straight as an arrow and bold as a mother
iE-law, TO deliver his little speech. While he
spoke he geSticulated with his long bOny
IorefnEcr. lie said, as interpreted: Il am
glad 10 see the Great Father; these people
Indicating his red cOlleagueSl are my people
and relatives; this is 4 great country: il is
rot mine to-day, bat il once was. He then
went on To say that he did own some of this
great country, but white people wanted To
take 1t away from him. My great grand
father, my father and myself, were chiefs. 4
am chief never claimed owned all the
country before to-day. but now claim il.
own IL alone. These men YOU see are soldiers
and will fight.
At this juncture the President interrupted
the chief by stating that he did not wish TO
have discussed the object Of their visit to-
day; WhereupOn he fell back, evidently
mied.
NEXT CAME SPOTTED TAIL.
Say-lOoking Indian. He, too had forcible
gestures which might have startled a nervous
man, but the President never blinked.
Spotted Tail was glad to see the Great Fathe !.
and wanted To have great talk with him
soon. He then grunted and fell back, when
lied Cloud, wiry Indian, with any but a
lover eye, came up. About all he said was
that If the President did not appoint day
TO see himself and the other chiefs, he would
be very sorry.
After this they marched ont, got into their
coach, and drove of.