, 1875-09-03
THE BLACK HILLS.
Tho Grand Council to Negotiate
for Their Purchase,
How The Instian l,tug Has Bccn N1agnl-
flying lilo Redskins Ideas Of
Remuneration.
They Now Want Over d Hundred Mill.
ions for Their Title
Danger Of n Failure in Making q Treaty
aud Of Consequent Hostilitieg.

Special Ctrrffranftn~r ~ The ChtruGo Tribune,
tnslE*s', Ws. T., Aug. 29.-Tl,o Rlonx 1nan
Commission arrived hcru tu-lay, aud vii, ls1yo
by Hrcca! conveyance tomorrow morning fnf
| bed Cloud Aroiry, WlIero The Council will
DO held with thu dushy tcad-bcasn now fattening
upon Tho bounty 0f tho tosafnmcnt. There
will DO nearly 25,Otlo Of them present III person,
| all Of whom vii. 10 fod to gorge during tl,o
| pondency Of the negotiations. Tile Commission
will coaiat Of Senator Allison, Of 1own Chair
! nan; Senator llowo ot WISCONSIN; Capt. ". H..
.tsls,y. OF Noh.aAka Col G. r. Boa,svae, of ST..
LoHts; tho 1oy. =. Il. Human, OF tho Sautco
Episcopal mission; Con. a. II. Terry, U. y. a. /;
md 6cn. a. Il. Lawrcncc. Of Ntodo Island with
John y. Collins, rost-TFaler Mt Fort Laramie, ~
Secretary. md al awaher, OF Fort Dodge Iowa,
| as cicr't. TITS work OF tic Commission prom-
| mos 10 DO
| FAN MORE DIFFICULT
thnn was first suppoaoh, from soyeral reasons.
I Tho Indnn Ring llaa beau discovered figuring
extensively III tho matter s1nong tho Indians,
afd tho object Ii very plain. Tho irat reports
! from tbs Indians wero to tho oIect ihnt but q
anall price would he asted for tllo ccdi,g Of tho
Dlark flls ma liz Horn country, but that t.1no
| las hcor changed since tho Rgeilta and UNDER
strarrcrs Of Tho King havo gono through tho
trbea. Now not less than Hoy2n millions w!l bo
asked III bonus, AMI TO Which nj attempt will
DO made To nIl tho additional tax OF q full nut
] Of clothing for cacl, Sinux,-mau, woman, and
chtld, yearly. and suatcnaaco for tho Hame, for
tic pcFiod OF fifty years..
THIS is certainty " cheeky" even for tho In
tlan ling; but it will mako its demand through
tho oneB from Ghonl 1t htsals nnd tattcns with
yfgor that ia appalling to honest men aud tax
payers throughout tlls country. Notwithstand-
ing that cprtain great otrorts havo boon mnao to
put an cnd to tho wrong doing that haa boen 90
Ing OIL ut tho various posts, tho aano old work
OF "nddttion. division, and silence" movea
right along ~ os yore and pockets that onco
woro ~ lean rs tho tabloid kino now puK out with
tho fatness OF wealth,
STOLEN IN TIE PROCESS OF NttMASrziya AND
ciEItIZlSD
tho Indian. whoHe untutorcit mind takes only
k,Rlly to that which is cotey akin to tho devil
I'LL. Tho lling.raii scribbers mid papers will
alos!a on tho Usual amount Of wLi,ewasb. but
facts that llnso gathered OH this matter will
make solne good pooplo rub tile dust Ut blind
sHtth from tAoir eyes, and quietly uso expressive
adlectiyeB.
What hayo above given Is the nows that
conlos to INC direct from reyaral Agoncius mil
the laundering Professions Of reform Of tlleso
abuics aro considered By all not in tho employ
OF tho powerful ling rs entirely TOO thin" to
bo rsoacaod. Tho object, thon. &lat tho Ring
has in prevailing upon tho ralskinH 10 bold out
tor M eHos'no'a proc. Is ap!mrcnt: Tho moro
nnuittes and gooda g!nnted that it handles, tho
Just go much longer can the stcaling silently
proceed. 10 aid III this tnattor every !" Indian
nal il hoard constantly prnting about tho untold
riciillcss Of tho minou, duplicating tho reports
get up breezo near tho Commission that shall
hara ita proltor inluonce aud that In favor Of
TAT md flowing atreatn Of rich annulties. 4
treaty Of tho kind above namotl would foot up
enormously, estimated ut proacnt rates, aud in
tho aggregate DO uot leas ti,an
ONE HuHphEp AND TEN M1LLIONsI
>, NO wonder tl1at about I'LL tno Interpreters OF
the Sioux find it couyouieut Just non to 10 up
WOW, but known II, pltyate aa workegs amoug
tho oasi!y-prejudiced ecaip-liftctH for tic Big
Donanzn t1eaty. How wolf tho of!ott will A,1o-
coed remains to DO Hacn; but am Of tho opin-
will bo aorioas. They will Htriko sung in tho
Commission Of aucn dimensions that will either
csuHe tho adoption OF trcaty fair allko for tho
peopio md the pauporH, or dofoat any ueYotia-
tied BY tho Hing, anu. perhaps, by the obstinacy
OF tue Indiana. failure cnli.eIy,
WHAT III PnonAm.E?
That n q matter not 20 clearly doHned as tho
nj pre.ty fair udnx Of tho limo Of policy 10 bo
pursued. Allow tho trcAty Of ahorm1t1, made In |
ls6a, ~ btald illst ~ it ia, aays al Aule1dmopt
occurring tho purchase Of the country In gueA- |
subsistence 81 II now is.-st tho option Of Con-
gross. II should 10 bornc III mind TINT tla |
alorMan trenty provided for fuod for four years
only. For threo years. Blnco tho oxpra- |
ton Of tho treaty. oonRresa has made |
each sayngo pound Of bosf and 1 |
pound OF flour per day. a,ld, without this ration,
tia probabilities arc, they could not live. It iH
proposed to loavo, that matter open, Which will
prove q atrong inducemant fnr tho Rentle savage
to kaep tho neAco 1t III hardly prohabI0 that In |