The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-06

gambling Your correspondent rode TO the village or
the oeaalas the afternoon aud found the principal
men in council in large tepee. They had been deb-
Grating the question Of parting with their country
He could not enter II was, OF course Frivae; nor
could he learn what chiefs engaged, as he could
speak very little Dakota In the centre OF the camp
the remnants Of great dog feast scattered on
the ground, with stew pans and cups which had been
blackened the fire. circle OF squaws squa,ting
upon the ground surrounded Them they evidently hav
ing searched for dainty morses before removing the
ruins Of former canine pets The Indian thinks much
OF his dogs, and It is singular that he will cat them
Red Cloud was absent from his tepee and probably in
the counc but Of his wives offered 10 bring him
TO SEQ his guest but not permitted One Of his
comedy daughters, with hcr lips unwashed since
recent meal present Such neglect OF
appearance is not, however, In Indian society
considered detriment to the peculiar style Of
beauty. Each nation proclaims its the prettiest
women white man. however, completely overcomes
an Indian darnsel by compmcntng her on her face
As your correspondent left the village he group
of Indian youth playing at hoop and sticks for wagers
They bet their beaded belts, and other
ments the issue OF the game very dsrcputablo old
buck when he behcld white man, walked away from
the group, ennnc'atng IN loud and scolding
denunciaory harangue. In the evening dozen drunken
savsges, believed to bolong to the Wazashi band at
tempted to force the door OF Mr. Frank Yates store
and loudly threatened the inmates with massacre and
scalping il they not admitted Such occurrences
II is stated, are not unfrcquen here.
now TnE INDIANS wmsKEY,
or nlnnetcaka mystery; but there probably some
lack OF vigilance which permits the violation Of the
regulation or the Interior Department II should BIO
most strictly enforced, for no enemy could DO moro
dreadful to face than the mfnne,casd incarnate IN
Sioux brave. This why tho residence
ofwiitc mon among Indians, who marry among them
and live as they do, is most pornicous. They
are principally Frenchmen and Mexcans, and they
reap profitable reward from smuggling whiskey into
the Indian reservations and selling 1t for money and
ponies The present council, which has drawn so
many largo bands to this point viii attract more Of
these scoundrels and it Is not mprobablc' that any
cashlng which may occur between white mon and
Indians will be caused by hcin. They ,shesides supply
Ing thom with the drink that will excite murderous
frenzy instigatc them to do what they to niuro
the government and to be exoronate in their demands
The Wazashi band receives much of tho whskey
brought in, and they tho most doubtful OF the
Sioux in times Of apprehension
wouSD
They are headed by Little Wound who is not tho
bost Of Indians He is not half good those who
repose in buffalo robes, suspended airy platforms,
on tho summit Of the knobs about here. His
quiesccncc in the event Of trouble can not be
counted half confidently. Last winter
he started from the agency with his
young men, mounted their ponies
seeking the path and threatened slaughter and rob
berry the Platte River. 1t was young Sitting Bull
who turned him back-the same who saved the life Of
Or. savilc at the time of the attempted raising OF
flagstaff in the stocLade Little Wound deserves to bo
looked upon with suspicion, and his band and tho
Chcycnnes the only sources from which any trouble
may be feared
MILITARY.
General L. P Bradley undoubtedly came here for the
purpose or studying the situation and providing
military necessities sent to Camp Rob-
nson tho Spotted Tail Agency with an order for
Colonel Mills company march here at Colonel
Mills took command of his and Captain Eagan's
companies OF cavalry, which yesterday formed the
escort Of the commission Fifteen nfantrymen Of the
Ninth regiment form guard which will camp upon the
council ground until the council closes They are com.
mandcd by Lieutenant Stembe
When the Commissioners reached the council
ground there Indians there but a crowd had
| gathered where the mooting of Saturday had taken
place and several groups were stationed ncghbor
ing knols apparently merely for observation Tho
wagons containing the and poles for erecting
tho grand tepoe arrived and tho ccn guardsmen
! sumed an hour in performing that labor. By that
time Sntgaiska had arrived driven up from his camp
| by his coacnman, and accompanied by No Flesh his
lieutenant in authority Two Strike and Crazy-in the
Lodge Spotted Tail the air Of a statesman and
displayed Immediately statcsman's tact and adroit-
| ness He clad in blue pantaloons, blanket and
shirt and a black hat, similar in form TO the Quaker
| pattern. No ornament visible upon the great
chief He advanced toward the Commissioners with a
peculiar, courteous smile, which could not have been
surpassed by any modern politician and noble gait,
and exchanged greetings with them with and AHA
bility lie then remarked with broadening OF tho
SMILE pointing with his hand:--
81 want you to have fixed two stakes in tho ground
here there and here so that the Ogallas can
only far this country is mine honcoforth from
this point to Spotted Tail Agency, since have come SO
| far meet them.n
! The Commissioners and Spotted Tail joined in
laugh but there doubt, expressed in good
English whether the polite chief was really In Jest or
/ in earnest
| Representative Ogallaa Minneconjou, Yanconai
i Kiocs wazashi and Cheyenne chiefs at length being
present. they all seated form opposite
| the Commissioners who formed another crescent com
plotting circle. Over all stretched a broad canopy
at one end Of which was large open tent The princi-
| pal chiefs there, whom have not yet mentioned
were Young and Old Man Afraid Of bis. Horses Blue
Horse Red Leaf High Wolf SLOW Bull, Young Sitting
Bull, Face, Black Bear, Little Wound, Lone Horn
Striped Cloud, Running Antelope Swift Bear American
Horse and Wolf Nicofus Tho issue Of rations at tho
agency had deferred many Of the chiefs from attend
] ing. Senator Alison president Of the Commission
said that they would assume that all OF the representa-
i two there and proceed.
The council, as II sat thus in the centre OF great
| plain the Siouxs own country, imposing
picture The first row Of Indians in the circle sat on
| the ground and behind them rose series OF dusky
4 faces the last rank standing up. Spotted Tail eat
sedatc and watchul, second from the front He rose
1 In height over his ncighbors and was REGARDED bv
many eyes even among the Indians OF other tribes
Of Sioux Old Man Afraid. ofhis Horses wore as usual
brilliantly colorcd handkerchief on his head and
sable blanket Aftor the Indians had chosen their
/ Inter proters-John Bruyerer Alexander Zephyr and
| John Quigly-who came forth and stood in the ring