, 1875-05-21
THE SIOUX DIPLOMATS.
Tho Task Of Treating with Them
Likely to Do a Difficult
Ono.
Tribal JoalouBies Cropping Out Be-
tween Red Cloud aud the
Hereditary Chief.
ThtJ Find Fault With Their Interpreters
and Aro Satisfied Nth Nothing.
Row In the Delegation on Their Arrival!
at Omaha.
Sitting Bull Irato at Rcd Cloud
and Spotted Tail.
The Delegation Have No Authority TO
Conclude Treaty.
Row In the Delegation on Their ArFiya!
at Omaha.
Sitting Bull Irato at Red Cloud
and Spotted Tail.
Tho Delegation Have No Authority to
Conclude Treaty.
Wou1d.Bo Miners Crowding Into ChcT-
cine.

WA3u1S0Tos, D. c., May o0.-Tbc Sioux dcle- |
CATION promises 10 10 troublesome nnd ozren-
1iye. Tho more thetr real sentiments arc
learned through tho medium Of tlels inserple-
tors the moro ca1tain It tcons that they ase dis
sstufcd with sheir reception here, md III dis-
posed to accedo to tho uishes Of thoEo Nho bring
them Tho purpose OF their .misslon seems to TO
d groas ecold. Tho dlacoptent with which they
startled from thoir respective agencies they etslI
lttbor. Three Of the nloat influential Of thu
younger warriors Of tho Sioux refused
to como because thsy wero not per-
mtttea to CHOOSE interpreters acceptable
to themselves. ThcHe three nse Ted
Dog, Yellow Boar, and Young g-Man-Afraid-of-1lis
Horse. Tho inter is tho colo hereditary Chief
Of the Sioux tribca, and represents tho opposing
faction to The Red Cloud dynasty. lied Cloud,
in fact 10
NOT HEHEn1TAEY CHIEF,
but uaurpcr who, few years since, through
the Great Council, succeeded In dsposiog tho
hereditary iinc now represented by "Young-hlsn
AffaId.o -uls-uorae." II il impossible to nrrive
at any success result II regards the moliaca-
tiou OF tho Elack Hills treaty with
out tho support Of tho large faction OF
tho tritca represented by tho three Chicfd
ahovo named. Tod Dog is admitted To be the
most eloquent orator OF The tsibo. Tho Chiefs
Who lA7o CONE. aud who represent tho opposing
faction aso not aatinticd Wih their interpfctero,
aud fankoo htlf-breedn. husbands tb squnw
women living rith tho Sioux, catno with thom 10
Abt ~ interpreters, but. unfortunately, thoY do
not possess TIC confidence o. mo uosesnment'
whom the Government authorities haye appoints
Cd lhe official interpreter, Il not, a. It has boon
discovered today, satisfactory to Rcd Cloud or
% spotted 1all. botn sness onio's sa'a so-oa5
that they
COULD NOT UNDERSTAND ALL TIE dazA. FAFAAH
>, nAD
through iiinmho peeanse hinmnn m ape9ah aaaloe
Sioux, while no Ghlets tAlk 1otoa eouS.
talk Win tue heo Clona Eeop!c tC'ahY !n1lca:es
tAt taas taaie alo not ~ usn . "..
OF Itoi. Marsh iad!eatca. aho ~ na,iuSeo aM. men
ssy that tho provisions at sho lied csoad asone5
last year "ere ~ good, only lees ~ qaaatit!.
Ih1 aacs y; snhs tao app.oP3r'aoha ,a sme
While the demands On the nSencloh
aie increasing. A. tho game disappears mora
Indians gnthcf a. tue aRoac1ea 20 oemana sup
port bnt the hefesseo sp'sit OF economy: aa
well Is the aYarco OF thseSing traaera, IS cutting
short tho amount Of the annual supply OF tho
appropriation. Nor, to feed tho ont'rc Indian
people Is $10o, 600 monthly. Tho Wentetn Con
Grcasmen ray that That IL pot enough to bny she
necoerary amount Of food no matter no" hoh-
est the agents may DO.
TIE 1Np1ANs DO NOT ssEA INCLINED 70 talk
Nucu
upon the subject OF The D!ack Hills. " 10 I'LL
toryiew this svouifg tic Indiana stated tAst they
| had held council and ag1eo! to their plan Of
action Is follows: Ihey WILL heal tue Ptopo-
Sltion to 10 Admitted ny The t'oSernnleht.
amending 1t II possible IN such pc!7ts III sues
| deem daBlsablo; then they want II cngEoesed.
| road to them. aud indorseu by the Great !ather.
who shall nominate Tho Commissioners 10 % sent
by him to negotiate tha treaty IN their Pfceonce.
| 40 that they may sos Them and knoT them: y!
| tho treaty ts satisfactory TO them they WIZ 70
homo and adyocata itH adoption by their people.
| IhoY propose to move Cautiously, aud WILL uo4
| sell for aopg 1t they call preFont IT, ,.
It Was to-day doc!ued tEAt IN osaes " 1ac'n-
taso buBiuesa boEoso tho Council,
1 coNrEARSoE or 1uR GOVERNMENT Au3uoa1-
| IIEa -, ,,
| and the Western ConEEessmen eaou'a Do netd'
10 nrliyo at ao1no possible baats tos tha nfgoaa-
tton with tho Indians. Aecofalae'y sacn G! Son
felenco met to-nlght. There "ofo present dot,.
| Cowan, Acting Secretary o. tho lhtenof; 4.
| T. Smith, Commissioner OF Indian Affairs, rep
rescnttug tho Interior department and lnalnn
Dutoau Blshops Hare. rcprotonttns tnc tgaco
| Commission md Senators tltcncooE 9nu faa-
dock. Of Nebraska the doTornor and Dolegate
| Stool, of.WyonnR, aud 1oYcfhoe fonntng gton' OF
Dakota. Tho Agents OF the Indiana we're slso
PRESENT: Senators Attehcock and faduoek rep
folin tholr pfoposat1on. Ine seSefal aeteco
tAat !uo olotA aa.A ~ W"n n;s,'.. 49, -, "a.t "