Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-01

III IS this; Their hunting privileges in Ne
bras ka are not worth a straw to them Still
u they Will give up their right 10 hunt in
Nebraska and on the Smoky Hill Fork we
Will give them $4,000. If they do they
must do IL Immediately, because in one moon
the time Will be gone, so that we won't
lave the money 10 give. i can't promise
them any more. don't want 10 deceive
thenl- but Will try and get Congress to give
them all can; but. all agree to give is the
S27,J0. ] don't want to deceive them. If
they agree 10 surrender these hunting privi-
reyes We Will close the matter up and make u
trtaty-then | will talk to them about the
Black Hills and the Commissioners. Now
want 10 know if they agree TO give their
hunting privileges up. if 81 we viii have the
treaty drawn up and signed.
10 the interpreter. Ask them if we shall
draw up the paper.
LITTLE WOUND THEN SPOKE As FOLLOWS.
whenever anybody is asked to settle some
thing which belongs to another. he considers
Wei before he gives an answer. lie had
always told his people when they went On
hunts IN Nebraska not TO interfere with the
railroad or Kill people, and Inc young men
gave him their ear and did as he advised
them. HIS people had been peacea Die, but
the whites had killed one OF his chiefs AMI
he had asked his Great Father for pay. but
had recei we'd nothing. The whites had also
since mat time stolen % of his horses, ana
Great Father.
Secretary Delano-"Tcu him. Mr., Hin
man, that ii would be best il he would talk
To the pOnt-abOut the hunting privilege"
Mr.. Hinmam.-"ft would he of no use; he
Little NOund.-"l have made up my mind
To take the two handfuIs or more of money
Tor the hunting privilege. ! was born in the
white mans country ioriy-siN years ago. |
think have equal rights with the whites. |
am still the friend of the white man, but |
am Lot treated right. don't get enough "a
lions, and don't want 10 give up my corn
Try. would like you TO remove the stakes
put down by the surveyors on our southern
boundary, and remove the military post
now building near our agency. because am
q N~iI IN n Z,
closed by complaining or the lnsufficiencyOf
his TatiOnS.
The Secretary said Little Wound hal
made goOd argument in favor OF his prOpC-
sitlOn. The hunts in Nebraska lead to rOJ-
berry and murder, when i'm reality this hunt
ing privilege Is worth nothing. The govern
mgnt is ready. however, 10 give -gJ.GyO for il.
and IT X not nee SSaTy To- waste any more
words about ii. The chiefs can determine il
now or 20 TO their quarters and think it
Mr.. HInman here explained the subject to
the chiefs. and long private consultation
among the sachcmS followed.
Little Wound finally arose and said: IF
you give me 10 understand am nor 10 cross
over the North Platte then | mast have
>40,0O0 for one hundred years" (How How,
How: by the chiefs, and laughter among the
pale ficeS.)
Secretary tell them that if his peo-
PIE are of The same mind we might Is well
stop tdikinS at once
MIR. Human had another consultation
with the chiefs.
SPOTTED TAIL AROSE AND SAID:
My friend, $1,000 OF that -, 900 belongs 10
my people, and say for my people that we
VIII accept il. How. How. HOW'D want
You 10 move the northern Nebraska line
further south. ! want y0u To send US four
commissioners TO talk with us about the
matter. This is all have To say to-day. To-
morrow want TO talk about my agent and
other things in regard to the agency"
The Secretary explained, through Mr.. Hin
man, that ne had no power 10 change the
boundaries of NebraSGa.
Red Cloud arose and said he was willing TO
take his snare Of the S25,000 He explained
ms boundaries, and said Spotted Tail claimed |
more territory than he was entitled 10.
THE SECRETARY SAID
he would have paper drawn up allowing
the SIOUX 10 occupy the country as far south !
as The Divide" fifteen miles south of the
NiainaL9 liver, ami they could sign il now
OF take II 10 their council room. He read the
paper which had heen drawn up. which is an
agreement ON the part of the chiefS and head
men Of the Sioux 10 give up their limiting
the sum Of $4,000
SPOTTED TAIL TALKS BUSINESS.
Spotted Tail: when / do business with
The Great Father / sign papers after have
received the price promised. If l sign now |
expect 10 get the $4,000 this afternoon.
How! How How y III sign paper now
and some one buys presents am afraid thev
VIII be very small when they reach me
daughter among the whites and load
''HOw's" among the chicfs.) | wOuld!rather
sign in my own country and see what was
bought for me-"
The Secretary said he would put the money
IN the hands OF one of Spotted Tails friends
Bishop Hare, for lnStance-and he could puT-
chase presents for him. but the money must
be drawn before July I.
Spotted Tail demurred and another long
consultation was held among the chiefs.
Mr.. Human finally said they were 4 |
willing 10 sign if they could take the mouey
home with them TO divide among their peo-
RE.
The Secretary explained that this ,ou,d
not he done under the law.
Spotted Tail" There seems to be some
trouble about the money When il is offered
and / accept it find ! can't get it. | would
like TO see the President, and If he say, /
can't have il. all right
The Secretary read the law in regard 20
pUlchaS ing presents. when Spotted Ia /.
after pause said :-s Well | would like to
see my Great Father before I sign. II he says
can't have the money will sign The paper
The Secretary said "aIi right" ana The
chiefs departed.
GERMANN'S JEALOUSY or FPANCF.-tn
the House OF Lords last evening. Earl Derby,
minister OF foreign affairs. in reply to re-
quest OF Earl Russell that the correspond
eEce between Great Britain ana the CONT
mental powers. growing out of the recent war
rumOrS be laid before the house, said that the
government deemed ii ineXpedient 10 COM
ply with the request on account OF the conf
Dental character Of the comm unicltiOns re-
criNed from OIher powers. He also stated
that the main cauSe of the late trouble was
the apprehension OF the part OF Germany
hat The VigDT displayed by France in bring
ing its army 10 a war footing was with the
ultimate view OF precipitatng a war with
Germany. while France positively denied
any such intention. He admitted that there
had existed grounds for the graveSt appre-
tensions a. 10 the peace of Europe. which,
happily, had been dlSpelled by the interyen-
ton OF other powers.
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