Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-05
The Last Indian Council,

day for the New York GraDhic Red CIopJ
declined TO join the group, saying that they
could have his picture by paying him SIS for
u. Afterwards some of the prominent chiefs
with Bishop Hare, Major bingham, Major
Howard and Mr.. Human were Ia ken i'm n
group by themselves.
The Commissioned of Indian Affairs paid
TIE delegation visit yesterday afternoon
SIMPLY To bid them gOOt-by. In the evening
blshop Hare held prOtractel council with
them, III winch he urged upon them the i'm
pelatiNe necessity OF aCceiIng u the demands
OF the government. lie Told them that if the
present expedition under the guidance of G. m
custer should prove successful i'm their search
!CF precious minerals, tney would be forced
To give up their title 10 the Black Hills. and
that row was the time for them 70 secure
good and favorable terms from the govern
ment.
THE LAST BIG TALK.
The following is the official account of the
proceedings at the tnal council between In
dlan commissioner Smith. on the part OF the
government, and the delegation OF Sioux
from the Red Cloud agency. held in the Com
miSSiOner's Office this morning:
Commissioned understand that some
OF the young men want 20 speak this morn
ing, and would he glad to hear anything
they have to say
Red Cloud.-My friend, we are going home
to day, and these young men you see here
want to shake hands with you and bid You
good bye. We came also 10 ask about some
thing we have not heard about. | would like
To ask about the pay for those who came
with me, the Interpreters, and all the Indians
commemorative are some things 10
be said about those men who have come
aiOEg thai / would rather not be obliged 10
say TO you. They have not come by the wish
OF any body but themselves, so far as know
and they have been sources of mischief and
trouble ever since they came here. They got
you 10 insist on going to the Washington
House, and they GOT some of you to go there,
after mad told YOU that ii was not a proper
place for you. They have led you into bad
practices since you have been here. They
nave taken you. at night into bai
places: and now they have the impu-
dence to come and ask me 10 pay them for
that sort of service, and leave it to you to
judge whether HAD better do il or not. That
IS all that is To be said on that subject.
nave told your agent to spend for YOU i'm get
ting such presents as you wa IT twenty-five
dollars apiece. This is III addition TO what
you have already received, in suits of clothes
and every other thing that your agent mas
bought for you. | wish | could make il
more; and do for yOu what YOU ask in that
respect, and 10 furnish each OF You a horse
with saddle and equipments, but that / am
not able TO do, because Ihave not the money
to make the purchases.
Little WOund.-YOu tell the truth when you
say that you did rot invite the Interpreters
10 come along with the Indians. We nave
heard that before; but if we mad come with
only the three interpreters belonging to our
delegation, these three Interpreters would
dispute rs TO what we said. We invited
these three To come. in order to be WI illnesses
on our return as to what was done y for
my self, am not influenced by these men.
they say we have decei vel them, and between
The two they are falling TO the ground. They
blalne Us for not getting paid. We came
here at the invitiUn of the President and we
expected to go home with horses, equipments
and guns, so that our people would receive
us gladly; II we go home without anything
Of the kind, when we arrive there the people
VIII all laugh at US.
COmm ,siOner.-I would not give you guns
if | could. If could give you horses and
saddles | would, but have no power about
IL; l cannot do il, and so il is not worth
while for me TO encourage you in any way to
expect 1t. About those men that you speak
OF as interpreters: In the first place, they are
not interpreters at all: the best OF them, roil
randall, when he came to interpret for Il
cloud, broke down, and Red Cloud hal u
get some one else. Palliday. the only one
VINO dId belong To YOU as an interpreter, was
employed by me. lie could Interpret he is
COOL Interpreter, bat he likes whisky -
We'll That he broke down; whisky broke him
down. he GOT so DRINK that | could not see
him for several days. / Shall pay him for
what he did AMI send him home. Rainfall
Will also he paid: he canle ut nv request
Bat those other men who have deceived you
ana nave Kept yOu rom doing your duty.
aud have led yOu into bad houses, have NJ
claim for anything; and they may be thank
fu that they are otdriven out of the coun-
Try. How are you to trust these men, when
theT 90 home, 10 tell what was done here;
men that Will do all they can TO defeat the
best interests OF the tribe ana bring you into
disgrace i'm Washington? What do you
want OF them when you get home? Now
ms is plain talk to You, but may Just as
well Talk OF things as they are, rather than
We should deceive one another. Now want
20 >ay q word Ia Sitting Bull. / have heard
with great pleasure OF your conduct and of
Inc conduct or one or Two Others of the Red
Cloud agency | have heard from your
agent. amt from the military officers at the
agency, of the great service you have rem
deTed the government You have proved
yourself 10 be Il very brave and true mana
friend To YDur OWN people, aIJ friend to
the whiteSi Your good conduct has been re-
ported 10 the President, amt am instructed
by him to five you token of his regard in
recognition of your good services.
Little WOuud.-My friend, [ want to speak
70 You abpUt another matter. These things
have heard to-day do not please me; but
shall let il go by, and / want TO say few
words TO you. When | came here, Won gave
me some advice about the proper way when
| went buffalo hunting, and | have always
done that way, as you instructed me. The
man that Is interpreting for me brought me
the news That You wished to have me sell
The hunting privilege. | told him that il
would be better to wait few years; but you
nave given me word, and | will take ii back
10 my people to let them decide. There are a
great many buffalo left in that country. |
have told my agent that those young men
v no lett the agency TO 90 hunting did not do
80. because they wanted 10 disobey the Great
Father, but they wanted TO sell the robes
when there was no issue. When go home |
snail tell my people what you have said
about hunting buffalo, ant think they will
say yes; but think you ought TO give more
money 10 ~ for our wOSlen and children.
That is all have 10 say, AMI wish you to
cQreldeT these things.
Commissioner have always heard well
of Little Wound when he Went on his hunt
ing expeditions. The officers and soldiers
have always reported that you were disposed
10 Go right; but you know very well that
You scarcely ever SO huntiCs that somethjn9
does not occur which makes Trouble between
your people and the whites; and every year
aus grows more and more likely 10 occur;
and am glad TO hear you say that Won will
give up this right that is very dear to YOU /
will present your case 10 the Secretary of the
Interior, and through him To the President
and then to Congress, asking that Congress
Will give the additional sum of money which
the Secretary promised yesterday TO try to
get But hope that you will be able To dis
tlnguish between this promise that we will
try TO get the money and the promise that
we will give YOU the money-these are two
different things.
Sitting Bull had said that would 90
home without, but have concluded TO saw
a few words TO you. The young men also
have their opinion about matters which are
spoken OF here, as well as the chiefs; and |
have brought these young men here, so that
they may consider whatever questions come
up. / have now been here more than ten
days. and have listened TO all that has been
said on both sides. Although i have said
nothing, have taken into my ears every