The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-03
THE SIOUX CHIEFS.

A COUNCIL WITH THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
or THE INDIANS IN REFUSING TO SIGN THE
PROPOSED fREArY-THE REASONS WHICH
PROMPT THEM.
WASHINGTON June . 1875.
The lingering hope entertained until this morn
ing By the department. that the Sioux Indians
would sign the treaty cancclling lneir right TO
hunt south OF the Niobrara, as soon as they saw
the President appears, TO night, to be entirely
dispelled. Yielding, nnaly, TO the nrm resolve
OF the Indians TO see him, President Grant,
By appointments made through Commits
sloncr smith, OF the Indian Bureau, arrived
promptly at the department ut ten O'Clock this
morning and proceeded to exchange views with
the indians, looking TO an expected nnality, as
foreshadowed BY their latest decision announced
yesterday For some unaccountabe reason the
representatives OF the press were excluded from
the interview. The pivotal point on which the
Indians were to turn IN Q favorable direction was
however, assured, apparently when the
President told them In so many words
that they SHOULD sign the treaty which
according TO their own avowal and exac.
ton, was all that was needed BY them
10 make mp thetr minds TO that end. His manner
was kind and forbearng In the extreme. He took
more than usual pains 70 explain every thing 10
them In the most simple manner, and treated
them In such o iatherly way as TO leave no cause
for complaint Even when they had wearied the
other oncials with their shifting and sliding man.
ner, Presiden! Grant used such extraordinary and
unexpected patience rs to call for expressions OF
praise from trem, and Commissioner Smith, who
has had great experience with Indians, says that
he never saw the President appear SO much OF
man as he did to-day. But finally having parted
with and worsted Spotted Tail ana Rod Cloud
successfully, he was compelled, after an hour and
halr oil unsuccessful enort, TO persuade them,
TO GIVE THE WHOLE THING UP.
in disgust, having done his utmost in the limit
OF the time he had The Indians gave one excuse
and then another until the close OF the talk, and
1t became apparent that they would not sign the
treaty. Commissioner Smith now thinks that
they resort TO these provoking subteriuges IN
order TO gain time and render 1t physically impos-
sble to comply with the wishes OF the
department on the one hand and their
own views on the other. The latter are that the
money shall be .paid to them here sent out TO
their people for division before they Will sign and
then again that 1t shall be drawn from the Treas
ury and placed In the hands OF some one they will
designate Tor distribution. All OF these PROPOSE
lions are, on account OF the wording OF the treaty
and the provision OF the clause making the appro.
priatlon, simply impossible.
THE SHERMAN TREATY
OF April 20. 1868, Statutes at Large fifteenth
/ VOiume, page Ooo winch IL the OASIS OF all the
pending negotiations, is regarded here IN the In
dian Department, and among those familiar with
Indian affairs. as bungled AFFAIR and o farce, In
asmuch as only the bands OF Red Cloud ana
Spotted Tail are stipulated as the contracting
parties among the Sioux, while the i'm
mense BODY OF the Sioux, comprising the
Minneconjous ana other northern bands,
were not considered technically at all In
it. Indeed, the treaty now proposed II effected,
may be enjoyed by them-pro rdtd-so far as the
money will 60 as they have accorded TO them the
same rights Of hunting as Red Clouds and Spotted
Tails band. Yet they do not renounce them. vir-
tuary, according to the obligation OF the appro-
priation OF 1000, ana insisting upon them may
go to Congress Tor specal appropriation, just
as was accorded TO the two bands mentioned in
order to cancel their rights to hunt south or the
Nobrara But
THE TWO GREAT REASONS
why they Will not sign are rs owing TO the super
stiton against signing any obligation which
exists among them, and secondly, the different
sioux bands are not at all harmonious; that OF
Lone Horn conspicuousy and those VINO are out
that are hostile and not represented here having
refused TO be counted are jealous OF Red
Clouds and spotted Tails bands ana do
not agree. with them in everything. Indeed,
IL is evident that there is feud be-
I
strong contrarlety OF opinions. This may tn wart
tho whole thing. and hence NAV be reasonably
looked on now to have rendered the treaty for
the application OF the SIS, 900 hopeless and I'm
possible The orlcials OF the Interior Department
Delegates steele and Blddle gave the whole
thing up to-day, though, as was pithily said, no
one can tell what an hour may bring forth with
an Indian.
Commissioner Smith, who has been most san
guinc and jealous throughout and confident OF
successful issue with the sioux, spoke and acted
most GespondentlT this afternoon. he says that
ne does not know exactly now the case stands
with the Indians; that they went home TO smoke
ever It, and that he Is very much disappointed.
There is but Que chance IN a hundred that any
thing can be done with them. Besides the
Generalization OF the "squaw men, VINO figure
speculatively and prompt the Indians TO 1t, the
odium OF signing the sherman treaty IL continually
cast up among them, and adds In great measure
70 Their intractaDltT. No further understanding
is as Jet had about what will be done 10 morrow.
INDIANS OK rms wARPArH.
Information was received by Dr. Saville today,
dated AZ the headquarters OF the Sioux agency,
stating that the Indians there reported several
large war parties approaching the agency, and
shat the troops had several times started out after
them but we're unsuccessful IN making any cap
lures. IL was also auueu knaL lncEc Was every lu-
dicaton the military, from their frequent ofensive
movements, would surely bring on hosuliiies
HOSTILE MOVEMENTS or SIOUX, CHEYENNE AND
ARAPAHoE INDIANS
OMAHA, Seb., June 2, 1875.
The following has been received from Camp
stambaugh wyoming and Is oflciaI:-
two half-breed SIOUX and enc white man ar
rived here today from Fort Fetternan,
ana report that large BODY OF sioux,
Chcyeune and Arapahoe warriors are
ON fhsr way IN the Swectwater Tor the purpose
az attacking the Snosnone agency and doing dam-
age to the settlefs OF tnis locality.