The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-05-22
WASHINGTON.
The Sioux Chiefs make a Variety of Com
plants.

The Sioux Chiefs make a Variety of Conn
plants.
WASHINGTON, May 21.-Red Cloud and Spot
ted Tail visited the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs this morning and demanded a change
of rooms on account of the present ones being
| too small. The commissioner refused. Both
took umbrage at the Commissioner reply.
Lone Horn and the other chiefs of the Chey-
enne River Sioux had talk with Commission
| er Smith and Gen. Cowan, Acting Secretary OF
| the Interior, this morning. The principal
| speech was made by Long Mandon. an old man
wearing green goggles. He complained of
short ratons and annuities, and said that his
people do not have all the oxen and wagons
they need. They want horses and guns. If
they had guns they would not eat SO much beef,
and it seemed hard when they do not have all
they want to eat; that the Great Father would
not give them guns to kill antelopes and ducks.
They have three hundred houses, and each
family has piece of cultivated ground. They
also have some schools. The Commissioner
said that all the troubles about rations are from
the fact that their numbers had increased by
nearly 1000 BLACK Hill Indians), since the esti-
mates were made, and that ii they fed their
cousins they must expect to be short them
selves. The difficulty in the way of supplying
them with guns was that some bad Indians use
them to shoot white men, and he was afraid to
let even good Indians hava them for fear they
would loan or sell them to bad Indians. He
asked if the muzzle leaders would do to shoot
antelopes and bucks and Long Mandon replied
in the negative, saying they preferred Winches-
er rifles.
Charger said a few words, after which White
Swan said that it could not be possible that all
the agents are under one Great Father, because
some of them gave more than others. He COM
planned that Red Co-d and Spotted Tail got
more than their shares.
The Commissioner said that formerly Red
Cloud and Spotted Tails people were not count
ed. They are now counted and receive 10 more
than what they are justly entitled to-
White Swan said he had always noticed that
the worse Indian behaves the more he gets, to
which the Commissioner made no reply, evil
IDENTIFY remembering the fact that Congress, in
making appropriations, ever asks whether
they will fight if they do get it, and if the ans
wer is in the affirmative the aid is always
granted.
During the interview the Commissioner call
ed up Spotted Elk, Black Hill chief and ask
ed him about his country. He replied, II don't
brag about the Black Hill country when am
talking to white men, but love it and don't
want to leave it.
Prof Marsh visited the Indian Bureau late
in the afternoon, and his attention was called
to report which had reached the ears of the
Commissioner that be had sent his card to Red
Cloud and Spotted Tail, desiring them to come
and see him at his hotel. Prof. Marsh declar-
ed the statement erroneous, and said the fact
was that the two chiefs had sent word to him
that they desired to see him. He had long
interview with the Commissioner.
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury balances of
to-day 81, 147, 77775; special deposit
of legal tenders for redemption of certificates of
deposit $50, 945, OOO coin, 1911, 918,927, including
coin certificates S19,9O6, 700; outstanding legal
tenders, $378,051,76O.
Various Matters.
1t seems settled Mr.. Sheats will not return to
the 9th Auditors desk.
The Consul at Cairo telegraphs to the State
Department that Egypt accepts the invitation
to be represented at Philadelphia.
The chief of the Bureau of Statistics fur
nishes statement showing marked decrease
in the exports of principal articles of British
and Irish produce and manufactures frcm the
United Kingdom and the United States during
the four months ending April 4, 1875, compared
with the same months of 1874
Internal revenue receipts to-day S237 ,019;
customs receipts $447, 1888 Customs receipts
for the week ending May 18th at New York
were 81 ,844,18l.
The President and family leave for Long
Branch about the Sd or 4th of June, having
abandoned visiting his farm near st. Louis,
Cameron Burnside of Philadelphia, nephew
of Senator Cameron, and Otis q. Tiffany, OF
this city, son of Rev. DIR. Tiffany, have been
appointed assistant paymasters in the navy.
Col. Asa q. Matthews, at present collector OF
the 9th Illinois district has been appointed in
ternal revenue supervisor of the district COM
prised in the states of Illinois, Michigan and
Wisconsin, vice Mundel resigned.
A number of dismissals of minor internal
revenue officers at the west are announced.