, 1875-06-02
The Sioux Have Their Big Talk
with tho Authorities.
Extraordinary ShrcWdnfss Shown bJ
tte gNfuf0reil Sayagcs.
They Want tho Money in Hand
Before Binding the Bargain.
Substance Of The Treaty Which, They
Will Probably 80 Induced
to Sign.
President Grnnt Deals Gently
with Slicrnlan's Memoirs.
Internal Revenue Receipts for the
Year, $l00,0o0,000
THE SHREWD ShVACES.
THEY wAt;T TIE MONEY IN HAND.

earned tho title Of tic Yankees u tho rla,us.
Tho Indlnus, with tho sole exception OF Little
Woun3,-a very subordinate znan,-wsse al
ready to Sign tho treaty which tho Govern
me,lt p1csauted to them. but Budionly lroko Oh
tho negotiations because the Secretary Of Tho
Inteuor weula not agteo to v3p,ate tho Inv, and
give them the money before the signing OF the
treaty, instead OF purchasing proscnts viii It ~
tho lau provides.
Tho following fB the substance OF
TIE pMAFT Of THE TREATY
to which tho In1lianB have agreed, md which
was presented to tlibn by tho Secretary Of tho
Interior this morning. Hishop Hays, who waa
preseut at tho Council carefully examined Tho
treaty, aud Informed Tho 1udAus shat lo gavo
1t bis approval. It ruts, tliat the Chief and
boad men of tho B1ou1 having hoard full ex-
rlanntiun Of tic wBhos OF tho Government
that they tl,uu'd surrender tho privileges
contained in tho tronty Of 1868. to HINT
In Nebraska aud tho countries south Of lao!r
YoHcrsation. ard being fully informed that
s45, ZOO liave becn appropriated by ConsroHs for
tho pnrc',ase Of preAouts for the Sioux Chiefs
and poop;e. to 10 accepted lys them in coulponsa-
tion for the rolinquishment OF lho privileges
above named, tho head mstl hxrcc to surrender
thc privileges continued. III t,as treaty, aud all
fork Of s!le Republican 1iver secured hy tho
treaty Of 1863, c1ccpt'ng tho right Of ocutipAt!on
pf tho country in Nebraska north Of tha uiSido,
which lies aolith of ant neaF TO tho Nebraska
River, and west Of tho 1ooth meridian. Tho III
t3iaus desired to
SEE TIE PRESIDENT
before accepting the treaty, but thoro Ia no
Doubt TINT tloY wilt sign It to:mo1low. Thereby
their right 10 hnut in Neb,aalta aud Wyoming
will bc Io!ss,qniohed. Tho Government will thon
1rorNe1 In tavntfatA fnr tim HHck fiIf'H
1hero wero several curious illustrations OF tho
Indian character ut tho Council to-day. Rod
Cloud dramatically began. ''Grea. sldr!t, bear
me, and haye mercy upon NO, aud pity mo.
lint botoro I speak l cRll heaven aud
earth to witness what FAY. l hage romecl-
hered tho wor1a Of my Qraas Fathcr. ! hAvon't
lot them 60. Look as mo. I am Rcd Cloud"
declaration, which was that the GREET Father
had m!stod him years ago. lied Cloud had tho
worst face md the worst blood Of anv Of tAo
leading Chiefs 1ere. He either lied 10 Prof.
Marrh at the Agency. or policy haa induced him
to DO here.
RED CLOUD IS NOT ESrHusiAsT1o
at hia reception hero. Ho sa[d, "lt In four
years since have toen hore. I have been shown
nd | Know ! havo erost ted tbsfe. / VII
tRko the e25. 900 you offer, but before wlntcr
wi1h you would pct moro. When cau,o here
before, tho President aa!d nothlng about giving
seea M al lit,ls Of him thts tlme. but I think It
s a,.n sias es County, S'''f a 81 = ou 60 twice
1 won't 20 there: My country III a
aood country. and whatever we plant grows
| tAaro. We Haected It because 1t Was good
/ country, aud wc wish to keep it. didn't colno
l.oEo to lare any lengthy llspnte with tho 0roat
| Father. came to toll you few things that
don't p1ease me.' But ho agreed to sign tho
| treaty.
| HoIne frontier vbite men who aro bera Ara
KSDrAvonISa TO USE THE 1ND1Ans
f! to the1r OWN advantage. THO Interpreters bhye
reported that offers Of money have been made
| to them to influence the Indians to name certain
r3o In Aa+etastx Pre.s..
WAsnsNoToN. juno l.-AI tho delegations Of
| Indians assembled iu the rooms Of thn Sen etaly
Of tho 1ntsrior this mornlux. to haSo another
council with the HecretAry. all The agents aud
Interpreters were present. The Indians were
gaudlly ett'red and ps1ntod. Bishop Hare came ~
Ia with Sco,otary Delano. Commissioner Smith
told tho Indians that whom tbey were here las.
] the Secretary made : propostion to them to 70
to the lndihn Territory, aud also aahed them to
| consider tho offer Of the Gogetnmont Of sa3. .0)0
r'9aash pA,t OF ss9s sneIs ~ .gS
esSapl ssa tls deuiy OF prsvsatos a ths'a. .na r.
quasted them to aRreo 10 auoh arrangements a.
would prevsnt bloodshsd: H. regard to gong T..
aa opposed to 1t, aud unlcss they had changed
thcr mlnus thoro waa 10 itgo Of saying anything
more about that. In regard to tho offer OF
$25.0oo. thcLl answer was not 50 definite. Tho
Secretary told them tat,.f thoy did not accept It
within thlrty days, they might not set It at all.
Ia regard to tho Black Hills they did not 81
Of Is, and It wxs hoped that they could give such
' essary 1n'" to ls1s % u; = turtIst @ I s..i s oa
ths aubject. ned Cloud said, "dreat
ply mo-" lie Q. led He4ven aud earth to Wit.
issfs sS es sposen Il: s sa s,aso as sa
have ,nado somo mistake In telling hla,, nhou hc
flrss came here, tint thoIr Arrangements xero
for thisty-Aye years. The President told him et
had dona 10. :rLo Two men " hls side camo oa'
last summer aud told him. for tho first tnle,
shout tho *25UU0. aud hc sa!d !. !" Wait till | &c
And see tho President. and SOB II ito las got tue
money. Il !. Il really thsts !hsss children "a ana
poor. This S2b. 900 will only pay for tue land te
tho pawnee Creek. We wtnh 10 rotaln tho rest. II
When 10 was heIo, -four years MO. he va
shown LARGE building who1o all tho money Il
kept, lud he knows bio had a l,tge amount o.
money those. lie would taxa tLis se5 1000. but
when wiltor cpmua ho ~Antcd thom to Try ant
8et more. When he canle hero before, noshnR
was said about tho 1udlan Iorrssoty. and s,not
he h&s been hero this tina he has soen bus
lltt!a Of tho rresident, and ha thought II
ttard that ho should DO askod 10 10 there
to 1.-Two, anil he now told shon twice III
would not 10 those. HIS country was \ goot
ono, and he wishsa to keop It. Ila did not li4t
tho running Of tho Nehraaka line through! hi
country and le considered 1t robbery. LaH
winter, when the snnutios wero issued, mRny o
his paorles wero aSseut. aud a'd not got shsL
goods. and he wAntsd more goods Tor them. IL
was not satisaal with the food sent 70 him Il
did not like sAlt-pork, aud thought blu chttdre1
had died from eatiug It. He wanted bacon. IL
wanted rice And homlny aud ten sent to him
lio wAs looking to the future for lis children
aud tired to do tue beat for thcM.
Aftor fuEther talk ths faklians ARrAed to &ooep
e2t, 900 10 consideration Of rel.nquithinga la4g
portion of their hunting grounds, In Nahsssks
The Secretary IL willing 10 coucsds them con
siderable tsrEltorT 10 OF ID miller south Of tn
Niobrhra 1tyer. ..
treaty wss drawn up but apottad Tail n
fused to a,8u Il until hs tscs!ved the vas oto Ap
psoptiAts1 By Congress- for tbIs purposs. 1t vi
explained V him thai ths money eonld not b
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