New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-24


goods came here only 81 bales OF blankets were received
and some 800 persons did not receive anything Every
thing else was short In proportion For two years VIC
have suffered for lack of food and clothing When the
Indians come from the North to the agency we nave W
divide with them and before six months expires We a'e
out of everything. I believe whoever the Urea.
Father employs to deliver the goods does not
send them all, and when the goods are received
at Cheyenne that a large portion is found missing
Dr. Snow the attending physician helps the Indians al
cam and does much good. My Father turning 70 ur
Sayille we do not blame you about the quay vi vu
nrovis"ns and goods because you did not buy them We
know that they bought IN the East put you ought IKE 70
make Eastern people 90 right oy b %s conntry told my
Great Father in Washington that we Gid not neea 1d
You men who come Washington, we say 10 you at
we want no military agent there are plenty Of men VINO
are good men, and not officers Ihat man m'o na
ayp him SAMPLES OF the ratons issued the flour
have been 80 years DID, and the pork WAS 30 p"u
GOV. Fletcher-Prof Marsh told all these thing
and the Father has sent us here to investigate 'nc
Rel CioudNf went to Spotted Tail Agency, and whom
that the habreeds aud indians OF .ha' paSe
Ny Indians would like 10 have houses also VAIL 20
ask you question. When went 10 wasns'om tho3
asked me il came with the intention OF getng announcer
agent. kept silent but they asked again ana lhen
said YES" said to them you told me before wnen
was here in Washington that you had plenty o sgents
and would give me better than ever had before
said that the wanted another agent was h ne
cause we did not seem the necessares OF lie Iheh
the Great Father said. 81 will give yo fathef we"
win be better than any yon ever ha &C nreacber
still looking for the agent, but lac does n.y. co ,,
White Indian we are al .ns ss sa1e a the gold there
Which belongs to the Indians. The Great Father VIA ma
does he not send them TO drive these peoplei
SiOv Fle,cherIhe Great Father has already oiuelei
these people to leave the Black Hills WITHIN h'e d''
from today $500, ,,,
speeches all grayey received BY the g lHaa and
only interrupted by frequent gi1ints Vi Oeh III"
How" in concurrence or applause.
SPEECH OF LITTLE WOUND
Little Wound Chief Of the Ogallaa Sioux then said:
does not wish To SPEAK, pu'
he desires TO say few words We understand 'Hat
You have here to learn about our provisions anu
amnesty goods. On the North Platte, where We were
before we came TO Red Cloud gency built some adobe
bouses. Tie Commissioners told US that they would
hnd GOOD houses for us here but have seen nothing
of the kind done yet When went to Washington ana
saw the Great Father saw that be and all the whe
people lived well. l asked him Tor tea, Coffee r1ce'
apples, homny, white sugar, ana 9ther eatape pro ~
visions for people They prolscd to eve .eIn 70
us but they navcr sent any. We nave bteh
eating great IT, many nor sa Tasrc g ape not S prS
visions enough for the Indians. hope that VOW '!t
setting through This business VIII nntrta" o 10 S got
the Indians correctly E'en ii you 90 u! you VII, n'
count them ALL as oneiali az rms agee! aie a""y
hunting several families live IN facn n5 al t! ,e
very uncomfortable They would Ike tne Ci,issoi'r'
TO Set them tents in which to ive Inc blinhels Iui
more for our cattle hides We only very htle-ony
~ or 50. When sold our hunting il2hto Ior r-''V
NJ !e
the ground We took the s25,o0o and told the Com,
missioners to buy horses, eait.e' w"gonS' co m.i
Ne wa,t to know il we have received all that we are
entitled to. We have received 81 horses and 90 cows;
tL horses and cattle over two or three years Od
r. seems TO ,e ta; they did much Some Of the
horses are very small. would like tn ComiS 'lonels
to 90 10 hc herd O cattle and see Tor lEcis' ives Tue
bi, we get Tomorrow. of COURSE the veTy best cattle
will he issued, but b. gong 10 the nerd me Comlssion
ueope that The clerks issuing corn TO the women ana
children. would o,en throw It III heir faces. recoh
tn. ..t,aa ~
ianng provisions stored here and you VIII see what
they are. ,.,.
Sitting Bull Red Cloud, Od-ManAfIaidof-lls Horses,
and several her chit afterward met at the examination
rooms OF the Commission To have less formal tak The
Commits sioners seemingly anxious to hear the In
dams statements and after the cereInoney oil the long
talk they disposed TO converse III less formal
manner.
sitting Bnl with several of his young braves entered
first and after the few moments Of silence which piecedcs
Their deliberations, Le spoke a. fo!o"s:
TESTIMONY OF SITTING BULL.
Red Cloud is asking every day for change OF agents;
this please DR.. Savic. the agent mas been
working and Just as we are about to gei something
they want TO him turned away Red Cloud Is cen
tinullv asking for another agent the Indians do not
know when they will get good an agent as they have
now the Indians knew that 81 bales Of blankets had
been received they divided them into 20 parts, and
when I'll had distributed only Onehalf the Indians
had sIJt,ligd the cIlc1S slOOu III Inc anu
conn ed TIE blankets; when the agent counted the IN
dian there blankets enough for all, but amer the
norIn and that caused the BLANKETS to short there
are only few lodges Of the Northern Indians over me
river now all the others have left we wish tho miners
TO leave the Back Hils We wish the ten days iauoh
system resumed tEe beef cattle Issued last car
were small cattle. calves, and yearlingr
TESTIMONY OF RID CLOUD.
Red Coud here broke in and said That the cattle issued
ranged nom to 20 years old, and were Of all rzes the
eight head cattle by the military officers the
remainder Of hoGd and having no othercatte the AGENT
was obliged to issue them; the flour was bad and was
shown by him (2ed Cloud TO Prof. Marsh; the sugar,
coffee and pork were bad the pork so bad that he
12ed Cloud bcstated 10 touch II he gave the samples Of
proy ons 10 Prof Marsh and told him to take them to
tine Great la her OF the Indians ate little OF the
-four but Others could not it because they could not
make bread ont Of il tne samples he showed Ia Prof.
Marsh he obtained rom ne conmssaiS wien ~ sent
iV 10 , ,r ,,s,,. ON tc con. Lf Gad 1ro,
said cost the Government money and told the
clerk instead Of tfedd& II, he had better pci IL
mems the articles issued some Of the tobacco IN the
o,uissry me short Mug WAS very bad: lie salples
of sugar. tobacco ana coffee obtained by him from
the cOlnssay he intended 10 take piece OF pork but
was ohsed 10 drop ro Decse Sonea 100 n hISy H.
them dir city 10 Prof Marsh; he Gsed CiouD went VITA
samples then brought them to the military camp: he
furnished Col Walker with specimens OF small and poor
blankets to carry the President, but this
he heard Of that matter; blankets with the brand
U. S. |. ID. turned into holes where they had been;
branded; the samples which he took from he commits
aary were nom tine supplies then issuing TO the Indians
The Commissioners the same day heard the tcsti-
mony OF several white in regard to the the
agency has been conducted for the past year.
TESTIMONY or MAJOR JORDAN.
william ii. Jordan Major, commanding the post at
Camp Robinson Red Cloud, said that lie had here
since July he evidences Of suffering among the
Indians last Winter for want Of supplies clothing and
food the beef Issued at Red Cloud good as
that issued to the army the cattle furnished to the
agency small and poor; Oct %. 1874, the IN
dans thought that the raising Of flag staff in the agency
stockade was a declaration OF war, and that
TIM INaa he int Z 4.