New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-24
WASHINGTON.
THE INDIAN DELEGATES.

CHANGE OF QUARTERS BY RED CLOUD AND SPOTTED
TiIL-A TALK WITH THE PRESIDENT DEMANDED
GENERAL DIsTRUsT OF THE AGENTs-AN IN
TEGvIEw WITH PROF. MARSH.
iBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuNE
WASHINGTON, May 23.-The disanection Of the
Sioux Indians in regard to their quarters in this city
eliminated to-day by the removal OF seven of the
number, headed by American Horse, and including
Red Cloud and Spotted Tail. from the fremont
House TO the Washington House. 1t may be remem-
bered that Red Cloud and Spotted Tail demanded of
Commissioner Smith, in of the talks last week,
that they be allowed to change their quarters, and
that the demand was refused. This move on the
part Of the Indians has no doubt been fastened by
the influence Of the outside interpreters who have
accompanied them here. They all stopping at
the Washington House, and of course could not COM
munlcate with the Indians as freely without having
them in the same hotel. The Cheyenne Sioux, who
arrived here first in charge of Agent Bingham, have
taken no part in the disafecion. and have declared
themselves to be perfectly satisfied with their
present quarters. They seem to be under much
better control of their agent than the other two
parties and their agent andnerpreter are both stay
ing at the hotel with them, while DR.. Saville and
Major Howard, in charge of the other bands deemed
it little arstOcratc to up to the National
all of the Indians at the fremont House were each
presented with 50 bill on Friday night by some
outside person may be one of the reasons for the
action of Red Cloud to-day, but it is generally con-
coded that it is the first step toward doing as
they please and indicates that there viii be some
earnest talk before this Black Hills matter Is set
tied. The Indians express themselves freely, and
declare that before they leave Washington
this time they going TO know where
they stand with the Government and
they are determined to reiterate in the
ears of the President that they have been
lied 10 and cheated too many times. The Cheyennes
have instructed their interpreter to say that they
will not be ready 10 talk business for two weeks az
least, and when they begin they intend 70 talk
plainly. They intend to propose to the President
that all the money appropriated for their use by
Congress shall be placed in a bank here 10 their
credit. and that they be allowed to draw from it as
they wish, and make all their own purchases of
goods and supplies That all of the Indians disrust
the Government agents and believe that they have
been badly swindled, is quite manifest: and one Of
the first demands they propose to make and have
settled is that the agents at Red Cloud and Spotted
Tail Agencies be removed. AS an evidence of their
suspicious it may be mentioned that when the
Indians called at the Interior Department FOR
the first time last week, they were
shown into the room where Gen. COwen
and several others were seated and Cen COwen and
one or two gentlemen near him entered INTO CONVEX
satlon about the Indians. Lone Horn, Chief Of the
Mnneconjous suspected that his band was the sub
ject Of conversation, and he rose up suddenly and
asked the interpreter what Gen. COwen was talking
about. The interpreter made it known TO Gen.
Cowen. and Cowen replied, TEL him we were not
saying anything about them at all.' Although
nothing of Importance being sald the incident
shows how suspicious the Indians are, and 1t shows,
too the principles that govern the officers of the In
terror Department in their intercourse with them.
Il is because the Indians have discovered some of
these falsehoods that have been told them
that they have brought along their own
interpret rs. All of these incidents indicate
that the Indians are more in earnest now than ever
before and the President will certainly fail of salts
fying them if he attempts again to shut them mp
when they want to tell him their grievances. The
Council which was appointed az the Interior Depart
ment yesterday morning did not take place the
Indians having sent word 20 the Commissioner that
they were not ready 10 talk. In the afternoon Prof
Marsh, who is still in Washington, called on the
Indians, with whom he is acquainted and had brief
talk with them in the presence of Agent Howard,
the Rev. Mr.. Human acting az interpreter Red
Cloud was glad to him and TO learn from has own
lips that lie had performed his mission. He
asked Prof. Marsh if he had heard how the
Indians at Red Cloud Agency had been supplied
since the DELEGATION left He said that there
-four there and that AZ he passed through Cheyenne
he saw only small amount of -four there, and be
feared that his people might now be suffering The
Indians are receiving constant invitations to visit
people in the city, and among them WAS one from
SIR Edward Thornton, the British Minister, which
the Interpreter refused to allow them to accept