The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-06-10
SACRIFICED TO SPECULATION.
THE UNFORTUNATE SIOUX.


OF THE ADMINISTRATIONS wIrH THE SIOUX
INDIANS.
The Washington correspondent of the
Chicago Times telegrsphs: The Indian
question is in very mixed condition. For
some reason or other, the secret council with
the president had anything but a good re-
suit. The Sioux have to-day decided that
| they will 90 nothing until they return home
Commissioner Smith had a long talk with
them this morning at their hotel, and re-
viewed the presidents talk 10 them on the
| Gay preceding He urged upon them the
necessity OF some speedy action in relation
to the ceding of the hunting privileges upon
the Republican river, as there are now onlv
"a days LEFT, when the appropriation OF the
$1,000 is available. Spotted Tail and Red
| Cloud said they were willing TO agree to
ceoe these rights, but that they must go
nome hrst. The interior department. au-
thorltles have refused to appoint the COM
mlssioners to take charge of this fund who.
were named by Red Cloud. Mr.. Del
a ano prefers 10 send bis own men.
The case In nutshell as stated by the
interior department psople. is this: They
expect the Indians to go home and finally
yield TO the two demands Of the govern
ment-the surrender of hunting rights on
the Republican river ard the openinp of
the Black Hills. Secretary Delano seems to
speak as If be has some reserve force back
That Will enable him to compel the Indians
TO do wnat he desires. He also saws that
no time will be lost by the present failure
G OF RESERVATIONS, tor any treaty that would
% made would have TO be ratified by the
senate before completed. This is
THE STORY OF THE DELANo CLIQUE.
The real case at the outset annesrs Tn have
been this: Red Cloud and Spotted Tail, who
are rather shrewd fellows, came on here in
company with lot OF rascally Indian
agents to pick up the s25, 900 appropriation
of the Sioux. The other chiefs came on
with the sole idea of having plenty of
whisky and good time with diss0lute,
women. Disappointed in this, they have
been most unmanageeble. The time
now set for their departure is day after
| Tomorrow morning. The squaw Indians
and border confidence men who came along
as the hangers on of this delegation, are the
worst disappointed men of ali at the failure
OF the Indians 10 sgree uron anything here.
Ihey have been TO a great deal of expense
and see no way of getting even. The In
| dlanS counselied all last night, but the diff
| ferences were not settled Some sav-and
these are mainly the agents and their friends
that the trouble has its origin back in the
contests between the war department and
tae Indian or interior department for the
custody and management of the Indians
and their affairs, and that the bad ideas
| and obnoxious temper of these In
| the army interests. The immediate difficult
ties here are traced by these compliments
TO the bed whites and half breeds who ac-
companied the Indians on their own motion.
Some time since, they say, Mr.. Collins, post
trader at Fort Laramie, Wyoming received
some sort of authority, under the secretary
OF the interior, 10 visit and examine the con-
ditlon of Indians at the agencies. Now il is
represented that he only sowed seeds of dis
content and put bad influences at work.
hcu hat = -A,n
halt-breed Interpreters with the Indians
here, is
AN AGENT OF EVIL INFLUENCE.
He is one of the several for whom Red
Cloud asked wages and expenses. There
are several other squaw Indians and half
breeds who are here in daily close affilistion
with the Indians, and some, like Randall,
in the most secret councils among them
selves. These fellows ha 7e spent money.
more than they ever had in their lives
before. The agents say this money
comes from the adverse army
influence. The object of the army is
to enlarge its jurisdiction, increase its scope
and employment, make more places secure
than they have, and handle the patronage.
1t is further charged by Western men here.
Western posts are not graduates of West
Point. Indeed, it is said that West Point
ers are seldom met with there, but the Of
hcers are civil appointees and favorites; that
often they are neither educated men nor
gentlemen, but addicted 10 drinking and
gambling, though bearing them
selves with high-wrought mill
tary etiquette and air, and
living up to their incomes and longing for
some lOaves and fishes. To this influence of
the army, the agents attribute the late COM
plants about cattle delivered at Red Clouds
agency, upon which the papers have been
commenting, and generally the incorrigible
condition of the Indians. The Indians
seem now to have been brOught<to so high
an estimate of their importance, that they
will hardly treat with the government.
They reject all offers, retOrt upon all but
the president, and almost upon MIN. They
act as if they had big advantage and were
aware of it and determined TO keep il. This
is the legitimate outgrowth of The peace
policy,
PRTTINe, TREATY-MAKINa
and gratuitious feeding. The end OF it all is
the practical failure of this expensive trip.
with the savages leaving no certain assur-
ance or hope of future favorable action. In
any event it will be utterly impossible to
reach treaty, have it ratified and open the.
Hills before another spring. All Western
people should understand this Meanwhile
trouble hovers all around the Sioux
The next congress will almost cert AMY
not make gratulty OF 81 NO.
600 per annum for provisions. The next
question is, will they give anything without
a treaty? Tne Indians will probably not
get around in time TO get the S25, 600 before
il lspses. Mean while the gentlemen here
from the West, representing communities
deeply interested in these negotiations, are
troubled about it's future. To-day they arc
des pendent for the first time. They receive
letters and kilograms showing the prevailing
nervous interest at home. Besides, the.
report of the late burning and de-
struction, by the military from
Fort Randall, OF Gordon's train and
on the Niobrara river, adds to the
excitement, and has occurred at unfor-
tunate tiuie, when the people are dissp-
pointed ia the hope of an early treaty and