The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-06-03

liers out OF the Black Hills till the Indian
title is extinguished. /,
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The debt state
ment to-day shows a reduction dnring MAY
OF 81, lS9,456 The balances are as follows:
Currency, Si,35S,l5i; special deposits OF
legal tenders for redemption of certificates
of deposit, S15,3i50G0; coin, s5,25I ,6O2,
including coin certificates of $l9.9lO.tOO;
on outstanding legal tenders, S77,O6i,O00.
Reduction of the debt since June 10Th, 1874,
Sl2 96S, 265.
All the delegations OF Indians assembled
in the room of the Secretary of the Int
riOr this morning TO have another council
with the Secretary. All the agents and in
terpreters were present The Indians were
saudily attired and painted up. Bishop
Hare came in with the Indians. Commits
sioner Smith told the Indians that when
they were here last, the Secretary made a |
proposition TO them to 90 to the Indian Ter
ritory, and also asked them to consider an |
offer OF $4,000 to relinquish part of their
hunting grounds; also OF the desire of the |
white people to go to the Black Hills, and
the difficulty of preventing them, and re-
Guested them Ia agree to such an arrange
ment as would prevent bloodshed. In re-
gard to going to the Indian Territory, they
had expressed themselves as opposed to il,
and, unless they had changed their minds,
there was no use in saying any
thing more about that. In
regard to the offer of $4,000 their answer
was not 50 definite.
The Secretary told them if they did not
accept it within thirty days, they nigh
not get it at all. In regard to the Black
Iills thay did L.
now had plenty OF time to think of it, and
it was hoped that they could give such
definite answers, to-day, as to make it I'M
necessary TO have any further talk on the
subject.
Red Cloud said, "Great Spirit, hear me,
have mercy upon and pity me-" He called
Heaven and earth to witness before he
spoke he had not forgotten what had been
spoken. The President must have made
some mistake in telling him, when he first
came here, that their arrangements
were for twenty-five years. The President
told him, at that time, TO select a country
for hunting, and he had done so. The two
men by his side came out last Summer, and
told him, for the first time, about the So
600, and he said, wait till l go and see the
President, and see if he has got the money,
and if it is really there. l have children,
and am not willing to do anything to make
them poor. This $4,000 will only pay for
land to Pawnee creek We wish TO retain
the rest. When he was here four years
ago, he was shown the large building where
all the money is kept, and knows he had
a large amount of money there. He would
take this $4,000, but when winter came he
wanted them to try and get money. When
he came here before, nothing was said
about the Indian Territory, and since he
has been here this time, he had seen but
little of the President, and he thought it
hard that he should be asked to go there
TO live. He had told them twice that he
did not like the running of the Nebraska
line through his country, which he said
was good one, and he meant to keep it.
Last winter when the annuitSes were issued
many or his people were absent
from their homes and did not get their
goods, and he wanted more goods Tor them
He was not satisfied with the food that wa:
sent to him he did not like salt pork, and
thought his children had died from eatins
it. lie wanted rice and horIiny and tea
sent to him. He was looking to the future
OF his children
After further talk, the Indians agreed t.
accept $4,000 in consideration OF relin
gushing a large portion of their huntin.
grounds in Nebraska. The Secretary i
willing to concede them considerable terri
tory ten OF fifteen miles south of the Ne
braska river.
The New York mails were to-day trans
ferred at West Philadelphia from the Bal
timore x Ohio cars to the Pennslyvani;
Central cars, without delay. Col. Scott ha
offered, if the mails are not carried on tn
Il. Il o. road, to carry them on the express
and thus expedite the transportation OF tn
through mails one hour.
LANCASTER, May 26.-In the Republican
: State Convention to-day, John Cessna wa
. elected temporary chairman. After rol
call, several committees, including one o
thirteen members, on resolutions and plat
, form, were appointed. The Convention
then adjourned till 2 O'Clock. During tn
proceedings, a resolution WAS offered de
claring against the third term, and in favo
!. of a strict adherence to the time-honoret
usages OF the Republic. The resolution
) was referred to the appropriate committee
Afternoon Session-The Committee OF
Permanent Organization reported for Presi
dent, Gen Harry White, and for Secretary
c. d. Elliott. The following declaration
OF principles were adopted:
First Equality to all men before t.
law, equal Justice to all, and special favor
to none.
, Second: Harmony OF National and Stat,
, governments both are parts of one system
alike necessary for common prosperity
peace and security.
J Third: Unity OF nation, We are one peo
pie the Constitution OF the United States il
, government, not league.
Fourth: Faithful execution of laws, al
economical administration of government
integrity in office, honesty in all branche
! OF the civil service, and a rigid accounta
bility of public officers.
Fifth: Protection to home industries
and home market for home products.
Sixth The right Of the laborer to pro
lection and encouragement, and the promo
ton of harmony between labor and capital
: Seventh Cheap transportation and close
intercourse between all parts Of the coun
try.
Eighth Free banking safe and uni
form national currency, adjusted TO tn
growing wants of the business interests o
: the country, and a steady reduction OF tn
national debt.
Ninth The public domain, being her
, itage of the people, should be reserved 10
! actual settlers exclusively.
, Tenth Equalization OF bounties Of sol
, diers, and a speedy settlement OF all jus
, claims arising out of the late war.
, Eleventh: Honest men in Office, mel
with brains enough to know dishonest,
when they see it, and courage enough Il
fight it wherever they see it.
The first resolution reads as follows;
Resolved, That we declare firm anC
unqualified adherence to the unwritten Law
OF the Republic, which wisely, and unde
the sanction of the most venerable exam
pies, limits the Presidential service OF an,
citizen to two terms, and We, the Republic
ans OF Pennsylvania, in recognition
of this law are unalterably opposed to tn
election to the Presidency OF any person for
third term.
The remaining resolutions endorse tn
administration of President Grant as anon
the most brilliant achievements in the an
mails OF the country, eulogize Gov. Hart
ranft for the able manner in which he ha
discharged every duty Incumbent npol
I him, and present his name for reelection
Gov. Hartranft was re-nominated by accla
nation, and II. W. Rawle was nominate'
/, for State Treasurer.
NEW YORK, May 27.-The Brooklyl
: City Court room was more densely packe'
than usual this morning, and the number o
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