New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-22
WASHINGTON.
THE INDIAN DELEGATES.

DISSATISFACTION WITH THEIR QUARTERs-THE
COURSE THE DEPARTMENT NOT CONDUCIVE
To coNCILIATION-RED CLOUD PREVENTED FROM
CALLING on PROF. MARSH BY THE GOVERNMENT
AGENT.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRTDuSs.l
WASHINGTON, May 21.-The difficulties in the way
of mutual understanding between the representa-
tlves Of the Government and the Sioux Indians
now in Washington increase every day. The
dissatisfaction of Red Clonde and Spotted
Tail with their quarters, which has been
mentioned before, continues, and to-day these
two chiefs appeared at the Indian Bureau
and peremptorily demanded that they be provided
with quarters at the Washington House. The Com
missioner as peremptoriy refused TO comply with
their wishes, and the Indians very much dissat-
isied The refusal Of the Commissioner to yield 70
what seems to be very reasonable request is very
severely criticised. The Indians have been brought
etOnegotiate for of extensive and
III many respects very valuable, country. They were
greatly dissatisfied before their arrival and have been
formonths complaining bitterly of the treatment they
have received from the Government agents If it is
hoped to accomplish anything and is not the inten
ton of the Department to send the Indians back
more dissatisfied and angry than they were upon
their arrival, it would seem that in small things it
would be good policy to respect their wishes But
done.
Prof Marsh. of Yale College, who is now in Wash
ngton, met yesterday one Of the interpreters whom
Red Cloud had brought with him-Mr. Pallady-
with whom the Professor became acquainted at
Fort Mcpherson in 1870, and whom he had several
times employed as an interpreter. Mr. Palady told
Prof. Marsh that BED Cloud had spoken of the mis-
sion to the Great Father with which he had inrusted
him last Fail, and that the chief when he learned
Of his presence in Washington, would want
to call and see him. The Professor replied that if
Red ClOud desired TO call, he would be glad TO see
both him and Spotted Tail. hir. Pallady appointed
10 o'clock this morning, but the agent Saville who
has charge Of Red Cloud and his party heard of the
intended visit, and, after consultation with the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs. wrote to Prof
Marsh that he might the Indians at the Depart
ment. The Professor has accepted an invitation to
attend The first important council, which will take
lace tomorrow.
INTERVIEWS WITH COMMISSIONER sAuTH-THE IN
dams OFFERED TENTS, But REFUSED ANOTHER
HorEL-CoMPlAINTS or INSUFFICIENT RATIONs
on THEIR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BAD INDIANS
TREATED BETTER THAN THOSE WHO ARE GOOD.
WAsUNGTON, May 21.-Red Cloud and spot
ted Tall the Chiefs. accompanied by their inter-
prefers, visited the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs this
their headquarters changed for the reason
that their rooms at the fremont too small. The
Commissioner promptly and decisively Informed them
that change could not be made He would, how
ever, II they desired IT, give them n camp aud sup
Ply them with tents ami good food, but they
would not be allowed 70 change their quarters and they
must say about it, Both Of the Indians seemed
10 take mbrage the decision Of the Commissioner and
BED Cloud said that he YOu!d not into camp that he
wanted his old headquarters or none AT all They then
left apparently Ia anger. The Commissioner has se
cured another parlor at their hotel large
enough for a council shoud they desire TO hold one.
Horn, and the other Chiefs Of the Cheyenne River
Sioux hal tax with Commissioner Smith and Gen.
Cawen Acting Secretary of the Interior, this morning
The prime pal speech made by Long Mandan, an Old
man ring green goggles lie complained OF short
rtions and annucs said his people do not have all
the and they need. They want horses and
guns. Il hey had guns they would not eat much beef
and 1t seemed hard. they do not have all they want
to cat that tie Great Father would not give them guns
kill anteopes and ducks. They have 900 houses and
each family has piece of cultivated ground They also
have schools
The Commissioner said that all the trouble about IA
tons from the fact That their numbers mad in
creased by nearly 1000 BLACK Hin Ind lns since the
estimates were made, and that II they fed
their cousins they must expect TO be short
themselves The difficulty in the way of
supplying them with guns that some bad Indians
their guns shoot white and he was afraid TO
let GOOD Indians have them, for fear they would
lend eel them the bad Indians lie asked II muzzle
leaders would do to shoot anteope and ducks and Long
Mandan replied in the negative saying they preferred
Winchester rifles.
Charger said few words, after which White Swan said
it could not be possible that all the agents are under one
Great Father because some OF them give more than
others He complained that Red Cloud aud Spotted Tai.
got than their share. The Commissioner said that
formerly Red Cloud and Spotted Tails people were not
counted. They counted and receive no more
than what they justly entitled TO- White swan said
he had always noticed that the worse an Indian behaves
the he gets, 10 which the Commissioner made
ply During the interview the Commissioner called up
spotted Elk, Black Hills Chief and asked him about his
country. He replied: q don't brag about the Black
Hills country when am talking TO white men, but
love it and don't want TO leave it.