The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-27
INDIAN MATTERS.
A Treaty Concluded with the North.
western Agency Indians, Based on
Their Removal 10 Indian
Territory.
The Per6dy OF the Whites the Burden Of
Their Speeches They Want Their
Children Educated by Nuns and
Priests and Oppose Mill.
tary Agents.

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SPOTTED TAIL AGENCY, Ncb., Sept.
-, via Sidney, Neb., september 2G.-
The first council with the Sioux AT
Spotted Tail Agency, with the full
commission, was had this afternoon.
Colonel Boone, rs chairman, said :
My friends, seven days since we sent
down some propositions to you, that
were submitted 10 the people at Red
Cloud. We have come now to hear
your answer and decision" Spotted
Tail made y long speech and closed by
saying: You have mentioned two
countries. The Missouri River coun.
try | know, When We were there we
had great deal of trouble. left nm
hundred or more people buried there.
The other country have never seen,
but | agree to go look at il with fifty
of my young men," Swift Bear then
said they wanted to consider the mat
ter until tomorrow. The propositions
were read for the second time and in
terpreted and the council adjourned
till morning,
SPOTTED TAIL AGENCY, Neb., Sep
TENDER %, via Sydney.-rhe treaty
with the Indians of this agency was
concluded this evening, after three
hours council. Spotted Tail made an
other lengthy speech, in which he in
sisted upon going down to the Indian
Territory first and look ut the country,
then 90 to Washington, talk with the
Great Father, and touch the pen at the
same time, He also wished delay in
signing the treaty until the present
grounds of complaint We're satisfac-
torily and peacefully settled. lie said !;
"a wish to have two men help me, one
is the Chief Minister pointing to
Bishop Whippie,) and the other Rev,
Hingman, to settle this matter. You
have the word of the Great Spirit, and
you try to live according to his will.
You know this was the trouble. II
does not please the Great Spirit, and
want you to help me rub 1t out. 'Bap'
tiste good, said white minister, and
an Episcopalian has come here to
teach US; but don't think it il done
properly would like to have some
female ministers come, dressed in
black clothes, to receive the girls in
one house and teach them, and have
white male ministers In black hats and
gowns take the boys to another house
and teach them properly. These min
isters want to take the name of the
things sent to us, and when they come
to see that they are all there"
Blue Teeth, Spotted Tails father-in-
law, wanted to know who was the one
to carry their words to the Great
Father, and upon Solicitor General
Gaylord being pointed out, handed
him handsomely decorated pipe and
tobacco pouch, which he said the Great
Spirit had given him, and told Gay
lord to present II to the Great Father
at Washington, AZ from Y man he
heard speak at the council, and asked
the Great Father to be merciful to the
Indians and pity them and help them,
and to let them remain in their own
country. Speeches were made by sew
eral other Indians and by General
GAYLORD, Colonel Boone and Bishop
Whipple, but the Indians were still UNI
decided when Spotted Tail arose, left
the council room, and while outside,
Il. w. Raymond, white man, living
with Spotted Tail'speople for the last
twenty.seven years, told him If he
didn't sign the treaty, Red Cloud would
get ahead of him and derive all the nd
vantages to lie had from the treaty
Raymo nd then went to Red Cloud and
Red Dog, of the Red Cloud agency
who were outside of the council room
and told them to go In and urge
Spotted Tail and his people to sign
They did so, made short but effective
speeches and then withdrew, where
upon Two Strike said: "The reason
we are afraid to touch the pen and are
silent before you, IL because we have
been denied 80 many times before, |
we knew the words you tell US wer'
true, we would be willing to sign every
! day." Then Spotted Tail addressed
his people, saying: "lf our friends VI
above referring to the Red Clou'
agency have not signed the treaty.
would help them in holding out, but a
our friends up there have signed, asl
all good men who are trustworthy t
come no and sign It," Half an hou
later the necessary signatures were at
tached and the treaty was made. In
indians here all want the militia
agent removed and Howard reinstatec
TenbrocL 10 Run Against Fellow
crsn,s Time--GreAt Interest in th
Race.
LOUISVILLE, KY. September &c.
10. morrow's event will be the run
the great Tenbrock against Fellow
crafts famous four.inile time. 1t hi
produced II sensation throughout ii
state A vast crowd will witness I'll