The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-09-28
TElECRAPHlC:
A Treaty Effected with the Sioux H.
dams at Spotted Tail Agency.
They Hesitate to Touch the Pen which
Takes from Them Their Hunt
ing Ground,
And Assure the Commissioners That
the PaIe-faces Have Lied to
Them so Often,
That They Dread to Trust Them in
Such an important Instance.
They Want Female Ministers Sent Out
to Educate Their Daughters,
And White Men with Long Black
Coats to Manage the Boys.
Great Suffering Being Expert
enced in the Yellow Fever
Localities.
They are Begging for Aid from
Everywhere.
They are Begging for Aid from
Everywhere.
INDIAN NEWS,

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SPOTTED TAIL AGENCY, Neb, September
81, via Sidney, Neb, September 26-The
first council with the Sioux at Spotted
Tail Agency, with the full Commission,
was held this afternoon. Col. Barre, As
chairman. said MY friends, seven days
since We sent down some propositions 70 you
that were submitted to the people at Red
Cloud, We have come now to hear your an
swer."
| Spotted Tail made . long speech and
closed By saying: you have mentioned
two countries. The Missouri River country
know. When We we're there We had great
deal of trouble; left hundred or more
people buried there. The other country j
have never seen, but agree to 60 and look
At it with fifty Of my young men,"
Swift Bear then said they wanted to con-
slider the matter until to morrow. The
propositions were read Tor the second time
and interpreted, and the council adjourned
till morning.
A treaty with the Indians Of this Agency
was concluded this evening alter three
hours' council. Spotted Tail made another
lengthy speech, in which he insisted upon
going down to the Indian Territory first to
look al the country, then 90 to Washing
ton and talk with the Great Father. He
also wished TO delay signing the treaty un-
til the present war is satisfactorily and
peacefully settled. He said 81 wish two
men TO help me one ia the chief minister,
pointing to Blshsp Whipple, and the
other Rev. Kingman, to settle the matter.
You have the words of the Great Spirit,
and YOU try to live according to His will.
You know this war trouble does not please
the Great Spirit, and l want you to help
me to stop IT," Babtiste Good said white
minister, Episcopalian, has come to teach
US, out don't think it's done properly l
would like to have some female ministers
come, dressed in black clothes, to receive
the girls in one house and teach them, and
have a white man minister dressed in q
black hat and coat, and take the bo7s to
another house and teach them properly.
These ministers want to take the names of
the things sent to us, and when they come
see that they are all there"
Several other speeches were made by the
Indians and by Judge Gsylor Col. Boone
eAo DoooP .'ff,~ 49, ~
were unaecioeu, ~nen oPo''eu an !Ise
r. 1 w poS -. 80, - h.,
i;,sd .,,h sno,,sj T,;r. ,,sonis for ,wsn,rs
seven years, told him II he did not sisn the
h;m "a IA d.,;vs s IN M. h"u.t;, 81 !,
MN ana derive an 'ne oenen9 Q, ~, I'll
haymona 1nsn C sens 20 nea CI9ud anu
nea Ds, :. s nea N.o1u 1sey, wv. .% ~ee
ousoe u .ns SS Sa,a .;i aa , ~ n ~
so., e.u S - ia. IT. - -,
sg9, anu 'ney uiu ~ A 10y maui ,S sno
ou. enecuve sPee.nS anu sne. ..r rnue"'
Wnerutos !so SUN sAu ne Ie1eon
S a os e p anu a,s
10000 M MAN. t;mes h.fore n no knew
the words you tell to us we're true we would
be willing to sign every day"
Then Spotted Tail Addressed his people
BY SAYING: eff our friends up at Red
Cloud Agency had not signed the treaty /
would help them in holding out, but as
Sey maze signed ask Al good men VINO
ire Nus.1ortny 10 come up anu sign II.
Half sn hoaf ia'er 'ns necessary signature
ve,e +. Gacheo shu uhe 'lea'y was naue.
Tbe Tn. Uns mere an want Tue mi,'aIy
,oent rem, NeS ana fio"Aro re'ns'A'ed.
DIED.
September 26.-Sister Mary
49, u Lac, Wis, and Rev. T..
81. Myers a Meth, Ha1 minister d'ed mere
o-day.
YE1Iow r
MEOW q. g., 81 &-T. E. Dav-
80, H. 90 R." Y, Ga and J. d
!o' y. ~ n ND OF Health,
...aa.,, taa huIa t y, ,t tue - city. Hall
,hn ~, LIZ a ; :; San 'iih yellow
y .ne PoPuiA.i1n II ooNh 1 the sup
,l;es erb.u.,ed ITnIes. aid ia uhy
ent many will die Of starvation: l.
ering and want can not be described.
$1,000 SUBSCRIBED.
MEMPHIS. Tenn September 26-At q
,ubl,c meeting Tonight in favor Of the VEL
ON fever sufferers one thousand dollars
1as subscribed and committees were an
,ointed to canvass the city.
r..,
GALVESTON, Texas, september Zo.-lhe
eaith physician this morning, notiiled
apt. Fowler, Agent OF The Morgan Line,
nat The steamer which lett Morgan clty
o-day, would De the last OF the line allow
In this port between this date and the
Increment OF the order oil quarantine
galnst New Orleans.
Nrw O.,r,x, s.n,.mb., Dc IT,. y,
cial report of the board of health, says
hat there has been reported to the board
rom the eleventh of August to date, &c
ases of yellow fever, Of which IL were .
atal. The disease is confined to . few
luares in the upper portion of the citv.