Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-08-26
LATEST EASTERN NEWS.
Sitting Bull wants Queen Victoria to
Act as Mediator.

Sitting Bull wants queen victoria 10
Act as Mediator.
CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-The nter.Ocean's St.
Paul special says: A gentleman from Winnie
peg on the 18th, reports that large amount
of ammunition, in small packages. has been
sent from Winnepeg to a depot in Saskatch-
avian county, established by Sitting Bull.
Sitting Bull asked the Canadians to send word
to Queen Victoria asking the British govern
ment to act as peace maker between the
United States and the Sioux nation, and that,
if necessary, he would send number of
chiefs, with an interpreter, to visit the Queen
and state their grievances, and the iish0nes
ty and unscrupuousEess of the Indian agents
who defraud them out of all their rights, and
asking the United States to give them large
track of country as permanent reservation
bordering on the British Possessions, to be
formed into civilized Indian government.
Preparation to Move the Sioux.
The commissioner of Indian affairs is en-
gagged in completing his Instructions to the
commissioners appointed to carry out the law
concerning the removal of tue Sioux Indians
to the Missouri river They ale not yet fin
ished, but are so far precise and firm, reflect
ing the views of the President. This is evi
dence, in an emphatic direction, that no
prmises shall be made to Indians or anything
done for them, as a result of the deliberations
President and confirmed by Congress. No
stipulation for the payment of money can be
made, but they are to be assured that the
guarantees will be carried out for feeding,
clothing and teaching them so as to be self
sustaining Secretary Chandler will refuse
to give the Indians ratiOns until they consent
to remove to some point on the Missouria
river as the President may select. They are
to give up the Black Hills entirely, and to
remove as far as possible away from them.
The success of commission with the Indians
will derenp largely, as is felt by the officials,
on the pending hostilities, which if termin
ated in the defeat, punishment and capture
or driving in of the Indians, will be followed
by disposition among the hOStileS, as well
as TIE reservation Indians, to accept almost
any terms proposed to them by the govern
ment
Union of tho N. e. Church and NJ. e.
Church South.
CAPE MAY, n. J., Aug ga conference
of delegates elected by the NJ. E. Church
North and South to effect a reunion of those
bodies, resulted in satisfactory understand
ing of a basis of union which will he made
public Immediately when agreed upon.
Speaker Kerr.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 23.-Thc escort with
the remains of Speaker Kerr arrived here at
6 and left for New Albany at 6:3O r. NJ. Gov
Hendricks, Senator Mcdonald, Gen. Love,
and number of prominent citizens met the
train at Greenfield and will accompany the
remains to New Albany. The funeral will
be at New Albany on Thursday afternoon.
The State offices will be closed today.
The Sioux Campaign.
ST.. PAUL, Aug. pa special from Bis.
march, SAYS white scout has just arrived
from the mouth of the Rosebud. The dis
patch states that Gems. Crook and Terry, at
ter making junction and following up the
main Indian TRAIL left their wagons. tents.
ect., and took 81 companies of cavalry and 8
of infantry and were making forced marches
expecting to overtakc the Indians before
they reached the Yellowstone river. Night
before last a large war party of Sioux ap
peared on the opposite bank of that river
from Berthold agency and demanded sup
plies. On being refused they opened fire
which lasted for u minutes. They then
withdrew and struck south towards Fort Lin
coin. Late dispatches just received from the