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SECOND CONGREGATIONAL,( welsh)-
Merchants street, between ID and 81 Avenues.
Preaching At 1ok q m; Sunday school at p.
Pastor.
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WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, Aug. 15.-
The Independent Green back party
have called State Convention 10
meet here September 18th.
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To Loan. To Loan. 70 Loan.

IF you want money on long time, and easy
II terms, call on GfIlef4 4 Forde, Attorneys
aE Law, front room (eecond noOr) Eskridgc
building, Emporia, Kas. They are also agents
Of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Company. Give them 3 call. 28-6
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Emp0ria Wood and Coal Yard.

WE keep on hand large supply Of cord
w wood, stove wood and sawed wood
McAlasfer, TT. Scott, blacksmith and Usage
Rock creek building stone. Cash orders
promptly delivered 70 any part Of the city.
Call and see Us. Once with Holmes 4 Hol-
27-R j. 8. WATSON
ALEX =. GROVE.
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TRpRx AesorT arrnNT
CHURCH EDIRECTORY.
Irds IN sAfs Directory 80 Cents Nine per ysos.
CHURCHES.

EPISCOPAL.-St. Andrews Church, cor
ner of 9Th avenue and Commercial street.
Service On the first and third Sundays Of each
month, at IL g. m. and ~ p. m. Sunday
school every Sunday at ~ p. m.
REV. A. BEATTY, RECTOR.
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METHODIST ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ST.,
cor. 9Th Avenue. Preaching every Sunday at
II q. m, and at the usual hours at night; Sun
day school at ~ p. m; Prayer meeting every
Thursday evening. @. w. PYK. Pastor.
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FIRST PREsBYTERLAN-Cor 9Th Ave-
nue. and Commercial street. Preaching at IL
school at 9K q. m. Prayer meeting every
Thursday evening. j. II. CLARK, Pastor.
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SECOND PRESBYTERIAN, (welsh)-COr-
ner Market street and 18th Avenne. Preach
ing every Sunday at AZ and 81 p. m; Sum
day school at 10 q. IN. JOHN JONES Pastor.
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FIRST CONGREGATIONAL ST..
corner 9Th Avenue. Services every Sunday at
the usual hours.
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NOTICE is hereby given: That the under
IN signed was, On August 18th, 1877, appoint
ed executrix Of the last will aud testament Of
George Davidson, deceased, by the Probate
Court OF Lyon county, Kansas.
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Administrators Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given. Thst H Malone
IN has been appointed, by the Probate Court
Of Lyon county, as administrator OF the estate
Of Charlotte TEiggs, deceased. An persons
owing said estate are notified to settle their
accounts. I3S-3tl H. MALONE.
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CHRISTIAN-Corner Exchange street and
7th Avenue. Services every Sunday at the
usual hours. Sabbath School at o'clock p. M
Ali are invited.
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AFRICAN METHODIST - State street
south of>railroad. Services every Sunday .
PRAYER meeting " ednesday eveninas. br6 4.
leyCarter. Pastor.
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L. d. JACOBS n. D.,
OFFICE in Perley 3 Ryder's drug store
CT.
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PHYSICIsNSi

DIR. W. W. HIBBEN,
OFFICE over Dunlap s. Co.'S. bank.
lift
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District Court Fifth Judicial District, Lyon
County, Kansas.
Jesse Hunt.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS st. corner I'd Ave-
nue.. Services every fourth Sunday.
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DAGE makes all kinds and sizes of Pic
Il lures, and also will go any distance to
make pictures Of residences, landscapes,
teams, sc. Entrance to gallery first door
south of Wicks & Benefits grocery. 13-tf
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EWING SMITH 8 WIFE,
MRS. J. F. GROVE, NJ. ID

D ESIDENT DENTISTS, will operate at
III, the office of DIR. j. w. TrueWorthy, Com
mercial street, Emporia, Kas., the first eight
days of every month. 25-3St
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OFFICE-Over Whitley & Henson's dry
~ goods store, in rooms formerly occupied
by DIR. Lawrence. 32-3m
Evening star., 1877-11-17
FORTEFIFIH CONGRESS.
SATURDAY. Nnremher L


HOCSE.-Mr. Atkins, from the commit q
on appropriations, reported back the army
appropriation bin with the Senate sm,nd-
nents. He said the smendm were mainly
lmmsteriaL The principal point OF differ
tnce was aS Ia the force o. tie army. the san
ate having stricken out the limitation to
100 men, anu put II al p 600 men. The com
mlttee, therefore, recommends non-cpucur.
renee in this amendment. They also recon- .
mend non concurrence In the Senate amend
meht which str kes out the appropriation OF
S'0eo Tor converting smooth bore guns into
rned Cannon. The Senate had reduced the
aggregate appropriation to the amount OF
eiOo,'p- In the course of his remarks Mr.
A Kills expressed the hope that the amend
meht Increasing The army would not be cou-
CURED in.
1t was decided TO vote on each amendment
Separately.
MI. Pottsr said he hoped there would be a
division 81 the question in relation 10 the re-
ientiOn OF lOUT regiments Of cavalry on the
frontiers OF Texas. He wanted To vote for a
reduction OF the army, but he doubted tue
constitutional power OF Congress 10 locate
Tie regiments.
TIE amendment fixing expenses OF COM
nla1 ding gel erals Office al - $50. was con
curr,d in. That increasing paymaslers
clt Tks 10 y was non -conCurred iu.
The Senate amendment authorizing the
cavalry regiments To be recruited 10 100 meri
IN each company, and Kept a. near a. prac-
ucable al that number, and authorivtug a
sufficient force of cavalry 10 be emplovei Ia
the defence OF the Mexican aud Indian from
Iels OF Texas, was concurred In o. yeas 40.
LAYS l-G.
Tie amendment fixing the force OF the
army M 1900 was also cOncurred In toy a
vote OF lSl yeas "a $50 nays.
The vote WAS partisan, except that NJ asSrS
Culoerson, q iddlngS, Luttreil, NJ Ills, Turnck-
morton, Schleicher. Williams Mich, aud
Williams. democrats, voted IN the anirma
tive.
The amendment authorizing troops 20 be
stationed on The TeXar border was concurrsl
IN.
The other questions upon which there were
disagreement were referred 10 "A committee
OF conference.
Hon l.. :. Metcalfe, member elect from the
Jd Missouri district, was sworn in.
Mr.. stephens introduced a bill forthe ffnsn-
cial relief of the country, and providing for a
retuIn TO specie payments without disturb.
ing the Industrial and commercial Interests
OF the country. Referred 10 banking and cur
reIcy committee.
Mr.. Swami moved 10 go into committee OF
the whole 10 consider the Paris exposition
bill, and Mr.. BucEneT raised the question of
cons idt ration for the purpose of taxing up
the resumption repeal bill.
On a division there We're l3i yeas 10 - NAYS
In favor of the exposition bill, and the yeas
aLd nays we're demanded.
Evening star., 1877-11-17
The Rns.ian ,nrrL in Armenia.
THE STTEiTfOyI FRayCF.
lie AeEArnTGnI GnnG.ran.. H. n

PARIS, Nov. E.-Much importance il at
tached 10 the views the Orleanist Senators
may express al the senatorial conference to-
day OF the delegates from The various groups
oi The Right Tue Orlcanists are expected 10
Cenne 10 what extent they Will support the
government and CO operate with the I.egfti-
mist ana BDhaparilst grOupe in the Senate.
~ is believed that the following will o. mem
h, rs OF the new CaOiue:. None of them be-
long to either house. AT the outset they will
declare That they only hold office provision
ally: Minister Cf War. Major General Grim
aUdet lpe kOchebDuct. Low cOmmandant of
Bordeau; Minister OF the IuteriOr; now Pre-
iect OF The Noru, Minister of Finance. NJ.
rare, now Director General OF Forests; Min
lister Of Commerce, NJ. OLenoRe, now Secre-
tary General of the same ministry; Minister
Of Public WORKS, NJ. Graf; Minister of
Fore Su Affair, Il. Lefebres Benenne. Mo-
lII L known Yea about the Pres iden, OF the
Council or Mlu.steI of Marine.
Evening star., 1877-11-17
a Mill IsnEneb

FALL RiNEk, MASS, Nov. T.-BOrien.
t!ty hlN, 40. r. was burned q O'Clock
itls morning. he properly vas insured for
about >lv0 rbJ ln The sigtual ofi,e. Tne IRE
broke oEt in the i,5Er,h sJJry of Borden Mil
40. 7, and The mill was totally destroyed
The origin OI Jhe Er5 has not been determ-
InCd.
FALL RIVER, MASS, Nov. Is.-BorIen
City M.A No. I. was a brick structure, erect
,d IA ls,2. IL contained 5000 sp ndles, en-
piCyed 40 hands, and was making full time.
All KINDS OF runOrS A. tO the origin OF th .,
Ire are IN circulation; one - that two boys
win lamp attempted TO iglt the gas, when
the lamp dropped aud was broken. The
watchnuan pass, Il through the mall on his
usual beat II short time previous To the fire
No other person j. known 10 have been in the
room during the morning. Soon after the
fire was discovered, u Is said duh heavy
explosion occurred m the fourth story, which
blew out all the windows. This was soon
followed by another explosion IN the third
story, with similar results.
Evening star., 1877-11-17

BAL1lMoRE, November IA Virginia sixe-,
od SsS; do. deferred, 9h; do consol dated, . :
Co second series, Al; North Carolina sixes, old,
asn DO. new, IN hid to-day. sugar aeady,
BALTIMORE, November 11.-Cotton quiet aud
essier-middlipg, l01sl0z Flour hrm, quiet aud
unchanged. Wheat, southern quiet aud steady,
western frm and higher-southern red, good %
prime, 4 3sal.41; do. amber, .S0al .sS: No. .
western, I 5oaI 55; No 2 western winter red,
spot and November, 1.41k; D-oember, 4 l3k.
Corn, southern steady, western firm aud highsr-
southern white, 53s56h; do. yellow, s4aSe:
old western mixed, spot and November, 6s; Ds,
cfrnber, 63A hid; steamer, Sekas9. new westorn
mixed, pot and November, 62H; December, 6lS:
yanuary, COS bid. Oats hrm and demand rood
southern, 34a3s; western white, 31a3SK: IA
mixed, 34s36. Rye quiet and steady, 50 s6S 6sS
steady and unchanged. Provisions quiet ana ~
changed. Bntfer-choice western active snd a.
2Isas; Petroleum dgll,crude, -; refined, iSfs
Receipts- Flour, 900; wheat, l6.50O: oSrS
1s.oeo; % osts, l,ioo. skipneuss- Wheat, al .066s
NEW IOhk, November J q .-stocks opeosd -.
and declined = 20 X Money, S and g. 6s;S-
02k. k,chAnge, long, Asl; short. IsSSk. d.
INV YVRK. November ir.-Flour sss.dy.
Wheat shade essier; Corn quiet aud are.
iof. Illinois Central, az. hew yerssy s,erezsas
ISS- Beading kailroad shsres, 1sx. rhS -
OF discount for three month"; bills IN tSe oscS
the bank rate.
Evening star., 1877-11-17
MEXICAN Riders.
Indians Intent ON Further DePreda

SAN ANTONIO, TENAs, Nov. l6.-POSitive
news has To- en- received al heaJq quarters from
Tie border that several large parties of In
Glans, one OF them composed OF thirty Il ve
bucks, have crossed over into Texas TO raid.
General ord has notified the frontier people
al The various points where the RAIDERS are
most ioIm ida ole raid thai has been attemp.-
cd. Advices represent the Indians aud Mex
leans as being unusually hostile on account
OF Bulls, wno destroyed their camp near
Salagossa. The Indians have received rein
iorcements from Northern Mexico, nd
Dragged openly in the streets OF SdragOss {
that they had men enOIgh To light the troops,
ana II they took any prisoners their eyes
would be put out. The Indl4us are cOns1.i-
dating their camps. AS General Ord Will
probably follow The raiders across. IL may
be interesting 10 know that lie has go caV-
airy and 200 Infantry ready TO march al any
moment.
Evening star., 1877-11-17
Sad Fate OF Tnree Children.

NORFOLK. Va, Nov. ga house occu
pied by a coiOred woman named Hester Ann
Williams, situated in the neigh borhOot o.
Tanners Creek Cross Roads, in NorfDlk x
county, caught fire about 3 o clock yesterday
afternoon, and was tC.ally destroyed. Three
children, two of whom We're years old AMI
the third al iniant, aged only months, were
burned to death. The woman was employed
about a mile from her home al the time o.
The occurrence, and returned TO Iind her
home destroyed and her three children dead
The distressed mother having no shelter
came 10 town this morning to find the over
seer Of the poor, in order TO obtain assista1c
from tie county authorities. She was di.
rected TO Justice 8. G. Phillips, who in turn
referred her TO the proper authorities.
Evening star., 1877-11-17
kilograms to The Star.
THE EASTERN WAR.
Peace Talk in Turkey.
FRENCH CABINET CRISIS.
M XICAN RAIDERS
FIRE At FALL RIVER.
FRENCH CABINET CRISIS.
FIRE At FALL RIVER.
THE EtSTERN CONFIfsT.
ARWNNa.-~ NaaFs..Aa


IoNpoN. nov. L-hevtraI special dis
pSiciieS nom lguua say THAI Count Audras-
~. the Aust ~ Hams gurlan Krsnltrr. has de-
clated as belle ihst Seryia viii not break
peace.
Turkey Tired Of the War
Inc = 0liutIhA sHtrisl CORES ponnent al
ConstautncPle telegrsphs under date OF yes
ierday the following -'' A council over which
the sultan presided was held yesterday. I
am Informed that a general feeling was ex-
pressed BY no one more strong Y than the
sultan in favor OF making an efiJrt 10 put an
end 10 TIE war, In which enough had been
dOpe on both sides for glory, and which, N
continued, must mulc lasting misery on the
Two empires. 10 was felt, however, that az
present sufficient reliance cannot b. placed
upon the declaration OF Russia. and thar
even while Steki 20 obtain an honorable
peaoe' preparations Tor prolonged resistance
must De- vigorously carried ON. am told
That subject 10 TINS Determination To- prose
cute the war if an honorable peace cannot
be maintained, Il waS resolved that the time
loI endesy"ring To pui an emf 10 The war has
arrived III my Information n correct, the
Grand izier WI To day inform Mr. lay
ard, the British ambassador. OF the decision
oi the council In the hope that Ing land will
AID M putting stop To a war wnich - great
~ damages her own trade aud threatens 10
compromise her best interests"
General sLobeIeG Wounded.
byCHAkE>r, Nov. l..--t'en. SkobelCn was
his command. = decree l. published con
yoking the Ruum3nlan chambers IOr the
=, ID ihSt.
Massacre of nobammedaus
tONsTANrlNpPLE, Nov. L.-rne Rulga-
rlan inhabitants q! NrafZa have maSsacrsi
The MussUiman inhabitants
ihe Russian Sbeck ia Armenia
LONDON. Nov. lr.-Ine fortune OF war
seems 10 Toe once more turning tn favor OF
the Turkish arms. A. least Ia tha operations
ln Asla Minor. The city of ErzarOum was
a. good as taken 10y tie Russians a day or
two age, when fSmall PaSua arrived win
az lney were about 10 enter gne city. He
formed q Junction with Mukhtar pasha and
The united lOrces gave the Rlssians battle
and changed their hsrd- earned success INTO
defeat, compelling the Russians TO ret reat
10 heyi- Boyum. This victory OF tue Turks
has given Mukhtar Pasha n respite. I'm which
he has siTeugiht nCd the fOrtificatiOns al Er-
zerOun, which had already been rendered
formidable, by over loo krupp guns.
Evening star., 1877-11-17
Affairs i'm the Blac,u rr..

EEADwoop. ", NOV. l6.-The soIciers
Urdered mere by General sheridan 10 assist
Sherif Bullock in enforcing the law Ia the
keets mine case are reported TO be In close
proximity 10 Deadwood. A fairs al the mine
remain IN the same condition, virtually as
reported week ago; the miners hold ing pos
session and being closely watched by a
deputy sheriff. Sheriff Bullock aud his dep-
utles tonight arrested four road agents in
ms sulch- They gave the names OF Tony
fahior, Finn Davis, A. Il. NancAmp and
Lawrence Woodhan.
Evening star., 1877-11-17
Rough Weather on the Atlantic.

NEW YORK, NOV. H.-NesssIs arriVing
here from Europe report terrible weather on
the Atlantic. The ship Intrepid from Queens-
town, p days, reports, lat. 10 ion. 1880, had
terrific gale from southwest TO northwest
Nov. 3, lat. $3.50, Ion. * 80, had heavy gale:
during which The tOpsail aud foIeiopSail
blew adIltt, and while making them last.
Patrick McGuire, a seaman. agel Is years
Tell overheard and WAS lost. Nov. "A, a.
miles south southeast from Nantuc ket passed
& wreck.
Evening star., 1877-11-17
The Cardiff walker.

LONDON, Nov. E.-Wm. Gale, the Cardiff
PEDESTRIAN, who recently accomplished the
feat OF walking 200 miles in \ 900 consecu-
tive hours, and VINO started al half-past four
O'Clock Sunday morning, October 2ist, on an
attempt 10 walk 900 quarter miles in 1000
consecutive periods OF ten minutes each At
The Agricultural Hall, will complete that
walk III ten minutes past II O'Clock tonight.
Gale is n good condition, and will undoabt-
eCiy succeUd-bsrring accidents.
Evening star., 1877-11-17
RanAFunt.

NEN YORK, Nov. IA petition was filed
10 day in the L. ). District Court in Brook
lyn, by attorney for Conrad Poppenhausen
10 have him afjudicated a bankrupt. The
amount Of his ascertained Liabilities is
S3,52 SEQ; the amount OF his assets is
- sos ,3Ss3S. This includes SsC0, 900, notes of
the Flushing, North Shore and Central rail-
road companies. discounted for him by
DreXel, Morgan & Co. What these assets
will realize is very uncertain.
Evening star., 1877-11-17
Rum ON q Savings Bank,

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. ia dispatch
from Reading says:-Tnere is now a run
being made on the First National Rank or
this city, large crowd surrounding the DO pr
Several citizens, to show confidence in tn g
institution, are making deposits. The fol.
The undersigned hereby guarantee the pay
ment OF all deposits in the First National
Bank of Reading. (Signedl l-E. & q. Brooke,
Morton Mcllvain, w. II. Clymer, r.. u.
Birds sboro'
Evening star., 1877-11-17
Man aud Wife Poisoned by Fish
lhRxxdGr

BOSTON, MASS, Nov. E.-WIlliam Kaler
and ms WIFE, Germans, the former aged
sky and The latter forty-one years, residing
denly last night, and the symptoms indicate
lhat poisoning was the cause. A medical
examiner expressed an opinion that the fish
cnowder they had eaten tor suppsr conta med
POISONOUS substance, but whether by accl-
uent or design he could not determine
Evening star., 1877-11-17

YELLOW FEVER DISAPPEARING FROM
FLORIDA-The highest medical authority
in Jacksonville, Fla, announces that there
ere not over six cases OF yellow fever i'm that
city, and that The city is in better condition
as regards sickness than for several DAYS
past. The cases on hand are of a light typ.
and confined TO a western suburb. There are
20 fears Of an epidemic unless there should
be an unusually long spell OF warm weather.
The weather last ight was cooler than yes
terday morning. and q light frost would
Obliterate the traces of fever. There Is not a
case of fever at EerDaudina
Evening star., 1877-11-17
A LAWYER APreSfeSl.

CHESTER, IA, Nov. III. V. Maginn,
prominent lawyer OF this city, has been
placed under arrest, being charged with
Chester and Uplands Building Association
while secretary. 1t is said he detaultet ID
the amount OF several thousand dollars.
Evening star., 1877-11-17
New Trial Asked for Cardox a.

COLUMBIA, Nov. To- This morning Judge
Melton argued the motion for a new trial In
the case OF Cardoza. The exceptions cover
over 50 pages, and embrace points OF law
which have never arisen In this country be-
lore. III Is also claimed that, owing TO some
technical irregularity in the preparation of
the jury lists two OF the Jurors were ineligi-
bic An interview with the shertff revealed
the fact that there are reasonable grounds for
thai n lection.
Evening star., 1877-11-17
A Prison Chsplain RemexoA

BOSTON, Nov. H.-Cnaplain Speare, of the
state prison, mas been suspended by order OF
the governor, on account OF the formers in
reference with the proposed Introduction or
Catholic worship In the prison and mis- per
sonal relations with the warden. Tae chap
lain prefers counter charges against the IN.
sPectOrs aud warden OF the prison.
Evening star., 1877-11-17
Wife Murderer Seuteuc~d

MONTPkLIEk, VT, Nov. 1.-THE state
supreme court overruled the exceptions in
the case OF Asa Morgan, the wife murderer
and he was sentenced To be hanged on the
fourth Friday in November, Is7s-eighteen
months OF the interim to be spent al hard
ment,
Evening star., 1877-11-17

A PRIZE FIGHT-A prize fight took place
In a private room In New York on Wednes-
day evening between VIM. T.. Mcclellan aud
Harry Hicken, OF Philadelphia, for a purse
OfS5Oo. Mcclellan had the best OF the fl ght
throughout, but after lighting forty-fve min
u!es both men were used up. II had been
mutually agreed that the men should only
fight one hour At the expiration of that
time many of the spectators being disgusted
with the brutal aflair the referee declared
thH contest q draw
Evening star., 1877-11-17
And Yet Another sayisgs Bank Gone

NEWARK, y. J., Nov. 1.-THE Peoples
Savings Bank, which started In 1871, has
suspended, with about SO, 900 due depositors
IN full.
Evening star., 1877-11-17
RaPOn Rlauc

NEW YORK, Nov. B.-Bsron Blanc. Ital-
ian minister at Washington, reached here
last night on the steamship Bothnia fron
Evening star., 1877-11-17
New Reyenue Cotser

NEWPORT, II. l., Nov. E.-rhe q. &. raw
enue cutter Hugh McCulloch arrived here
this morning. She In q new vessel and will
be stationed at Castine Me-
Evening star., 1877-11-17
The lmpOrtuuate POucss
FINAL pow WOW AT THE INFERI
DEPARTMENT.

A FINAL POM-WOW AT THE INFERi Or
DEPARTMENT.
Yesterday the Poncas paid their farewell
visit" To the Interior department. Secretary
Schurz, The Commissioner OF Indian Affairs,
senator Plumb, OF Kansas; Mr.. VIM. Welsh,
brother OF the lately nominated m mister 10
Eng and; Mr.. william IL. Lyon, o the boar 1
OF IHdlan commissioners, and Rev. Ow5n
Doisey, former missionary to the POacas,
were present in the Commits ioner's room,
where ine delegation was rece.vsd.
White Eagle, Standiug Buffalo, Standing
Bear, Frank la FiesChe aud The Ch ief, all
Sio-e TO nearly the same effect. saying that
they saw that they must do what the great
father WISHED them, and eXpresSing the n Dpe
thai the articles (houses, schools, annu ties,
cattle, agricultural implema antS, etc y meI-
tore Ia the last which they had handed the
Commissioner wouid be granted them.
The Secretary of the Interior Informed
them that whether ali the articles mentioned
in their list would be granted or not de-
pended on the lioerality Of the great cou lcil.
Neither the President nor he himself nor the
Commissioner could give them. The P1Hcts
had his best wishes for their prosperity and
happiness. and he wished them God sp "a 4
on helT journey. He then furnished While
Eagle with a copy of the Presidents speech
al the POnca interview, and told the dele "a
I on 10 take il home To- their children, n nj to
De sure mat ali the promises in II would be
fulfilled.
The Chief remarked that he had though.
that he would know what he was 10 receive
before he left. He would like TO have the
else have written agreem ent that they
would be furnished him.
The Commissioned replied that law had
been passed by Congress providing that no
new treaty should be made with the Indi ans.
The treaty of 1859 made with them or the old
reservation was in force StilI. and whatever
was stipulated in il would be carried out,
adding, "Your loss by Sioux depredations
Will be made up To you in new supplies. You
Will be enabled TO build churches, schools.
and houses. the cost of your new reserva
ton To be paid by the United States Will be
determined by commission consisting Of
one PODca, one Cherokee, aud one rcpreSen-
tatiYe OF tie government. Full title will be
given you to your land, and no one shall dis
turb you"
White Eagle then said that when they re
turned home their tribes and wives AMI
children would ask them what they had to
show for their long journey. Should they
show them only their medals aud new over
coats? he asked for 5000 10 carry back
with him.
The Commissioner replied that blildiug
implements would he pat on their grounds
and their annuilies would be paid them
when they returned home, aud that they
would then be furnished with agricultural
implements of all descriptions. The Indians
then received presents of 80 piece, solemn
ly smoked pipe in turn and sorrowfully =
withdrew. They will leave for Indian terri
tory THIS evening.