The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-10-04
OF Which the President and the
Sioux and Arrapahoe DeIeaa-
ton Took Parting Whit
Yesterday.
Hayes Tells Them What They Want
and Ought to Have, Also
How to Get il.
The Red Sons Of the Hills Depart in
Good Humor With Them
selves and Everybody
Else
Else.

WASHINGTON, October 1.-The final con-
ference with the Indian delegations, took
place to-day, at the Executive Mansion.
The Indians were in citizens dress. The
President having remarked that he was
ready to hear what further his friends had
to say, Spotted Tail took seat at his side,
and informed the President that he had de-
cided to have an agency in Wounded Knee
creek, and he wanted his provisions and
clothing sent there. He wanted his
GREAT FATHER
TO agree to this. We don't want to move
Just now We want sometime TO sell what
property We have at our present homes We
will move in the spring or any time after
that; We want our provisions removed to
the agency have named you told US that
your nation increases; We want to increase
too, in property and in numbers; you said
you wished us to
LIVE LIKE WHITE MEN,
and so We are to-day dressed in white mems
clothes / want the kind OF cattle that white
men haye-short horns; want everything
in writing before / go home, so there can
be no mistake; we want teachers Of Eng
lish, and we want Catholic priests to teach
us; We should have saw and grist mills,
and agricultural implements and seeds; we
want five or six stores, then we could buy
cheaper at one than at another: l am very
we'll dressed and so are the Others they
want forty dollars apiece Ito buy things for
their women and children, and they would
like to have trunk apiece to carry their
clothing in; "a the weather is getting to be
a little cold, we should like to have an
overcoat apiece We sce you wearing over
coats, and we should like to have them.
RED CLOUD
next spoke. He said he had roamed the
country where he now lives for fifty-six
years and should like to have his agency at
White Clay Creek; that ground ne could
not give up. If they should be sen. to the
Missouri river, the long tailed rats there
would get into boxes and destroy them if
you were in our country and looked at our
people, the water would come into your
eyes. am poorer than any of the army
officers who took my horsesf and other
horses have been stolen from ME and crops
destroyed. The injury is at least $4,000.
l want half of this in money, and the re-
manned in other things.
THE PRESIDENT
then addressed the Indians as follows: Nv
Friends-I am glad to see you this morn
ing. ] am glad TO see you like white peo-
pie. You look well in your clothes like
white people. 1t shows that you like to
live like white people. have not much to
say about the business that brought you
here in addition to what | said to you last
week. You have spoken about places
where you wish to have your agencies /
am glad YOU would be satisfied TO have
agencies on the reservations allotted TO you,
but as told you it is
TOO LATE IN THE Seasonal
to change your present agencies. It's too
late to remove your supplies TO the places
You have named. Winter will soon come
on, the streams will be frozen up, and there
fore no movement of supplies can be made
We want you to help your people to remove
near the supplies and Gen. Crook will assist
you to do so. Next spring places can be
selected near White river that will suit
you. And now as to tbe things you have
asked for you want trunks, overcoats and
money.
THE GREAT COUNCIL
OF my nation has put money and property
for Won in charge OF the Secretary OF the
Interior. He can give you whatever the
great council has authorized him to give
He will give you what he can, and think
he can satisfy you. This is the end of our
grand council. | am glad you came. Let
me advise you TO move As near the supplies
as you can, and next spring you can go to
your reservation. | am glad
YOU ARE SATISFIED
with White river. / hope you will all
reach your homes safely and in good health.
Before you go the Secretary will give you
as many of the things you have asked for as
he can. And now will be glad to shake
hands with each one of you, and wish you
we'll. The Indians then shook hands with
the President, the Secretary of the Interior
appearing satisfied with the remarks of the
President.
THE INDIANS WELL PLEASED.
The Indians seemed we'll pleased with
the Presidents address. Tomorrow they
visit the tomb of Washington, and before
leaving for home will be presented with
overcoats and other warm raiment and
small amount of money.
WASHINGTON d. c., October The
Sioux and Arrapahoe Indian delegations,
had their last pow-wow at the Interior De-
partment, to-day Red Cloud said: "My
people are opposed to going TO the Missouri
river, and say that il We go there, all our
stock will die. l know that when l 60
back, all my young men, and people, VIII
feel very badly, because we have got to go
to the Missouri. All the northern Indians
that have been brought into the reserva-
tsons, have been brought in by Spotted Tail
and myself.
SPOTTED TAIL.
said the decision the Great Father has
made is ruinous. 1t is your decision and
not ours. You ask me and my people to
SO to near the Missouri river, but We can
not 20 near the Missouri river this winter.
of my delegation here We have altogether
decided that We cannot 60 10 the Missouri
river. If should tell my people that Fl
had been ordered to go there, and that
had sanctioned the order, they would scat
ter all over the country. This delegation
here with ne have told you our opinion,
and have decided what to do, but it seems
that my plans
ARE NOT ENTERTAINER.
We have picked out good place and are
willing to go on it in the spring, but We |
cannot move this fall. We would like to |
be at peace and keep peace with the whites,
but it is impossible tor Us TO move away
this fall. Wewant our agency at Wounded |
Knee creek. Your words to me are very
good, but we do not want to move to the |
Missouri river and move back again |
in the spring. Where we are at
present, We are all prepared for winter.
White men never throw away their labors; |
what white men have they love, and it is |
the same with us, we don't want to throw |
our labors away; i. you want US to throw
that property away, you should pay us for |
it if you pay us for it, probably We can
move, otherwise We cannot
SECRETARY SEIZURE
replied, saying: You come here to take
with your Great Father, and he
has spoken to you, kindly. When he be-
zane your Great Father, he found in books
certain treaties these treaties were all laws
10 US, a. they ought to be laws to you
.hese treaties made it his duty TO carry
provisions for you and fix you on a place
near the Missouri river; there are many
Il IL. Al