Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-08

vision averages 81 100000. The amount
of .bullion auth orized to be purchased is
from s., 600, 900 to "a, 600 600. By using
silver for these two purposes, therefore,
s., 100000 monthly can be placed in
circulation. That seems to be Secre-
tary Sherman's present intention. +~a
Miscellaneous News.
. - Z = - = SITTING BULL.
Advices from Gen. Sheridan's head
quarters in Chicago under date of May
End say that intelligence is received
from Gen. Miles on the Yellowstone.
Gen. Miles communication is dated
April End, just a month ago to-day.
1t appears that a delegation, consisting
of Grow Shield and IA men, all chiefs
and head-soldiers, were sent by Sitting
Bull to open the way for negotiations
| for q return of the hostiles from the
British Possessions to United States ter
ritory. The halfbreed conveyed the
message to Gen. Miles, by whom it was
forwarded east. The unusual sight
of band Of $50 Indians, all
prominent "bucks I" direct from
the villages of the hosti!es,
seems to hint that the Cypress Hills
country is good hunting ground for
the Sioux to migrate from, and they're
evidently ready to do that very thing
whenever the war department and the
weather will let them. This peace COM
mission desired to return with the
Generals answer across the line, and
hoped he would inform them within
twenty days under what conditions
they could return to their old homes
along the Missouri and its affluents.
They intimated that they had heard of
the plan to build new military post
on Milk river, and said such thing
would punish the friendly Indians for
what was the fault of the hostiles.
The willy S. Bull told his ambassadors
to say that the Great Father was too
rich to ask for our little ponies and poor
guns" for, said he, when we get into
an agency we cannot get enough to
eat without Them" ESQ h
l. General Miles answer was Just what
he expected. He sent word to them
that if the hostiles desired to come
in and lay aside. their. war
like attitude, and cease their prepare
tons, that peace could be made. This
would terminate the trouble between
the whites and the Indians. The host
lies would be benefited by coming in
and being treated as the friendly Indi-
ans had been and were cared for. The
Indians, if they came in, must give up
their guns and ponies used in war, and
| they were assured they would receive in
exchange s. cattle and other prop
erty, which in time of peace
would a" be of far greater
yalueto them. What Gen. Miles told
these Indians seventeen months before
he REPEATED, and they no doubt found
it true; namely: that they must not re-
main in that country as hostiles; they
had lost many men and much property
in wN5 and a part of their hunting
grounds had been taken away from
them. Iftheir hostility continued, other
military posts would be built, but. if
| they were peaceable toward the govern
ment they would be provided for as other
friendly Indians who have remained.
quiet and friendly. The Indians were
assured that the whites didn't want the
buffalo on the northern range, but they
were reminded that the heavy game
| would not last always, and that. they
should cultivate the raising of domestic
stock in their place. The General
| pointed outthe ad vantages which would
come, to the Indians ,bymfollowing his
advice IA lara ladl gia75d OIL
OPENING OF THE PARIS EXPOSITION. ~
+ An associated press dispatch, from
Paris of the LIST inst, says the Interna-
tional Exposition of 1878 was opened
with great, eclat.s At anNearlyi hour it
was feared the falling raih would inter
fere with the. ceremonies, but at 8 A. NJ
the rain ceased and at II A. M. the
clouds broke away and the, sun shone
Fout brilliant, though the weather was
rather hot. Pres't. 8MacMahon reached
| the exhibition at 2 O'clock, in the State
carriage, escorted by his military, house
hold u He was welcomed by Seisserene
1 de Bort Minister Of Commerce, and de-
! dared the EXHIBIT io1lf upen,s amid salvos
4 I'll rtillerys ands music BY the bands.
\ The Marshal, then at theIhead of bril-
+ liant procession, which included the
1 Prince Of. Wales, sex-King Amandeus
land the Grown Prince of. Denmark and
the Netherlands, proceeded through
fthe exhibition building. The scene
was. picturesque and, imposing in
the extreme. State bedies in grand
uniforms; cottnc ehors and magistrates
irftheir robes, and different bodiess Of
institute and legion of honor, made a
strong contrast with senators, depuHes
and clergy and minor officers in Their
fcivil - costumes - The exhibition
building was (gaily decorated with
flags of all nations, and i'm
Emense crowds gathered, in that vicinity.
The American sections, though unfin-
ished, and which compares faYoiably
with Other. depart ents Of manufacture,
lshow least,aprogress. The American