Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-29
[Chicago Times.I

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| Last evening reporter for the Times
called upon Capt. Edwin Allen, of the north
west mounted police, located at Fort Walsh
who arrived in this city on yesterday morn
ing, and is guest at the Palmer house, and
had short talk with him regarding Indian
affairs ID the Dominion. Capt. Allen says
ne stopped short time, while on his way
here, at Wood mountain, where Sitting
Bulls camp is located, and learned some
thing OF the feeling among the hosti!es with
regard to returning to the United States. For
some time number of the young bucks of
| the camp have been anxious to let loose the
devllment born In then and to that end have
proposed to recross the line and live in the
United States, and have secured considerable
of a following in their ideas. But the num-
Der IS not yet deemed sufficiently large to
warrant the leaders in breaking away from
the old chief. Major Walsh has
CoUNsELED SITTING BULL TO RETURN
to the United States, urging, as a reason
therefor, that neither he (BulD nor his tribe
have anything to expect from the Dominion.
AS long as they remain there peacably. all
will be we'll; but they will have nothing done
Tor them in any way. But the boss warrior
IS mite too shrewd to consent to return
now. He is not afraid of the United States
government hut he we'll knows that the
northwest is dotted all over with men who
would willingly kill him, if for no other
reason than to secure the slight fame such
an act would give. Thus far Sitting Bull
seems to have the mastery, but how long he
will hold it is question. The great fear
among those who favor the scheme of re-
turninsg,-that is, Maj. Walsh and other Of
ticers-is that the Cheyennes, who are now
understood to be going in direction of Wood
mountain, will arrive there and by relating
their treatment at the hands of the United
States soldiers, turn the whole tide of opin-
ion in favor of Sitting Bull The chief will
argue with them that they need not expect
to live peaceably over the line, for they will
not be permitted by the soldiers, and thereby
he will
INDUCE ALL TO REMAIN WITH HIM.
Capt. Allen says Sitting Bull is on the
most friendly terms with the Canadian au-
thorltles, and seems anxious to maintain
those relations. The hostiIes have been
taught that in order that they may remain in
Canada they will be obliged to cease depre-
cations over the line in the United States,
and the chiefs have come to understand
their positions pretty thoroughly. But some
OF the young bucks are not SO apt. AS an
illustration of their respect for the Canadian
government respect to which they have
been Torced-Capt. Allen related an incident
which occurred only a few days before his
departures hunting party of Sioux had
gone across the line in search of buffalo, and
were few miles on this side when they
came across couple of bucks in possession
of some half a dozen horses, evidently
stolen. The father-in-law of one of the
bucks asked him where they had got the
horses, and they said they had found them;
but, knowing the story to be untrue, the
father-in-law informed the thief that steal
ing in the United States had to be stopped.