The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-26
THE WRONGS or rnE RED MEN,
ChIer Joseph Of the Nes PerCes Telling by
signs and Grunts the story Of His Life.

and he had to- bc taken away from n reception
at the White House n week ago because he was
rapidly coming to he very much more OF n cen
trail figure than Hayes; hut nobody can be very
much Of lion In the upper story OF n boarding
! house and 1t was there TINT n somewhat OK
| tended interview was held with him this morn
| ing. The most brilliant fighter among the Ind
| inns Of this generation. with possibly single
exception and one Of the nncst military leaders
~ his race. was sitting in n white flannel shirt
| and vest For aome reason the only bit Of white
mans clothes an Indian really likes to wear IL
n vest. Joseph's toilet WAS only partly over.
! His hair Ind been combcd in n smooth rolling
wave ia In Pompadourl. from his forehead. but
tho neatly braided ear locks which hung down
each side Of his face were only half plnitcd
| Yellow Bull. his companion. was further along
| In his toilet. His hair was smoothly
turned over his forehead. two long
straight plated locks a foot long, hung from
his temples and as his toilet progressed he
slipped tight little cylinders made Of colorod
beads over these locks. and kept them in place
10y tying n liuo strip Of white fur at the bottom.
Yellow Bull still wore the costume he had on
last night when he appeared on tho stagc-with
a certain vague suspicion in its creased and
rumplod condition that the great warrior had
slept in tia blue shirt with fiat brass buttons.
a coil Of blue beads around his throat elaborate
fringed leggings. plain moccasins. and blan-
ket with curious stripes woven In Nez Perez
looms. wound around his legs. Joseph wears n
blanket in the same graceful fashion, a folded
corner OF the thick cloth falling in zig-zag folds
In front Of his legs. His mOccasins were bril-
liant with beads. largo cross Of white beads on
a red ground worked on cnch. and a waving
scroll pattern In boadwork running around the
| moccasins.
| Heis an extraordinary man. He has forehead
| high large, aud we'll developed. exaggerated. II
| mny be- by the tribal couture. His face Is
r"uhV'i' '"''o' ",'' ' p" ~. '''
look than even spotted Kan another lhdlah "l
singular intelligence. OF course Joseph has
! -, r,orp,ra Thev nil bavc nta SOME prido
Of birth. lie, was asked The question h2y h.
in his chair with an lnlinn sentence lie
saws said the INTERPRETER, I'l mo writer
because my father was chicl before mo-
OF Nl ihr long lN-lt"h hrht lh'S'' H'n HtN'
had the wort th'y have endured was during
eight months ina which thoy Wore ia military
uand5 rs prisoners 81 war, at Fort lcaNon-
; worth. Thcy wer, put there on river bottom.
with water ON two sides. a - lgnuut lag Non on
tne other and there this tribe. born and brought
az IN tho clear air of mounmln country. wer"
, | Kent eight months IN this swamp. Twenty died.
moved some families had not a member well
+ joseph WINS asked az To- thu siio of this camp.
81 and he gave "A graphic answer the answer
",niuy. 49, nll ths ans Ncrs did through The in
tnrurytrr
ilp purtn
WIS water. and tno water WIS earth. ana the
water they had 10 drink was half clay and IL
was full Il dead leaves and the logs had fallen
There and Law ia the water and ont ofih0 water.
4 ani r,tt"i nnd no man could come near tho
place aud not smell the steuen; and there was
sickness MY children drank the water ami
they were SICK and died. aud worry young m,en
, | became pale aud weak They wore not used 10
| such wafer and told the officers and they did
n | nothing and again they moved Us down the
4 ! river aud there il was the same earth and
r | water together. and routing leaves AMI ro'tin-
! io.,s and thi. Tor us all t. driu k'"-and Chici
J5-rpn curved the fingers OF his right hnnd
~ L. VIM h., .drimLs from a Tunntng stream
, | ~ he had earlier ia his gestures spread his
/ | hands in the smooth trcmulou- horizontal ges-
4 | of tho plains.
: | Ast him II his people had water like that In
mis- own country 81"
! liner, w.is a volley II NJ Perez from the in.
4 t.rtro,er and Joseph = face Frightened w. and
y ,s H.. ic,,n a. INK he turned from tho inter.
y | rr,.ier T. his uucslioner.
o. " H. knows my county" ran the translation
j | D.. Ifl- good country and "a h. our country. Al
th "s In In III nirraion. Jo.eph's hands hal
% gone hi-h ahuy, his head. first on ono sid" ard
a man ON tho other u- hn built up again tine B.t-
= trr-rpot mountains. which had walled IN hi-
- valley: " aud the streams come straight down
% " v, untain streams me- means, said tho luter-
70 pr,t,r. Internationally; but Ioscph's grstur,
10 quickly all gracefully from the palm Of ~
4 'th,r thr ting closed aud opening az "a
n n,"",,,trin, torrent nnd The water is good {,
BE- lruS-nour bon. {. no. not IN the World;
| ,r rfh WINS in some rD-lVcts "A turning point TOT
a | Tia. tribe "A tim" Wncn inc beginnings OF a nov
Sc r.,ililuton might boo planted. and Jos ph Wa
.-stI II The military 'wul mad him iu 'chare'
3, taught The children ar furnished trt'hcrs. Jo
F. som responded in an emphatic monl-yilabIe
re L.u' n s,ul,i. II.e. " lls says no. said th
II uiprnr.ter " Wore You furnished with mcdt
{. rtrn ind caro ior your SICK =" Some two o.
W tlree nGno- ,liablcs came from Joseph ~
sit,- snnr were hut thure wAr not enough: hi
" children hnl none" WIS tho interpreters trans
~ lati.n ~ JOsoph p quick uiteranr,'~ And nov
~ rs H. me food Jos, ph was asked. and heeu
W, counting on the urtit l's on his fingers. IL wa
Il. interesting 10 note the English and Irtnc
49, vnrt-. ie ro-ta Ia and ls bnlU which were min
LED Win thr Indian words OF food told on on
Ty one on his fingers. The only objection Ia
had 10 make appeared 10 be 10 the bread, whic
wos sour and made his people ~. He had pro
tested AGAINST II without effect To- tho officer b
n Charge and joseph sprrad his hands and shoe
W hi- head and pushed his hands from him t
- shnw thnt he had been refused When TIA
~ sprins zane in which he had been promise
~ ,.,'an Ia. surren,irrsd 10 Ice removed to his ma
* i've Bittorrnot Mountains. and his people sic
i- win their mnariuns prison aud weakened b
~ Moor food were moved To Kansas instead. III
j., ponies and saddles he had given up 10 Mile
ny tvy,th The uromise that he should have them /
"a Tis rsinoval were moi restored.