, 1880-12-27

THE EuAtMlhkIUNs
Sneetai Dtspateh 10 The Chicago 1tfhAtos.
WAsltfxnroN, u. e.. dee. 9d.-The I'onca
Commission Will meet ut Kunsns City jan. II
and procecd to verify tho statement n,atte by
tho tlccRalton now here, which suslntns the
declaration of Secretary Scllurz tint they
stcsirc to remain In tho Indian Territory.
Thu Commission, which Is rather hostile to
tho interior Department, will Aft inatters
thoroughly, mid, II tlIpso ton Chiefs l,aye
lIecM " cnncllcd," rs has becn r1tllculonsly
charged, tho Commission will bc ab1o 10 Ills
covrr tho fact, The ten Chiefs hero oil Fri
tay did attempt to securA SPECIAL NIL
ynutages for themselves, IN Which they
1rpposed that tho rest Of tho
tribe slipul! mt share. They asketl TINT
$780, tho Ealnnce 0f MI uladJnsted nppro-
pr!alior. slIpM!tl be divided among thc,n o.,
a.ccnlnt Of their efficient services on behalf
Ut tho tribn. Secretary Schurz replied TINT
llc lad no authority to inake aiy sucl, ar
TanEclncnt.
They pronounce the stories that they arc
prosecuted by thu Government rs all
"bos1l."
1t IL ntout year since Se,,ntor hfcCrcery,
ot Kentucky, ,nntte Ills famous farewell
Bpecc!l In tho Scllate, III which lie lnntla Il
pathetic autl cloqt,ent appeal to tho country
Il, fnvor Ut tho ponr rofcas, WHO had been
lured and driven from tilair beautiful homes
III Dakota-wllcro the mir and wntcr weru
pure, aild fu!fal0, ranging over pln1iis green
with s,ecnlcnt grass. afforded plentiful
otl-supplies--to tlle malarEal MD faminc-
stricken plains Ut tic Indian Territory.
Since that time much sympathy has been OK
pellelt oil tho ''poor 1'oncas," and the De-
lartment 0f tho fntcrtor Inns been blamed
very severely for It's trea tlncnt Of brave
and wcll.tesorying people, There Is Mt
present lii the city large delegation Of
l'onca Chiefs, representing every faction OF
the tribe; ard it IL beginning to be under
stt1oh TINT tho picture Of p0tlcn suffering nnA
bad treatment ut the lands Of the Goverll-
nlent .-.-.......-..-.
HAS DE1:N ovEHDRAwN.
rlcsa lnt[1aMsnre accompanied by tho Agent,
Mr.. Whiting, Col. j. n. 1Iawortl,, and two
interprctcrs,-one Frencl, half-brcetl, and
The otllcr full-bloolcd 1'awnec. One of
thesu Indians Is MI uncle Of Miss Bright
Eyes, who. with the mail Tibbles, l,as mndo
50 much Ut n seusRtion during tho past ycnr
In tho recital Of "P0nca wrongs" This old
Chief says TINT Brigt-Eycs' story is nil
"bosll," and IL inspired by Ttbbtes, whose
niotiyu Is II bad one. All those Chiefs say
they are quite we'll satisfied with their new
olncs now, and would nut exchange them
tt they could for the old ones In Dnkota
THEY say. however, TINT they quilted the
North unwllIlngly, a1,d suffered greatly from
sickness nftcr rcac'ling tleir present rescr-
vattol,.-ow1ng, no doubt, to tho change III
climate, food, mud watcr. They 1iuyo now
become fairly acctimated. MD arc
As HEALTHY Az THEY wENE IN nAKorA.
Col. 11nworttl has collected some valuable
statistics from these fntlinns In respect to
their health, tho number Ut births, deaths.
etc, since they removed to tho Indian Terri
tory, md other facts. some Ut which relate
| to tho methods which tavc been employed
by 'rlbbles and 1}rIg,lt-Eyes,-whtcl, at the
| proper time, will be. nlHto public. At thu
lima Of tho removal inJulyf 1871 there, wore
:6st f'oiicas.' Tt6rG Gtto ,l6w I08 OIL tho rcscr-
yat!on. Eight nro Mt Carlisle School, Penn'
sylvnnfa; ono Is Mt tho Kaw Agency; mil
nlncty-ono ran away 10 other Indian agen'
c1as. In nit, 1i3 loft tho present reservation,
This leaves f0rty-two Wilnccounted for. This
number, therefore, represents tho deaths
from all Cruises. TwcMty-soven Of these tlct
| ut Baxter Springs. and sixteen Mt the present
puMca Agency. This lIas reference to adult:
only 'rle net decrease In three years WI:
forty-two adults: At tho present tlme TIL
|
md Col. IInworth thinks there Is
A FuTulst: FON THE PEOPLE.
They l,nvc n reservation OF nDre tl,ah 1o0, ,0oC
acres Of fertile laMl, capable OF yielding fin
crops. They can ride ITO miles III an5
direction without fear of nolcstRt!on; Will,
III Dakota they were In constant fear of ttc1
formidable nelg1,bors, tho Sioux. This hos
ttlIty between tlIe Sioux al,d poncas laaa l,at
curious Illustration within tho presel,
weuk here. Tllp. Brul6 Sioux having foun'
that tho Pnncns wero at II certain hotel notet
rs IN Intlinn resort went to another. Tho.
will have nothing whatever to do with cacl
otller, ulul n collision In the streets between
members of tho two delegations would no
bc at all surprising.
,!it. LAwIEn,
who is hero III the Interest Ut tho Chicago
Milwaukee Il st. Pau! Railroad, asking for
concession Of right Ut way. across Dakota
adds his testimony to that ot Col. Ilaworti
lIo knows the l'oncas we'll. and sAys they 1T
perfectly satisfied With tho change OF .hon,e
effected In tB7i.: All they want now, l,nsay!
Is to get 4 reasonable compensation for til
lands they lott.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
CHEAT ltEF0isa.