The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-18
VOLUME xXIx.-NUMBER SOg.
NATIONAL AOrEs,
HOWgate HOussd-silyeF dads ia IndIAn
:TOFFilOFy-A Home for lha POnca,


WAsHISeFoS, August l7,-Oapt, H. W
HoWgats, who arrived last night In CharR,
OF delegation, is quite sick At his resi-
dsncs on Thirteenth street. The deputy
marshal has him under surveillance ant
will remain in the houSs until some actor
10 taken 10 the casa, No communication
with Howgate 10 permitted from the out
side A preliminary hearing will be held
before Judge Brady In few days, q,
Adyicea have recently been receiyed nj
the Interior Department from Indian
Agent Hunt, At Anadnko, Indian Terri
tory, announcing the discovery Of rich
and extensive silver field, near Fort Sill,
within the limits Of the KioWa, OomanChe
and Wichita Indian reservation. Agent
Hunt also informs the Department that
illegal attempts are being made by white
men 10 locate mineral claims In these re-.
giona, The matter was to-day referred 10
the Secretary Of the Interior by the Com.
miSsionera on Indian Affairs with the rs-
quest that troops be furnished 10 protect
the Indian interests In the newly discoy.
erod fields from invasion.
A delegation oil Indians, chiefly from
the Sioux, Ponca and Winnebago tribes,
called TO Washington by the Secretary OF
the Interior, held q conference with the
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs OF the
Interior Department to-day. The confer.
OnCe was called with view TO settling
some disputed question Of boundary ON
their respective reservations. After the
delegates had arrived Secretary Kirkwood
spoke to them through interpreters as fol.
lows: .,.. -,II. .'I..g.
Thirteen years ago the President sent
commissioners to make treaty with the
Sioux. The treaty was made and by that
treaty land that had been given to the
PoncAB was given 10 thN Sioux. The land
ol the Poncss being then taken from
them and given 10 the Sioux, the Pom.
cas- had no land left 10 live upon, Four
years ago the Poncas were removed from
Dakota 10 the Indian Territory and ma.
iority Of them are there now, Part Of the
Poncas were NOT willing 10 live
10 the Indian Territory, and with Stand
Ing Bear left there and are now near their
old reservation lu Dakota. Al the last
session of Copgress, the white mans great
COUNCIL money was appropriated, some TO
60 to the PoncaS, down in the Indian
Territory, and some 10 those In Dakota.
Part oil this money was 10 be- spent in put
ting up Rome bnildinga for the PonCas
who are In North Dakota, but we can not
build houses without land 10 build them
them on. The Commissioners OF IudiEn
Affairs and have br ught the Sioux and
the WinnebAgOS and 0mahas here 10 see
II we can get land from one or the
other Of these tribes on which these houses
may DO built. Now we want the Sioux
and 0mahas and Winnsbsgo to 70 back
10 where they are etaying aud talk this
matter over themselves and see II they
are willing to have the Poncas under
Standing Bear have part Of the land that
they may have home, and come back
here tomorrow sndlet uS know their con.
CluSion. Say 10 The PonCas that alter we
have heard TO- morrow from the others we
want To see them and talk with them with
a view Of securing them home at q place
most agreeable 70 them, II we can do II.