Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-09-01
NO. g.

For 25O years against the original occu- pants of the American soil, including the treacherous and unprOvoked slaugh-
 ter of thousands of friendly men, wo-
 men and children, violent or fraudulent 1 appropriation of their lands and other
 property perpetual bad faith and every
 kind ot wrong, be stopped, and that our fellow citizens of Indian birth be ao-
 corded theIr citizenship. suffrage and justice, whereto they are entitled upder
 the fourth amendment. A series of re.-
 Olutions were adopted in favor of uni
 versal peace, temperance and woua,
 suffrage.
 FoRT YATES, Dak., via Bismark. D. T..
 August 24.-Senators Dawes, Logan and Cameron, of the select committee to in.
 qulre into the grievances of the Sioux
 Indians, held council here to-day with
 confederated bands at this agency.
 About 300 Indians were present, includ-
 ing Sitting Bull, Gall and Rain-in-the-
 face, said to be the man that killed
 Custer. Inquiries of the commissioners
 principally directed to investigate the
 terms of agreement ceding IS,OOO squsre
 miles of thls reservation to the govern ment in consideration of 25,OO0 COWS and
 l,OJu bulls. The Indians claimed they signed the agreement while not fully mr. derstanding 1t. They say now that they wish Co become farmers and own their land If they can be furnished with ira- pLments and instructions in cultivation. They are wiling to give up their rstions but insist on their not continuing under any policy. Sitting Bull told the com mlssloners that he had been appointed by the Great Spirit to speak to them, and he alone had the right to express the sentiments of the Sioux When inform ed that all should receive recognition he used insulting language to the commis- sioners and left the council but after wards returned and appologized and ad- dressed the commissioners, saying he wished SSO0OOO for the land covered by the agreement. General Logan replied to Sitting Bull, and informed him he was not the chief. and that if he used like language to another commission he would be thrown into the guard house
 WASHINGTON, August 25.-The Chief Clerk of the War Department has trans mitted Co the Indian Bureau the follow ing communication from General Crook:
 Headquarters Department of Arizona -AdJutant General U. $. A.-Dear Sir: Referring to the communication from your office, Of July 18th, I have the honor to state that am in full sympathy with Governor Terrazas, and in the end sought the welfare and security of life aud property in both countries. Though the Chiricahua prisoners are doubtless guilty of many and repeated acts of hostility and outrage, both in Mexico and the United States, they are now and surrendered with the un- derstanding that their past misdeeds would not be punished, provided they behaved themselves in the future. I believe firmly that the acquiescence by our Government IF the terms upon which these Indians understood they are to be allowed to hve upon the San Carlos reservation appears to be the only possible means of protecting lives and the interests of the people of So nora and Chihuahua, as well as our own country.
 Signed CiEo. CRooK.
 What puzzles the Arizonan IS, what Crook has done with the Chiricshna for according to the Indian and other reports, not a warrior of that tribe hls surrendered, unless General Crook considers the Indians who have been committing murder in Me1ico since the memorable and blood less vic- tory hls prisoner rs.