Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-26
A NOVELTY NOWADAYS.
An TnturoreS Savage Talks Sense Be
fore y Comm Ittee.

An TntuforeS Savage Talks Sense Be
fore y Committee.
WASHINGTON, February 25.-The monot-
ony Of committee work was broken up very
suddenly on Friday by the unexpected ap-
pearance of Red Cloud before the Commit
tee on Appropriations. The great Sioux
Chief was accompanied by an interpreter,
who had very red face, although a white
man. Red Cloud has become civilized
enough to ask for Congressional appro
priation, and he did it viii. Jeterson's
speech OF Logan was not more interesting
and terse. The Treasury would be in more
danger If there were more Clouds" hang
ing over it like this red one. The
big Chief was not srrayed in blankets
or feathers. He was without paint The
tariff is too high for him to afford
paint. He wore a black frock coat, purple
crayat with seventy-hye cent breastpln,
and alligator shoes. He is not tall or
short, but has long, glossy black hair and
weak eyes. He was introduced by Hon.
John Kills, NJ. c., OF Louisiana, and at once
fixed his eyes on Sam Cox. He had been
told that Cox was a big chief called "Sun.
set. anO|lau6 the must VI a.
him. Chairman Hiscock sat at the end OF
the table spell-bound. Cannon, Butter
worth, Forney, CssSell, lie Fevre, Burrows
and others were all intent. Red Cloud be-
gan his speech by arranging his thumb for
a gesture, after the manner OF Simon
SAYS thumbs up" and, after preliminary
ugh" began:
He Talks Sense.
Look at me- Big law chiefs. | am
Red Cloud, bigger chief. l am from the
land of the sunset (smilesI Look at me
ugh | am an Indian, but l have sense
(senSationL Ny people have sense. l rep
resent them-ugh! | know how TO manage
my own private business. Seven hundred
and five horses were wrongfully taken
from me and my people. They were taken
by General Crook, in 1876, when L was at
peace. | want pay for them. am man
of senSe-ugh! Secretary Teller says: Pay
me in cows Ne want no cows.
Let Sitting Ball have COWS (smilesl We
want mOney-ughl / am man OF sense.
When get all the cows promised already
by the Government | will have all the cows
want. need money. am in debt |
must take care of myself and family. l
ask the great law chiefs, and especially the
friends OF my people, Sunset to pay me
Tor my horses in money, This is sense
ugh, Look at mev'
After an explanation from the interprs-
ter, Chairman Hiscock arose and addressed
the Chief:
The Reply.
Red ClOud:-Observe ME! You have
been pleased to compliment one of our
chiefs, whose plumed name is Sunset
For this we thanE you. [Here Red Cloud
bowed Stittly.l 1t seems sc first sight that
COWS are not proper pay for horses, bat
this committee has no power to appropri-
ate eoWs-only money. You say you are
~ debt. IL is an evidence OF civilization.
we congratulate you. One ofnur big med
leine men has sung Of your condition:
'Lo' The poor Indian, whose untutored
mind
Bees God in clouds and can not raise the
wind
>, We are pleased to know that your fam.
uy Is large, This Is encouraging, but we
wonder hat you are not coRtent with COWS
ioT isey are useful in q family" .s
when this WIS explained TO Red Cloud
ne gave some expressive grunt and shook
nahuS a'l sr.und. incl uding the clerks of
ue Ivn'in4iiee. lie came back t9ice to