Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-26

of his connection with the proposed ship
building enterprise at Reading, Pa. The
influence of the regulars surrounds Chand-
| Ter, secretary of the navy, as wall. They
represented in most unfavorable light
the fact that Mr.. Gorringe was to be con-
nected with the private enterprise, and
| that then Mr.. Gorringe had committed the
great crime of having expressed himself in
favor of free ships. Mr. Chandler, willing
| ly and without waiting to hear the facts of
| the case, wrote Mr.. Gorringe brutal and
| insulting letter. There was no redress for
an officer of his rank against the secretary
of the navy as gentleman, and but one
course was left for him and
| that was to resign. This
is another instance of petty spite and
| jealousy which is SO common among the
officers of the army and navy hereabouts.
RED CLOUD DOESN'T WANT COWS.
The COMMITTEES on appropriations had
its monotony broken yesterday by the I'M
expected appearance of Red Cloud, the
great Sioux chief. He was accompanied
by an interpreter,who had very red face,
although he was white man. Red Cloud
has become civilized enough to ask FOR a
congressional appropriation, and he did
it well. Jsfferson's speech of Logan was
not more interesting and terse. The treas
ury would be in more danger if there
we're more "clouds" hanging over it like
this ''red" one. The big chief was not ar
rayed in blankets and feathers. He was
without paint. The tsriff is too high for
him to afford paint. He wore black frock
coat, a purple cravat with a seyenty-tive
cent breast pin and alligator shoes. He ia
not tall nor short, but has long glossy black
hair He was introduced by Hon. Jno. Ellis,
| M. @. of Louisiana, and at once fixed his
eyes on Sam Cox. He had been told that
| Cox was big chief called ''Sun Ses," and
made the most Of this address at him.
Chairman Hiscock sat as the end of the
table spellbound Cannon, Butterworsh,
Forney, Caswell, LefebVre, Barrows, and
others were all intent. Red Cloud began
his speech by assigning his thumb for a
gesture after the manner Of "Simon szys
wiggle woggle," and after a preliminary
| ugh began: "Look at nae, big law chiefs.
I am Red Cloud, bigger chief. 1 am from
the land of sunset. Smiles. Look at me.
Ugh! l am an Indian, but l have senae
(sensation.) Mysspeople have sense. Irsp-
resent them. Ugh! know how to manage
my own private business. Seven hundred
and five horses were wrongful
| ly taken from me and my people.
They were taken by Gen. Crook
| in 1876, when 1 was at peace. I want pay
for them. 1 am a man of sense. Ugh!
Secretary Teller says: "Psy me in cows"
Me want no COVE. Let Sitting Bull have
COWS. (Smiles.) We want money. Ugh!
1 am man of sense. When l get all the
COWS promised already by the government
1 will have all the COWS want. 1 need
money. I am in debt. I must take care
of my family and ask the great law
chiefs, and especially tho friends of my
people, "Sunset," to pay me for my horses
in money. This is sense. Ugh! Look at
me-"
| After an explanation from the interpre-
| ter, Chairman Hiscock arose and addressed
| the chief: "Red Cloud. Observe me.
You have been pleased to compliment one
of our chiefs, whose planned name is ''Sun-
set, for this we thank you. (Here Red
Cloud bowed stifly.) 1t seems at first
| sight that cows are not a proper pay for
horses, but this committee has no power
to appropriate COWS, only money. You
say you are in debt. 1t is an evidence of
! 4,1I, 10
of our big medicine men has sung of your
condition."
$50, the poor Indian. whose untutored mind
Sees God in cloud and can not raise the wind"
eve are pleased to know that your
family is large. This is encouraging, but
wonder that you are not content with COWS.
They are useful IN family"
When this was explained to Red Cloud
he gave some expressive grunts and shook
hands all around, Including the clerks of
the committee. He came back
twice to shake hands with Sunset
Cox. Cox seemed overwhelmed by
Red Clouds manners, but it
was noticed that he kept his hands over
the little tuft of hair upon his glossy scalp.
ReQ ClOuG Is an I'M prebSiVe anu 1uGSTSSG-
ing Indian. 1t is said he is a perfect ty-
rant among his people. He allows no one
to cross his Will. He has tried to run the
interior department. and the Indian Office,
asking them to remove certain bad
agents. It is certain that he is a good
strategic warrior, and he has learned
enough to know that money 10 the great
motor of civilization. These big Indians
are getting scarce. Red Cloud, however,
will be remembered, as he is gilded by the
glory of sunset.
Mr.. Cox was so struck with the original
document that he secured it. had official
copies made, and sent the autograph to his
wife to examine. The text of the plea with
its mild hint of possible disturbance
of peace at the close while it smacks of
the Cooper style of putting words into the
mouth of the noble red man is genuine in
this case, as could easily be judged from
its similarity to the chiefs spoken senti-
ments and terse sentences. It is only oc-
casionally that the routine of the capital,
without single touch of poetry in it, like
the lines of the "Pirates of Penzance," is
broken by SO romantic a passage as the